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-
1998 Season Highlights
Fred Goldsmith enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Duke.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs. Western Carolina
24
10
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Northwestern
44
10
W
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Florida State
13
62
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Virginia
0
24
L
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Georgia Tech
13
41
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Wake Forest
19
16
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
North Carolina State
24
27
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Clemson
28
23
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Vanderbilt
33
36
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Maryland
25
42
L
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
North Carolina
6
28
L
1998 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 229
Scoring Average 20.8
Points Allowed 319
Defense Average 29.0
Opponents Record 58-59
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 2-4
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.