1962 Duke Blue Devils football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1962
| team = Duke Blue Devils
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| short_conf = ACC
| CoachRank = 14
| record = 8–2
| conf_record = 6–0
| head_coach = William D. Murray
| hc_year = 12th
| mvp = Jean Berry
| captain = Johnny Markas
| stadium = Duke Stadium
| champion = ACC champion
}}
{{1962 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings}}
The 1962 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. Led by 12-year head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the ACC title for the third consecutive season.
Duke was ranked No. 8 in the AP poll for the season opener against USC, but dropped out of the rankings following the loss and was not ranked again for the remainder of the season. The Blue Devils declined an invitation to play in the 1962 Gator Bowl.{{cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=620497|title=Looking Back... A Look Inside Duke's Gridiron Success in the Early 1960s |work=goduke.com}} Duke's 1962 ACC title remains the school's most recent outright conference championship.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1962
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 8
| opponent = USC
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 7–14
| attend = 26,400
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sacramento-bee-trojans-topple-favore/139154631/|work=The Sacramento Bee|title=Trojans topple favored Duke 14–7|date=September 23, 1962|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = w
| opponent = South Carolina
| site_stadium = Duke Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| score = 21–8
| attend = 24,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-duke-scores-in-2nd-h/139154700/|work=The Virginian-Pilot|title=Duke scores in 2nd half|date=September 30, 1962|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Florida
| site_stadium = Gator Bowl Stadium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| score = 28–21
| attend = 30,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-down-210-duke-s/133352899/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Down 21–0, Duke storms back, 28–21|date=October 7, 1962|accessdate=October 12, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| opponent = California
| site_stadium = Duke Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| score = 21–7
| attend = 31,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-danville-register-duke-beats-calif/139154774/|work=The Danville Register|title=Duke beats Calif., 21–7|date=October 14, 1962|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Clemson
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| score = 16–0
| attend = 38,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-news-duke-blanks-tigers-160/139154876/|work=The Macon Telegraph & News|title=Duke blanks Tigers, 16–0|date=October 21, 1962|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = w
| opponent = NC State
| site_stadium = Duke Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 21–14
| attend = 23,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-duke-comes-back-to-beat-wolfpa/139154928/|work=The State|title=Duke comes back to beat Wolfpack|date=October 28, 1962|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| site_stadium = Duke Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| score = 9–20
| attend = 44,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-duke-convinced-by-lothri/133354385/|work=St. Petersburg Times|title=Duke convinced by Lothridge|date=November 4, 1962|accessdate=October 12, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = w
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Duke Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| score = 10–7
| attend = 26,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-duke-tops-maryland-ter/139154976/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=Duke tops Maryland Terps 10–7|date=November 11, 1962|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Bowman Gray Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 50–0
| attend = 12,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press-duke-bounces-wake-for/139155063/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=Duke bounces Wake Forest eleven, 50–0|date=November 18, 1962|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Kenan Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = Victory Bell
| score = 16–14
| attend = 40,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-last-minute-win-to-duk/139155119/|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Last-minute win to Duke|date=November 25, 1962|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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References
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{{Atlantic Coast Conference football champions}}
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