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1937 Duke

7–⁠2–⁠1 (5–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Wallace Wade, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Duke in 1937, game by game: won vs. Virginia Tech 25–0; won at Davidson 34–6; tied vs. Tennessee 0–0; won at Georgia Tech 20–19; won at Colgate 13–0; won vs. Washington and Lee 43–0; won vs. Wake Forest 67–0; lost vs. North Carolina 6–14; won at NC State 20–7; lost vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh 0–10+67−10Won 25–0 vs. Virginia Tech+25Virginia TechWon 34–6 at Davidson+28DavidsonTied 0–0 vs. Tennessee0TennesseeWon 20–19 at Georgia Tech+1Georgia TechWon 13–0 at Colgate+13ColgateWon 43–0 vs. Washington and Lee+43Washington and …Won 67–0 vs. Wake Forest+67Wake ForestLost 6–14 vs. North Carolina-8North CarolinaWon 20–7 at NC State+13NC StateLost 0–10 vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh-10No. 1 Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsVirginia TechW 25–⁠076%
Oct 2atDavidsonW 34–⁠667%
Oct 9vsTennesseeT 0–⁠072%
Oct 16atGeorgia TechW 20–⁠1960%
Oct 23atColgateW 13–⁠065%
Oct 30vsWashington and LeeW 43–⁠086%
Nov 6vsWake ForestW 67–⁠092%
Nov 13vsNorth CarolinaL 6–⁠1468%
Nov 20atNC StateW 20–⁠770%
Nov 27vs1PittsburghL 0–⁠1052%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 10–⁠0; No. 20 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 11
  4. Wk 4: 8
  5. Wk 6: 18
  6. Final: 20

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 1937.

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 8
Points
228–⁠56
Coach
Wallace Wade
Elo
1688 +26 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.9 No. 23 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Woodrow Lipscomb
Most valuable player
Elmore Hackney
Offense
Single-wing

Drafted in 1938

The 1938 draft
Rd 6Joe Brunansky OTChicago Cardinals

All-Southern Conference

5 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Elmore HackneyBAP-1; UP-1
  • Eric TiptonBAP-2; UP-1
  • Herb HudginsEAP-1; UP-2
  • Joe BrunanskyOTAP-1; UP-1
  • Woody LipscombOGAP-1; UP-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1937 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland2–⁠08–⁠2
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠119
Duke5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠120
Clemson2–⁠0–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
VMI4–⁠25–⁠5
NC State4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠6–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠37–⁠4
Richmond2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Washington and Lee2–⁠34–⁠5
Furman1–⁠2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Virginia Tech2–⁠45–⁠5
William & Mary1–⁠34–⁠5
Wake Forest1–⁠43–⁠6
Davidson1–⁠62–⁠8

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