1997 Duke Blue Devils football team
American college football season
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 2–9 (0–8 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Larry Beckish (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bob Trott (2nd season) |
MVP | Chike Egbuniwe |
Captain | Jeff Hodrick, Chike Egbuniwe |
Home stadium | Wallace Wade Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Florida State $ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 North Carolina | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The team was led by head coach Fred Goldsmith.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | 7:00 pm | NC State |
| L 14–45 | 33,214 | [1] | |
September 13 | 2:00 pm | at Northwestern* |
| L 20–24 | 36,225 | [2] | |
September 20 | 7:00 pm | Army* |
| W 20–17 | 21,748 | [3] | |
September 27 | 12:00 pm | Navy*![]() |
| JPS | W 26–17 | 17,370 | [4] |
October 4 | 3:30 pm | at Maryland | L 10–16 | 23,206 | [5] | ||
October 11 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 Florida State |
| L 27–51 | 21,557 | [6] | |
October 18 | 12:00 pm | at Virginia | JPS | L 10–13 | 36,600 | [7] | |
October 25 | 12:00 pm | Wake Forest |
| JPS | L 24–38 | 28,531 | [8] |
November 8 | 12:00 pm | at Clemson |
| JPS | L 20–29 OT | 60,363 | [9] |
November 15 | 1:30 pm | Georgia Tech |
| L 38–41 | 22,638 | [10] | |
November 22 | 12:00 pm | at No. 8 North Carolina |
| JPS | L 14–50 | 53,500 | [11] |
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References
- ^ "State packs a wallop". The News and Observer. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northwestern edges Duke". News and Record. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke shocks Army on late FG". The Daily Item. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke wins back-to-back games after beating Navy". Martinsville Bulletin. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland edges Duke". The Atlanta Journal. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fla. State rolls 51–27 after Duke leads early". The Atlanta Constitution. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late game taunt costs Duke chance at OT". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest overcomes turnovers". The Times and Democrat. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson holds off Duke". The Atlanta Journal. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Devils still blue after loss to Jackets". The Salisbury Post. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heels make big bowl plea". The News and Observer. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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