1988 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1988 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–3–1 (3–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRick Johnson (1st season)
MVPAnthony Dilweg
CaptainWayne Charles, Anthony Dilweg, Jeff Patten
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Clemson $ 6 1 0 10 2 0
Virginia 5 2 0 7 4 0
NC State 4 2 1 8 3 1
Wake Forest 4 3 0 6 4 1
Maryland 4 3 0 5 6 0
Duke 3 3 1 7 3 1
North Carolina 1 6 0 1 10 0
Georgia Tech 0 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1988 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Steve Spurrier, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, and finished sixth in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 p.m.at
SV
W 31–2124,713[1]
September 10at Tennessee*W 31–2693,144[2]
September 17The Citadel*W 41–1712,400[3]
September 24Virginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 38–3420,200[4]
October 1at Vanderbilt*W 17–1539,372[5]
October 154:00 p.m.at No. 11 ClemsonESPNL 17–4983,356[6]
October 22Marylanddagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 24–3423,800[7]
October 29at Georgia TechW 31–2140,393[8]
November 5Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
L 16–3535,500[9]
November 12at NC StateT 43–4352,000[10]
November 19North Carolina
W 35–2928,400[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

1988 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 8 Anthony Dilweg Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Awards and honors

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