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American college football season
The 1956 Duke Blue Devils football team was an
American football team that represented
Duke University as a member of the
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the
1956 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach
William D. Murray, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 4–1, and finished second in the ACC.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | at
South Carolina | No. 16 | | L 0–7 | 25,000 |
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September 29 | at
Virginia | | | W 40–7 | 17,000 |
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October 6 | No. 9
Tennessee* | | | L 20–33 | 22,000 |
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October 13 | No. 19
SMU* | | | W 14–6 | 25,000 |
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October 20 | vs. No. 16
Pittsburgh* | | | L 14–27 | 26,000–27,000 |
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October 27 |
NC State | | | W 42–0 | 12,000 |
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November 3 | No. 2
Georgia Tech* | | | L 0–7 | 38,000 |
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November 10 | No. 12
Navy* | | | T 7–7 | 25,000 |
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November 17 | at
Wake Forest | | | W 26–0 | 5,000–6,000 |
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November 24 | at
North Carolina | | | W 21–6 | 36,000 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
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"1956 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
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"1956 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
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"S. Carolina shades Duke". The Palm Beach Post. September 23, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Devils gain easy win over Cavaliers, 40–7". The News and Observer. September 30, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tennessee routs Duke, 33–20". The News and Observer. October 7, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Duke rises up to whip Ponies". Wichita Falls Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Pitt turns back Duke in Oyster Bowl, 27 to 14". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. October 21, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Duke tramples N.C. State, 42–0". The Roanoke Times. October 28, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia Tech gets by Duke, 7 to 0". Kingsport Times-News. November 4, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Duke ties Navy, 7–7, on penalty". Daily Press. November 11, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Eight Fumbles Aid To Devils; Barnes Shines".
Daily Press.
Newport News, Virginia.
Associated Press. November 18, 1956. p. 32. Retrieved June 17, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Duke Routs Wake Forest, 26-0; Fumbles Are Costly".
The Greenville News.
Greenville, South Carolina.
United Press. November 18, 1956. p. 28. Retrieved June 17, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com
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"Duke power plant tops Tatum's Tar Heels, 21–6". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 25, 1956. Retrieved January 6, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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