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1926 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
CaptainJames Thompson
Home stadium Hanes Field
Seasons
←  1925
1927 →
1926 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Loyola (LA)   –   10 – 0 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   8 – 0 – 0
Howard   –   7 – 0 – 0
Delaware State   –   1 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Navy   –   9 – 0 – 1
Wesley   –   6 – 1 – 0
Texas Tech   –   6 – 1 – 3
Davidson   –   7 – 2 – 1
Georgetown   –   7 – 2 – 1
William & Mary   –   7 – 3 – 0
Hampden–Sydney   –   5 – 2 – 3
George Washington   –   5 – 4 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   4 – 2 – 1
Spring Hill   –   3 – 2 – 1
Texas A&I   –   4 – 3 – 0
Wake Forest   –   5 – 4 – 1
Texas Mines   –   3 – 4 – 0
Mississippi State Teachers   –   3 – 4 – 1
Tennessee Docs   –   3 – 5 – 1
Catholic University   –   3 – 5 – 0
Delaware   –   3 – 5 – 0
East Tennessee State Teachers   –   2 – 4 – 1
Duke   –   3 – 6 – 0
Georgia Normal   –   1 – 3 – 0
Richmond   –   2 – 7 – 0
Harding   –   1 – 5 – 0
West Tennessee State Teachers   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In its first season under head coach James DeHart, the team compiled a 3–6 record and outscored opponents by a total of 124 to 106. James Thompson was the team captain. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Guilford Durham, NC W 32–0
October 2 3:00 p.m.at Richmond
L 7–9 [3]
October 9 Elon Durham, NC W 32–0
October 16 at North Carolina
L 0–6 5,000–7,500 [4]
October 23 at Columbia
L 0–24
October 30 vs. Wake Forest
L 0–21 5,000 [5] [6]
November 13 at NC State
L 19–26
November 20 Wofford Durham, NC W 34–0
November 25 Davidsondagger
  • Hanes Field
  • Durham, NC
L 0–20 7,500 [7]

References

  1. ^ "1926 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Duke Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Duke University. 2016. p. 95. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Spiders-Duke To Open Football season Here This Afternoon At 3". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 2, 1926. p. 12. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Carolina defeats Duke in thrilling game six to nothing". Winston-Salem Journal. October 17, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Williams, R. E. (October 31, 1926). "Blue Devils Lose To Deacon Eleven By 21 To 0 Count". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Williams, R. E. (October 31, 1926). "Blue Devils Lose To Deacon Eleven By Score of 21-0 (continued)". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Davidson Wildcats lick Duke and win state championship". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1926. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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