1996 Duke Blue Devils football team
American college football season

1996 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record0–11 (0–8 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Beckish (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Trott (1st season)
MVPBilly Granville
Captains
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Florida State $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 10 North Carolina   6 – 2     10 – 2  
Clemson   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Virginia   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Maryland   3 – 5     5 – 6  
NC State   3 – 5     3 – 8  
Wake Forest   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Duke   0 – 8     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Fred Goldsmith, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–8 in conference play, and finished ninth in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 73:30 pmat No. 3 Florida State
ABCL 7–4470,181[1]
September 143:30 pmNorthwestern*
ABCL 13–3829,321[2]
September 2112:00 pmat Army*
HTSL 17–3536,049[3]
September 268:00 pmat Georgia Tech
ESPNL 22–4844,145[4]
October 512:00 pmat Navy*
HTSL 27–6431,365[5]
October 1212:00 pmClemsondagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
JPSL 6–1323,586[6]
October 2612:00 pmMaryland
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
JPSL 19–2218,751[7]
November 21:30 pmNo. 16 Virginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 3–2728,276[8]
November 912:00 pmat NC State
JPSL 22–4447,200[9]
November 161:30 pmat Wake Forest
L 16–1717,842[10]
November 2312:00 pmNo. 13 North Carolina
JPSL 10–2730,264[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1996 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 71 Troy Andrew Fr
TE 80 Doug Burt Fr
QB 15 Bobby Campbell Fr
OT 66 Phillip Chappell Sr
QB 11 Dave Green Jr
WR 16 Dominique Flemming Sr
FL 22 Richmond Flowers Fr
TE 86 Gerald Ford Jr
G 74 Lennie Friedman So
WR 29 Adam Geis Jr
C 62 John Gordon Jr
G 55 Patrick Mannelly Jr
RB 32 Laymarr Marshall Jr
WR 33 Scottie Montgomery Fr
WR 81 Joe Opalenick Jr
RB 3 Reco Owens So
OT 69 Gannon Shepherd Fr
WR 5 Cedric Tate So
WR 8 Corey Thomas Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 60 Mike Alberto Fr
LB 31 Randy Ament Fr
DT 70 Troy Austin Fr
DE 82 Joey Bachstein Fr
SS 13 Darius Clark Fr
DE 93 Chris Combs Fr
CB 37 Lamar Grant Fr
LB 52 Billy Granville Sr
CB 20 Kenan Holley So
CB 10 Jason Jenkins Fr
LB 50 Ryan Jenkins Fr
FS 23 Eric Jones Fr
LB 58 Kendral Knight Fr
LB 45 Jim Kovach So
SS 40 Brian Krenzel So
LB 99 Brian McCormack So
LB 1 LeVance McQueen Jr
CB 2 Brandon Pollock Sr
SS 30 Luke Roush Fr
DE 96 Chris Ruzic So
OLB 83 Jim Sitter Sr
ILB 47 Jared Smith Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 19 John Krueger Jr
K 12 Sims Lenhardt Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1997-01-27

References

  1. ^ "FSU defense dukes it out". St. Petersburg Times. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sweet return trip; With something to prove, NU delivers". Chicago Tribune. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Army QB carries Cadets past Duke". Poughkeepsie Journal. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia Tech routs Duke 48–22". The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Navy routs Duke 64–27 on turnovers, runbacks". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke loses 13–6 to Clemson, but gets 'self-respect back'". Winston-Salem Journal. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke goes down to 9th straight loss". Greensboro News & Record. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cavs punch out Duke 27–3". Bristol Herald Courier. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Duke finds Pack has King for day". The Charlotte Observer. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wake Forest's rally keeps Duke winless". The State. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Johnson goes out with a bang; Tar Heels put end to Devils' misery". The Herald-Sun. November 24, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1996 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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