1979 Duke Blue Devils football team

1979 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–8–1 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Kemp (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Thompson (1st season)
MVPCraig Hoskins
CaptainCraig Hoskins, Bob Riordan
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 15 North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Virginia 1 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Duke 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Shirley Wilson, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 2–8–1, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the ACC.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15East Carolina*
W 28–1433,800[1]
September 22at South Carolina*
L 0–3553,793[2]
September 29at Virginia
L 12–3026,947[3]
October 6at Army*
T 17–1733,874[4]
October 13at Richmond*
W 34–710,500[5]
October 20Clemsondagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 10–2824,600[6]
October 27Maryland
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 0–2734,200[7]
November 3at Georgia Tech*
L 14–2423,445[8]
November 10at No. 20 Wake Forest
L 14–1728,300[9]
November 17NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
L 7–2824,100[10]
November 241:30 p.m.North Carolina
L 16–3739,800[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[12]

References

  1. ^ "QB Driskell leaves bench to direct Duke to 28–14 win over East Carolina". The Times and Democrat. September 16, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "USC routs Duke, 35–0". Florence Morning News. September 23, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Taylor, Vigorito lead Virginia to 30–12 win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 30, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Army, Duke tie". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 7, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "New complaint: Did Duke try bit too hard?". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Clemson rips Blue Devils, 28–10". The Lynchburg News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maryland blanks Duke, 27–0". The Greenville News. October 28, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jackets handle Devils". The Macon Telegrapgh & News. November 4, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wake Forest kicks past Duke". Fort Myers News-Press. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wolfpack pounds Duke, wins title". The Chapel Hill News. November 18, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Lawrence, UNC rush past Duke". Winston-Salem Journal. November 25, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1979 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2024.


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