1960_Duke_Blue_Devils_football_team

1960 Duke Blue Devils football team

1960 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season

The 1960 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season.[2] Led by eighth-year head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils were Atlantic Coast Conference champions,[3][4][5][6] and won the Cotton Bowl by a point over favored Arkansas.[7][8][9]

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It was Duke's sixth and most recent major bowl appearance, and its only trip to the Cotton Bowl. The program's next bowl was nearly three decades away, in 1989,[10] and the next bowl win came in 2015.

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References

  1. [1]
    "1960 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. [2]
    "1960 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. [3]
    "Bowl hopes dealt blow by upsets". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. November 20, 1960. p. 4B.
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    "UCLA rolls past bowl-bound Duke". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. December 4, 1960. p. 1B.
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    "Here's quick look at foes in major bowl games". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. January 1, 1961. p. 1, sports.
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    "Third time charm for Arkansas?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. January 2, 1961. p. 44.
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    "Late pass to lonesome end enables Duke to shade Hogs". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. January 3, 1961. p. 8.
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    "Duke eleven nips Arkansas by point on late comeback". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. January 3, 1961. p. 3B.
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    "'Lonesome' Blue Devil end wins Cotton-picking prize". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. January 3, 1961. p. 26.
  10. [10]
    "Duke vs. Texas Tech". Wilmington Morning Star. (North Carolina). December 28, 1989. p. 4B.
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    "Duke wallops USC by 31–0". The Virginian-Pilot. September 25, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Duke mauls Terps, 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "U-M gives Duke the Devil". Detroit Free Press. October 9, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Duke edges Wolfpack, 17 to 13". The Progress-Index. October 16, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Duke beats Clemson, 21–6, in big step toward crown". Winston-Salem Journal. October 23, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Duke makes final period score to defeat Georgia Tech by 6–0". The Tampa Tribune. October 30, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Duke rallies to score 19–10 victory over favored Middies". The State. November 6, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Aroused Blue Devils rip Deacons, 34–7". The Greenville News. November 13, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Tar Heels upset Duke, but Devils win ACC championship". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 20, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Bowl-bound Duke 11 is blasted by UCLA". The Sacramento Union. December 4, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    Ratliff, Harold V. (January 3, 1961). "Duke Edges Razorbacks". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. Associated Press. p. 29. Retrieved June 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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