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1947 Duke

4–⁠3–⁠2 (3–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Wallace Wade, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Duke in 1947, game by game: won vs. NC State 7–0; won at Tennessee 19–7; tied vs. Navy 14–14; won vs. Maryland 19–7; won at No. 11 Wake Forest 13–6; lost at No. 6 Georgia Tech 0–7; lost vs. Missouri 7–28; tied vs. South Carolina 0–0; lost vs. No. 13 North Carolina 0–21+12−21Won 7–0 vs. NC State+7NC StateWon 19–7 at Tennessee+12TennesseeTied 14–14 vs. Navy0NavyWon 19–7 vs. Maryland+12MarylandWon 13–6 at No. 11 Wake Forest+7No. 11 Wake ForestLost 0–7 at No. 6 Georgia Tech-7No. 6 Georgia TechLost 7–28 vs. Missouri-21MissouriTied 0–0 vs. South Carolina0South CarolinaLost 0–21 vs. No. 13 North Carolina-21No. 13 North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsNC StateW 7–⁠062%
Oct 4atTennesseeW 19–⁠742%
Oct 11vsNavyT 14–⁠1477%
Oct 18vsMarylandW 19–⁠775%
Oct 25at11Wake ForestW 13–⁠641%
Nov 1at6Georgia TechL 0–⁠738%
Nov 8vsMissouriL 7–⁠2865%
Nov 15vsSouth CarolinaT 0–⁠071%
Nov 22vs13North CarolinaL 0–⁠2146%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 21–⁠0; No. 19 in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 42nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 13
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 15
  4. Wk 4: 9
  5. Wk 5: 13
  6. Final: 19

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 1947.

Record
4–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠1 4th in Southern Conference
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 9
Points
79–⁠90
Coach
Wallace Wade
Elo
1546 −12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.7 No. 38 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ben Cittadino
Most valuable player
Fred Folger

All-Southern Conference

1 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1947 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1947 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
William & Mary7–⁠19–⁠214
North Carolina4–⁠18–⁠29
South Carolina4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Duke3–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠219
Washington and Lee3–⁠25–⁠5
Maryland3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠2
NC State3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠117
Virginia Tech4–⁠34–⁠5
Davidson3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Wake Forest3–⁠46–⁠4
VMI2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠34–⁠5
The Citadel1–⁠43–⁠5
Furman1–⁠42–⁠7
Richmond1–⁠53–⁠7
George Washington0–⁠41–⁠7–⁠1

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