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 | |
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SoCon champion | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 20 |
| Record | 7–2–1 (5–1 SoCon) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| MVP | Elmore Hackney |
| Captain | Woodrow Lipscomb |
| Home stadium | Duke Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| 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 |
| L 0–10 | 40,000 | [13] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1937 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ "Duke Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Duke University. 2016. p. 96. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wademen Open Season With Win Over V.P.I." The Duke Chronicle. Duke University. September 28, 1937. p. 3. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- ^ "Duke's Devils crush Davidson, 34 to 6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 3, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke and Tennessee play 0–0 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 10, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke tops Georgia Tech, 20–19". The News and Observer. October 17, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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
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- ^ "Duke's Blue Devils rout Washington-Lee, 43 to 0". Daily Press. October 31, 1935. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke slaughters Deacons, 67 to 0". The Sunday Star. November 7, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina dumps Duke from unbeaten ranks, 14–6". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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