1968 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season

1968 Duke Blue Devils football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 4–6 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach|

* Tom Harp (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Jacque Hetrick (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator| George Hill (3rd season)
MVP| Henley Carter
Captain| J. B. Edwards
Home stadium| Wallace Wade Stadium

Seasons

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1969 ->

1968 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
NC State $  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Clemson | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Virginia | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
South Carolina | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Duke | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
Maryland | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0
North Carolina | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* Virginia game against Navy counted in the conference standings.

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Tom Harp, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 4–6, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the ACC.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 21| | at South Carolina|

* Carolina Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| W 14–7| 42,234| [1]
September 28| | Michigan*|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| L 10–31| 25,000| [2]
October 5| | vs. Maryland|

* Foreman Field
* Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)

| W 30–28| 21,000| [3]
October 12| | Virginia|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| L 20–50| 22,000| [4]
October 19| | at Clemson|

* Memorial Stadium
* Clemson, SC

| L 22–39| 28,509| [5]
October 26| 2:00 p.m.| at Army*|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| L 25–57| 32,000| [6]
November 2| | Georgia Tech*|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| W 46–30| 25,000| [7]
November 9| | NC State|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC (rivalry)

| L 15–17| 25,000| [8]
November 16| | Wake Forest|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC (rivalry)

| W 18–3| 17,500| [9]
November 23| | at North Carolina|

* Kenan Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)

| L 14–25| 44,500| [10]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* All times are in Eastern time

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## References

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1. ^ "Duke pulls shocker on USC 14–10". The Daily Progress. September 22, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "U-M explodes over Duke". Detroit Free Press. September 29, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Duke halts upset try by Terps". Fort Lauderdale News. October 6, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Virginia blasts Blue Devils, 50–20". The News and Observer. October 13, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Duke falls to Clemson". Bristol Herald Courier. October 20, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Army's big guns blast Duke, 57–25". The Roanoke Times. October 27, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Duke scores 46–30 upset of Ga. Tech". The Palm Beach Post. November 3, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "State nips Duke". Greensboro Daily News. November 10, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Hart shatters offense mark as Duke downs Deacs, 18–3". Daily Press. November 17, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Bomar leads Tar Heels to upset of Duke, 25–14". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 24, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "1968 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

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Duke Blue Devils football

Venues|

* Hanes Field (c. 1913–1928)
* Wallace Wade Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* North Carolina: Victory Bell
* Tobacco Road

Culture & lore|

* History
* Blue Devil
* "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!"
* Blue and White (Duke fight song)
* Marching band

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