Duke at South Carolina

Saturday, October 11, 1952

No. 6 Duke beat South Carolina 33–⁠7. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Duke led the series 8–⁠2–⁠1.

Away6Duke8–⁠2 in 1952
33
HomeSouth Carolina5–⁠5 in 1952
7

FinalHigh 68°F, low 51°FAttendance 22,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: LSU Rous Kentucky 347 Undedog Vanderbilt Ties Mississippi Duke Crushes South Carolina lon Lutz' Smooth Passing, 33-7

    Evening star, District of Columbia, October 12, 1952, page 68

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    LSU Rous Kentucky 347 Undedog Vanderbilt Ties Mississippi Duke Crushes South Carolina lon Lutz’ Smooth Passing, 33–⁠7 South Cardinals lone score came late in the third on a “a yard push featuring 20 yards in penalties against Duke. Quarterback Worth LutZ ano Halfbacks Red and Charlie Smith were the backbone of the Duke offense which operated without injured Fullback Jack Kistler Dukes running ace in earlier games. Lutz’s passing was the weapon that carried Duke to its substantial margin in its fourth straight win South Carolina ------- o Z. % smith sSo s. Smith. HGsfsSo”emi Hsfses. conversions J. Smith (3). South Carolina scoring: Touchdown G. Wilson, COnVerSion-Jarrett,

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 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Duke leads 24–⁠17–⁠3 in 44 meetings, counting the 33 since this game.

Recent meetings
1991Duke 24, South Carolina 24
1990South Carolina 21, Duke 10
1989South Carolina 27, Duke 21
1985South Carolina 28, Duke 7
1984South Carolina 21, Duke 0
1983South Carolina 31, Duke 24

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