Davidson vs. Duke

Saturday, September 19, 1936

Duke beat Davidson 13–⁠0. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Duke led the series 10–⁠4–⁠1.

Neutral siteDavidson5–⁠4 in 1936
0
Neutral siteDuke9–⁠1 in 1936
13

FinalAttendance 15,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Foot Ball Scores

    Evening star, September 20, 1936, page 28 (results column)

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    Foot Ball Scores West Virginia, Z; Waynesburg, o. Rhode Island State, 80; American International, o. Virginia Military, 10; Wofford, o. Virginia Tech. 16; Roanoke, z. North Carolina State, IL; Elon. o. Clemson, 10; Presbyterian, 0. Kentucky, 81; Maryville, 3. Mississippi, IS; Union, o. Citadel, SO; Newberry, o. Catawba. 80; West Carolina Teach ers, o. South Carolina, 80; Erskire, O.. Milligan, 20; Mars Hill, 0. Duke, 13; Davidson, 0. Centenary. 20; Louisiana Normal, 0. Rice, 80; Texas A. & l., o.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Duke 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Duke leads 16–⁠4–⁠1 in 21 meetings, counting the six since this game.

Recent meetings
1942Duke 21, Davidson 0
1941Duke 56, Davidson 0
1940Duke 46, Davidson 13
1939Duke 26, Davidson 6
1938Duke 27, Davidson 0
1937Duke 34, Davidson 6

Around this game

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