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1990 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $ 6 0 1 11 0 1
No. 9 Clemson 5 2 0 10 2 0
No. 23 Virginia 5 2 0 8 4 0
Maryland 4 3 0 6 5 1
North Carolina 3 3 1 6 4 1
NC State 3 4 0 7 5 0
Duke 1 6 0 4 7 0
Wake Forest 0 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Barry Wilson, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 p.m.at South Carolina*L 10–2171,606[1]
September 15at Northwestern*W 27–2428,177[2]
September 22No. 10 VirginiaJPSL 0–5924,862[3]
September 2912:00 p.m.at No. 19 ClemsonJPSL 7–2681,066[4]
October 6at Army*W 17–1641,014[5]
October 13Western Carolina*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 49–1815,700[6]
October 20Maryland
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 20–2323,200[7]
October 2712:00 p.m.at No. 16 Georgia TechJPSL 31–4844,061[8]
November 3Wake Forestdagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
W 57–2032,700[9]
November 10at NC StateL 0–1636,800[10]
November 17North Carolina
L 22–2431,600[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ^ "Gamecocks make a defenseive stand". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 2, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "NU falls at the finish, but has fun". Chicago Tribune. September 16, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cavs again in 50s". The News and Advance. September 23, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "A chance for Devils slips away". The News and Observer. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Duke's late rally tips Army, 17–16". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 7, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Devils catch Cats napping". Durham Morning Herald. October 14, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maryland's drama continues in 23–20 victory over Duke". Winston-Salem Journal. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Yellow Jackets beat Duke 48–31". The Palm Beach Post. October 28, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Duke's QB tandem bedevils Wake Forest". Daily Press. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "N.C. State shuts out Duke, keeps bowl hope alive". Winston-Salem Journal. November 11, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Another Heel steps on Devils". Durham Morning Herald. November 18, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1990 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
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