1944 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1944 Duke Blue Devils football Southern Conference SoCon 6–4 4–0 11 Eddie Cameron 3rd Tom Davis Gordon Carver Duke Stadium SoCon championSugar Bowl champion Sugar Bowl W 29–26 vs. Alabama The 1944 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1944 college football season. In its third season under head coach Eddie Cameron, the team compiled a 6–4 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, was ranked No. 11 in the final AP Poll, and defeated Alabama in the 1945 Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day. The Blue Devils outscored opponents by a total of 230 to 118.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/duke/1944-schedule.html 1944 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results SR/College Football Sports Reference LLC March 8, 2019http://www.goduke.com/fls/4200/media-guides/football/2016/93-168_History.pdf Duke Football 2016 Media Guide Duke University 96 2016 March 8, 2019 February 1, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170201175156/http://www.goduke.com/fls/4200/media-guides/football/2016/93-168_History.pdf dead Schedule 1944 AP y y y September 23 Richmond Duke Stadium Durham, NC W 61–7 8,250 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112757284/blue-devils-show-power-in-romp-against-s/ The News and Observer Blue Devils show power in romp against Spiders September 24, 1944 November 8, 2022 Newspapers.com September 30 at Penn<ncg> Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 7–18 40,000 Penn Upsets Duke, 18-7, Before 40,000 Art Morrow October 1, 1944 S1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/66844224/1944-penn-duke/ October 7 North Carolina Pre-Flight<ncg> Duke Stadium Durham, NC L 6–13 19,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-preflight-defeats/137241584/ Winston-Salem Journal Preflight defeats Duke, 13–6 October 8, 1944 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 14 vs No. 6 Navy<ncg> Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD L 0–7 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-duke-beaten-blue/137241704/ The News and Observer Duke beaten, Blue Devils miss scoring chances October 15, 1944 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 28 vs No. 2 Army<ncg> Polo Grounds New York, NY L 7–27 45,000 Army Crushes Duke, 27-7; All Backs Star New York Daily News Jack Smith October 29, 1944 76 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98964192/army-crushes-duke-27-7-all-backs-star/ Newspapers.com November 4 No. 5 Georgia Tech<ncg><hc> Duke Stadium Durham, NC W 19–13 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-duke-hands-tech/132748048/ The Atlanta Constitution Duke hands Tech first loss, 19–13 November 5, 1944 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 11 No. 12 Wake Forest 20 Duke Stadium Durham, NC W 34–0 35,000 Spoilers of Southland: Duke Ends Another Perfect Record The Pittsburgh Press November 12, 1944 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29205656/spoilers_of_southland_duke_ends/ November 18 at South Carolina 10 Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC W 34–7 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-duke-rips-carolina/137241786/ The Greenville News Duke rips Carolina November 19, 1944 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 25 at North Carolina 11 Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry) W 33–0 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city-duke-wins-accept/137241878/ Atlantic City Press Duke wins, accepts game with 'Bama in Sugar Bowl November 26, 1944 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com January 1, 1945 vs No. 16 Alabama<ncg> 11 Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) W 29–26 66,822 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-duke-edges-past-alab/137241976/ The Birmingham News Duke edges past Alabama, 29–26 January 2, 1945 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com Rankings 1944 college football rankings AP 1 9 NR NR NR NR 20 10 11 (1) 11 11 References Duke Category:Duke Blue Devils football seasons Category:Southern Conference football champion seasons Category:Sugar Bowl champion seasons Duke Blue Devils football