1973 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season

1973 Duke Blue Devils football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 2–8–1 (1–4–1 ACC)
Head coach|

* Mike McGee (3rd season)

Defensive coordinator| Jerry McGee (2nd season)
MVP| Keith Stoneback
Captain| Mark Johnson, John Ricca, Keith Stoneback
Home stadium| Wallace Wade Stadium

Seasons

<- 1972

1974 ->

1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 15| at No. 9 Tennessee*|

* Neyland Stadium
* Knoxville, TN

| L 17–21| 70,787| [2]
September 22| Washington*|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| W 23–21| 22,500| [3]
September 29| at Virginia|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| L 3–7| 20,300| [4]
October 6| at Purdue*|

* Ross–Ade Stadium
* West Lafayette, IN

| L 7–27| 53,241| [5]
October 13| No. 18 Tulane*|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| L 17–24| 20,500| [6]
October 20| Clemson|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| L 8–24| 33,800| [7]
October 27| vs. Maryland|

* Foreman Field
* Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)

| L 10–30| 20,500| [8]
November 3| at Georgia Tech*|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| L 10–12| 47,129| [9]
November 10| at Wake Forest|

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)

| T 7–7| 20,500| [10]
November 17| No. 20 NC State|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC (rivalry)

| L 3–21| 40,380| [11]
November 24| North Carolina|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC (Victory Bell)

| W 27–10| 44,600| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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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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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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