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. ^{[1] [2]}

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. ^[3]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	vs. Davidson	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 21–0	2,500	[4]
October 3	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC ( rivalry)	L 7–20	7,000	[5]
October 10	Georgia Pre-Flight*	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 12–26	7,500	[6]
October 17	vs. No. 9 Colgate*	Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY	W 34–0	18,782	[7]
October 24	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 28–0	15,000–20,000	[8]
October 31	No. 5 Georgia Tech*	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 7–26	24,000	[9]
November 7	Maryland	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 42–0	7,500	[10]
November 14	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC ( rivalry)	T 13–13	32,000	[11]
November 21	NC State	Duke Stadium Durham, NC ( rivalry)	W 47–0	15,000	[12]
November 28	at Jacksonville NAS*	Jacksonville, FL	L 0–13	7,500	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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