1940 Duke Blue Devils football team

1940 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 18
1940 record	7–2 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Wallace Wade
Assistant coach	Ellis Hagler
Assistant coach	Herschel Caldwell
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Seasons

1940 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Clemson †	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Duke	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
VMI	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Furman	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Washington & Lee	1	–	1	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Maryland	0	–	1	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Davison	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1940 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 7–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the conference, was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 203 to 52. Alex Winterson was the team captain. The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 28	VMI		Durham, NC	W 23–0
October 5	at Tennessee		Knoxville, TN	L 0–13
October 19	at Colgate		Buffalo, NY	W 13–0
October 26	at Wake Forest		Wake Forest, NC	W 23–0
November 2	Georgia Tech	No. 18	Durham, NC	W 41–7
November 9	Davidson	No. 12	Durham, NC	W 46–13
November 16	at North Carolina	No. 12	Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 3–6
November 23	NC State		Durham, NC	W 42–6
November 30	Pittsburgh	No. 20	Durham, NC	W 12–7
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game