1961 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1961 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 20
Record7–3 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach
MVPDean Wright
CaptainJack Wilson
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Duke $   5 1     7 3  
North Carolina   4 3     5 5  
Maryland   3 3     7 3  
Clemson   3 3     5 5  
NC State   3 4     4 6  
South Carolina   3 4     4 6  
Wake Forest   3 4     4 6  
Virginia   2 4     4 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll[1]

The 1961 Duke Blue Devils football team represented

1961 NCAA University Division football season.[2]
Duke won the ACC championship with a record of 5–1 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at South CarolinaW 7–635,000[3]
September 30vs. VirginiaW 42–020,000[4]
October 7Wake ForestW 23–320,000[5]
October 14at Georgia Tech*L 0–2144,015[6]
October 21Clemsondagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–1730,000[7]
October 28at NC StateW 17–621,800[8]
November 4at Michigan*L 14–2856,488[9]
November 11vs. Navy*W 30–932,000[10]
November 18North Carolina
W 6–341,000[11]
December 2Notre Dame*
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 37–1335,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1961 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "1961 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
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