1965 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1965 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1965 record6–4 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
MVPJohn McNabb
CaptainJohn Gutekunst
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State + 5 2 0 6 4 0†
Clemson + 5 2 0 5 5 0†
Duke 4 2 0 6 4 0
Maryland 3 3 0 4 6 0
North Carolina 3 3 0 4 6 0
Virginia 3 3 0 4 6 0†
Wake Forest 2 4 0 3 7 0†
South Carolina 0 6 0 5 5 0†
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to an ineligible player. This moved Clemson and NC State to 5–2, making them co-champions. Overall records do not reflect this. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1965 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 18at VirginiaW 21–728,000
September 25at South CarolinaW 20–1539,000
October 2at Rice*W 41–2122,000
October 9Pittsburgh*W 21–1325,000
October 16Clemsondagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 2–331,000
October 23at Illinois*L 14–2847,077
October 30at Georgia Tech*L 23–3546,981
November 6at NC StateL 0–2119,500
November 13Wake Forest
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 40–725,000
November 20North Carolina
W 34–745,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "ACC Champions". 2007 Football Media Guide. Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 93. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "1965 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "1965 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
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