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1954 Duke Blue Devils football team
American college football season
The 1954 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1954 college football season.[2] Duke won the ACC title and finished the season ranked 14th in the final AP Poll.
Quick Facts Duke Blue Devils football, ACC championOrange Bowl champion ...
| 1954 Duke Blue Devils football | |
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ACC champion Orange Bowl champion | |
Orange Bowl, W 34–7 vs. Nebraska | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 14 |
| AP | No. 14 |
| Record | 8–2–1 (4–0 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Jerry Barger |
| Captain | Jerry Barger |
| Home stadium | Duke Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Maryland | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Penn* | No. 19 | W 52–0 | 31,000 | [3] | ||
| October 2 | Tennessee* | No. 7 | W 7–6 | 30,000 | [4] | ||
| October 9 | at No. 5 Purdue* | No. 6 | T 13–13 | 47,000 | [5] | ||
| October 16 | No. 18 Army* | No. 6 |
| L 14–28 | 42,500 | [6] | |
| October 23 | at NC State | No. 19 | W 21–7 | 10,200 | [7] | ||
| October 30 | Georgia Tech* | No. 16 |
| W 21–20 | 33,000 | [8] | |
| November 6 | vs. No. 19 Navy* | No. 11 | L 7–40 | 28,000–30,000 | [9] | ||
| November 13 | at Wake Forest | W 28–21 | 10,000 | [10] | |||
| November 20 | South Carolina |
| W 26–7 | 13,000 | [11] | ||
| November 27 | at North Carolina | No. 20 | W 47–12 | 35,000 | [12] | ||
| January 1 | vs. Nebraska* | No. 14 | CBS | W 34–7 | 68,750 | [13] | |
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- "1954 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- "1954 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- Brooks, Bob (September 26, 1954). "Blue Devils Overpower Penn, 52 to 0". The News & Observer. Raleigh, N.C. sect. II, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Duke defeats Vols, 7–6". Durham Morning Herald. October 3, 1954. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Purdue comes from behind to tie Duke, 13–13". The Shreveport Times. October 10, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Army Cadets conquer Duke in 28–14 upset". The Greenville News. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Duke romps over NC". The Times and Democrat. October 24, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Blue Devils rally to edge Wreck, 21–20". Tulsa Daily World. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "30,000 see Navy humble Duke in Oyster Bowl, 40–7". The Portsmouth Star. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Duke receives scare, but finally beats Deacs 28–21". The State. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Duke's 26–7 victory over Gamecocks bolsters bowl hopes". The Sunday Star. November 21, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Orange Bowl-hungry Duke rattles North Carolina 47–12". The Palm Beach Post. November 28, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Blue Devils crush Nebraska, 34–7". Miami Daily News. January 2, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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