Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|
September 9 | at No. 7 Alabama* | | L 12–35 | 71,281 | [2] |
September 16 | at No. 12 Washington* | | L 6–14 | 59,200 | [3] |
September 23 | No. 19 Stanford* | | L 6–10 | 24,600 | [4] |
September 30 | Virginia | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| W 37–13 | 20,806 | [5] |
October 7 | at NC State | | L 0–17 | 38,200 | [6] |
October 14 | at Clemson | | W 7–0 | 32,586 | [7][8] |
October 21 | Maryland | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| W 20–14 | 21,300 | [9] |
October 28 | vs. Navy* | | W 17–16 | 26,000 | [10] |
November 4 | Georgia Tech* | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| W 20–14 | 37,300 | [11] |
November 11 | Wake Forest | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC (rivalry)
| L 7–9 | 18,025 | [12] |
November 18 | at No. 16 North Carolina | | L 0–14 | 47,000 | [13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
[14]
1972 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
|
Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
|
Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
DB
|
14
|
Buck Bowers
|
So
|
DE
|
98
|
Jeff Burleson
|
DE
|
80
|
Randy Chambers
|
Sr
|
LB
|
38
|
Jack Childress
|
Sr
|
DE
|
87
|
Ernest Clark
|
So
|
DB
|
24
|
Butler Cox
|
Jr
|
|
Special teams
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
|
- ^ "1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "Alabama charges by Duke". The Shreveport Times. September 10, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sixkiller returns to action to lead 14–6 Husky win". The Spokesman-Review. September 17, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stanford nips Duke". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 24, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke rips Virginia by 37–13". Pensacola News Journal. October 1, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense arrives for N.C. State win". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 8, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1973". Clemson University. 1973. p. 2. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
- ^ "Duke turns back Clemson by 7 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 15, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke tops Maryland by 20–14". The Danville Register. October 22, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blue Devils nip Navy by 17–16". The Gastonia Gazette. October 29, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke upends Tech 20 to 14". The Tampa Tribune. November 5, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Garrett's dash spins Wake past Duke, 9–7". The Charlotte Observer. November 12, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "6 pass thefts carry UNC into Sun Bowl". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 19, 1972. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1972 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 25, 2024.