1965 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1965 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
MVPJohn McNabb
Captain John Gutekunst
Home stadium Duke Stadium
Seasons
←  1964
1966  →
1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
NC State + 5 –2 –06 –4 –0†
Clemson + 5 –2 –05 –5 –0†
Duke 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Maryland 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
North Carolina 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
Virginia 3 –3 –04 –6 –0†
Wake Forest 2 –4 –03 –7 –0†
South Carolina 0 –6 –05 –5 –0†
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to use of ineligible players. This improved Clemson and NC State from 4–3 to 5–2, making them co-champions. Overall records did not change due to the forfeits. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their 15th year under head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished third in the ACC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Virginia
W 21–727,800 [1]
September 25at South Carolina
W 20–1539,000 [2]
October 2at Rice *
W 41–2122,000 [3]
October 9 Pittsburgh *
W 21–1325,000 [4]
October 16 Clemson Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 2–331,000 [5]
October 23at Illinois *
L 14–2847,077 [6]
October 30at Georgia Tech *
L 23–3546,981 [7]
November 6at NC State
L 0–2119,500 [8]
November 13 Wake Forest
W 40–725,000 [9]
November 20 North Carolina
W 34–745,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

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The 1960 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1960 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by second-year head coach Jim Hickey and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for sixth.

References

  1. ↑ "Duke downs Virginia on late scores, 21–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 19, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Duke nudges Gamecocks". The Roanoke Times. September 26, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Glacken hurls Duke by Rice". The Kilgore News Herald. October 3, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Glacken, Duke dump Pitt, 21–13". The Greenville News. October 10, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Clemson shocks Duke 3–2". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 17, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Illini running game drops Duke, 28–14". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 24, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Duke bows to Georgia Tech". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 31, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "State jolts Duke's title chances, 21–0". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 7, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Sophomores win for Duke". The Miami News. November 14, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Duke defeats Carolina by 34–7". Greensboro Daily News. November 21, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "1965 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2024.


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