1970 Duke Blue Devils football team

Last updated

1970 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record6–5 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJacque Hetrick (5th season)
Defensive coordinator George Hill (5th season)
MVP Leo Hart
Captain Dick Biddle, Leo Hart
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
←  1969
1971  →
1970 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wake Forest $ 5 –1 –06 –5 –0
North Carolina 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Duke 5 –2 –06 –5 –0
South Carolina 3 –2 –14 –6 –1
NC State 2 –3 –13 –7 –1
Clemson 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Maryland 2 –4 –02 –9 –0
Virginia 0 –6 –05 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Tom Harp, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for second in the ACC.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12vs. Florida *
L 19–2153,841 [2]
September 19 Maryland
W 13–1212,877 [3]
September 26 Virginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 17–724,478 [4]
October 3at No. 1 Ohio State *
L 10–3486,123 [5]
October 10at No. 11 West Virginia *
W 21–1335,000 [6]
October 17at NC State
W 22–626,400 [7]
October 24at Clemson
W 21–1029,581 [8] [9]
October 31 Georgia Tech *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 16–2432,650 [10]
November 7 Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
L 14–2828,600 [11]
November 14at South Carolina
W 42–3842,454 [12]
November 21at North Carolina
L 34–5948,600 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[14]

Roster

1970 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 17Todd AuryansenSo
TE 84Bill BakerJr
FB 49Nate BaydounSr
WR 20L. G. BryantSr
TE 80Randy ChambersSo
WR 94Tom ChambersSo
WR 41 Wes Chesson Sr
G 65John DullSr
WR 14Brad EvansJr
G 60Bob FitchJr
C 53Darryl FoxSr
OT 69Guy GuthrieSr
QB 10 Leo Hart Sr
RB 33John JohnstonJr
RB 46 Steve Jones So
OT 66Tom KehlSo
C 58Ken KruegerJr
OT 64 Ed Newman So
TE 88C. G. NewsomeJr
TE 95Dan PhelanJr
OT 72Joe PolitonSo
G 57Fred RojasSr
QB 18Dennis SatyshurJr
WR 11John SpoganetzSo
RB 45Bob ZwirkoJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 35Phil AsackSr
DB 36Dave AtkinsSo
LB 64Dick BiddleSr
DT 79John BlountSo
DB 23Mike DaviesJr
DB 42Dana EckelJr
LB 85Jerry GriffinJr
DB 30Bill HanenbergSo
DB 29Bob HayesJr
DB 13 Ernie Jackson Jr
DB 22Bob LebbySo
DT 86Ken MarinakSo
DE 89Bruce MillsJr
LB 37Lanny MurdockJr
DE 81Bob ParrishSo
DB 19Ollie PhillipsSo
LB 31Mike PeckSo
DT 71Curt RawleySr
DB 12Rich SearlJr
DT 51Jim TomanchekJr
DT 76John Van NormanSo
DT 56Bob WenzelJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1David WrightJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Related Research Articles

The 1969 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In its 30th and final season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 4–6 record, tied for third place in the ACC, and was outscored by a total of 250 to 178. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

The 1970 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Hootie Ingram, the team compiled a 3–8 record, tied for sixth place in the ACC, and was outscored by a total of 313 to 164. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

The 1971 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach Hootie Ingram, the team compiled a 5–6 record, finished second in the ACC, and was outscored by a total of 202 to 155. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

The 1961 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1961 college football season. Duke won the ACC championship with a record of 5–1 in conference play.

The 1957 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 1957 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 6–3–2, with a conference record of 5–1–1, and finished second in the ACC.

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.

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 2–3, and finished tied for third in the ACC.

The 1966 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 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Tom Harp, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 2–3, and finished fifth in the ACC.

The 1967 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 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Tom Harp, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 4–6, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished sixth in the ACC.

The 1968 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 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Tom Harp, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 4–6, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the ACC.

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 5–6, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fourth in the ACC.

The 1974 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 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the ACC.

The 1975 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 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 4–5–2, with a conference record of 3–0–2, and finished second in the ACC.

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the ACC.

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Shirley Wilson, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 2–8–1, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the ACC.

The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Shirley Wilson, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 2–9, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished seventh in the ACC.

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Steve Sloan, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 3–8, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished tied for fourth in the ACC.

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Steve Sloan, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 2–9, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished seventh in the ACC.

The 1985 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Steve Sloan, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

The 1970 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Paul Dietzel, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the ACC. The team played home games at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, South Carolina.

References

  1. ↑ "1970 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Florida snatches win from Duke". The Daily Advertiser. September 13, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "One-second field goal lifts Duke by Maryland". The Times and Democrat. September 20, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Duke downs Virginia, 17–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 27, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Buckeyes awaken to rip Duke, 34–10". Chicago Tribune. October 4, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Duke clamp lid on West Virginia". The Times and Democrat. October 11, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Opportunist Duke raps State". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 18, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1971". Clemson University. 1971. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Hart leads Duke to 21–10 triumph". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 25, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Georgia Tech clips Duke Devils, 24–16". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Russell, Wake Forest throttle Duke, 28–14". The State. November 8, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Blue Devils post 42–38 triumph". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 15, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "North Carolina defeats Duke in scoring duel 59–34". The Danville Register. November 22, 1970. Retrieved January 22, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "1970 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2024.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.