1975 Duke Blue Devils football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1975
| team = Duke Blue Devils
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| short_conf = ACC
| record = 4–5–2
| conf_record = 3–0–2
| head_coach = Mike McGee
| hc_year = 5th
| def_coach = Jerry McGee
| dc_year = 4th
| mvp = Dave Meier
| captain = Ernie Clark
| captain2 = Dave Meier
| captain3 = Hal Spears
| stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
}}
{{1975 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings}}
The 1975 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 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 4–5–2, with a conference record of 3–0–2, and finished second in the ACC.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1975
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = USC
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 7–35
| attend = 56,727
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-telegram-bell-has-a-ball-for-usc/139602908/|work=Independent Press-Telegram|title=Bell has a ball for USC, 35–7|date=September 13, 1975|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = South Carolina
| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| score = 16–24
| attend = 21,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-south-carolina-ends-duke/139603006/|work=Durham Sunday Herald|title=South Carolina ends Duke streak, 24–16|date=September 21, 1975|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| opponent = Virginia
| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| score = 26–11
| attend = 21,750
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-robesonian-duke-dumps-virginia/139603102/|work=The Robesonian|title=Duke dumps Virginia|date=September 28, 1975|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| score = 0–14
| attend = 33,778
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-news-pitt-triumphs-on-haygoo/139603194/|work=Sunday News Journal|title=Pitt triumphs on Haygood runs|date=October 5, 1975|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 21–10
| attend = 36,577
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-news-duke-capitalizes-on-arm/139603275/|work=The Journal News|title=Duke capitalizes on Army errors|date=October 12, 1975|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Clemson
| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| score = 25–21
| attend = 31,800
| source = {{cite web |author= |title=Clemson Football Media Guide - 1976 |url=https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/60/ |publisher=Clemson University |date=1976 |page=2 |access-date=November 9, 2023 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-late-td-gives-duke/139603363/|work=The Lynchburg News|title=Late TD gives Duke win|date=October 19, 1975|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Florida
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Florida Field
| site_cityst = Gainesville, FL
| score = 16–24
| attend = 62,222
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-gators-edge-duke/134254232/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Gators edge Duke|date=October 26, 1975|accessdate=October 28, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| site_stadium = Grant Field
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| score = 16–21
| attend = 44,116
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-georgia-tech-defe/139603433/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Georgia Tech defeats Duke|date=November 2, 1975|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Groves Stadium
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 42–14
| attend = 28,900
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-duke-trounces-wak/139603523/|work=Bristol Herald Courier|title=Duke trounces Wake Forest|date=November 9, 1975|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = t
| opponent = NC State
| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 21–21
| attend = 43,200
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chapel-hill-news-buckey-led-comeback/139603659/|work=The Chapel Hill News|title=Buckey-led comeback salvages a 21–21 tie|date=November 16, 1975|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = t
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename = Victory Bell
| score = 17–17
| attend = 42,100
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-blue-devils-tar-he/139603747/|work=The Rocky Mount Telegram|title=Blue Devils, Tar Heels fumble to 17–17 tie|date=November 23, 1975|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
References
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