1940 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1940 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1940 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 7–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the conference, was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 203 to 52. Alex Winterson was the team captain.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

1940 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 18
Record	7–2 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Wallace Wade (10th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
MVP	Jasper Davis
Captain	Alex Winterson
Home stadium	Duke Stadium
Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

1940 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Clemson $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Duke	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
VMI	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Furman	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	1	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
VPI	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Maryland	0	–	1	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	VMI		Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 23–0	7,000	^[3]
October 5	at Tennessee		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 0–13	25,000	^[4]
October 19	at Colgate		Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY	W 13–0	14,000	^[5]
October 26	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)	W 23–0	21,000	^[6]
November 2	Georgia Tech	No. 18	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 41–7	34,000	^[7]
November 9	Davidson	No. 12	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 46–13	5,000	^[8]
November 16	at North Carolina	No. 12	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 3–6	41,000	^[9]
November 23	NC State		Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 42–6	10,000	^[10]
November 30	Pittsburgh	No. 20	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 12–7	21,000	^[11]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1940 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. "Duke crushes V.M.I., 23–0". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 29, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Duke bows to Tennessee might, 13 to 0". The Charlotte News. October 6, 1940. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Ted Mann (October 20, 1940). "Duke Defeats Colgate, 13-0: Jap Davis Stars in Duke Triumph". The News and Observer. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Duke Tops Deacs, Lach Gallops 61". The News and Observer. October 27, 1940. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Duke Blue Devils Bowl Over Georgia Tech Eleven, 41-7". The Durham Herald-Sun. November 3, 1940. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Last-half spree gives Duke 46–13 win over Davidson". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 10, 1940. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Carolina Upsets Duke, 6-3; Lalanne-Austin Pass Scores". The News and Observer. November 17, 1940. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Blue Devils Score Three Times in Each Half". The Durham Herald-Sun. November 24, 1940. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Duke Defeats Pitt, 12 to 7, in Thrilling Grid Contest". The Durham Herald-Sun. December 1, 1940. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.