1936_Duke_Blue_Devils_football_team

1936 Duke Blue Devils football team

1936 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season

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.

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

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References

  1. [1]
    "1935 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Duke Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Duke University. 2016. p. 96. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
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    2016 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
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    "1936 NCAA Division IA Football Power Ratings". jhowell.net. Retrieved February 22, 2017.
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    "Duke triumphs over Davidson, 13 to 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 20, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Duke U. eleven outplays Colgate to triumph, 6–0". Brooklyn Times Union. September 27, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Duke University's Blue Devils defeat South Carolina, 21 to 0". The Nashville Banner. October 4, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Duke gridders trim Clemson Tigers, 25 to 0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 11, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "32,000 see Duke smear Georgia Tech's title hopes". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 18, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Tennessee upsets Duke, 15 to 13". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 25, 1936. p. 8. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Duke romps to easy win over Washington–Lee, 51 to 0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 1, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Duke nips Deacond by score of 20–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. [13]
    "34,000 see Duke beat U. of North Carolina, 27 to 7". Daily Press. November 15, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. [14]
    "Parker paces Duke in defeat of N.C. State". Birmingham Age-Herald. November 27, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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