1965 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
MVPJohn McNabb
CaptainJohn Gutekunst
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State + 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0†
Clemson + 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0†
Duke 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0†
Wake Forest 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0†
South Carolina 0 – 6 – 0 5 – 5 – 0†
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to use of ineligible players. This improved Clemson and NC State from 4–3 to 5–2, making them co-champions. Overall records did not change due to the forfeits. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.

The 1965 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 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their 15th year under head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished third in the ACC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Virginia
W 21–727,800[1]
September 25at South Carolina
W 20–1539,000[2]
October 2at Rice*
W 41–2122,000[3]
October 9Pittsburgh*
W 21–1325,000[4]
October 16Clemsondagger
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 2–331,000[5]
October 23at Illinois*
L 14–2847,077[6]
October 30at Georgia Tech*
L 23–3546,981[7]
November 6at NC State
L 0–2119,500[8]
November 13Wake Forest
W 40–725,000[9]
November 20North Carolina
W 34–745,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ "Duke downs Virginia on late scores, 21–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 19, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Duke nudges Gamecocks". The Roanoke Times. September 26, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Glacken hurls Duke by Rice". The Kilgore News Herald. October 3, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Glacken, Duke dump Pitt, 21–13". The Greenville News. October 10, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clemson shocks Duke 3–2". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 17, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Illini running game drops Duke, 28–14". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 24, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke bows to Georgia Tech". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 31, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State jolts Duke's title chances, 21–0". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 7, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Sophomores win for Duke". The Miami News. November 14, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duke defeats Carolina by 34–7". Greensboro Daily News. November 21, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1965 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
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