1946 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1946 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1946 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Wallace Wade, the Blue Devils compiled a 4–5 record (3–2 against SoCon opponents) and outscored all opponent by a total of 134 to 86.[1]

1946 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPGeorge Clark
CaptainBill Milner
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 North Carolina $401821
William & Mary710820
No. 18 NC State610830
South Carolina420530
Duke320450
Richmond322622
VPI332343
VMI231451
George Washington110430
Clemson230450
Wake Forest230630
Maryland250360
Furman140280
Washington and Lee140260
The Citadel150350
Davidson150450
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Duke led the SoCon with three players chosen as first-team picks on the 1946 All-Southern Conference football team: end Kelly Mote; tackle Al DeRogatis; and guard Bill Milner.[2] DeRogatis was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Duke was ranked at No. 20 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at NC StateL 6–1322,000[4]
October 5Tennessee*L 7–1242,000[5]
October 12vs. Navy*W 21–641,504[6]
October 19Richmond*No. 17
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 41–010,000[7]
October 26vs. No. 1 Army*No. 13L 0–1959,031[8]
November 2No. 16 Georgia Tech No. 19
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 0–1438,000[9]
November 9No. 13 Wake Forest
W 13–025,000[10]
November 16at South CarolinaNo. 20W 39–018,000[11]
November 23at No. 14 North CarolinaL 7–2243,385[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP17131920

1947 NFL draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Blue Devils were selected.[13]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
14117Leo LongBackBoston Yanks
15131Buddy MulliganBackChicago Cardinals
25228Hal MullinsTackleWashington Football Team

References


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