1942 Duke Blue Devils football team

1942 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
MVPTom Burns
CaptainJim Smith
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1942 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 0 09 1 1
VPI 5 1 07 2 1
Wake Forest 6 1 16 2 1
North Carolina 3 1 15 2 2
Duke 3 1 15 4 1
NC State 3 1 24 4 2
Furman 3 3 03 6 0
The Citadel 2 2 05 2 0
Clemson 2 3 13 6 1
Davidson 2 4 12 6 1
VMI 2 4 13 5 1
George Washington 2 4 03 6 0
Maryland 1 2 07 2 0
South Carolina 1 4 01 7 1
Richmond 1 5 03 6 1
Washington and Lee 0 4 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1942 college football season. In its first season under head coach Eddie Cameron, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 211 to 98. Jim Smith was the team captain.

Duke was ranked at No. 20 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.

The team played its home games at Duke Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.