1991 Duke Blue Devils football team
| 1991 Duke Blue Devils football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–6–1 (1–6 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Eddie Wilson (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Dale Strahm (2nd season) |
| MVP | Dave Brown |
| Captain | Erwin Sampson, Pete Petroff |
| Home stadium | Wallace Wade Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 NC State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Barry Wilson, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at South Carolina* | T 24–24 | 71,200 | [1] | ||
| September 14 | Rutgers* | W 42–22 | 15,400 | [2] | |||
| September 21 | Colgate* |
| W 42–14 | 20,200 | [3] | ||
| September 28 | at Virginia | L 3–34 | 43,400 | [4] | |||
| October 5 | Vanderbilt* |
| W 17–13 | 20,600 | [5] | ||
| October 26 | at Maryland | W 17–13 | 35,423 | [6] | |||
| November 2 | Georgia Tech |
| L 6–17 | 38,732 | [7] | ||
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | L 14–31 | 15,759 | [8] | ||
| November 16 | No. 24 NC State |
| L 31–32 | 28,975 | [9] | ||
| November 23 | at North Carolina | L 14–47 | 50,500 | [10] | |||
| November 30 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 13 Clemson |
| ABC | L 21–33 | 50,000 | [11] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Devils rally for tie". The News and Observer. September 8, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers didn't execute again". The Courier-News. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Huffman, Dane (September 22, 1991). "Blue Devils Finally Shake Tough Colgate". The News & Observer. Raleigh, N.C. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavs' passing rips Blue Devils". Daily Press. September 29, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke's defense holds on, helps Devils past Vandy". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blue Devils shell Terps". The Herald-Sun. October 27, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech runs by Duke, 17–6". The Stuart News. November 3, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons upend Duke". Daily Press. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State rallies past Duke". Winston-Salem Journal. November 17, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNC has the Means to rip Duke". The News and Observer. November 24, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers pull away from Blue Devils". The Herald-Sun. December 1, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1991 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
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