1941 Duke Blue Devils football team

1941 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon Champions
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
AP	#2
1941 record	9–1 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Wallace Wade
Assistant coach	Ellis Hagler
Assistant coach	Herschel Caldwell
Assistant coach	Dutch Stanley
Offensive scheme	Single-wing

1941 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	0	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Clemson	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
VPI	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
NC State	3	–	4	–	2			4	–	5	–	2
Furman	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	4	–	2
Washington and Lee	1	–	2	–	2			1	–	6	–	2
North Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Davidson	1	–	5	–	2			1	–	6	–	3
The Citadel	0	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
George Washington	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Richmond	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1941 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 27	Wake Forest		Duke Stadium • Durham, NC	W 43–14
October 4	Tennessee*		Duke Stadium • Durham, NC	W 19–0
October 11	at Maryland*		Baltimore, MD	W 50–0
October 18	Colgate*	#3	Duke Stadium • Durham, NC	W 27–14
October 25	at Pittsburgh*	#4	Pittsburgh, PA	W 27–7
November 1	at Georgia Tech*	#4	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 14–0
November 8	at Davidson	#4	Davidson, NC	W 56–0
November 15	North Carolina	#3	Duke Stadium • Durham, NC (Rivalry)	W 20–0
November 22	at NC State	#3	Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC	W 55–6
January 1	vs. #17 Oregon State*	#3	Duke Stadium • Durham, NC (Rose Bowl)	L 16–20
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP.

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References

1. "1941 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.