1961 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1961 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season.[2]

1961 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 20
1961 record7–3 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach
1961 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 20 Duke $  5 1     7 3  
North Carolina  4 3     5 5  
Maryland  3 3     7 3  
Clemson  3 3     5 5  
NC State  3 4     4 6  
South Carolina  3 4     4 6  
Wake Forest  3 4     4 6  
Virginia  2 4     4 6  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Duke won the ACC championship with a record of 5–1 in conference play. They were ranked 20th for their regular season finale against Notre Dame on December 2.

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationResult
09/23/1961at South CarolinaColumbia, SCW 7-6
09/30/1961at VirginiaRichmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)W 42-0
10/07/1961Wake ForestDurham, NCW 23-3
10/14/1961at Georgia TechAtlanta, GAL 0-21
10/21/1961ClemsonDurham, NCL 7-17
10/28/1961at NC StateRaleigh, NCW 17-6
11/04/1961at MichiganAnn Arbor, MIL 14-28
11/11/1961vs. NavyNorfolk, VAW 30-9
11/18/1961North CarolinaDurham, NCW 6-3
12/2/1961Notre DameDurham, NCW 37-13

References

  1. "1961 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. "1961 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.