1993 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season

1993 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach
  • Barry Wilson (4th season)
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
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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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 p.m.No. 1 Florida StatePPVL 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 VirginiaL 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 MarylandL 18–2631,487[7]
October 231:00 p.m.at Wake ForestW 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 CarolinaL 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

  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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