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American college football season
The 1996 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Fred Goldsmith, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, and finished ninth in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | 3:30 pm | at No. 3 Florida State | | ABC | L 7–44 | 70,181 | [1] |
September 14 | 3:30 pm | Northwestern* | | ABC | L 13–38 | 29,321 | [2] |
September 21 | 12:00 pm | at Army* | | HTS | L 17–35 | 36,049 | [3] |
September 26 | 8:00 pm | at Georgia Tech | | ESPN | L 22–48 | 44,145 | [4] |
October 5 | 12:00 pm | at Navy* | | HTS | L 27–64 | 31,365 | [5] |
October 12 | 12:00 pm | Clemson![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| JPS | L 6–13 | 23,586 | [6] |
October 26 | 12:00 pm | Maryland | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| JPS | L 19–22 | 18,751 | [7] |
November 2 | 1:30 pm | No. 16 Virginia | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| | L 3–27 | 28,276 | [8] |
November 9 | 12:00 pm | at NC State | | JPS | L 22–44 | 47,200 | [9] |
November 16 | 1:30 pm | at Wake Forest | | | L 16–17 | 17,842 | [10] |
November 23 | 12:00 pm | No. 13 North Carolina | | JPS | L 10–27 | 30,264 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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1996 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
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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LB
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60
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Mike Alberto
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Fr
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LB
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31
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Randy Ament
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Fr
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DT
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70
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Troy Austin
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Fr
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DE
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82
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Joey Bachstein
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Fr
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SS
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13
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Darius Clark
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Fr
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DE
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93
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Chris Combs
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Fr
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CB
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37
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Lamar Grant
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Fr
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LB
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52
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Billy Granville
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Sr
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CB
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20
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Kenan Holley
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So
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CB
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10
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Jason Jenkins
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Fr
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LB
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50
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Ryan Jenkins
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Fr
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FS
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23
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Eric Jones
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Fr
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LB
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58
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Kendral Knight
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Fr
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LB
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45
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Jim Kovach
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So
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SS
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40
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Brian Krenzel
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So
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LB
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99
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Brian McCormack
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So
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LB
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1
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LeVance McQueen
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Jr
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CB
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2
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Brandon Pollock
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Sr
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SS
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30
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Luke Roush
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Fr
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DE
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96
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Chris Ruzic
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So
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OLB
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83
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Jim Sitter
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Sr
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ILB
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47
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Jared Smith
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Fr
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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P
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19
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John Krueger
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Jr
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K
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12
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Sims Lenhardt
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Fr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 1997-01-27
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- ^ "FSU defense dukes it out". St. Petersburg Times. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sweet return trip; With something to prove, NU delivers". Chicago Tribune. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army QB carries Cadets past Duke". Poughkeepsie Journal. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech routs Duke 48–22". The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Navy routs Duke 64–27 on turnovers, runbacks". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke loses 13–6 to Clemson, but gets 'self-respect back'". Winston-Salem Journal. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke goes down to 9th straight loss". Greensboro News & Record. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavs punch out Duke 27–3". Bristol Herald Courier. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke finds Pack has King for day". The Charlotte Observer. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest's rally keeps Duke winless". The State. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Johnson goes out with a bang; Tar Heels put end to Devils' misery". The Herald-Sun. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1996 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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