1966 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1966 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5 (2–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJacque Hetrick (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGeorge Hill (1st season)
MVPBob Matheson
CaptainBob Matheson, Mike Shasby
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17West Virginia*W 34–1525,000[1]
September 24at Pittsburgh*W 14–724,684[2]
October 1Virginia
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 27–810,000[3]
October 8at
Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
  • L 19–2128,400[4]
    October 15at ClemsonL 6–930,000[5]
    October 22NC State
    L 7–3327,000[6]
    October 29No. 6 Georgia Tech*dagger
    • Duke Stadium
    • Durham, NC
    L 7–4842,000[7]
    November 5at Navy*W 9–722,303[8]
    November 12at No. 1 Notre Dame*L 0–6459,075[9]
    November 19at North CarolinaW 41–2546,000[10]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    Roster

    1966 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
    Players Coaches
    Offense
    Pos. # Name Class
    WR 86 Dave Dunaway Sr
    G 63 Carl Gersbach
    QB 18 Al Woodall
    Defense
    Pos. # Name Class
    LB 28 Bob Matheson Sr
    Special teams
    Pos. # Name Class
    Head coach
    Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

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