1947 Duke Blue Devils football team

1947 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 19
1947 record	4–3–2 (3–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Wallace Wade (13th season)
Seasons

1947 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
William & Mary	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
North Carolina	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Duke	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Washington & Lee	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Maryland	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
NC State	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Virginia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Davidson	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Wake Forest	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Clemson	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Furman	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Richmond	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
George Washington	0	–	4	–	9			1	–	7	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 4–3–2 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), was ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 90 to 79.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	NC State		Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 7–0	38,000
October 4	at Tennessee*		Shields-Watkins Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 19–7	40,000
October 11	at Navy*	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD	T 14–14	35,000
October 18	Maryland	No. 17	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 19–7	20,000
October 25	at No. 11 Wake Forest	No. 15	Wake Forest, NC	W 13–6	25,000
November 1	at No. 6 Georgia Tech*	No. 9	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–7	38,000
November 8	Missouri*	No. 13	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 7–28	25,000
November 15	South Carolina		Duke Stadium Durham, NC	T 0–0	5,000
November 22	No. 13 North Carolina		Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 0–21	56,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game