Year: | 1947 |
Team: | Duke Blue Devils |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southern Conference |
Short Conf: | SoCon |
Record: | 4–3–2 |
Conf Record: | 3–1–1 |
Aprank: | 19 |
Head Coach: | Wallace Wade |
Hc Year: | 13th |
Mvp: | Fred Folger |
Captain: | Ben Cittadino |
Stadium: | Duke Stadium |
The 1947 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 4–3–2 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), was ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 90 to 79.[1]
Duke was ranked at No. 51 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]