1972 Duke Blue Devils football team

1972 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJerry McGee (1st season)
MVPSteve Jones
CaptainDale Grimes, Bill Hanenberg, Steve Jones
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 North Carolina $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
No. 17 NC State 4 1 1 8 3 1
Maryland 3 2 1 5 5 1
Duke 3 3 0 5 6 0
Clemson 2 4 0 4 7 0
Virginia 1 5 0 4 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 5–6, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fourth in the ACC.

  1. ^ "1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.