1977 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1977 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1977 record5–6 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn Gutekunst (1st season)
MVPMike Dunn
CaptainFrank DeStefano, Jeff Green
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 North Carolina $ 5 0 1 8 3 1
No. 19 Clemson 4 1 1 8 3 1
NC State 4 2 0 8 4 0
Maryland 4 2 0 8 4 0
Duke 2 4 0 5 6 0
Virginia 1 5 0 1 9 1
Wake Forest 0 6 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10East Carolina*L 16–1738,200[2]
September 17at No. 1 Michigan*L 9–21104,072
September 24at VirginiaW 31–726,000
October 1Navy*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 28–1624,800
October 8at South Carolina*W 25–2149,385
October 15Clemsondagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 11–1726,500
October 22at MarylandL 13–3144,687
October 29at Georgia Tech*W 25–2447,131
November 5at Wake ForestW 38–1415,100
November 12NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 32–3728,350
November 19No. 18 North Carolina
L 3–1640,078
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1977 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "ECU tops Duke, 17–16". The Charlotte Observer. September 11, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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