1966 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1966 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1966 record5–5 (2–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJacque Hetrick (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGeorge Hill (1st season)
MVPBob Matheson
CaptainBob Matheson, Mike Shasby
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Clemson $   6 1     6 4  
NC State   5 2     5 5  
Maryland   3 3     4 6  
Virginia   3 3     4 6  
Duke   2 3     5 5  
Wake Forest   2 4     3 7  
South Carolina   1 3     1 9  
North Carolina   1 4     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1966 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 17West Virginia*W 34–1525,000
September 24at Pittsburgh*W 14–724,684
October 1Virginia
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 27–810,000
October 8at MarylandL 19–2128,400
October 15at ClemsonL 6–930,000
October 22NC State
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–3327,000
October 29No. 6 Georgia Tech*dagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–4842,000
November 5at Navy*W 9–722,203
November 12at No. 1 Notre Dame*L 0–6459,075
November 19at North CarolinaW 41–2546,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1966 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 86 Dave Dunaway Sr
G 63 Carl Gersbach
QB 18 Al Woodall
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 28 Bob Matheson Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "1966 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "1966 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
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