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1934 Duke

7–⁠2 (3–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Wallace Wade.

Schedule and results

Duke in 1934, game by game: won at VMI 46–0; won vs. Clemson 20–6; won vs. Georgia Tech 20–0; won at Davidson 20–0; lost at Tennessee 6–14; won at Auburn 13–6; won vs. Wake Forest 28–7; lost at North Carolina 0–7; won vs. NC State 32–0+46−8Won 46–0 at VMI+46VMIWon 20–6 vs. Clemson+14ClemsonWon 20–0 vs. Georgia Tech+20Georgia TechWon 20–0 at Davidson+20DavidsonLost 6–14 at Tennessee-8TennesseeWon 13–6 at Auburn+7AuburnWon 28–7 vs. Wake Forest+21Wake ForestLost 0–7 at North Carolina-7North CarolinaWon 32–0 vs. NC State+32NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atVMIW 46–⁠074%
Oct 6vsClemsonW 20–⁠682%
Oct 13vsGeorgia TechW 20–⁠074%
Oct 20atDavidsonW 20–⁠068%
Oct 27atTennesseeL 6–⁠1445%
Nov 3atAuburnW 13–⁠671%
Nov 10vsWake ForestW 28–⁠789%
Nov 17atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠754%
Dec 1vsNC StateW 32–⁠084%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat NC State 32–⁠0; tied for 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1934.

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
185–⁠40
Coach
Wallace Wade
Elo
1654 +45 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.4 No. 16 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jack Dunlap
Most valuable player
Earle Wentz
Offense
Single-wing

All-Southern Conference

5 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Jack AlexanderFBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1934 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1934 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington and Lee4–⁠07–⁠3
North Carolina2–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Duke3–⁠17–⁠2
Maryland3–⁠17–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠15–⁠4
Virginia Tech3–⁠35–⁠5
South Carolina2–⁠35–⁠4
NC State1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Virginia1–⁠43–⁠6
VMI0–⁠51–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.