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-
1997 Season Highlights
Fred Goldsmith enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Duke.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
North Carolina State
14
45
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Northwestern
20
24
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Army
20
17
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Navy
26
17
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Maryland
10
16
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Florida State
27
51
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Virginia
10
13
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Wake Forest
24
38
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Clemson
20
29
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Georgia Tech
38
41
L
Sat., Nov. 22 @
North Carolina
14
50
L
1997 Season Totals
Record 2-9
Points Scored 223
Scoring Average 20.3
Points Allowed 341
Defense Average 31.0
Opponents Record 72-54
Conference Record 0-8
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 0-5
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 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.