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: Steve Sloan Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1986 Season Highlights
Steve Sloan enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Duke.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Northwestern
17
6
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Georgia
7
31
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Ohio
22
7
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Virginia
20
13
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Vanderbilt
18
24
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Clemson
3
35
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Maryland
19
27
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Georgia Tech
6
34
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Wake Forest
38
36
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
North Carolina State
15
29
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
North Carolina
35
42
L
1986 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 200
Scoring Average 18.2
Points Allowed 284
Defense Average 25.8
Opponents Record 55-64
Conference Record 2-5
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 1-5
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 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
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.