1968 Duke Blue Devils football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1968
| team = Duke Blue Devils
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| short_conf = ACC
| record = 4–6
| conf_record = 3–4
| head_coach = Tom Harp
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach = Jacque Hetrick
| oc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = George Hill
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| mvp = Henley Carter
| captain = J. B. Edwards
| stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
}}
{{1968 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings}}
The 1968 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 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Tom Harp, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 4–6, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished fifth in the ACC.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = South Carolina
| site_stadium = Carolina Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| score = 14–7
| attend = 42,234
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-progress-duke-pulls-shocker-on/139284216/|work=The Daily Progress|title=Duke pulls shocker on USC 14–10|date=September 22, 1968|accessdate=January 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Michigan
| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| score = 10–31
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-u-m-explodes-over-duk/139285093/|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|title=U-M explodes over Duke|date=September 29, 1968|accessdate=January 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Foreman Field
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| gamename = Oyster Bowl
| score = 30–28
| attend = 21,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-lauderdale-news-duke-halts-upset-tr/139285188/|newspaper=Fort Lauderdale News|title=Duke halts upset try by Terps|date=October 6, 1968|accessdate=January 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| score = 20–50
| attend = 22,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-virginia-blasts-bl/139283292/|newspaper=The News and Observer|title=Virginia blasts Blue Devils, 50–20|date=October 13, 1968|accessdate=January 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Clemson
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| score = 22–39
| attend = 28,509
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-duke-falls-to-cle/139279406/|newspaper=Bristol Herald Courier|title=Duke falls to Clemson|date=October 20, 1968|accessdate=January 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 25–57
| attend = 32,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-armys-big-guns-blast/139285302/|newspaper=The Roanoke Times|title=Army's big guns blast Duke, 57–25|date=October 27, 1968|accessdate=January 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| score = 46–30
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-duke-scores-4630-up/139285431/|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|title=Duke scores 46–30 upset of Ga. Tech|date=November 3, 1968|accessdate=January 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = l
| opponent = NC State
| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 15–17
| attend = 25,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-state-nips-duke/139277177/|newspaper=Greensboro Daily News|title=State nips Duke|date=November 10, 1968|accessdate=January 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 18–3
| attend = 17,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-hart-shatters-offense-mark-a/139285536/|newspaper=Daily Press|title=Hart shatters offense mark as Duke downs Deacs, 18–3|date=November 17, 1968|accessdate=January 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Kenan Stadium
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC
| gamename = Victory Bell
| score = 14–25
| attend = 44,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-bomar-leads-ta/139285657/|newspaper=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Bomar leads Tar Heels to upset of Duke, 25–14|date=November 24, 1968|accessdate=January 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
References
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