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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
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record7–2–1 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPElmore Hackney
CaptainWoodrow Lipscomb
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 8:00 p.m.vs. VPI
W 25–0 11,000 [3][4]
October 2 at Davidson
W 34–6 8,500 [5]
October 9 Tennessee 
T 0–0 39,000 [6]
October 16 at Georgia Tech
W 20–19 26,000 [7]
October 23 at Colgate No. 10
W 13–0 10,000[8]
October 30 vs. Washington and Lee No. 13
W 43–0 [9]
November 6 Wake Forest No. 11
W 67–0 6,000 [10]
November 13 North Carolina No. 8
L 6–14 43,000 [11]
November 20 at NC State
W 20–7 10,000 [12]
November 27 No. 1 Pittsburgh No. 18
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 0–10 40,000 [13]
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References edit

  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.
  3. ^ "Night Game to Usher in 1937 Grid Season For Blue Devil Eleven". The Duke Chronicle. Duke University. September 24, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Wademen Open Season With Win Over V.P.I." The Duke Chronicle. Duke University. September 28, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  5. ^ "Duke's Devils crush Davidson, 34 to 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 3, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke and Tennessee play 0–0 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 10, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke tops Georgia Tech, 20–19". The News and Observer. October 17, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Two Blocked Punts Give Southerners Well Deserved Win". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. October 24, 1937. p. 3C. Retrieved May 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "Duke's Blue Devils rout Washington-Lee, 43 to 0". Daily Press. October 31, 1935. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duke slaughters Deacons, 67 to 0". The Sunday Star. November 7, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "North Carolina dumps Duke from unbeaten ranks, 14–6". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Duke's Blue Devils turn back gamely-fighting N.C. State Wolfpack". The Greenville News. November 21, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Pitt defeats Duke by 10 to 0 in intersectional grid clash". The Baltimore Sun. November 28, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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