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1966 Duke Blue Devils football team
American college football season
The 1966 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 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Tom Harp, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 5–5, with a conference record of 2–3, and finished fifth in the ACC.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 5–5 (2–3 ACC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Jacque Hetrick (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | George Hill (1st season) |
MVP | Bob Matheson |
Captain | Bob Matheson, Mike Shasby |
Home stadium | Duke Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | West Virginia* | W 34–15 | 25,000 | [1] | |
September 24 | at Pittsburgh* | W 14–7 | 24,684 | [2] | |
October 1 | Virginia |
| W 27–8 | 10,000 | [3] |
October 8 | at Maryland | L 19–21 | 28,400 | [4] | |
October 15 | at Clemson | L 6–9 | 30,000 | [5] | |
October 22 | NC State |
| L 7–33 | 27,000 | [6] |
October 29 | No. 6 Georgia Tech* |
| L 7–48 | 42,000 | [7] |
November 5 | at Navy* | W 9–7 | 22,303 | [8] | |
November 12 | at No. 1 Notre Dame* | L 0–64 | 59,075 | [9] | |
November 19 | at North Carolina | W 41–25 | 46,000 | [10] | |
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- "Duke storms from behind to rout West Virginia 34–15". The Danville Register. September 18, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Duke rallies to nip upset-minded Pitt". The Tampa Tribune. September 25, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Davis-led Cavaliers clip fumbling Deacons, 24–10". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 2, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Blue Devils upended by Terps, 21–19". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 9, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Clemson trips Duke, 9–6, on late touchdown pass". The Roanoke Times. October 16, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "N.C. State routs Duke by 33 to 7". The Danville Register. October 23, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tech rips by Duke". The Nashville Tennessean. October 30, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Duke tops Navy 9–7". Tallahassee Democrat. November 6, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Irish use 64 players to beat Duke, 64 to 0". Chicago Tribune. November 13, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Duke routs North Carolina in closing minutes, 41–25". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 20, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1966 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
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