1953 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. In their third year under head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 7–2–1, with a conference record of 4–0, and finished as ACC co-champion.

1953 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 18
Record7–2–1 (4–0 ACC)
Head coach
  • William D. Murray (3rd season)
MVPBob Burrows
CaptainHoward Pitt
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1953 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Maryland + 3 0 010 1 0
No. 18 Duke + 4 0 07 2 1
South Carolina 2 3 07 3 0
North Carolina 2 3 04 6 0
Wake Forest 2 3 03 6 1
Clemson 1 2 03 5 1
NC State 0 3 01 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Duke won a share of the 1953 ACC Championship, and finished the season ranked 18th in the final AP poll.

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