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1997 Duke

2–⁠9 (0–⁠8 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Fred Goldsmith.

Schedule and results

Duke in 1997, game by game: lost vs. NC State 14–45; lost at Northwestern 20–24; won vs. Army 20–17; won vs. Navy 26–17; lost at Maryland 10–16; lost vs. No. 4 Florida State 27–51; lost at Virginia 10–13; lost vs. Wake Forest 24–38; lost at Clemson 20–29; lost vs. Georgia Tech 38–41; lost at No. 8 North Carolina 14–50+9−36Lost 14–45 vs. NC State-31NC StateLost 20–24 at Northwestern-4NorthwesternWon 20–17 vs. Army+3ArmyWon 26–17 vs. Navy+9NavyLost 10–16 at Maryland-6MarylandLost 27–51 vs. No. 4 Florida State-24No. 4 Florida StateLost 10–13 at Virginia-3VirginiaLost 24–38 vs. Wake Forest-14Wake ForestLost 20–29 at Clemson-9ClemsonLost 38–41 vs. Georgia Tech-3Georgia TechLost 14–50 at No. 8 North Carolina-36No. 8 North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsNC StateL 14–⁠4543%
Sep 13atNorthwesternL 20–⁠2414%
Sep 20vsArmyW 20–⁠1730%
Sep 27vsNavyW 26–⁠1729%
Oct 4atMarylandL 10–⁠1636%
Oct 11vs4Florida StateL 27–⁠5113%
Oct 18atVirginiaL 10–⁠1317%
Oct 25vsWake ForestL 24–⁠3852%
Nov 8atClemsonL 20–⁠2916%
Nov 15vsGeorgia TechL 38–⁠4131%
Nov 22at8North CarolinaL 14–⁠507%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 50–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1997.

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠8 9th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
223–⁠341
Coach
Fred Goldsmith
Elo
1307 −49 this season
SP+ rating
-5.6 No. 74 of 112; offense No. 71, defense No. 77
SRS
−4.6 No. 72 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Larry Beckish
Defensive coordinator
Bob Trott
Captains
Jeff Hodrick and Chike Egbuniwe
Most valuable player
Chike Egbuniwe

Drafted in 1998

The 1998 draft
Rd 6Patrick Mannelly OTChicago Bears

All-ACC

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Sims LenhardtKAP-1

Second team

  • Chad MelitaOGAP-2
  • Chris CombsDLAP-2
  • Scottie MontgomeryRSAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1997 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1997 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠011–⁠13
North Carolina7–⁠111–⁠16
Virginia5–⁠37–⁠4
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠525
Clemson4–⁠47–⁠5
NC State3–⁠56–⁠5
Wake Forest3–⁠55–⁠6
Maryland1–⁠72–⁠9
Duke0–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.