1965 Duke Blue Devils football team

1965 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
MVPJohn McNabb
CaptainJohn Gutekunst
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State + 5 2 0 6 4 0†
Clemson + 5 2 0 5 5 0†
Duke 4 2 0 6 4 0
Maryland 3 3 0 4 6 0
North Carolina 3 3 0 4 6 0
Virginia 3 3 0 4 6 0†
Wake Forest 2 4 0 3 7 0†
South Carolina 0 6 0 5 5 0†
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to use of ineligible players. This improved Clemson and NC State from 4–3 to 5–2, making them co-champions. Overall records did not change due to the forfeits. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.

The 1965 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their 15th year under head coach William D. Murray, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished third in the ACC.