The 1962 Duke Blue Devils football team represented
Duke University
Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...
as member of the
Atlantic Coast Conference
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(ACC) during the
1962 NCAA University Division football season
The 1962 NCAA University Division football season was played by American football teams representing 140 colleges and universities recognized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as major programs. The remaining 370 colleges a ...
. 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
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, 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. Duke's 1962 ACC title remains the school's most recent outright conference championship.
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Duke
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Duke Blue Devils football seasons
Atlantic Coast Conference football 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 Division I (NCAA)#Division I-Bowl Subdivision, Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic As ...
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