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Duke Blue Devils

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

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1888 <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024

1973 Season Highlights

Mike McGee enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Duke.

1973 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 15	@ Tennessee	17	21	L
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Washington	23	21	W
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Virginia	3	7	L
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Purdue	7	27	L
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Tulane	17	24	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Clemson	8	24	L
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Maryland	10	30	L	@ Norfolk, VA
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Georgia Tech	10	12	L
Sat., Nov. 10	@ Wake Forest	7	7	T
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. North Carolina State	3	21	L
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. North Carolina	27	10	W

1973 Season Totals
Record	2-8 -1
Points Scored	132
Scoring Average	12.0
Points Allowed	204
Defense Average	18.5
Opponents Record	60-64
Conference Record	1-4
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	0-5 -1

1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1973 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
North Carolina State	9-3	396	251	Won 31-18	6-0	197	93	Lou Holtz
Maryland	8-4	335	141	Lost 16-17	5-1	173	50	Jerry Claiborne
Clemson	5-6	231	263		4-2	147	129	Jimmy Red Parker
Virginia	4-7	199	300		3-3	122	161	Don Lawrence
North Carolina	4-7	242	266		1-5	150	159	Bill Dooley
Duke	2-8-1	132	204		1-4-1	58	99	Mike McGee
Wake Forest	1-9-1	73	326		0-5-1	38	194	Chuck Mills

1973 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1973 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).