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1995 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Florida State +   7 1     10 2  
No. 16 Virginia +   7 1     9 4  
Clemson   6 2     8 4  
Georgia Tech   5 3     6 5  
North Carolina   4 4     7 5  
Maryland   4 4     6 5  
NC State   2 6     3 8  
Duke   1 7     3 8  
Wake Forest   0 8     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by second-year head coach Fred Goldsmith, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 23:30 p.m.vs. No. 1 Florida StateABCL 26–7051,200[1]
September 9Rutgers*W 24–1425,400[2]
September 16at Army*W 23–2133,031[3]
September 23at No. 24 MarylandL 28–4141,013[4]
September 30Navy*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 9–3029,400[5]
October 7Georgia Techdagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 21–3720,110[6]
October 141:30 p.m.at No. 19 VirginiaL 30–4440,200[7]
October 211:00 p.m.NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
L 38–4124,117[8]
October 281:30 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
W 42–2631,752[9]
November 111:00 p.m.at No. 24 ClemsonL 17–3463,000[10]
November 1812:00 p.m.at North CarolinaJPSL 24–2847,000[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. ^ "Seminoles show lots of weapons in opening rout". The Kansas City Star. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rutgers gives opener away". The Record. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Army kicks it away 23–21". Citizen Register. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maryland surpasses Duke". Winston-Salem Journal. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Navy snaps Duke streak of non-ACC wins, 30–9". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke's season still headed south". Greensboro News & Record. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cavs match Devils' intensity". The Herald-Sun. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wolfpack, downs Duke unit, 41–38". Statesville Record and Landmark. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "LaRue puts on big show at Duke". Tallahassee Democrat. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Priester punishes Duke". The Charlotte Observer. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Heels keep heads, beat Devils". Winston-Salem Journal. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1995 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2024.