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1956 Duke Blue Devils football team

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The 1956 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1956 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 4–1, and finished second in the ACC.[2]

CoachesNo. 20
Record5–4–1 (4–1 ACC)
Headcoach
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1956 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record5–4–1 (4–1 ACC)
Head coach
MVPSidney Deloatch
CaptainBuddy Bass
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
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1956 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 Clemson $4–0–17–2–2
Duke4–1–05–4–1
South Carolina5–2–07–3–0
Maryland2–2–12–7–1
North Carolina2–3–12–7–1
NC State2–4–03–7–0
Wake Forest1–5–12–5–3
Virginia1–4–03–7–0
Rankings from AP poll[1]
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at South CarolinaNo. 16L 0–725,000[3]
September 29at VirginiaW 40–717,000[4]
October 6No. 9 Tennessee*L 20–3322,000[5]
October 13No. 19 SMU*dagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 14–625,000[6]
October 20vs. No. 16 Pittsburgh*L 14–2726,000–27,000[7]
October 27NC State
W 42–012,000[8]
November 3No. 2 Georgia Tech*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 0–738,000[9]
November 10No. 12 Navy*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
T 7–725,000[10]
November 17at Wake ForestW 26–05,000–6,000[11][12]
November 24at North CarolinaW 21–636,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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