1952 Duke Blue Devils football team

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The 1952 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1952 college football season. In their second year under head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 8–2, with a conference record of 5–0, and finished as SoCon champion.[1]

CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 16
Record8–2 (5–0 SoCon)
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1952 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 16
Record8–2 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPLouis Tepe
CaptainLouis Tepe
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
 1951
1953 
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1952 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Duke $500820
Wake Forest510541
West Virginia510720
William & Mary410450
George Washington421531
VPI440560
Furman221631
Washington and Lee340370
VMI231361
NC State240370
South Carolina240550
North Carolina120260
The Citadel131351
Davidson160270
Richmond060190
Maryland  720
Clemson  261
  • $ Conference champion
  • † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation
Rankings from AP Poll
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Duke won the 1952 Southern Conference Championship, and finished the season ranked 16th in the final AP poll.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Washington and LeeNo. 19W 34–016,000[2]
September 26at SMU*No. 19W 14–728,000[3]
October 4No. 11 Tennessee*No. 10
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 7–035,000[4]
October 11at South CarolinaNo. 6W 33–722,000–24,000[5]
October 18at NC StateNo. 5W 57–011,500[6]
October 25at No. 9 Virginia*No. 6W 21–734,000–35,000[7]
November 1No. 4 Georgia Tech*daggerNo. 6
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–2845,000[8]
November 8Navy*No. 12
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 6–1625,000–30,000[9]
November 152:00 p.m.at Wake ForestW 14–714,000[10][11][12]
November 22at North CarolinaNo. 20W 34–034,000–42,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
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