1997 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–9 (0–8 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Beckish (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Trott (2nd season)
MVPChike Egbuniwe
CaptainJeff Hodrick, Chike Egbuniwe
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Florida State $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 6 North Carolina   7 – 1     11 – 1  
Virginia   5 – 3     7 – 4  
No. 25 Georgia Tech   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Clemson   4 – 4     7 – 5  
NC State   3 – 5     6 – 5  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Maryland   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Duke   0 – 8     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The team was led by head coach Fred Goldsmith.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 67:00 pmNC State
L 14–4533,214
September 132:00 pmat Northwestern*
L 20–2436,225
September 207:00 pmArmy*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 20–1721,748
September 2712:00 pmNavy*dagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
JPSW 26–1717,370
October 43:30 pmat Maryland
L 10–1623,206
October 117:00 pmNo. 4 Florida State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 27–5121,557
October 1812:00 pmat Virginia
JPSL 10–1336,600
October 2512:00 pmWake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
JPSL 24–3828,531
November 812:00 pmat Clemson
JPSL 20–29 OT60,363
November 151:30 pmGeorgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 38–4122,638
November 2212:00 pmat No. 8 North Carolina
JPSL 14–5053,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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