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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 6–5 (2–3 ACC) |
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MVP | Ernie Jackson |
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Home stadium | Wallace Wade Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 2–3, and finished tied for third in the ACC.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | vs. Florida * | W 12–6 | 51,677 | [1] | |||
September 18 | No. 19 South Carolina * | W 28–12 | 35,113 | [2] | |||
September 25 | at Virginia | No. 20 | W 28–0 | 18,500 | [3] | ||
October 2 | 4:32 p.m. | at No. 10 Stanford * | No. 19 | W 9–3 | 61,000 | [4] | |
October 9 | vs. Clemson | No. 14 | L 0–3 | 20,000 | [5] | ||
October 16 | NC State ![]() |
| W 41–13 | 28,174 | [6] | ||
October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Navy * | No. 19 | L 14–15 | 24,844 | [7] | |
October 30 | at Georgia Tech * | L 0–21 | 49,886 | [8] | |||
November 6 | West Virginia * |
| W 31–15 | 30,150 | [9] | ||
November 13 | at Wake Forest | L 7–23 | 32,000 | [10] | |||
November 20 | North Carolina |
| L 0–38 | 51,500 | [11] | ||
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1971 Duke Blue Devils football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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