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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 <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024

1959 Season Highlights

William D. Bill Murray enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Duke.

1959 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 19	@ South Carolina	7	12	L
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Ohio State	13	14	L
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Rice	24	7	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Pittsburgh	0	12	L
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Army	6	21	L
Sat., Oct. 24	@ North Carolina State	17	15	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Georgia Tech	10	7	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Clemson	0	6	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Wake Forest	27	15	W
Thu., Nov. 26	vs. North Carolina	0	50	L

1959 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	104
Scoring Average	10.4
Points Allowed	159
Defense Average	15.9
Opponents Record	47-49
Conference Record	2-3
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	2-4

1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1959 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Clemson	9-2	285	103	Won 23-7	6-1	181	77	Frank Howard
North Carolina	5-5	198	142		5-2	176	71	James M. Jim Tatum
South Carolina	6-4	170	169		4-3	104	129	Warren Giese
Wake Forest	6-4	218	178		4-3	169	134	Paul J. Amen
Maryland	5-5	184	188		4-2	143	104	Thomas N. Tom Nugent
Duke	4-6	104	159		2-3	51	98	William D. Bill Murray
North Carolina State	1-9	117	201		0-6	76	122	Earle Edwards
Virginia	0-10	80	393		0-5	44	209	Richard Dick Voris

1959 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1959 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.