1980 Duke Blue Devils football team
American college football season
1980 Duke Blue Devils football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 2–9 (1–5 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Steve Spurrier (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Cliff Yoshida (1st season) |
MVP | John Brinkman |
Captain | Ed Brown, Dennis Tabron |
Home stadium | Wallace Wade Stadium |
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No. 10 North Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Shirley Wilson, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 2–9, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished seventh in the ACC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | East Carolina* | L 10–35 | 27,400 | [1] | |
September 20 | at No. 19 Auburn* | L 28–35 | 57,742 | [2] | |
September 27 | Virginia |
| L 17–20 | 14,144 | [3] |
October 4 | at Indiana* |
| L 21–31 | 43,120 | [4] |
October 11 | at No. 17 South Carolina* | L 7–20 | 56,451 | [5] | |
October 18 | at Clemson |
| W 34–17 | 59,873 | [6][7] |
October 25 | Maryland |
| L 14–17 | 17,400 | [8] |
November 1 | Georgia Tech*![]() |
| W 17–12 | 18,200 | [9] |
November 8 | Wake Forest |
| L 24–27 | 23,000 | [10] |
November 15 | at NC State |
| L 21–38 | 42,800 | [11] |
November 22 | at No. 15 North Carolina |
| L 21–44 | 51,389 | [12] |
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Personnel
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Offense
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References
- ^ "East Carolina routs Duke". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 7, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn holds off possessed Devils". The News and Observer. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia hands Duke 9th straight defeat". The Times-Mail. September 28, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hoosiers overcome errors to down Duke". Wisconsin State Journal. October 5, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rogers, Gamecocks outlast Duke". The Palm Beach Post. October 12, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson shocked by Duke 34–17". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 19, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1981". Clemson University. 1981. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Wysocki tramples Duke". The Chapel Hill News. October 26, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech hits a new low in 17–12 fall to Duke". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 2, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake overcomes Duke". The State. November 9, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack's 'D' bans bomb, Avery guides State by Duke". The Danville Register. November 16, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bryant's running helps Tar Heels KO Blue Devils' rally". The Charlotte Observer. November 23, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1980 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
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