1990 Duke Blue Devils football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1990
| team = Duke Blue Devils
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| short_conf = ACC
| record = 4–7
| conf_record = 1–6
| head_coach = Barry Wilson
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Eddie Wilson
| oc_year = 1st
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Dale Strahm
| dc_year = 1st
| def_scheme =
| mvp = Erwin Sampson
| captain = Randy Jones
| captain2 = Chip Nitowski
| captain3 = Erwin Sampson
| captain4 = Mike Urso
| stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
}}
{{1990 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings}}
The 1990 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Barry Wilson, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1990
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 1
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = South Carolina
| site_stadium = Williams–Brice Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, SC
| score = 10–21
| attend = 71,606
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/anderson-independent-mail-gamecocks-make/140187094/|work=Anderson Independent-Mail|title=Gamecocks make a defenseive stand|date=September 2, 1990|accessdate=February 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 15
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| score = 27–24
| attend = 28,177
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-nu-falls-at-the-finish/140212059/|work=Chicago Tribune|title=NU falls at the finish, but has fun|date=September 16, 1990|accessdate=February 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = l
| opponent = Virginia
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| tv = JPS
| score = 0–59
| attend = 24,862
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-cavs-again-in-50s/140209575/|work=The News and Advance|title=Cavs again in 50s|date=September 23, 1990|accessdate=February 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Clemson, SC
| tv = JPS
| score = 7–26
| attend = 81,066
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-a-chance-for-devil/140190481/|work=The News and Observer|title=A chance for Devils slips away|date=September 30, 1990|accessdate=February 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 17–16
| attend = 41,014
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/poughkeepsie-journal-dukes-late-rally-t/140212194/|work=Poughkeepsie Journal|title=Duke's late rally tips Army, 17–16|date=October 7, 1990|accessdate=February 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Western Carolina
| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| score = 49–18
| attend = 15,700
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-devils-catch-cats-napping/140212325/|work=Durham Morning Herald|title=Devils catch Cats napping|date=October 14, 1990|accessdate=February 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = l
| opponent = Maryland
| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| score = 20–23
| attend = 23,200
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-marylands-drama-c/140208644/|work=Winston-Salem Journal|title=Maryland's drama continues in 23–20 victory over Duke|date=October 21, 1990|accessdate=February 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Bobby Dodd Stadium
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| tv = JPS
| score = 31–48
| attend = 44,061
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-yellow-jackets-beat/140189041/|work=The Palm Beach Post|title=Yellow Jackets beat Duke 48–31|date=October 28, 1990|accessdate=February 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Wake Forest
| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 57–20
| attend = 32,700
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-dukes-qb-tandem-bedevils-wa/140212477/|work=Daily Press|title=Duke's QB tandem bedevils Wake Forest|date=November 4, 1990|accessdate=February 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = NC State
| site_stadium = Carter–Finley Stadium
| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–16
| attend = 36,800
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-nc-state-shuts-o/140211560/|work=Winston-Salem Journal|title=N.C. State shuts out Duke, keeps bowl hope alive|date=November 11, 1990|accessdate=February 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = l
| opponent = North Carolina
| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Durham, NC
| gamename = Victory Bell
| score = 22–24
| attend = 31,600
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-another-heel-steps-on-dev/140211002/|work=Durham Morning Herald|title=Another Heel steps on Devils|date=November 18, 1990|accessdate=February 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
References
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