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The 1948 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In its second season under head coach Kass Kovalcheck, Duquesne compiled a 2–7 record and was outscored by a total of 240 to 102.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Headcoach
HomestadiumForbes Field
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1948 Duquesne Dukes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–7
Head coach
Home stadiumForbes Field
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1948 Eastern major college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Army – 8–0–1
Penn State – 7–1–1
Villanova – 8–2–1
Boston University – 6–2–0
Boston College – 5–2–2
Pittsburgh – 6–3–0
Holy Cross – 5–5–0
Colgate – 3–6–0
Fordham – 3–6–0
NYU – 3–6–0
Temple – 2–6–1
Duquesne – 2–7–0
Syracuse – 1–8–0
Rankings from AP Poll
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Duquesne was ranked at No. 159 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18West Virginia WesleyanW 34–6
September 26vs. Alliance
W 15–73,000[3]
October 1at VillanovaL 0–46
October 8at AlabamaL 6–4820,000[4][5]
October 168:30 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 15–416,549 [6]
October 30at OhioL 13–14
November 6Holy Cross
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 13–164,500[7]
November 16NC State
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 6–204,610[8]
November 20at No. 9 ClemsonL 0–4217,500[9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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