1979 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–8–1 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Kemp (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Thompson (1st season)
MVPCraig Hoskins
CaptainCraig Hoskins, Bob Riordan
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
NC State $ 5 1 07 4 0
Clemson 4 2 08 4 0
Maryland 4 2 07 4 0
Wake Forest 3 2 08 4 0
No. 15 North Carolina 3 3 08 3 1
Virginia 1 4 06 5 0
Duke 0 6 02 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15East Carolina*W 28–1433,800[2]
September 22at South Carolina*L 0–3553,743
September 29at VirginiaL 12–3026,947
October 6at Army*T 17–1733,874
October 13at Richmond*W 34–710,500[3]
October 20Clemsondagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 10–2824,600
October 27Maryland
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 0–2734,200
November 3at Georgia Tech*L 14–2423,445
November 10at No. 20 Wake ForestL 14–1728,300
November 17NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
L 7–2824,100
November 241:30 p.m.North Carolina
L 16–3739,800
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. "1979 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. "QB Driskell leaves bench to direct Duke to 28–14 win over East Carolina". The Times and Democrat. September 16, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "New complaint: Did Duke try bit too hard?". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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