1978 Duke Blue Devils football team

1978 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Kemp (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Gutekunst (3rd season)
MVPCarl McGee
CaptainDan Brooks, Mike Dunn, Carl McGee
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Clemson $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 1 0 9 3 0
No. 18 NC State 4 2 0 9 3 0
North Carolina 3 3 0 5 6 0
Duke 2 4 0 4 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 0 1 10 0
Virginia 0 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the ACC.