1977 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1977 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season.[1]

1977 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn Gutekunst (1st season)
MVPMike Dunn
CaptainFrank DeStefano, Jeff Green
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
1977 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 North Carolina $ 5 –0 –18 –3 –1
No. 19 Clemson 4 –1 –18 –3 –1
NC State 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Duke 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Virginia 1 –5 –01 –9 –1
Wake Forest 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10East Carolina*
L 16–1738,200[2]
September 17at No. 1 Michigan*
L 9–21104,072
September 24at Virginia
W 31–726,000
October 1Navy*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 28–1624,800
October 8at South Carolina*
W 25–2149,385
October 15Clemsondagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 11–1726,500
October 22at Maryland
L 13–3144,687
October 29at Georgia Tech*
W 25–2447,131
November 5at Wake Forest
W 38–1415,100
November 12NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 32–3728,350
November 19No. 18 North Carolina
L 3–1640,078
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1977 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. "ECU tops Duke, 17–16". The Charlotte Observer. September 11, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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