1979 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season

1979 Duke Blue Devils football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 2–8–1 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach|

* Shirley Wilson (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Dick Kemp (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Larry Thompson (1st season)
MVP| Craig Hoskins
Captains|

* Craig Hoskins
* Bob Riordan

Home stadium| Wallace Wade Stadium

Seasons

← 1978

1980 →

1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
NC State $  | 5  | – | 1  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 4  | – | 0
Clemson | 4  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 8  | – | 4  | – | 0
Maryland | 4  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 4  | – | 0
Wake Forest | 3  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 8  | – | 4  | – | 0
No. 15 North Carolina | 3  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 8  | – | 3  | – | 1
Virginia | 1  | – | 4  | – | 0 |  |  | 6  | – | 5  | – | 0
Duke | 0  | – | 6  | – | 0 |  |  | 2  | – | 8  | – | 1

* $ – Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Shirley Wilson, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 2–8–1, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the ACC.

## Schedule

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

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September 15| | East Carolina*|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| W 28–14| 33,800| [1]
September 22| | at South Carolina*|

* Williams–Brice Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| L 0–35| 53,793| [2]
September 29| | at Virginia|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA

| L 12–30| 26,947| [3]
October 6| | at Army*|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| T 17–17| 33,874| [4]
October 13| | at Richmond*|

* City Stadium
* Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)

| W 34–7| 10,500| [5]
October 20| | Clemson|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| L 10–28| 24,600| [6]
October 27| | Maryland|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| L 0–27| 34,200| [7]
November 3| | at Georgia Tech*|

* Grant Field
* Atlanta, GA

| L 14–24| 23,445| [8]
November 10| | at No. 20 Wake Forest|

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

| L 14–17| 28,300| [9]
November 17| | NC State|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC (rivalry)

| L 7–28| 24,100| [10]
November 24| 1:30 p.m.| North Carolina|

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

| L 16–37| 39,800| [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## References

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1. ^ "QB Driskell leaves bench to direct Duke to 28–14 win over East Carolina". The Times and Democrat. September 16, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "USC routs Duke, 35–0". Florence Morning News. September 23, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Taylor, Vigorito lead Virginia to 30–12 win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 30, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Army, Duke tie". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 7, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "New complaint: Did Duke try bit too hard?". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Clemson rips Blue Devils, 28–10". The Lynchburg News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Maryland blanks Duke, 27–0". The Greenville News. October 28, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Jackets handle Devils". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 4, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Wake Forest kicks past Duke". Fort Myers News-Press. November 11, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Wolfpack pounds Duke, wins title". The Chapel Hill News. November 18, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Lawrence, UNC rush past Duke". Winston-Salem Journal. November 25, 1979. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "1979 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 28, 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
* Wake Forest

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

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