The 1944 Duke Blue Devils football team was an

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team that represented

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as a member of the

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during the

1944 college football season The 1944 college football season was the 76th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Competition included schools from the Big Ten Conference, the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Big Six C ...

. In its third season under head coach

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, the team compiled a 6–4 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, was ranked No. 11 in the final

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, and defeated

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in the

1945 Sugar Bowl The 1945 Sugar Bowl, part of the 1944 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1945, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the Duke Blue ...

on New Year's Day. The Blue Devils outscored opponents by a total of 230 to 118.

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Duke Blue Devils football seasons Southern Conference football champion seasons Sugar Bowl champion seasons

Duke Blue Devils football The Duke Blue Devils football team represents Duke University in the sport of American football. The Blue Devils compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Coastal Division of th ...

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