1952 Duke Blue Devils football team

1952 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 16
Record8–2 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPLouis Tepe
CaptainLouis Tepe
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 Duke $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
Wake Forest 5 1 0 5 4 1
West Virginia 5 1 0 7 2 0
William & Mary 4 1 0 4 5 0
George Washington 4 2 1 5 3 1
VPI 4 4 0 5 6 0
Furman 2 2 1 6 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 4 0 3 7 0
VMI 2 3 1 3 6 1
NC State 2 4 0 3 7 0
South Carolina 2 4 0 5 5 0
North Carolina 1 2 0 2 6 0
The Citadel 1 3 1 3 5 1
Davidson 1 6 0 2 7 0
Richmond 0 6 0 1 9 0
Maryland     7 2 0
Clemson     2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1952 college football season. In their second year under head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 8–2, with a conference record of 5–0, and finished as SoCon champion.[1]

Duke won the 1952 Southern Conference Championship, and finished the season ranked 16th in the final AP poll.

  1. ^ "1952 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2023.