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1944 Duke

6–⁠4 (4–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by Eddie Cameron, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Duke in 1944, game by game: won vs. Richmond 61–7; lost at Pennsylvania 7–18; lost vs. North Carolina Pre-Flight 6–13; lost at No. 6 Navy 0–7; lost vs. No. 2 Army 7–27; won vs. No. 5 Georgia Tech 19–13; won vs. No. 12 Wake Forest 34–0; won at South Carolina 34–7; won at North Carolina 33–0; won vs. No. 16 Alabama 29–26+54−20Won 61–7 vs. Richmond+54RichmondLost 7–18 at Pennsylvania-11PennsylvaniaLost 6–13 vs. North Carolina Pre-Flight-7North Carolina …Lost 0–7 at No. 6 Navy-7No. 6 NavyLost 7–27 vs. No. 2 Army-20No. 2 ArmyWon 19–13 vs. No. 5 Georgia Tech+6No. 5 Georgia TechWon 34–0 vs. No. 12 Wake Forest+34No. 12 Wake ForestWon 34–7 at South Carolina+27South CarolinaWon 33–0 at North Carolina+33North CarolinaWon 29–26 vs. No. 16 Alabama+3No. 16 Alabama
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsRichmondW 61–⁠792%
Sep 30atPennsylvaniaL 7–⁠1855%
Oct 7vsNorth Carolina Pre-FlightL 6–⁠1367%
Oct 14at6NavyL 0–⁠736%
Oct 28vs2ArmyL 7–⁠2739%
Nov 4vs5Georgia TechW 19–⁠1337%
Nov 11vs12Wake ForestW 34–⁠051%
Nov 18atSouth CarolinaW 34–⁠763%
Nov 25atNorth CarolinaW 33–⁠068%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs16AlabamaSugar BowlW 29–⁠2650%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alabama 29–⁠26 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 20
  2. Wk 6: 10
  3. Wk 7: 11
  4. Wk 8: 11
  5. Final: 11

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 1944.

Southern Conference champions4–⁠0 in the conference

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Southern Conference
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 10
Points
230–⁠118
Coach
Eddie Cameron
Elo
1660 +29 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
15.1 No. 21 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Gordon Carver
Most valuable player
Tom Davis

All-Southern Conference

3 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • George ClarkBAP-2
  • Clarke JonesEAP-2
  • Frank IrwinOTAP-2
  • John CrowderCAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1944 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠06–⁠411
Wake Forest6–⁠18–⁠1
Clemson3–⁠14–⁠5
William & Mary2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
NC State3–⁠27–⁠2
Maryland1–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠4–⁠2
VMI1–⁠51–⁠8
North Carolina0–⁠3–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Richmond0–⁠42–⁠6

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