1998 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season

1998 Duke Blue Devils football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 4–7 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach|

* Fred Goldsmith (5th season)

Offensive coordinator| Les Koenning (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Bob Trott (3rd season)
MVP| Scottie Montgomery
Captain| Lennie Friedman, Dawud Rasheed, Eric Scanlan
Home stadium| Wallace Wade Stadium

Seasons

<- 1997

1999 ->

1998 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 3 Florida State $+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
No. 9 Georgia Tech \+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
No. 18 Virginia |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
North Carolina |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
NC State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Duke |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Wake Forest |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Clemson |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Maryland |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The team was led by head coach Fred Goldsmith, who was fired after the end of the season.

## Schedule

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September 5| 7:00 pm| Western Carolina*|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| | W 24–10| 22,460| [1]
September 12| 12:00 pm| at Northwestern*|

* Ryan Field
* Evanston, IL

| ESPN Plus| W 44–10| 40,178| [2]
September 19| 7:00 pm| at No. 11 Florida State|

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL

| PPV| L 13–62| 80,032| [3]
September 26| 12:00 pm| No. 11 Virginia|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| JPS| L 0–24| 24,380| [4]
October 3| 12:00 pm| at Georgia Tech|

* Bobby Dodd Stadium
* Atlanta, GA

| JPS| L 13–41| 35,724| [5]
October 10| 6:30 pm| at Wake Forest|

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

| | W 19–16| 22,037| [6]
October 17| 12:00 pm| at NC State|

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| JPS| L 24–27| 50,200| [7]
October 24| 1:30 pm| Clemson|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| | W 28–23| 30,630| [8]
October 31| 2:00 pm| at Vanderbilt*|

* Vanderbilt Stadium
* Nashville, TN

| | L 33–36 2OT| 27,214| [9]
November 14| 12:00 pm| Maryland|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| JPS| L 20–42| 15,272| [10]
November 21| 12:00 pm| North Carolina|

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

| JPS| L 6–28| 25,740| [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. ^ "Cats hang tough". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Plenty to jeer about". Chicago Tribune. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Seminoles rebound with big home win a week after loss". Pensacola News Journal. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Duke shut out at home for first time since 1990". Winston-Salem Journal. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Ga. Tech thumps Blue Devils". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Duke kicks 21-game ACC losing streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "N.C. State's Holt sparks Wolfpack past Duke". The State. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Depleted Devils dig deep; Duke tops Clemson". The News and Observer. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Vanderbilt prevails in double OT". News and Record. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Terps pick off Duke, 42–25". The Capital. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Tar Heels rip Blue Devils". Winston-Salem Journal. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "1998 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

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Duke Blue Devils football

Venues|

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

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
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* Tobacco Road

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