1939 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1939 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1939 college football season. Dutch Stanley succeeded Carl Voyles as end coach of the "Iron Dukes".^[2] Halfback George McAfee led the team in rushing, receiving, scoring, kickoff returns, punt returns, interceptions, and punting.^[3]

1939 Duke Blue Devils football
A Wallace Wade Stadium attendance record was set on November 18, 1939, in a game against North Carolina. The 13–3 Duke win was seen by over 52,000 fans.[1]
SoCon champion
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 8
Record	8–1 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Wallace Wade (9th season)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
MVP	George McAfee
Captain	Allen Johnson
Home stadium	Duke Stadium
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Clemson	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	0	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
VMI	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Richmond	3	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
VPI	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Davidson	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Maryland	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Davidson		Richardson Field Davidson, NC	W 26–6	7,000	[4]
October 7	at Colgate*		Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 37–0	20,000	[5]
October 14	at Pittsburgh*		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 13–14	49,000–50,000	[6]
October 21	Syracuse*	No. 13	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 33–6	20,000–25,000	[7]
October 28	Wake Forest	No. 12	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 6–0	16,000	[8]
November 4	at Georgia Tech*		Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 7–6	30,000	[9]
November 11	at VMI	No. 15	Alumni Field Lexington, VA	W 20–7	12,000	[10]
November 18	No. 7 North Carolina	No. 13	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 13–3	52,000	[11]
November 25	at NC State	No. 8	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 28–0	12,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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