1997 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1997 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Fred Goldsmith, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, placing last out of nine teams in the ACC. The team played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

1997 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	2–9 (0–8 ACC)
Head coach	Fred Goldsmith (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Larry Beckish (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Trott (2nd season)
MVP	Chike Egbuniwe
Captains	Jeff Hodrick Chike Egbuniwe
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons ← 1996 1998 →

1997 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	7:00 pm	NC State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)		L 14–45	33,214	[1]
September 13	2:00 pm	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field Evanston, IL		L 20–24	36,225	[2]
September 20	7:00 pm	Army*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 20–17	21,748	[3]
September 27	12:00 pm	Navy*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	JPS	W 26–17	17,370	[4]
October 4	3:30 pm	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 10–16	23,206	[5]
October 11	7:00 pm	No. 4 Florida State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 27–51	21,557	[6]
October 18	12:00 pm	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	JPS	L 10–13	36,600	[7]
October 25	12:00 pm	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	JPS	L 24–38	28,531	[8]
November 8	12:00 pm	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	L 20–29 OT	60,363	[9]
November 15	1:30 pm	Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 38–41	22,638	[10]
November 22	12:00 pm	at No. 8 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	JPS	L 14–50	53,500	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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