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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: Fred Goldsmith
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Fred Goldsmith enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Duke.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. North Carolina State  14   45   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Northwestern  20   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Army  20   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Navy  26   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Maryland  10   16   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Florida State  27   51   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Virginia  10   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Wake Forest  24   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Clemson  20   29   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Georgia Tech  38   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ North Carolina  14   50   L       
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record2-9
  Points Scored223
  Scoring Average20.3
  Points Allowed341
  Defense Average31.0
  Opponents Record72-54
  Conference Record0-8
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record0-5
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Florida State 11-1468181Won  31-148-0347128  Bobby Bowden
North Carolina 11-1348146Won  42-37-1224110  Mack Brown
Georgia Tech 7-5314296Won  35-305-3200208  George OLeary
Virginia 7-4277242 5-3200187  George Welsh
Clemson 7-5292219Lost  17-214-4166158  Tommy West
North Carolina State 6-5325268 3-5215199  Mike OCain
Wake Forest 5-6245288 3-5166229  Jim Caldwell
Maryland 2-9161355 1-7109282  Ron Vanderlinden
Duke 2-9223341 0-8157283  Fred Goldsmith

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 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.