1978 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the ACC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Georgia Tech*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 28–10	27,865	[1]
September 23	South Carolina*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 16–12	33,895	[2]
September 30	at No. 4 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 0–52	104,832	[3]
October 7	Virginia	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 20–13	20,375	[4]
October 14	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 8–31	21,431	[5]
October 21	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 8–28	51,109	[6][7]
October 28	No. 5 Maryland	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 0–27	23,600	[8]
November 4	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 0–34	83,098	[9]
November 11	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 3–0	19,825	[10]
November 18	at NC State	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 10–24	43,300	[11]
November 25	at North Carolina	Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	L 15–16	45,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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