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The 1972 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 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fourth in the ACC.

Record5–6 (3–3 ACC)
Headcoach
DefensivecoordinatorJerry McGee (1st season)
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1972 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJerry McGee (1st season)
MVPSteve Jones
Captains
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1972 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 North Carolina $6–0–011–1–0
No. 17 NC State4–1–18–3–1
Maryland3–2–15–5–1
Duke3–3–05–6–0
Clemson2–4–04–7–0
Virginia1–5–04–7–0
Wake Forest1–5–02–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at No. 7 Alabama*L 12–3571,281[1]
September 16at No. 12 Washington*L 6–1459,200[2]
September 23No. 19 Stanford*L 6–1024,600[3]
September 30Virginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 37–1320,806[4]
October 7at NC StateL 0–1738,200[5]
October 14at ClemsonW 7–032,586[6][7]
October 21Marylanddagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 20–1421,300[8]
October 28vs. Navy*W 17–1626,000[9]
November 4Georgia Tech*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 20–1437,300[10]
November 11Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
L 7–918,025[11]
November 18at No. 16 North CarolinaL 0–1447,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

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1972 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 3 Bob Albright Jr
OT 73 Ben Baier Jr
WR 18 Tom Chambers Sr
G 77 Willie Clayton Sr
TE 88 Gene Devine So
RB 46 Steve Jones Sr
OT 64 Ed Newman Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 14 Buck Bowers So
DE 98 Jeff Burleson
DE 80 Randy Chambers Sr
LB 38 Jack Childress Sr
DE 87 Ernest Clark So
DB 24 Butler Cox Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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