1948 Duquesne Dukes football team

American college football season

1948 Duquesne Dukes football

Conference| Independent
Record| 2–7
Head coach|

* Kass Kovalcheck (2nd season)

Home stadium| Forbes Field

Seasons

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1949 ->

1948 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 6 Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 1
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 1
Buffalo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
CCNY |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Temple |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
Duquesne |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0
Hofstra |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 6  | - | 2
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In its second season under head coach Kass Kovalcheck, Duquesne compiled a 2–7 record and was outscored by a total of 240 to 102.[1]

Duquesne was ranked at No. 159 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 18| | West Virginia Wesleyan|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| W 34–6| |
September 26| | vs. Alliance|

* Erie Stadium
* Erie, PA

| W 15–7| 3,000| [3]
October 1| | at Villanova|

* Villanova Stadium
* Villanova, PA

| L 0–46| |
October 8| | at Alabama|

* Denny Stadium
* Tuscaloosa, AL

| L 6–48| 20,000| [4][5]
October 16| 8:30 p.m.| Wake Forest|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| L 15–41| 6,549|  [6]
October 30| | at Ohio|

* Peden Stadium
* Athens, OH

| L 13–14| |
November 6| | Holy Cross|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| L 13–16| 4,500| [7]
November 16| | NC State|

* Forbes Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| L 6–20| 4,610| [8]
November 20| | at No. 9 Clemson|

* Memorial Stadium
* Clemson, SC

| L 0–42| 17,500| [9]

* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1948 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Dukes Given Tough Time By Alliance College, 15-7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 27, 1948. p. 24 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Little, Tom (October 9, 1948). "Bama gallops over Duquesne, 48 to 6". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 1. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
5. ^ Sell, Jack (October 9, 1948). "Alabama annihilates Dukes, 48–6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Google News Archives. p. 10. Retrieved October 13, 2012.
6. ^ "Duquesne, Wake Forest Clash in Night Game". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 16, 1948. p. 10. Retrieved May 13, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ McHugh, Roy (November 7, 1948). "Field Goal Beats Dukes, 16-13". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. p. 31 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "NC Wolfpack pounds Dukes for 20–6 win". Daily Press. November 14, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Clemson outclasses Duquense, 42 to 0". The Knoxville Journal. November 21, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.

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