1951 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1951 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1951 college football season.[1] The team was ranked at No. 51 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

1951 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4–1 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPBob Bickel
CaptainJames Gibson
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1951 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Maryland + 5 –0 –010 –0 –0
VMI + 5 –0 –07 –3 –0
Washington and Lee 5 –1 –06 –4 –0
William & Mary 5 –1 –07 –3 –0
No. 19 Clemson 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Duke 4 –2 –05 –4 –1
South Carolina 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
Wake Forest 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
George Washington 2 –3 –12 –6 –1
North Carolina 2 –3 –02 –8 –0
West Virginia 2 –3 –05 –5 –0
NC State 2 –6 –03 –7 –0
Richmond 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
The Citadel 1 –3 –04 –6 –0
Furman 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
Davidson 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
VPI 1 –7 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at South CarolinaW 34–628,000
September 29at Pittsburgh*W 19–1420,000
October 6at No. 3 Tennessee*L 0–2645,000[3]
October 13NC StateW 27–2123,000
October 20vs. VPIW 55–620,000
October 27Virginia*dagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–3025,000
November 3at No. 5 Georgia Tech*T 14–1436,000[4]
November 10Wake Forest
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 13–1930,000
November 17at William & MaryL 13–1414,000
November 24North Carolina
W 19–750,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1951 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tennessee Vols stop Devils in 26–0 tilt". Rocky Mount Telegram. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Duke holds undefeated Georgia Tech to 14 to 14 tie". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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