1976 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJerry McGee (5th season)
MVPBilly Bryan
CaptainTony Benjamin, Billy Bryan, Bob Grupp
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
1976 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Maryland $ 5 0 011 1 0
North Carolina 4 1 09 3 0
Wake Forest 3 3 05 6 0
Duke 2 3 15 5 1
NC State 2 3 03 7 1
Virginia 1 3 02 9 0
Clemson 0 4 13 6 2
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1976 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Tennessee*W 21–1882,687[3]
September 18at South Carolina*L 6–2452,237
September 25at VirginiaW 27–620,000
October 21:30 p.m.No. 2 Pittsburgh*L 31–4437,200
October 9at Miami (FL)*W 20–713,811
October 16at ClemsonT 18–1841,500
October 23No. 6 Marylanddagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 3–3020,200
October 30Georgia Tech*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 31–730,300
November 6Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
L 17–3823,600
November 13at NC StateW 28–1441,600
November 20at North CarolinaL 38–3948,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1976 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. "1976 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. "Blue Devils surprise Vols, record crowd". The Charlotte Observer. September 12, 1976. Retrieved May 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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