1994 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1994 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Heimerdinger (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCraig Bohl (1st season)
MVPRobert Baldwin
CaptainZaid Abdul-Aleem, Robert Baldwin, Matt Williams
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Florida State $ 8 0 0 10 1 1
No. 17 NC State 6 2 0 9 3 0
No. 15 Virginia 5 3 0 9 3 0
Duke 5 3 0 8 4 0
North Carolina 5 3 0 8 4 0
Clemson 4 4 0 5 6 0
Maryland 2 6 0 4 7 0
Wake Forest 1 7 0 3 8 0
Georgia Tech 0 8 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Fred Goldsmith, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 3MarylandW 49–1620,831[1]
September 107:00 p.m.East Carolina*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 13–1036,420[2]
September 15Army*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 43–724,342[3]
September 24at Georgia TechW 27–1240,107[4]
October 1at Navy*W 47–1425,579[5]
October 1512:00 p.m.ClemsonNo. 25
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
JPSW 19–1329,432[6]
October 221:00 p.m.at Wake ForestNo. 20W 51–2621,445[7]
October 2912:00 p.m.at No. 9 Florida StateNo. 16JPSL 20–5973,889[8]
November 512:00 p.m.No. 13 VirginiaNo. 23
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
JPSW 28–2533,941[9]
November 123:30 p.m.at NC StateNo. 19L 23–2453,900[10]
November 1912:00 p.m.North CarolinadaggerNo. 25
L 40–4140,103[11]
January 211:00 a.m.vs. Wisconsin*No. 25ESPNL 20–3461,384[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Goldsmith wins Duke debut". The Greenville News. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Duke edges ECU". The News and Observer. September 11, 1994. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Duke KO's Army". Mount Vernon Argus. September 16, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Undefeated Duke wrecks Tech". The Tennessean. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Duke rolls over Navy". Greensboro News & Record. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke blocks Clemson's chance of victory, 19–13". The Times and Democrat. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke's in seventh (victory) heaven". The Herald-Sun. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Seminoles burst Duke's bubble 59–20". Fort Myers News-Press. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Duke bedevils believing Cavs". Greensboro News & Record. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "N.C. State edges Duke to stay alive in ACC race". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Heels trip Duke 41–40". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bucky bedevils Duke". Wausau Daily Herald. January 3, 1995. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1994 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2024.