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American college football season
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 |
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September 15 | at No. 9
Tennessee* | | L 17–21 | 70,787 |
[2] |
September 22 |
Washington* | | W 23–21 | 22,500 |
[3] |
September 29 | at
Virginia | | L 3–7 | 20,300 |
[4] |
October 6 | at
Purdue* | | 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 | | L 10–30 | 20,500 |
[8] |
November 3 | at
Georgia Tech* | | L 10–12 | 47,129 |
[9] |
November 10 | at
Wake Forest | | 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 | | W 27–10 | 44,600 |
[12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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[13]
References
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"1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
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"Vols finally slip past tenacious Blue Devils". The News and Observer. September 16, 1973. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Huskies snatch loss from victory's jaw". Tacoma News Tribune. September 23, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Virginia spills Duke 7–3". The Tennessean. September 30, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Duke slowly bedeviled by Purdue 27–7". Chicago Tribune. October 7, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tulane brother combination tops Duke with late score". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Clemson rips Duke, 24–8, now 2–0 in ACC". The Charlotte Observer. October 21, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Terps tame Duke in Oyster Bowl". Daily Press. October 28, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"'Tech wins as 'Devil FG fails". The Tampa Tribune. November 4, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Duke and Wake Forest settle for 7–7 ACC tie". The Danville Register. November 11, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"State tops Duke". Greensboro Daily News. November 18, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Spears leads Blue Devils to upset of Tar Heels". The Robesonian. November 25, 1973. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1973 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
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