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1984 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Maryland $ 5 0 0 9 3 0
No. 20 Virginia 3 1 2 8 2 2
North Carolina 3 2 1 5 5 1
Wake Forest 3 3 0 6 5 0
Georgia Tech 2 2 1 6 4 1
NC State 1 5 0 3 8 0
Duke 1 5 0 2 9 0
Clemson 0 0 0* 7 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 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 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Steve Sloan, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 2–9, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished seventh in the ACC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Indiana*W 31–2423,500[2]
September 22at South Carolina*L 0–2168,300[3]
September 29at Army*L 9–1337,026[4]
October 6Virginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 10–3817,200[5]
October 13at Virginia Tech*L 0–2736,400[6]
October 20at Clemson*AL 21–5480,500[7]
October 27Maryland
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 7–4317,500[8]
November 3at Georgia TechL 3–3136,393[9]
November 10Wake Forestdagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
L 16–2028,000[10]
November 17at NC StateW 16–1335,200[11]
November 24North Carolina
L 15–1731,200[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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A.^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  2. ^ "Duke wins at the finish". Sunday Herald-Times. September 9, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "South Carolina shuts Duke down". The Danville Register. September 23, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Army halts Blue Devils". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Majkowski's TD passes ignite Virginia to 38–10 rout of Duke". The State. October 7, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Virginia Tech defense throttles Duke, 27–0". The News and Observer. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tigers rip Duke". Greensboro News & Record. October 21, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Terps thrash Duke 43–7". Greensboro News & Record. October 28, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Ga. Tech hammers Duke 31–3". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 4, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Demon Deacons deny Duke, 20–16". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Harper's late field goal sends Blue Devils past Wolfpack". Winston-Salem Journal. November 18, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UNC's win a snap with Duke's help". Durham Morning Herald. November 25, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1984 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
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