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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  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Mike McGee enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Duke.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Tennessee  21   18   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ South Carolina  6   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Virginia  21   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Pittsburgh  31   44   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Miami (Florida)  20   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Clemson  18   18   T       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Maryland  3   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Georgia Tech  31   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Wake Forest  17   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ North Carolina State  28   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ North Carolina  38   39   L       
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record5-5 -1
  Points Scored234
  Scoring Average21.3
  Points Allowed245
  Defense Average22.3
  Opponents Record61-48
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record1-3
  Away Record4-2 -1
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1976 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Maryland 11-1294115Lost  21-305-011124  Jerry Claiborne
North Carolina 9-3243220Lost  0-214-1144102  Bill Dooley
Wake Forest 5-6177206 3-3124118  Chuck Mills
Duke 5-5-1234245 2-3-1125145  Mike McGee
North Carolina State 3-7-1205259 2-39798  Bo Rein
Virginia 2-9106266 1-33097  Dick Bestwick
Clemson 3-6-2172237 0-4-176123  Jimmy Red Parker

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1976 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.