1972 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1972 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1972 record5–6 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJerry McGee (1st season)
MVPSteve Jones
CaptainDale Grimes, Bill Hanenberg, Steve Jones
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 North Carolina $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 17 NC State 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Maryland 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Duke 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1972 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9at No. 7 Alabama*
L 12–3571,281
September 16at No. 12 Washington*
L 6–1459,200
September 23No. 19 Stanford*
L 6–1024,600
September 30Virginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 37–1320,806
October 7at NC State
L 0–1738,200
October 14at Clemson
W 7–033,000
October 21Marylanddagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 20–1421,300
October 28vs. Navy*
W 17–1626,000
November 4Georgia Tech*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 20–1437,300
November 11Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–918,025
November 18at No. 16 North Carolina
W 0–1447,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1972 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 3 Bob Albright Jr
T 73 Ben Baier Jr
WR 18 Tom Chambers Sr
G 77 Willie Clayton Sr
TE 88 Gene Devine So
RB 46 Steve Jones Sr
T 64 Ed Newman Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 14 Buck Bowers So
DE 98 Jeff Burleson
DE 80 Randy Chambers Sr
LB 38 Jack Childress Sr
DE 87 Ernest Clark So
DB 24 Butler Cox Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ "1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "1972 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
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