1993 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1993 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Barry Wilson, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

1993 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach	Barry Wilson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Buddy Geis (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Dale Strahm (4th season)
MVP	Matt Williams
Captain	Steve Alderfer, Robert Baldwin, Brad Sherrod, Scott Youmans
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons ← 1992 1994 →

1993 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 Florida State $		8	–	0					12	–	1
No. 19 North Carolina		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 23 Clemson		5	–	3					9	–	3
Virginia		5	–	3					7	–	5
NC State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Georgia Tech		3	–	5					5	–	6
Duke		2	–	6					3	–	8
Maryland		2	–	6					2	–	9
Wake Forest		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 Florida State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	PPV	L 7–45	26,800	[1]
September 11		at Rutgers*	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	BEN	L 38–39	26,854	[2]
September 18		Army*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 42–21	21,300	[3]
September 25		at No. 22 Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 0–35	37,700	[4]
October 2	4:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	PPV	L 19–52	96,173	[5]
October 9	1:30 p.m.	Clemson	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 10–13	18,600	[6]
October 16		at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 18–26	31,487	[7]
October 23	1:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)		W 21–13	20,123	[8]
October 30		Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 14–47	30,470	[9]
November 6		No. 22 NC State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)		W 21–20	15,200	[10]
November 26		at No. 13 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)		L 24–38	50,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "FSU rises above the muck". St. Petersburg Times. September 5, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Rutgers Dukes out 39–38 victory". The Courier-News. September 12, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Duke pounds Cadets". The Herald Statesman. September 19, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Virginia whips Duke, 35–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 26, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Duke didn't volunteer for this". The News and Observer. October 3, 1993. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Duke comes up short again in 13–10 loss". Winston-Salem Journal. October 10, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Terps can do; Maryland celebrates 26–18 win over Duke". The Daily Times. October 17, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Duke slams Wake Forest". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 24, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Davis enjoys homecoming as Jackets whip Devils". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 31, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Duke's Wilson gets point across". The Baltimore Sun. November 7, 1993. Retrieved February 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Heels' bag of tricks overwhelms Duke". The Charlotte Observer. November 27, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "1993 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2024.