1994 Duke Blue Devils football team

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.

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

Schedule

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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 Carolina No. 25
L 40–4140,103[11]
January 211:00 a.m.vs. Wisconsin*No. 25ESPNL 20–3461,384[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  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.