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American college football season
The 1971 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 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 2–3, and finished tied for third in the ACC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 11 | vs. Florida* | | | W 12–6 | 51,677 | [2] |
September 18 | No. 19 South Carolina* | | | W 28–12 | 35,113 | [3] |
September 25 | at Virginia | No. 20 | | W 28–0 | 18,500 | [4] |
October 2 | at No. 10 Stanford* | No. 19 | | W 9–3 | 61,000 | [5] |
October 9 | vs. Clemson | No. 14 | | L 0–3 | 20,000 | [6] |
October 16 | NC State![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC (rivalry)
| W 41–13 | 28,174 | [7] |
October 23 | at Navy* | No. 19 | | L 14–15 | 24,844 | [8] |
October 30 | at Georgia Tech* | | | L 0–21 | 49,886 | [9] |
November 6 | West Virginia* | | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| W 31–15 | 30,150 | [10] |
November 13 | at Wake Forest | | | L 7–23 | 32,000 | [11] |
November 20 | North Carolina | | | L 0–38 | 51,500 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1971 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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