1945 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1945 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1945 college football season.^[1]

1945 Duke Blue Devils football
SoCon Champion
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 13
Record	6–2 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Eddie Cameron (4th season)
MVP	Gordon Carver
Captains	Ernie Knotts Kelley Mote
Home stadium	Duke Stadium
Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Duke $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Wake Forest	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
William & Mary	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Clemson	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Maryland	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
VMI	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
VPI	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	0	–	3	–	2			2	–	4	–	3
Richmond	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Duke won the 1945 Southern Conference Championship, and finished the season ranked 13th in the final AP poll.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	South Carolina		Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 60–0	12,000	[2]
September 29	Bogue Field*		Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 76–0	2,500	[3]
October 6	Navy*		Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 0–21	44,000	[4]
October 13	at Wake Forest	No. 13	Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)	W 26–19	20,000	[5]
October 27	vs. No. 1 Army*	No. 19	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 13–48	42,287	[6]
November 3	at Georgia Tech*	No. 18	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 14–6	30,000	[7]
November 10	NC State	No. 16	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 26–13	15,000	[8]
November 24	North Carolina	No. 15	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 14–7	44,000	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1945 college football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	13	16	19	18т	16	20	15	11	13