The 1940 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1940 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Wallace Wade, the team compiled a 7–2 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the conference, was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 203 to 52. Alex Winterson was the team captain.[1][2] The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
1940 Southern Conference football standings |
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| Conf | | | Overall |
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Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
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Clemson $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 |
No. 18 Duke | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
Wake Forest | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
William & Mary | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | | | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 |
North Carolina | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Richmond | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
VMI | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | | | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 |
Furman | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Washington and Lee | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | | | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 |
VPI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
NC State | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Maryland | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | | | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 |
South Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Davidson | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
The Citadel | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
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Rankings from AP Poll |