1980 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1980 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record2–9 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Steve Spurrier (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCliff Yoshida (1st season)
MVPJohn Brinkman
Captains
  • Ed Brown
  • Dennis Tabron
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
  1979
1981  
1980 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 North Carolina $ 6 0 011 1 0
Maryland 5 1 08 4 0
NC State 3 3 06 5 0
Clemson 2 4 06 5 0
Wake Forest 2 4 05 6 0
Virginia 2 4 04 7 0
Duke 1 5 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished seventh in the ACC.

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 East Carolina *L 10–3527,400 [1]
September 20at No. 19 Auburn *L 28–3557,742 [2]
September 27 Virginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 17–2014,144 [3]
October 4at Indiana *L 21–3143,120 [4]
October 11at No. 17 South Carolina *L 7–2056,451 [5]
October 18at Clemson W 34–1759,873 [6] [7]
October 25 Maryland
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 14–1717,400 [8]
November 1 Georgia Tech *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 17–1218,200 [9]
November 8 Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
L 24–2723,000 [10]
November 15at NC State L 21–3842,800 [11]
November 22at No. 15 North Carolina L 21–4451,389 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1980 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 55 Brian Baldinger Jr
QB 14 Ben Bennett Fr
RB 21 Greg Boone
WR 86 Chris Castor Jr
C 52Zac Price
TE 81Stuart Schnellenberger
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 44Craig BrownSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

References

  1. "East Carolina routs Duke". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 7, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Auburn holds off possessed Devils". The News and Observer. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Virginia hands Duke 9th straight defeat". The Times-Mail. September 28, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Hoosiers overcome errors to down Duke". Wisconsin State Journal. October 5, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Rogers, Gamecocks outlast Duke". The Palm Beach Post. October 12, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Clemson shocked by Duke 34–17". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 19, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1981". Clemson University. 1981. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  8. "Wysocki tramples Duke". The Chapel Hill News. October 26, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tech hits a new low in 17–12 fall to Duke". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 2, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Wake overcomes Duke". The State. November 9, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Wolfpack's 'D' bans bomb, Avery guides State by Duke". The Danville Register. November 16, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Bryant's running helps Tar Heels KO Blue Devils' rally". The Charlotte Observer. November 23, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1980 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2024.