1973 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1973 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1973 record2–8–1 (1–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJerry McGee (2nd season)
MVPKeith Stoneback
CaptainMark Johnson, John Ricca, Keith Stoneback
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 NC State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Duke 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
North Carolina 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1973 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at No. 9 Tennessee*
L 17–2170,787
September 22Washington*
W 23–2122,500
September 29at Virginia
L 3–720,300
October 6at Purdue*
L 7–2753,241
October 13No. 18 Tulane*dagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 17–2420,500[3]
October 20Clemson
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 8–2433,800
October 27vs. Maryland
L 10–3020,500
November 3at Georgia Tech*
L 10–1247,129
November 10at Wake Forest
T 7–720,500
November 17No. 20 NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 3–2140,380
November 24North Carolina
W 27–1044,600
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "1973 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane brother combination tops Duke with late score". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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