American college football season
The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the ACC.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | Georgia Tech* | | W 28–10 | 27,865 | [1] |
September 23 | South Carolina* | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| W 16–12 | 33,895 | [2] |
September 30 | at No. 4 Michigan* | | L 0–52 | 104,832 | [3] |
October 7 | Virginia | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| W 20–13 | 20,375 | [4] |
October 14 | at Navy* | | L 8–31 | 21,431 | [5] |
October 21 | at Clemson | | L 8–28 | 51,109 | [6][7] |
October 28 | No. 5 Maryland | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| L 0–27 | 23,600 | [8] |
November 4 | at Tennessee* | | L 0–34 | 83,098 | [9] |
November 11 | Wake Forest | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC (rivalry)
| W 3–0 | 19,825 | [10] |
November 18 | at NC State | | L 10–24 | 43,300 | [11] |
November 25 | at North Carolina | | L 15–16 | 45,000 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1978 Duke Blue Devils football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense Pos. | # | Name | Class | WR | 10 | Jeff Comer | Sr | QB | 8 | Mike Dunn | Sr | FB | 48 | Ned Gonet | Jr | OT | 73 | Scott Hamilton | Jr | C | 59 | Kevin Kelly | Jr | WR | 84 | Derrick Lewis | Jr | OT | 60 | Tom Luongo | Sr | TE | 87 | Joel Patten | Jr | G | 66 | Jay Pelosky | So | RB | 47 | Greg Rhett | Jr | G | 69 | Bob Riordan | Jr | TE | 82 | Glen Small | Sr | OT | 79 | Ken Staudinger | Sr | | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DB | 42 | Dan Brooks | Sr | DT | 94 | Tim Cadigan | Jr | DT | 99 | Grant Cunningham | Jr | DE | 80 | Greg Dallas | Jr | DT | 50 | Eric Drescher | Jr | LB | 17 | Gary Garstkiewicz | So | LB | 31 | Bill King | Sr | DE | 44 | Derrick Mashore | Sr | LB | 58 | Carl McGee | Sr | DB | 14 | Rick Sommers | Sr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- ^ "Duke tops Ga. Tech in opener". Tallahassee Democrat. September 10, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dunn triggers big drive, Duke checks Gamecocks". Daily Press. September 24, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "What letdown? U-M rolls, 52–0". Detroit Free Press. October 1, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke sneaks by Cavs". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 8, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unbeaten Navy drops Duke, 31–8". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 15, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1979". Clemson University. 1979. p. 88. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Clemson defense forced turnovers; Offense took advantage of them". Florence Morning News. October 22, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Atkins scores three TDs as Maryland down Duke". The Lynchburg News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big play offense lifts Vols". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke dumps Wake 3–0 on second frame kick". The Danville Register. November 12, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tangerines rain as Pack crates Devils". The News and Observer. November 19, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNC comeback tops Duke 16–15". Winston-Salem Journal. November 26, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1978 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
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