1997 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season

1997 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–9 (0–8 ACC)
Head coach
  • Fred Goldsmith (4th season)
Offensive coordinatorLarry Beckish (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Trott (2nd season)
MVPChike Egbuniwe
CaptainJeff Hodrick, Chike Egbuniwe
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 67:00 pmNC StateL 14–4533,214[1]
September 132:00 pmat Northwestern*
L 20–2436,225[2]
September 207:00 pmArmy*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 20–1721,748[3]
September 2712:00 pmNavy*dagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
JPSW 26–1717,370[4]
October 43:30 pmat MarylandL 10–1623,206[5]
October 117:00 pmNo. 4 Florida State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 27–5121,557[6]
October 1812:00 pmat VirginiaJPSL 10–1336,600[7]
October 2512:00 pmWake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
JPSL 24–3828,531[8]
November 812:00 pmat Clemson
JPSL 20–29 OT60,363[9]
November 151:30 pmGeorgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 38–4122,638[10]
November 2212:00 pmat No. 8 North CarolinaJPSL 14–5053,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ^ "State packs a wallop". The News and Observer. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Northwestern edges Duke". News and Record. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Duke shocks Army on late FG". The Daily Item. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke wins back-to-back games after beating Navy". Martinsville Bulletin. September 28, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Maryland edges Duke". The Atlanta Journal. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fla. State rolls 51–27 after Duke leads early". The Atlanta Constitution. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Late game taunt costs Duke chance at OT". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wake Forest overcomes turnovers". The Times and Democrat. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson holds off Duke". The Atlanta Journal. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Devils still blue after loss to Jackets". The Salisbury Post. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Heels make big bowl plea". The News and Observer. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Site is undergoing maintenance".
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