1973 Duke Blue Devils football team

1973 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	2–8–1 (1–4–1 ACC)
Head coach	Mike McGee (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jerry McGee (2nd season)
MVP	Keith Stoneback
Captain	Mark Johnson, John Ricca, Keith Stoneback
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium

1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 NC State $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 Maryland	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Virginia	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Duke	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
North Carolina	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 2–8–1, with a conference record of 1–4–1, and finished fifth in the ACC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at No. 9 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 17–21	70,787	[2]
September 22	Washington*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 23–21	22,500	[3]
September 29	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 3–7	20,300	[4]
October 6	at Purdue*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 7–27	53,241	[5]
October 13	No. 18 Tulane*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 17–24	20,500	[6]
October 20	Clemson	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 8–24	33,800	[7]
October 27	vs. Maryland	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 10–30	20,500	[8]
November 3	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 10–12	47,129	[9]
November 10	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	T 7–7	20,500	[10]
November 17	No. 20 NC State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	L 3–21	40,380	[11]
November 24	North Carolina	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	W 27–10	44,600	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
2. "Vols finally slip past tenacious Blue Devils". The News and Observer. September 16, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Huskies snatch loss from victory's jaw". Tacoma News Tribune. September 23, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Virginia spills Duke 7–3". The Tennessean. September 30, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Duke slowly bedeviled by Purdue 27–7". Chicago Tribune. October 7, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tulane brother combination tops Duke with late score". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Clemson rips Duke, 24–8, now 2–0 in ACC". The Charlotte Observer. October 21, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Terps tame Duke in Oyster Bowl". Daily Press. October 28, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "'Tech wins as 'Devil FG fails". The Tampa Tribune. November 4, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Duke and Wake Forest settle for 7–7 ACC tie". The Danville Register. November 11, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "State tops Duke". Greensboro Daily News. November 18, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Spears leads Blue Devils to upset of Tar Heels". The Robesonian. November 25, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "1973 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.