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American college football season

1991 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–6–1 (1–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEddie Wilson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDale Strahm (2nd season)
MVPDave Brown
CaptainErwin Sampson, Pete Petroff
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons← 19901992 →
1991 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Clemson $ 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 24 NC State 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Georgia Tech 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
Virginia 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Duke 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Wake Forest 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Barry Wilson, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 77:00 p.m.at South Carolina*T 24–2471,200
September 14Rutgers*W 42–2215,400
September 21Colgate*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 42–1420,200
September 28at VirginiaL 3–3443,400
October 5Vanderbilt*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 17–1320,600
October 26at MarylandW 17–1335,423
November 2Georgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 6–1738,732
November 91:00 p.m.at Wake ForestL 14–3115,759
November 16No. 24 NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
L 31–3228,975
November 23at North CarolinaL 14–4750,500
November 301:30 p.m.vs. No. 13 ClemsonABCL 21–3350,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. "Devils rally for tie". The News and Observer. September 8, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Rutgers didn't execute again". The Courier-News. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Huffman, Dane (September 22, 1991). "Blue Devils Finally Shake Tough Colgate". The News & Observer. Raleigh, N.C. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cavs' passing rips Blue Devils". Daily Press. September 29, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Duke's defense holds on, helps Devils past Vandy". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Blue Devils shell Terps". The Herald-Sun. October 27, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Georgia Tech runs by Duke, 17–6". The Stuart News. November 3, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Deacons upend Duke". Daily Press. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "State rallies past Duke". Winston-Salem Journal. November 17, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "UNC has the Means to rip Duke". The News and Observer. November 24, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tigers pull away from Blue Devils". The Herald-Sun. December 1, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1991 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
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