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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: Steve Sloan
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 1984 <- 1985 -> 1986 --> 2024

1985 Season Highlights

Steve Sloan enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Duke.

1985 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Northwestern	40	17	W
Sat., Sep. 14	@ West Virginia	18	20	L
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Ohio	34	13	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Virginia	14	37	L
Sat., Oct. 12	@ South Carolina	7	28	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Clemson	9	21	L
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Maryland	10	40	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Georgia Tech	0	9	L
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Wake Forest	7	27	L
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. North Carolina State	31	19	W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ North Carolina	23	21	W

1985 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	193
Scoring Average	17.5
Points Allowed	252
Defense Average	22.9
Opponents Record	59-63
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	1-5

1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1985 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Maryland	9-3	326	192	Won 35-18	6-0	192	92	Bobby Ross
Georgia Tech	9-2-1	252	132	Won 17-14	5-1	136	55	Bill Curry
Clemson	6-6	244	222	Lost 13-20	4-3	167	122	Danny Ford
Virginia	6-5	262	217		4-3	172	150	George Welsh
North Carolina	5-6	224	223		3-4	129	154	Dick Crum
Duke	4-7	193	252		2-5	94	174	Steve Sloan
North Carolina State	3-8	186	305		2-5	121	189	Thomas Tom Reed
Wake Forest	4-7	212	249		1-6	99	174	Al Groh
Miami	10-2	406	195	Lost 7-35				Jimmy Johnson

1985 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1985 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.