1976 Duke Blue Devils football team
| 1976 Duke Blue Devils football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–5–1 (2–3–1 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Defensive coordinator | John Gutekunst (1st season) |
| MVP | Billy Bryan |
| Captain | Tony Benjamin, Billy Bryan, Bob Grupp |
| Home stadium | Wallace Wade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Maryland $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 5–5–1, with a conference record of 2–3–1, and finished fourth in the ACC.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | at Tennessee* | W 21–18 | 82,687 | [2] | |
| September 18 | at South Carolina* | L 6–24 | 52,237 | [3] | |
| September 25 | at Virginia | W 21–6 | 20,000 | [4] | |
| October 2 | No. 2 Pittsburgh* | L 31–44 | 37,200 | [5] | |
| October 9 | at Miami (FL)* | W 20–7 | 13,811 | [6] | |
| October 16 | at Clemson | T 18–18 | 41,500 | [7] | |
| October 23 | No. 6 Maryland |
| L 3–30 | 20,200 | [8] |
| October 30 | Georgia Tech* |
| W 31–7 | 30,300 | [9] |
| November 6 | Wake Forest |
| L 17–38 | 23,600 | [10] |
| November 13 | at NC State | W 28–14 | 41,600 | [11] | |
| November 20 | at North Carolina | L 38–39 | 48,000 | [12] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1976 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "Blue Devils surprise Vols, record crowd". The Charlotte Observer. September 12, 1976. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gamecocks down Duke". Salisbury Evening Post. September 19, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blue Devils hold off scrappy Cavs 27–6". Winston-Salem Journal. September 26, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pitt struggles by Duke". The Tampa Tribune. October 3, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Error-prone Miami falls to Duke, 20–7". The Bradenton Herald. October 10, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fusco's 57-yard FG gives Duke tie". The Daily Times-News. October 17, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Manges-led Terps trample Duke 30–3". Winston-Salem Journal. October 24, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke uses Tech mistakes to claim easy 31–7 win". The Robesonian. October 31, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest finds stamina, upsets Duke". The Charlotte Observer. November 7, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke downs 'Pack 28–14". Daily Press. November 14, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brilliant Voight lifts UNC". The State. November 21, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1976 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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