1976 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1976 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1976 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
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Maryland $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
NC State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Virginia 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Clemson 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 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[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 11at Tennessee*
W 21–1882,687
September 18at South Carolina*
L 6–2452,237
September 25at Virginia
W 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 Clemson
T 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
L 17–3823,600
November 13at NC State
W 28–1441,600
November 20at North Carolina
L 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.
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