1953 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1953 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
Record7–2–1 (4–0 ACC)
Head coach
MVPBob Burrows
CaptainHoward Pitt
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Maryland + 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 18 Duke + 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Clemson 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
NC State 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their third year under head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 7–2–1, with a conference record of 4–0, and finished as ACC co-champion.[2]

Duke won a share of the 1953 ACC Championship, and finished the season ranked 18th in the final AP poll.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at South CarolinaNo. 10
W 20–730,000[3]
September 26Wake ForestNo. 10
W 19–020,000[4]
October 3at Tennessee*No. 12
W 21–730,000[5]
October 10Purdue*daggerNo. 8
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 20–1430,000[6]
October 17vs. Army*No. 7
L 13–1421,284[7]
October 24NC StateNo. 16
W 31–015,000[8]
October 31vs. Virginia*No. 13
W 48–625,000[9]
November 7vs. Navy*No. 10
T 0–015,000[10]
November 21at No. 12 Georgia Tech*No. 15
L 10–1340,000[11]
November 28North Carolina
W 35–2040,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1953 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "1953 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Devils beat Gamecocks". The Rocky Mount Telegram. September 20, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke whips Decons 19–0". Greensboro Daily News. September 27, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Duke defeats Tennessee, 21–7". The News and Observer. October 4, 1953. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Purdue bows to Duke, 20–14". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 11, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Army upsets Duke Blue Devils 14–13". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 18, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Duke power blasts State in 31–0 game". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 25, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Duke swamps Virginia, 48–6". The Baltimore Sun. November 1, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duke, Navy slug out 0–0 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 8, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia Tech overhauls Duke, 13–10". The Dayton Daily News. November 22, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Duke defeats N. Carolina 35 to 20". The Pensacola News Journal. November 29, 1953. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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