1973 Duke Blue Devils football team

1973 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–8–1 (1–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJerry McGee (2nd season)
MVPKeith Stoneback
CaptainMark Johnson, John Ricca, Keith Stoneback
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 NC State $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Duke 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 8 – 1
North Carolina 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 2–8–1, with a conference record of 1–4–1, and finished fifth in the ACC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at No. 9 Tennessee*
L 17–2170,787[2]
September 22Washington*
W 23–2122,500[3]
September 29at Virginia
L 3–720,300[4]
October 6at Purdue*
L 7–2753,241[5]
October 13No. 18 Tulane*dagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 17–2420,500[6]
October 20Clemson
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 8–2433,800[7]
October 27vs. Maryland
L 10–3020,500[8]
November 3at Georgia Tech*
L 10–1247,129[9]
November 10at Wake Forest
T 7–720,500[10]
November 17No. 20 NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
L 3–2140,380[11]
November 24North Carolina
W 27–1044,600[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

References

  1. ^ "1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Vols finally slip past tenacious Blue Devils". The News and Observer. September 16, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Huskies snatch loss from victory's jaw". Tacoma News Tribune. September 23, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia spills Duke 7–3". The Tennessean. September 30, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Duke slowly bedeviled by Purdue 27–7". Chicago Tribune. October 7, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane brother combination tops Duke with late score". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Clemson rips Duke, 24–8, now 2–0 in ACC". The Charlotte Observer. October 21, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Terps tame Duke in Oyster Bowl". Daily Press. October 28, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "'Tech wins as 'Devil FG fails". The Tampa Tribune. November 4, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duke and Wake Forest settle for 7–7 ACC tie". The Danville Register. November 11, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "State tops Duke". Greensboro Daily News. November 18, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Spears leads Blue Devils to upset of Tar Heels". The Robesonian. November 25, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1973 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.


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