1930 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1930 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1930 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach James DeHart, the team compiled an 8–1–2 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place, shut out seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 147 to 48. Lee Davis was the team captain.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

1930 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	8–1–2 (4–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach	James DeHart (5th season)
Captain	Lee Davis
Home stadium	Duke Stadium
Seasons ← 1929 1931 →

1930 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Alabama +	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 11 Tulane +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 10 Tennessee	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Duke	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	2
Vanderbilt	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Clemson	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Georgia	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Kentucky	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VPI	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Virginia	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
NC State	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Auburn	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Washington and Lee	0	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
VMI	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 27	South Carolina	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 0–22	^[3]
October 4	Virginia*	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 32–0	^[4]
October 11	Davidson*	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 12–0	^[5]
October 18	at Navy*	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 18–0	^[6]
October 25	at Wofford*	Snyder Field Spartanburg, SC	W 14–0	^[7]
November 1	at Villanova*	Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 12–6	^[8]
November 8	Kentucky	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 14–7	^[9]
November 15	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 18–0	^[10]
November 22	at Wake Forest*	Gore Field Wake Forest, NC	T 13–13	^[11]
November 27	Washington and Lee	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 14–0	^[12]
December 6	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	T 0–0	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1930 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. "Birds defeat Duke 22–0". The Charlotte Observer. September 28, 1930. Retrieved January 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Duke springs upset to defeat Virginia by 32 to 0 score". The Charlotte News. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Duke puts over pair of scores in final period". The News and Observer. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Duke team spring surprise by defeating Navy, 18 to 0". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Duke extended to win from Wofford team". The Greenville News. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Duke upsets Villanova, 12–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Kentucky bows in defeat to Duke 14–7". The Messenger and Inquirer. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Duke defeats State, 18 to 0". The News and Observer. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Wake Forest ties Duke, 13 to 13". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Blue Devils, given hard fight by Generals, get 14 to 0 win". The News and Observer. November 28, 1930. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Blue Devils and North Carolina wage fruitless battle in mud, ending 0 to 0". The Times Dispatch. December 7, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.