1979 Duke Blue Devils football team

1979 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–8–1 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDick Kemp (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorLarry Thompson (1st season)
MVPCraig Hoskins
CaptainCraig Hoskins, Bob Riordan
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State $ 5 1 0 7 4 0
Clemson 4 2 0 8 4 0
Maryland 4 2 0 7 4 0
Wake Forest 3 2 0 8 4 0
No. 15 North Carolina 3 3 0 8 3 1
Virginia 1 4 0 6 5 0
Duke 0 6 0 2 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 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 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Shirley Wilson, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 2–8–1, with a conference record of 0–6, and finished seventh in the ACC.