1979 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1979 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[1]

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
Captain	Craig Hoskins, Bob Riordan
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15		East Carolina*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 28–14	33,800	^[2]
September 22		at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 0–35	53,743
September 29		at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 12–30	26,947
October 6		at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	T 17–17	33,874
October 13		at Richmond*	City Stadium Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)	W 34–7	10,500	^[3]
October 20		Clemson	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 10–28	24,600
October 27		Maryland	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 0–27	34,200
November 3		at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 14–24	23,445
November 10		at No. 20 Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 14–17	28,300
November 17		NC State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 7–28	24,100
November 24	1:30 p.m.	North Carolina	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	L 16–37	39,800
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "1979 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
2. "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.
3. "New complaint: Did Duke try bit too hard?". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.