The 1994 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Fred Goldsmith, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
| 1994 Duke Blue Devils football | |
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Hall of Fame Bowl, L 20–34 vs. Wisconsin | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (5–3 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Mike Heimerdinger (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Craig Bohl (1st season) |
| MVP | Robert Baldwin |
| Captain | Zaid Abdul-Aleem, Robert Baldwin, Matt Williams |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Florida State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 NC State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Virginia | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | Maryland | W 49–16 | 20,831 | [1] | ||||
| September 10 | 7:00 p.m. | East Carolina* |
| W 13–10 | 36,420 | [2] | ||
| September 15 | Army* |
| W 43–7 | 24,342 | [3] | |||
| September 24 | at Georgia Tech | W 27–12 | 40,107 | [4] | ||||
| October 1 | at Navy* | W 47–14 | 25,579 | [5] | ||||
| October 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Clemson | No. 25 |
| JPS | W 19–13 | 29,432 | [6] |
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | No. 20 | W 51–26 | 21,445 | [7] | ||
| October 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Florida State | No. 16 | JPS | L 20–59 | 73,889 | [8] | |
| November 5 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 13 Virginia | No. 23 |
| JPS | W 28–25 | 33,941 | [9] |
| November 12 | 3:30 p.m. | at NC State | No. 19 | L 23–24 | 53,900 | [10] | ||
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | North Carolina | No. 25 |
| L 40–41 | 40,103 | [11] | |
| January 2 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Wisconsin* | No. 25 | ESPN | L 20–34 | 61,384 | [12] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Goldsmith wins Duke debut". The Greenville News. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke edges ECU". The News and Observer. September 11, 1994. Retrieved March 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke KO's Army". Mount Vernon Argus. September 16, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Undefeated Duke wrecks Tech". The Tennessean. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke rolls over Navy". Greensboro News & Record. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke blocks Clemson's chance of victory, 19–13". The Times and Democrat. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke's in seventh (victory) heaven". The Herald-Sun. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seminoles burst Duke's bubble 59–20". Fort Myers News-Press. October 30, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke bedevils believing Cavs". Greensboro News & Record. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State edges Duke to stay alive in ACC race". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Heels trip Duke 41–40". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucky bedevils Duke". Wausau Daily Herald. January 3, 1995. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1994 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
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