When the Rose Bowl Was Played in Durham, NC-- Part 4

They played in a driving winter rain that began three hours before the game started. Duke fumbled the opening kick-off and never led, although rallying twice to tie it before losing 20-16.

By February 1942, some 200 Trinity College (the name was changed to Duke in 1924) students were on active duty or military-related roles. Curriculum was changed to reflect a wartime emphasis, if only in name. For example, a course on parabolic equations became "Math of Artillery Fire."

Within 14 months, 2/3 of the Duke male students were in some sort of reserve training program. Overall, enrollment dropped and greater numbers of women began attending.

The War Comes Home. --GreGen