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American college football season
The 1991 Duke Blue Devils football team represented
Duke University as a member of the
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the
1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach
Barry Wilson, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the ACC. Duke played home games at
Wallace Wade Stadium in
Durham, North Carolina.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | at
South Carolina* | | | T 24–24 | 71,200 |
[1] |
September 14 | |
Rutgers* | | | W 42–22 | 15,400 |
[2] |
September 21 | |
Colgate* | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| | W 42–14 | 20,200 |
[3] |
September 28 | | at
Virginia | | | L 3–34 | 43,400 |
[4] |
October 5 | |
Vanderbilt* | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| | W 17–13 | 20,600 |
[5] |
October 26 | | at
Maryland | | | W 17–13 | 35,423 |
[6] |
November 2 | |
Georgia Tech | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| | L 6–17 | 38,732 |
[7] |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at
Wake Forest | | | L 14–31 | 15,759 |
[8] |
November 16 | | No. 24
NC State | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC (
rivalry)
| | L 31–32 | 28,975 |
[9] |
November 23 | | at
North Carolina | | | L 14–47 | 50,500 |
[10] |
November 30 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 13
Clemson | |
ABC | L 21–33 | 50,000 |
[11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Eastern time
|
[12]
References
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"Devils rally for tie". The News and Observer. September 8, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Rutgers didn't execute again". The Courier-News. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Huffman, Dane (September 22, 1991).
"Blue Devils Finally Shake Tough Colgate".
The News & Observer. Raleigh, N.C. p. 1B – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Cavs' passing rips Blue Devils". Daily Press. September 29, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Duke's defense holds on, helps Devils past Vandy". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Blue Devils shell Terps". The Herald-Sun. October 27, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia Tech runs by Duke, 17–6". The Stuart News. November 3, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Deacons upend Duke". Daily Press. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"State rallies past Duke". Winston-Salem Journal. November 17, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"UNC has the Means to rip Duke". The News and Observer. November 24, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tigers pull away from Blue Devils". The Herald-Sun. December 1, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1991 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
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