1937 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1937 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1937 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record (5–1 against conference opponents), was ranked No. 20 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 228 to 56. Woodrow Lipscomb was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

1937 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
1937 record7–2–1 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
1937 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Maryland $ 2 0 0  8 2 0
No. 19 North Carolina 4 0 1  7 1 1
Clemson 2 0 1  4 4 1
No. 20 Duke 5 1 0  7 2 1
VMI 4 2 0  5 5 0
NC State 4 2 1  5 3 1
South Carolina 2 2 1  5 6 1
Washington and Lee 2 3 0  4 5 0
The Citadel 2 3 0  7 4 0
Richmond 2 3 0  5 4 1
Furman 1 2 2  4 3 2
VPI 2 4 0  5 5 0
William & Mary 1 3 0  4 5 0
Wake Forest 1 4 0  3 6 0
Davidson 1 6 0  2 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 25 vs. VPI Greensboro, NC W 25–0
October 2 at Davidson Davidson, NC W 34–6
October 9 Tennessee Durham, NC T 0–0
October 16 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA W 20–19
October 23 at Colgate No. 10 Buffalo, NY W 13–0
October 30 at Washington and Lee No. 13 Richmond, VA W 43–0
November 6 Wake Forest No. 11 Durham, NC W 67–0
November 13 North Carolina No. 8 Durham, NC (rivalry)L 6–14
November 20 at NC State Raleigh, NC W 20–7
November 27 No. 1 Pittsburgh No. 18 Durham, NC L 0–10
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1937 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. "Duke Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Duke University. 2016. p. 96. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
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