1997 Duke Blue Devils football team

1997 Duke Blue Devils football

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1997 record	2–9 (0–8 ACC)
Head coach	Fred Goldsmith
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium (Capacity: 33,941)

1997 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 Florida State $		8	–	0		11	–	1
#6 North Carolina		7	–	1		11	–	1
Virginia		5	–	3		7	–	4
#25 Georgia Tech		5	–	3		7	–	5
Clemson		4	–	4		7	–	5
NC State		3	–	5		6	–	5
Wake Forest		3	–	5		5	–	6
Maryland		1	–	7		2	–	9
Duke		0	–	8		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The team was led by head coach Fred Goldsmith.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	7:00 PM	NC State	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC		L 14–45	33,214
September 13	2:00 PM	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL		L 20–24	36,225
September 20	7:00 PM	Army*	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC		W 20–17	21,748
September 27	12:00 PM	Navy*	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	JPS	W 26–17	17,370
October 4	3:30 PM	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)		L 10–16	23,206
October 11	7:00 PM	No. 4 Florida State	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC		L 27–51	21,557
October 18	12:00 PM	at Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	JPS	L 10–13	36,600
October 25	12:00 PM	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	JPS	L 24–38	28,531
November 8	12:00 PM	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	JPS	L 20–29	60,363
November 15	1:30 PM	Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC		L 38–41	22,638
November 22	12:00 PM	at No. 8 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	JPS	L 14–50	53,500
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Duke Blue Devils football

Venues	Wallace Wade Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games North Carolina (Victory Bell)

Culture & lore	Blue Devil "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" Blue and White (Duke fight song) Marching band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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