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Duke football bowl history: Every bowl game the Blue Devils have played in

By Josh Yourish

Nov 10, 2018; Durham, NC, USA; Duke Blue Devils quarterback Daniel Jones passes the football in the second half against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Wallace Wade Stadium. The Duke Blue Devils won 42-35. Mandatory Credit: Nell Redmond-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 10, 2018; Durham, NC, USA; Duke Blue Devils quarterback Daniel Jones passes the football in the second half against the North Carolina Tar Heels at Wallace Wade Stadium. The Duke Blue Devils won 42-35. Mandatory Credit: Nell Redmond-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 29, 2010; Los Angeles, CA, USA; View of the Rose Bowl logo Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 29, 2010; Los Angeles, CA, USA; View of the Rose Bowl logo Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/Image of Sport-USA TODAY Sports /

1942 Rose Bowl: A disappointment in Durham

Wallace Wade coached the Blue Devils from 1931 through 1941, and again from 1946-50 but never won a bowl game at Duke. Again, he led his team to the Rose Bowl with a perfect 9-0 record, but again he fell short on New Year’s Day.

The Blue Devils lost to Oregon State, 20-16 to finish the year 9-1, ranked No. 2 in the country. The West Coast team didn’t actually have the advantage in this one because Duke hosted the Rose Bowl in Durham North Carolina in 1942 because of the attack on Pearl Harbor about a month prior.

Until 2021, when the game had to be moved to Dallas due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the only Rose Bowl game played outside of Pasadena California.

Duke was dominant that season and had not allowed more than 14 points to any opponent, but the Rose Bowl loss assured that Minnesota won its fifth national championship in eight seasons.

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