1962 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
Record8–2 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach
MVPJean Berry
CaptainJohnny Markas
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1962 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Duke $ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0
Clemson 5 –1 –06 –4 –0
Maryland 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
South Carolina 3 –4 –04 –5 –1
NC State 3 –4 –03 –6 –1
North Carolina 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
Virginia 1 –4 –05 –5 –0
Wake Forest 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Coaches Poll

The 1962 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 12-year head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the ACC title for the third consecutive season.

Duke was ranked No. 8 in the AP poll for the season opener against USC, but dropped out of the rankings following the loss and was not ranked again for the remainder of the season. The Blue Devils declined an invitation to play in the 1962 Gator Bowl.[1] Duke's 1962 ACC title remains the school's most recent outright conference championship.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at USC*No. 8
L 7–1426,400
September 29South Carolina
W 21–824,500
October 6vs. Florida*
W 28–2130,000[2]
October 13California*dagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 21–1731,000
October 20at Clemson
W 16–038,000
October 27NC State
W 21–1423,000
November 3Georgia Tech*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 9–2044,000[3]
November 10Maryland
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 10–726,000
November 17at Wake Forest
W 50–012,000
November 24at North Carolina
W 16–1440,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Looking Back... A Look Inside Duke's Gridiron Success in the Early 1960s". goduke.com.
  2. ↑ "Down 21–0, Duke storms back, 28–21". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Duke convinced by Lothridge". St. Petersburg Times. November 4, 1962. Retrieved October 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "1962 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.


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