The 1958 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 1958 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 3–2, and finished third in the ACC.
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–2 ACC) |
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| MVP | George Dutrow |
| Captain | Pryor Millner |
| Home stadium | Duke Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Clemson $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 South Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | at South Carolina | L 0–8 | 38,000 | [2] | |
| September 27 | at Virginia | L 12–15 | 15,000 | [3] | |
| October 4 | Illinois* | W 15–13 | 25,000 | [4] | |
| October 11 | Baylor* |
| W 12–7 | 26,000 | [5] |
| October 18 | at No. 12 Notre Dame* | L 7–9 | 59,068 | [6] | |
| October 25 | NC State |
| W 20–13 | 20,000 | [7] |
| November 1 | Georgia Tech* |
| L 8–10 | 30,000 | [8] |
| November 8 | No. 1 LSU* | L 18–50 | 63,000 | [9] | |
| November 15 | at Wake Forest | W 29–0 | 20,000 | [10] | |
| November 22 | at North Carolina | W 7–6 | 44,500 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1958 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ^ "Gamecocks win, 8–0, over Duke". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 21, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia surprises Duke 15–12". St. Petersburg Times. September 28, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Illinois rally fails; Duke wins, 15 to 13". Chicago Tribune. October 5, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke rally trips Baylor, 12–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 12, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame beats Dukes in thriller". The State. October 19, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke edges NCS 20–13". The Chattanooga News. October 26, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ga. Tech beats Duke by field goal, 10–8". The Progress-Index. November 2, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana State trounces Duke". Winston-Salem Journal. November 9, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebounding Duke wallops Wake Forest by 29 to 0". The Virginian-Pilot. November 16, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke's Blue Devils conquer Carolina by 7–6". Greensboro Daily News. November 23, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1958 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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