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Duke Football Team History


Duke Blue Devils
Duke University
 Durham, NC
Founded: 1838
Stadium: Wallace Wade Stadium
Capacity: 33,941
Colors: Duke Blue & White
Coach: Tom Harp
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1969 <- 1970 -> 1971 --> 2024
1970 Season Highlights
 Tom Harp enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Duke.
 
1970 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Florida  19   21   L    @ Jacksonville, FL   
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Maryland  13   12   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Virginia  17   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Ohio State  10   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ West Virginia  21   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ North Carolina State  22   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Clemson  21   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Georgia Tech  16   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Wake Forest  14   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ South Carolina  42   38   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ North Carolina  34   59   L       
 
1970 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored229
  Scoring Average20.8
  Points Allowed252
  Defense Average22.9
  Opponents Record64-56
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record4-3
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1970 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 8-4372227Lost  26-485-2237125  Bill Dooley
Duke 6-5229252 5-2163160  Tom Harp
Wake Forest 6-5191241 5-1128110  Cal Stoll
South Carolina 4-6-1285253 3-2-1176130  Paul Dietzel
Clemson 3-8164313 2-4120165  Hootie Ingram
North Carolina State 3-7-190179 2-3-15380  Earle Edwards
Maryland 2-9112241 2-481125  Roy Lester
Virginia 5-6240187 0-676139  George Blackie Blackburn

1970 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1970 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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