1977 Duke Blue Devils football team

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The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their seventh year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the ACC.

Record5–6 (2–4 ACC)
Headcoach
DefensivecoordinatorJohn Gutekunst (2nd season)
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1977 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–6 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJohn Gutekunst (2nd season)
MVPMike Dunn
Captains
  • Frank DeStefano
  • Jeff Green
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
 1976
1978 
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1977 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 North Carolina $501831
No. 19 Clemson411831
NC State420840
Maryland420840
Duke240560
Virginia150191
Wake Forest0601100
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10East Carolina*L 16–1738,200[1]
September 17at No. 1 Michigan*L 9–21104,072[2]
September 24at VirginiaW 31–726,000[3]
October 1Navy*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 28–1624,800[4]
October 8at South Carolina*W 25–2149,385[5]
October 15Clemsondagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 11–1726,500[6]
October 22at MarylandL 13–3144,867[7]
October 29at Georgia Tech*W 25–2447,131[8]
November 5at Wake ForestW 38–1415,100[9]
November 12NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
L 32–3728,350[10]
November 19No. 18 North Carolina
L 3–1640,078[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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