1980 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season

1980 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–9 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
  • Shirley Wilson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorSteve Spurrier (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCliff Yoshida (1st season)
MVPJohn Brinkman
CaptainEd Brown, Dennis Tabron
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 North Carolina $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
Maryland 5 1 0 8 4 0
NC State 3 3 0 6 5 0
Clemson 2 4 0 6 5 0
Wake Forest 2 4 0 5 6 0
Virginia 2 4 0 4 7 0
Duke 1 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6East Carolina*L 10–3527,400[1]
September 20at No. 19 Auburn*L 28–3557,742[2]
September 27Virginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 17–2014,144[3]
October 4at Indiana*
L 21–3143,120[4]
October 11at No. 17 South Carolina*L 7–2056,451[5]
October 18at Clemson
W 34–1759,873[6][7]
October 25Maryland
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 14–1717,400[8]
November 1Georgia Tech*dagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 17–1218,200[9]
November 8Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
L 24–2723,000[10]
November 15at NC StateL 21–3842,800[11]
November 22at No. 15 North CarolinaL 21–4451,389[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1980 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 55 Brian Baldinger Jr
QB 14 Ben Bennett Fr
RB 21 Greg Boone
WR 86 Chris Castor Jr
C 52 Zac Price
TE 81 Stuart Schnellenberger
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "East Carolina routs Duke". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 7, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Auburn holds off possessed Devils". The News and Observer. September 21, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Virginia hands Duke 9th straight defeat". The Times-Mail. September 28, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hoosiers overcome errors to down Duke". Wisconsin State Journal. October 5, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rogers, Gamecocks outlast Duke". The Palm Beach Post. October 12, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Clemson shocked by Duke 34–17". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 19, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1981". Clemson University. 1981. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "Wysocki tramples Duke". The Chapel Hill News. October 26, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Wake overcomes Duke". The State. November 9, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wolfpack's 'D' bans bomb, Avery guides State by Duke". The Danville Register. November 16, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bryant's running helps Tar Heels KO Blue Devils' rally". The Charlotte Observer. November 23, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1980 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
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