1975 Duke Blue Devils football team

1975 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–5–2 (3–0–2 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJerry McGee (4th season)
MVPDave Meier
Captains
  • Ernie Clark
  • Dave Meier
  • Hal Spears
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
1975 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Maryland $5–0–09–2–1
Duke3–0–24–5–2
NC State2–2–17–4–1
Wake Forest3–3–03–8–0
Clemson2–3–02–9–0
North Carolina1–4–13–7–1
Virginia0–4–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1975 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 4–5–2, with a conference record of 3–0–2, and finished second in the ACC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 4 USC*
L 7–3556,727[2]
September 20South Carolina*
L 16–2421,500[3]
September 27Virginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 26–1121,750[4]
October 4at Pittsburgh*
L 0–1433,778[5]
October 11at Army*
W 21–1036,577[6]
October 18Clemsondagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 25–2131,800[7][8]
October 25at No. 12 Florida*
L 16–2462,222[9]
November 1at Georgia Tech*
L 16–2144,116[10]
November 8at Wake Forest
W 42–1428,900[11]
November 15NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
T 21–2143,200[12]
November 22North Carolina
T 17–1742,100[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14]

References

  1. ↑ "1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Bell has a ball for USC, 35–7". Independent Press-Telegram. September 13, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "South Carolina ends Duke streak, 24–16". Durham Sunday Herald. September 21, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Duke dumps Virginia". The Robesonian. September 28, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Pitt triumphs on Haygood runs". Sunday News Journal. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Duke capitalizes on Army errors". The Journal News. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1976". Clemson University. 1976. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Late TD gives Duke win". The Lynchburg News. October 19, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Gators edge Duke". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Georgia Tech defeats Duke". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Duke trounces Wake Forest". Bristol Herald Courier. November 9, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Buckey-led comeback salvages a 21–21 tie". The Chapel Hill News. November 16, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Blue Devils, Tar Heels fumble to 17–17 tie". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 23, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "1975 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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