1968 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1968 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJacque Hetrick (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator George Hill (3rd season)
MVPHenley Carter
CaptainJ. B. Edwards
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
  1967
1969  
1968 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
NC State $ 6 1 06 4 0
Clemson 4 1 14 5 1
Virginia 3 2 07 3 0
South Carolina 4 3 04 6 0
Duke 3 4 04 6 0
Wake Forest 2 3 12 7 1
Maryland 2 5 02 8 0
North Carolina 1 6 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1968 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at South Carolina W 14–742,234
September 28 Michigan *L 10–3125,000
October 5vs. Maryland W 30–2821,000
October 12 Virginia Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 20–5022,000
October 19at Clemson L 22–3928,509 [3]
October 262:00 p.m.at Army *L 25–5732,000
November 2 Georgia Tech *
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 46–3025,000
November 9 NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
L 15–1725,000
November 16 Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
W 18–317,500
November 23at North Carolina L 14–2544,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. "1968 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. "1968 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1969". Clemson University. 1968. p. 9. Retrieved November 9, 2023.