1970 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–5 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJacque Hetrick (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorGeorge Hill (5th season)
MVPLeo Hart
CaptainDick Biddle, Leo Hart
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
1970 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Wake Forest $ 5 1 06 5 0
North Carolina 5 2 08 4 0
Duke 5 2 06 5 0
South Carolina 3 2 14 6 1
NC State 2 3 13 7 1
Clemson 2 4 03 8 0
Maryland 2 4 02 9 0
Virginia 0 6 05 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1970 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12vs. Florida*L 19–2153,841[3]
September 19MarylandW 13–1212,877
September 26Virginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 17–724,478
October 3at No. 1 Ohio StateL 10–3486,123
October 10at No. 11 West Virginia*W 21–1335,000
October 17at NC StateW 22–626,400
October 24at ClemsonW 21–1029,581[4]
October 31Georgia Tech*dagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 16–2432,650
November 7Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
L 14–2828,600
November 14at South CarolinaW 42–3842,454
November 21at North CarolinaL 34–5948,600
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1970 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 41 Wes Chesson Sr
QB 10 Leo Hart Sr
RB 46 Steve Jones So
OT 64 Ed Newman So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 13 Ernie Jackson Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "1970 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. "1970 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. "Florida snatches win from Duke". The Daily Advertiser. September 13, 1970. Retrieved October 22, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1971". Clemson University. 1971. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2023.


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