Year: | 1953 |
Team: | Duke Blue Devils |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | ACC |
Coachrank: | 18 |
Aprank: | 18 |
Record: | 7–2–1 |
Conf Record: | 4–0 |
Head Coach: | William D. Murray |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Mvp: | Bob Burrows |
Captain: | Howard Pitt |
Stadium: | Duke Stadium |
Champion: | ACC co-champion |
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.[1]
Duke won a share of the 1953 ACC Championship, and finished the season ranked 18th in the final AP poll.