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-
1972 Season Highlights
Mike McGee enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Duke.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Alabama
12
35
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Washington
6
14
L
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Stanford
6
10
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Virginia
37
13
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
North Carolina State
0
17
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Clemson
7
0
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Maryland
20
14
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Navy
17
16
W
@ Norfolk, VA
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Georgia Tech
20
14
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Wake Forest
7
9
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
North Carolina
0
14
L
1972 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 132
Scoring Average 12.0
Points Allowed 156
Defense Average 14.2
Opponents Record 69-53
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-4
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 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
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.