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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: Mike McGee
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1973 <- 1974 -> 1975 --> 2024
1974 Season Highlights
 Mike McGee enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Duke.
 
1974 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ North Carolina State  21   35   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ South Carolina  20   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Virginia  27   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Purdue  16   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Army  33   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Clemson  13   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Florida  13   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Georgia Tech  9   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Wake Forest  23   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Maryland  13   56   L    @ Norfolk, VA   
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ North Carolina  13   14   L       
 
1974 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored201
  Scoring Average18.3
  Points Allowed208
  Defense Average18.9
  Opponents Record61-62
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record1-5
1974 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1974 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Maryland 8-4316104Lost  3-76-019835  Jerry Claiborne
North Carolina State 9-2-1317241Tied  31-314-2145120  Lou Holtz
Clemson 7-4246250 4-2130135  Jimmy Red Parker
North Carolina 7-5364279Lost  24-264-2146115  Bill Dooley
Duke 6-5201208 2-4110136  Mike McGee
Virginia 4-7207239 1-561111  Sonny Randle
Wake Forest 1-1074348 0-631169  Chuck Mills

1974 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1974 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.