1978 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1978 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Kemp (1st season)
Defensive coordinator John Gutekunst (3rd season)
MVPCarl McGee
CaptainDan Brooks, Mike Dunn, Carl McGee
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Clemson $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 20 Maryland 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 18 NC State 4 –2 –09 –3 –0
North Carolina 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Duke 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Wake Forest 1 –5 –01 –10 –0
Virginia 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Georgia Tech *
W 28–1027,865 [1]
September 23 South Carolina *
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 16–1233,895 [2]
September 30at No. 4 Michigan *
L 0–52104,832 [3]
October 7 Virginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 20–1320,375 [4]
October 14at Navy *
L 8–3121,431 [5]
October 21at Clemson
L 8–2851,109 [6] [7]
October 28No. 5 Maryland Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 0–2723,600 [8]
November 4at Tennessee *
L 0–3483,098 [9]
November 11 Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
W 3–019,825 [10]
November 18at NC State
L 10–2443,300 [11]
November 25at North Carolina
L 15–1645,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1978 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 10Jeff ComerSr
QB 8Mike DunnSr
FB 48Ned GonetJr
OT 73Scott HamiltonJr
C 59Kevin KellyJr
WR 84Derrick LewisJr
OT 60Tom LuongoSr
TE 87 Joel Patten Jr
G 66Jay PeloskySo
RB 47Greg RhettJr
G 69Bob RiordanJr
TE 82Glen SmallSr
OT 79Ken StaudingerSr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 42Dan BrooksSr
DT 94Tim CadiganJr
DT 99Grant CunninghamJr
DE 80Greg DallasJr
DT 50Eric DrescherJr
LB 17Gary GarstkiewiczSo
LB 31Bill KingSr
DE 44Derrick MashoreSr
LB 58Carl McGeeSr
DB 14Rick SommersSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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  7. ↑ "Clemson defense forced turnovers; Offense took advantage of them". Florence Morning News. October 22, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Atkins scores three TDs as Maryland down Duke". The Lynchburg News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
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  10. ↑ "Duke dumps Wake 3–0 on second frame kick". The Danville Register. November 12, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Tangerines rain as Pack crates Devils". The News and Observer. November 19, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "UNC comeback tops Duke 16–15". Winston-Salem Journal. November 26, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "1978 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2024.


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