1950 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season

1950 Duke Blue Devils football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 7–3 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Wallace Wade (16th season)

MVP| Billy Cox
Captain| Billy Cox
Home stadium| Duke Stadium

Seasons

<- 1949

1951 ->

1950 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 18 Washington and Lee $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 10 Clemson | 3  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 1
VMI | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 2
Maryland | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Duke | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
North Carolina | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 2
George Washington | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
NC State | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
William & Mary | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
The Citadel | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
South Carolina | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
Furman | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 1
West Virginia | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
Davidson | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Richmond | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
VPI | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 10  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1950 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Wallace Wade, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 7–3, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished sixth in the SoCon.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 23| at South Carolina| No. 16|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| W 14–0| 25,000| [2]
September 30| Pittsburgh*| No. 16|

* Duke Stadium
* Durham, NC

| W 28–14| 25,000| [3]
October 7| Tennessee*| No. 14|

* Duke Stadium
* Durham, NC

| L 7–28| 30,000| [4]
October 14| at NC State| |

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| W 7–0| 17,000| [5]
October 21| at Richmond| |

* City Stadium
* Richmond, VA

| W 41–0| 4,000| [6]
October 28| Maryland| |

* Duke Stadium
* Durham, NC

| L 14–26| 22,577| [7]
November 4| Georgia Tech*| |

* Duke Stadium
* Durham, NC

| W 30–21| 30,000| [8]
November 11| Wake Forest| |

* Duke Stadium
* Durham, NC (rivalry)

| L 7–13| 25,000| [9]
November 18| vs. VPI| |

* Bowman Gray Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| W 47–6| 6,000| [10]
November 25| at North Carolina| |

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)

| W 7–0| 40,000| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1950 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
2. ^ "Duke blanks Gamecocks". The Chattanooga Times. September 24, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Duke's passing attack beats Pittsburgh eleven by 28–14". The Baltimore Sun. October 1, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Tennessee blasts Duke, 28–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Mounie scores winning touchdown for Duke over State, 7–0". The Portsmouth Star. October 15, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Powers scores all touchdowns (6) as Duke cruises". The Charlotte Observer. October 22, 1950. Retrieved November 7, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Old Liners stop Cox, turn back Duke, 26–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 29, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Duke roars back to top Tech". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 5, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ Bill Rumfelt (November 12, 1950). "Wake Forest Beats Duke; Miller, Kissell Engineer Wake Forest Win". The Rocky Mount Sunday Telegram. p. 7 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Duke hands V.P.I. 8th loss of season, 47–6, here". Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel. November 19, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Duke beats Tar Heels". The Evening Star. November 26, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.

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Duke Blue Devils football

Venues|

* Hanes Field (c. 1913–1928)
* Wallace Wade Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* North Carolina: Victory Bell

Culture & lore|

* History
* Blue Devil
* "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!"
* Blue and White (Duke fight song)
* Marching band

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* NFL draftees
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