The 1974 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 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the ACC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at No. 16 NC State	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 21–35	42,200	[2]
September 21	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	W 20–14	45,620	[3]
September 28	Virginia	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 27–7	18,250	[4]
October 5	Purdue*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 16–14	20,500	[5]
October 12	Army*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 33–14	28,500	[6]
October 19	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 13–17	42,354	[7][8]
October 26	at No. 14 Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 13–30	56,251	[9]
November 2	Georgia Tech*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 9–0	34,500	[10]
November 9	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 23–7	18,200	[11]
November 16	vs. No. 13 Maryland	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	L 13–56	24,000	[12]
November 23	at North Carolina	Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	L 13–14	47,300	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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