1936 Duke Blue Devils football team

1936 Duke Blue Devils football
National champion (QPRS)
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 11
Record9–1 (7–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
MVPAce Parker
CaptainAce Parker
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Duke $ 7 0 0 9 1 0
North Carolina 6 1 0 8 2 0
Furman 4 1 0 7 2 0
VMI 4 2 0 6 4 0
Maryland 3 2 0 5 5 0
Clemson 3 3 0 5 5 0
Davidson 4 3 0 5 4 0
Washington and Lee 2 2 0 4 5 0
Wake Forest 2 2 0 5 4 0
NC State 2 4 0 3 7 0
VPI 4 5 0 5 5 0
South Carolina 2 5 0 5 7 0
Richmond 1 3 0 4 4 2
Virginia 1 5 0 2 7 0
The Citadel 0 4 0 4 6 0
William & Mary 0 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1936 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 9–1 record (7–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 208 to 28. Ace Parker was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Both Clyde Berryman and James Howell named Duke as a retroactive national champion for 1936.[3][4]

  1. ^ "1935 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Duke Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Duke University. 2016. p. 96. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  3. ^ 2016 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "1936 NCAA Division IA Football Power Ratings". jhowell.net. Retrieved February 22, 2017.