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American college football season
The 1984 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
1984 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their second year under head coach
Steve Sloan , the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 2–9, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished seventh in the ACC.
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 8
Indiana * W 31–2423,500
[2]
September 22 at
South Carolina * L 0–2168,300
[3]
September 29 at
Army * L 9–1337,026
[4]
October 6
Virginia Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC L 10–3817,200
[5]
October 13 at
Virginia Tech * L 0–2736,400
[6]
October 20 at
Clemson *
A L 21–5480,500
[7]
October 27
Maryland Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC L 7–4317,500
[8]
November 3 at
Georgia Tech L 3–3136,393
[9]
November 10
Wake Forest Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (
rivalry ) L 16–2028,000
[10]
November 17 at
NC State W 16–1335,200
[11]
November 24
North Carolina L 15–1731,200
[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
[13]
A.
^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.
[1]
References
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a
b Williams, Larry (2012).
The Danny Ford Years at Clemson .
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"Duke wins at the finish" . Sunday Herald-Times . September 9, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"South Carolina shuts Duke down" . The Danville Register . September 23, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Army halts Blue Devils" . The Daily Advertiser . September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Majkowski's TD passes ignite Virginia to 38–10 rout of Duke" . The State . October 7, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Virginia Tech defense throttles Duke, 27–0" . The News and Observer . October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tigers rip Duke" . Greensboro News & Record . October 21, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Terps thrash Duke 43–7" . Greensboro News & Record . October 28, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Ga. Tech hammers Duke 31–3" . The Roanoke Times & World-News . November 4, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Demon Deacons deny Duke, 20–16" . Asheville Citizen-Times . November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Harper's late field goal sends Blue Devils past Wolfpack" . Winston-Salem Journal . November 18, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"UNC's win a snap with Duke's help" . Durham Morning Herald . November 25, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"1984 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results" . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2024 .
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