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1942 Duke

5–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Eddie Cameron.

Schedule and results

Duke in 1942, game by game: won vs. Davidson 21–0; lost at Wake Forest 7–20; lost vs. Georgia Pre-Flight 12–26; won vs. No. 9 Colgate 34–0; won at Pittsburgh 28–0; lost vs. No. 5 Georgia Tech 7–26; won vs. Maryland 42–0; tied at North Carolina 13–13; won vs. NC State 47–0; lost at Jacksonville Naval Air Station 0–13+47−19Won 21–0 vs. Davidson+21DavidsonLost 7–20 at Wake Forest-13Wake ForestLost 12–26 vs. Georgia Pre-Flight-14Georgia Pre-Fli…Won 34–0 vs. No. 9 Colgate+34No. 9 ColgateWon 28–0 at Pittsburgh+28PittsburghLost 7–26 vs. No. 5 Georgia Tech-19No. 5 Georgia TechWon 42–0 vs. Maryland+42MarylandTied 13–13 at North Carolina0North CarolinaWon 47–0 vs. NC State+47NC StateLost 0–13 at Jacksonville Naval Air Station-13Jacksonville Na…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsDavidsonW 21–⁠083%
Oct 3atWake ForestL 7–⁠2069%
Oct 10vsGeorgia Pre-FlightL 12–⁠2671%
Oct 17vs9ColgateW 34–⁠053%
Oct 24atPittsburghW 28–⁠062%
Oct 31vs5Georgia TechL 7–⁠2667%
Nov 7vsMarylandW 42–⁠080%
Nov 14atNorth CarolinaT 13–⁠1358%
Nov 21vsNC StateW 47–⁠080%
Nov 28atJacksonville Naval Air StationL 0–⁠1360%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Jacksonville Naval Air Station 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 26th-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 1942.

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 tied for 4th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
211–⁠98
Coach
Eddie Cameron
Elo
1597 −62 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.3 No. 21 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jim Smith
Most valuable player
Tom Burns

All-Southern Conference

3 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1942 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1942 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
William & Mary4–⁠09–⁠1–⁠114
Virginia Tech5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Wake Forest6–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
North Carolina3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Duke3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
NC State3–⁠1–⁠24–⁠4–⁠2
Furman3–⁠33–⁠6
The Citadel2–⁠25–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Davidson2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
George Washington2–⁠43–⁠6
Maryland1–⁠27–⁠2
South Carolina1–⁠41–⁠7–⁠1
Richmond1–⁠53–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee0–⁠41–⁠8

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