1994 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1994 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Fred Goldsmith, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

1994 Duke Blue Devils football
Hall of Fame Bowl, L 20–34 vs. Wisconsin
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Fred Goldsmith (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Heimerdinger (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Craig Bohl (1st season)
MVP	Robert Baldwin
Captain	Zaid Abdul-Aleem, Robert Baldwin, Matt Williams
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Florida State $	8	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	1
No. 17 NC State	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Virginia	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Duke	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Clemson	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maryland	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3		Maryland		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 49–16	20,831	^[1]
September 10	7:00 p.m.	East Carolina*		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 13–10	36,420	^[2]
September 15		Army*		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 43–7	24,342	^[3]
September 24		at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 27–12	40,107	^[4]
October 1		at Navy*		Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 47–14	25,579	^[5]
October 15	12:00 p.m.	Clemson	No. 25	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	JPS	W 19–13	29,432	^[6]
October 22	1:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	No. 20	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)		W 51–26	21,445	^[7]
October 29	12:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Florida State	No. 16	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	JPS	L 20–59	73,889	^[8]
November 5	12:00 p.m.	No. 13 Virginia	No. 23	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	JPS	W 28–25	33,941	^[9]
November 12	3:30 p.m.	at NC State	No. 19	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)		L 23–24	53,900	^[10]
November 19	12:00 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 25	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)		L 40–41	40,103	^[11]
January 2	11:00 a.m.	vs. Wisconsin*	No. 25	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL (Hall of Fame Bowl)	ESPN	L 20–34	61,384	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Goldsmith wins Duke debut". The Greenville News. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Duke edges ECU". The News and Observer. September 11, 1994. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Duke KO's Army". Mount Vernon Argus. September 16, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Undefeated Duke wrecks Tech". The Tennessean. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Duke rolls over Navy". Greensboro News & Record. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Duke blocks Clemson's chance of victory, 19–13". The Times and Democrat. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Duke's in seventh (victory) heaven". The Herald-Sun. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Seminoles burst Duke's bubble 59–20". Fort Myers News-Press. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Duke bedevils believing Cavs". Greensboro News & Record. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "N.C. State edges Duke to stay alive in ACC race". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Heels trip Duke 41–40". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Bucky bedevils Duke". Wausau Daily Herald. January 3, 1995. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "1994 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2024.