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1950 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPBilly Cox
CaptainBilly Cox
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Southern Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.18Washington and Lee $ 6 0 0 8 3 0
    No.10Clemson 3 0 1 9 0 1
    VMI 5 1 0 6 4 0
    Wake Forest 6 1 1 6 1 2
    Maryland 4 1 1 7 2 1
    Duke 5 2 0 7 3 0
    North Carolina 3 2 1 3 5 2
    George Washington 4 3 0 5 4 0
    NC State 4 4 1 5 4 1
    William & Mary 3 3 0 4 7 0
    The Citadel 2 3 0 4 6 0
    South Carolina 2 4 1 3 4 2
    Furman 2 4 0 2 8 1
    West Virginia 1 3 0 2 8 0
    Davidson 1 5 0 3 6 0
    Richmond 1 8 0 2 8 0
    VPI 0 8 0 0 10 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1950 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1950 college football season. In their 16th year under head coach Wallace Wade, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 7–3, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished sixth in the SoCon.[1]

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 23atSouth CarolinaNo. 16
  • Columbia, SC
  • W 14–025,000[2]
    September 30Pittsburgh*No. 16
  • Durham, NC
  • W 28–1425,000[3]
    October 7Tennessee*No. 14
    • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
  • L 7–2830,000[4]
    October 14atNC State
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
  • W 7–017,000[5]
    October 21atRichmond
  • Richmond, VA
  • W 41–04,000[6]
    October 28Maryland
    • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
  • L 14–2622,577[7]
    November 4Georgia Tech*dagger
    • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
  • W 30–2130,000[8]
    November 11Wake Forest
    • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
  • L 7–1325,000[9]
    November 18vs. VPI
  • Winston-Salem, NC
  • W 47–66,000[10]
    November 25atNorth Carolina
  • Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)
  • W 7–040,000[11]
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ "1950 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  • ^ "Duke blanks Gamecocks". The Chattanooga Times. September 24, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Duke's passing attack beats Pittsburgh eleven by 28–14". The Baltimore Sun. October 1, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Tennessee blasts Duke, 28–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Mounie scores winning touchdown for Duke over State, 7–0". The Portsmouth Star. October 15, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Powers scores all touchdowns (6) as Duke cruises". The Charlotte Observer. October 22, 1950. Retrieved November 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Old Liners stop Cox, turn back Duke, 26–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 29, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Duke roars back to top Tech". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 5, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Bill Rumfelt (November 12, 1950). "Wake Forest Beats Duke; Miller, Kissell Engineer Wake Forest Win". The Rocky Mount Sunday Telegram. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Duke hands V.P.I. 8th loss of season, 47–6, here". Winston-Salem Journal and Sentinel. November 19, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Duke beats Tar Heels". The Evening Star. November 26, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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