1978 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1978 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Kemp (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Gutekunst (3rd season)
MVPCarl McGee
CaptainDan Brooks, Mike Dunn, Carl McGee
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Clemson $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 NC State 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Virginia 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Georgia Tech*
W 28–1027,865[1]
September 23South Carolina*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 16–1233,895[2]
September 30at No. 4 Michigan*
L 0–52104,832[3]
October 7Virginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 20–1320,375[4]
October 14at Navy*
L 8–3121,431[5]
October 21at Clemson
L 8–2851,109[6][7]
October 28No. 5 Marylanddagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 0–2723,600[8]
November 4at Tennessee*
L 0–3483,098[9]
November 11Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
W 3–019,825[10]
November 18at NC State
L 10–2443,300[11]
November 25at North Carolina
L 15–1645,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[edit]

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
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Duke tops Ga. Tech in opener". Tallahassee Democrat. September 10, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Dunn triggers big drive, Duke checks Gamecocks". Daily Press. September 24, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "What letdown? U-M rolls, 52–0". Detroit Free Press. October 1, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke sneaks by Cavs". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 8, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Unbeaten Navy drops Duke, 31–8". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 15, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1979". Clemson University. 1979. p. 88. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Clemson defense forced turnovers; Offense took advantage of them". Florence Morning News. October 22, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Atkins scores three TDs as Maryland down Duke". The Lynchburg News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Big play offense lifts Vols". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1978. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duke dumps Wake 3–0 on second frame kick". The Danville Register. November 12, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tangerines rain as Pack crates Devils". The News and Observer. November 19, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UNC comeback tops Duke 16–15". Winston-Salem Journal. November 26, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1978 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
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