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The 1980 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 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Shirley Wilson, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 2–9, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished seventh in the ACC.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | East Carolina* | | L 10–35 | 27,400 | [1] |
September 20 | at No. 19 Auburn* | | L 28–35 | 57,742 | [2] |
September 27 | Virginia | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| L 17–20 | 14,144 | [3] |
October 4 | at Indiana* | | L 21–31 | 43,120 | [4] |
October 11 | at No. 17 South Carolina* | | L 7–20 | 56,451 | [5] |
October 18 | at Clemson | | W 34–17 | 59,873 | [6][7] |
October 25 | Maryland | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| L 14–17 | 17,400 | [8] |
November 1 | Georgia Tech*![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| W 17–12 | 18,200 | [9] |
November 8 | Wake Forest | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC (rivalry)
| L 24–27 | 23,000 | [10] |
November 15 | at NC State | | L 21–38 | 42,800 | [11] |
November 22 | at No. 15 North Carolina | | L 21–44 | 51,389 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1980 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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- ^ "East Carolina routs Duke". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 7, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn holds off possessed Devils". The News and Observer. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia hands Duke 9th straight defeat". The Times-Mail. September 28, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hoosiers overcome errors to down Duke". Wisconsin State Journal. October 5, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rogers, Gamecocks outlast Duke". The Palm Beach Post. October 12, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson shocked by Duke 34–17". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 19, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1981". Clemson University. 1981. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Wysocki tramples Duke". The Chapel Hill News. October 26, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech hits a new low in 17–12 fall to Duke". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 2, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake overcomes Duke". The State. November 9, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack's 'D' bans bomb, Avery guides State by Duke". The Danville Register. November 16, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bryant's running helps Tar Heels KO Blue Devils' rally". The Charlotte Observer. November 23, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1980 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
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