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1941 Duke Blue Devils football team

1941 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon champion
Rose Bowl, L 16–20 vs. Oregon State
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
AP No. 2
1941 record 9–1 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach Wallace Wade
Assistant coach Ellis Hagler
Assistant coach Herschel Caldwell
Assistant coach Dutch Stanley
Offensive scheme Single-wing
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Duke $ 5 0 0     9 1 0
South Carolina 4 0 1     4 4 1
Clemson 5 1 0     7 2 0
William & Mary 4 1 0     8 2 0
VMI 4 2 0     4 6 0
VPI 4 2 0     6 4 0
Wake Forest 4 2 1     5 5 1
NC State 3 4 2     4 5 2
Furman 2 3 2     3 4 2
Washington and Lee 1 2 2     1 6 2
North Carolina 2 4 0     3 7 0
Maryland 1 2 0     3 5 1
Davidson 1 5 2     1 6 3
The Citadel 0 2 1     4 3 1
George Washington 0 4 1     1 7 1
Richmond 0 6 0     2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1941 college football season.

The Blue Devils went undefeated in conference play, played in the Rose Bowl, and finished the season ranked number two in the AP poll. One minor selector, Ray Bryne, selected Duke as national champions.


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