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The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 5–5–1, with a conference record of 2–3–1, and finished fourth in the ACC.

Record5–5–1 (2–3–1 ACC)
Headcoach
DefensivecoordinatorJohn Gutekunst (1st season)
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1976 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn Gutekunst (1st season)
MVPBilly Bryan
Captains
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
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1976 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Maryland $5–0–011–1–0
North Carolina4–1–09–3–0
Wake Forest3–3–05–6–0
Duke2–3–15–5–1
NC State2–3–03–7–1
Virginia1–3–02–9–0
Clemson0–4–13–6–2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Tennessee*W 21–1882,687[2]
September 18at South Carolina*L 6–2452,237[3]
September 25at VirginiaW 21–620,000[4]
October 2No. 2 Pittsburgh*L 31–4437,200[5]
October 9at Miami (FL)*W 20–713,811–13,818[6]
October 16at ClemsonT 18–1841,500[7]
October 23No. 6 Marylanddagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 3–3020,200[8]
October 30Georgia Tech*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 31–730,300[9]
November 6Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
L 17–3823,600[10]
November 13at NC StateW 28–1441,600[11]
November 20at North CarolinaL 38–3948,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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