1993 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1993 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBuddy Geis (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDale Strahm (4th season)
MVPMatt Williams
CaptainSteve Alderfer, Robert Baldwin, Brad Sherrod, Scott Youmans
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 Florida State $   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 19 North Carolina   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 23 Clemson   5 – 3     9 – 3  
Virginia   5 – 3     7 – 5  
NC State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Georgia Tech   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Duke   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Maryland   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Wake Forest   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Barry Wilson, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 p.m.No. 1 Florida State
PPVL 7–4526,800[1]
September 11at Rutgers*
BENL 38–3926,854[2]
September 18Army*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 42–2121,300[3]
September 25at No. 22 Virginia
L 0–3537,700[4]
October 24:00 p.m.at No. 11 Tennessee*
PPVL 19–5296,173[5]
October 91:30 p.m.Clemson
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 10–1318,600[6]
October 16at Maryland
L 18–2631,487[7]
October 231:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
W 21–1320,123[8]
October 30Georgia Techdagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 14–4730,470[9]
November 6No. 22 NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
W 21–2015,200[10]
November 26at No. 13 North Carolina
L 24–3850,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "FSU rises above the muck". St. Petersburg Times. September 5, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rutgers Dukes out 39–38 victory". The Courier-News. September 12, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Duke pounds Cadets". The Herald Statesman. September 19, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia whips Duke, 35–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 26, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Duke didn't volunteer for this". The News and Observer. October 3, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke comes up short again in 13–10 loss". Winston-Salem Journal. October 10, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Terps can do; Maryland celebrates 26–18 win over Duke". The Daily Times. October 17, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Duke slams Wake Forest". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 24, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Davis enjoys homecoming as Jackets whip Devils". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 31, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duke's Wilson gets point across". The Baltimore Sun. November 7, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Heels' bag of tricks overwhelms Duke". The Charlotte Observer. November 27, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1993 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
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