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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.
1966 Duke Blue Devils football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 5–5 (2–3 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jacque Hetrick (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | George Hill (1st season) |
MVP | Bob Matheson |
Captain | Bob Matheson, Mike Shasby |
Home stadium | Duke Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | West Virginia* | W 34–15 | 25,000 | [1] | |
September 24 | at Pittsburgh* | W 14–7 | 24,684 | [2] | |
October 1 | Virginia |
| W 27–8 | 10,000 | [3] |
October 8 | at Maryland | L 19–21 | 28,400 | [4] | |
October 15 | at Clemson | L 6–9 | 30,000 | [5] | |
October 22 | NC State |
| L 7–33 | 27,000 | [6] |
October 29 | No. 6 Georgia Tech* |
| L 7–48 | 42,000 | [7] |
November 5 | at Navy* | W 9–7 | 22,303 | [8] | |
November 12 | at No. 1 Notre Dame* | L 0–64 | 59,075 | [9] | |
November 19 | at North Carolina | W 41–25 | 46,000 | [10] | |
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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