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1998 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1998 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The team was led by head coach Fred Goldsmith, who was fired after the end of the season.

1998 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLes Koenning (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Trott (3rd season)
MVPScottie Montgomery
CaptainLennie Friedman, Dawud Rasheed, Eric Scanlan
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Florida State $+   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 9 Georgia Tech +   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 18 Virginia   6 – 2     9 – 3  
North Carolina   5 – 3     7 – 5  
NC State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Duke   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Wake Forest   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Clemson   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Maryland   1 – 7     3 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 pmWestern Carolina*
W 24–1022,460[1]
September 1212:00 pmat Northwestern*
ESPN PlusW 44–1040,178[2]
September 197:00 pmat No. 11 Florida State
PPVL 13–6280,032[3]
September 2612:00 pmNo. 11 Virginia 
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
JPSL 0–2424,380[4]
October 312:00 pmat Georgia Tech
JPSL 13–4135,724[5]
October 106:30 pmat Wake Forest
W 19–1622,037[6]
October 1712:00 pmat NC State
JPSL 24–2750,200[7]
October 241:30 pmClemson
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 28–2330,630[8]
October 312:00 pmat Vanderbilt*
L 33–36 2OT27,214[9]
November 1412:00 pmMaryland
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
JPSL 20–4215,272[10]
November 2112:00 pmNorth Carolina
JPSL 6–2825,740[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  1. ^ "Cats hang tough". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Plenty to jeer about". Chicago Tribune. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Seminoles rebound with big home win a week after loss". Pensacola News Journal. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duke shut out at home for first time since 1990". Winston-Salem Journal. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ga. Tech thumps Blue Devils". The Charlotte Observer. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke kicks 21-game ACC losing streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "N.C. State's Holt sparks Wolfpack past Duke". The State. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Depleted Devils dig deep; Duke tops Clemson". The News and Observer. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vanderbilt prevails in double OT". News and Record. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Terps pick off Duke, 42–25". The Capital. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tar Heels rip Blue Devils". Winston-Salem Journal. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1998 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 27, 2024.


 

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