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Duke Blue Devils

Duke University
Durham, NC
Founded: 1838
Stadium: Wallace Wade Stadium
Capacity: 33,941
Colors: Duke Blue & White
Coach: William D. Bill Murray
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024

1958 Season Highlights

William D. Bill Murray enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Duke.

1958 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	@ South Carolina	0	8	L
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Virginia	12	15	L
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Illinois	15	13	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Baylor	12	7	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Notre Dame	7	9	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. North Carolina State	20	13	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Georgia Tech	8	10	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Louisiana State	18	50	L
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Wake Forest	29	0	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ North Carolina	7	6	W

1958 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	128
Scoring Average	12.8
Points Allowed	131
Defense Average	13.1
Opponents Record	48-50
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	2-4

1958 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1958 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Clemson	8-3	169	138	Lost 0-7	5-1	87	80	Frank Howard
South Carolina	7-3	168	116		5-2	104	50	Warren Giese
North Carolina	6-4	195	109		4-3	142	61	James M. Jim Tatum
Duke	5-5	128	131		3-2	68	42	William D. Bill Murray
Maryland	4-6	132	175		3-3	75	87	Thomas A. Tommy Mont
Wake Forest	3-7	124	163		2-4	73	100	Paul J. Amen
North Carolina State	2-7-1	120	160		2-5	86	107	Earle Edwards
Virginia	1-9	89	301		1-5	64	172	Richard Dick Voris

1958 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1958 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).