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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: Tom Harp
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024

1969 Season Highlights

Tom Harp enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Duke.

1969 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	@ South Carolina	20	27	L
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Virginia	0	10	L
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Pittsburgh	12	14	L
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Wake Forest	27	20	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Maryland	7	20	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ North Carolina State	25	25	T
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Georgia Tech	7	20	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Clemson	34	27	W
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Virginia Tech	12	48	L	@ Norfolk, VA
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. North Carolina	17	13	W

1969 Season Totals
Record	3-6 -1
Points Scored	161
Scoring Average	16.1
Points Allowed	224
Defense Average	22.4
Opponents Record	40-59
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	2-1
Away Record	1-5 -1

1969 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1969 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
South Carolina	7-4	189	195	Lost 3-14	6-0	130	61	Paul Dietzel
North Carolina	5-5	200	164		3-3	89	59	Bill Dooley
Clemson	4-6	178	250		3-3	144	121	Frank Howard
Duke	3-6-1	161	224		3-3-1	130	142	Tom Harp
Maryland	3-7	100	249		3-3	63	116	Roy Lester
North Carolina State	3-6-1	183	201		3-2-1	127	78	Earle Edwards
Wake Forest	3-7	125	279		2-5	102	163	Cal Stoll
Virginia	3-7	115	170		1-5	59	104	George Blackie Blackburn

1969 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1969 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.