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1991 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Clemson $ 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 2 – 1
No. 24 NC State 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Georgia Tech 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
Virginia 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Duke 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Wake Forest 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Barry Wilson, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 4–6–1 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished tied for seventh in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 77:00 p.m.at South Carolina*
T 24–2471,200[1]
September 14Rutgers*
W 42–2215,400[2]
September 21Colgate*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 42–1420,200[3]
September 28at Virginia
L 3–3443,400[4]
October 5Vanderbilt*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 17–1320,600[5]
October 26at Maryland
W 17–1335,423[6]
November 2Georgia Techdagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 6–1738,732[7]
November 91:00 p.m.at Wake Forest
L 14–3115,759[8]
November 16No. 24 NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
L 31–3228,975[9]
November 23at North Carolina
L 14–4750,500[10]
November 301:30 p.m.vs. No. 13 Clemson
ABCL 21–3350,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ^ "Devils rally for tie". The News and Observer. September 8, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rutgers didn't execute again". The Courier-News. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Huffman, Dane (September 22, 1991). "Blue Devils Finally Shake Tough Colgate". The News & Observer. Raleigh, N.C. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cavs' passing rips Blue Devils". Daily Press. September 29, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Duke's defense holds on, helps Devils past Vandy". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1991. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Blue Devils shell Terps". The Herald-Sun. October 27, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia Tech runs by Duke, 17–6". The Stuart News. November 3, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Deacons upend Duke". Daily Press. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "State rallies past Duke". Winston-Salem Journal. November 17, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "UNC has the Means to rip Duke". The News and Observer. November 24, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tigers pull away from Blue Devils". The Herald-Sun. December 1, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1991 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Duke_Blue_Devils_football_team