| 1944 Duke Blue Devils football | |
Southern Conference champion Sugar Bowl champion | |
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Sugar Bowl, W 29–26 vs. Alabama | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 11 |
| 1944 record | 6–4 (4–0 SoCon) |
| Head coach | Eddie Cameron (3rd season) |
| Assistant coach | Ellis Hagler |
| Assistant coach | Herschel Caldwell |
| Assistant coach | Dutch Stanley |
| Home stadium | Duke Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke † | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1944 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1944 college football season. In its third season under head coach Eddie Cameron, the team compiled a 6–4 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, was ranked No. 11 in the final AP Poll, and defeated Alabama in the 1945 Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day. The Blue Devils outscored opponents by a total of 230 to 118.[1][2]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | ||
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| September 23 | Richmond | Durham, NC | W 61–7 | |||
| September 30 | at Penn | Philadelphia, PA | L 7–18 | |||
| October 7 | North Carolina Pre-Flight | Durham, NC | L 6–13 | |||
| October 14 | at No. 6 Navy | Baltimore, MD | L 0–7 | |||
| October 28 | at No. 2 Army | New York, NY | L 7–27 | |||
| November 4 | No. 5 Georgia Tech | Durham, NC | W 19–13 | |||
| November 11 | No. 12 Wake Forest | No. 20 | Durham, NC | W 34–0 | ||
| November 18 | at South Carolina | No. 10 | Columbia, SC | W 34–7 | ||
| November 25 | at North Carolina | No. 11 | Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry) | W 33–0 | ||
| January 1, 1945 | vs. No. 16 Alabama | No. 11 | New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | W 29–26 | ||
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References[]
- ↑ "1944 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/duke/1944-schedule.html. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Duke Football 2016 Media Guide". Duke University. 2016. p. 96. http://www.goduke.com/fls/4200/media-guides/football/2016/93-168_History.pdf. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
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