1996 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1996 Duke Blue Devils football Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 0–11 0–8 Fred Goldsmith 3rd Larry Beckish 1st Bob Trott 1st Billy Granville Gerald Ford Billy Granville John Krueger Wallace Wade Stadium 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 1996 AP Eastern September 7 3:30 pm l y Florida State 3 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ABC 7–44 70,181 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-fsu-defense-dukes-it-out/140680477/ St. Petersburg Times FSU defense dukes it out September 8, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com September 14 3:30 pm l y Northwestern Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ABC 13–38 29,321 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-sweet-return-trip-with/140680631/ Chicago Tribune Sweet return trip; With something to prove, NU delivers September 15, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com September 21 12:00 pm l y y Army Michie Stadium West Point, NY HTS 17–35 36,049 https://www.newspapers.com/article/poughkeepsie-journal-army-qb-carries-cad/140680752/ Poughkeepsie Journal Army QB carries Cadets past Duke September 22, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com September 26 8:00 pm l y Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPN 22–48 44,145 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal-georgia-tech-routs-d/140680867/ The Courier-Journal Georgia Tech routs Duke 48–22 September 27, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com October 5 12:00 pm l y y Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD HTS 27–64 31,365 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-navy-routs-duke/140681014/ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Navy routs Duke 64–27 on turnovers, runbacks October 6, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com October 12 12:00 pm l y Clemson Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC JPS 6–13 23,586 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-duke-loses-136-to/140681182/ Winston-Salem Journal Duke loses 13–6 to Clemson, but gets 'self-respect back' October 13, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com October 26 12:00 pm l Maryland Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC JPS 19–22 18,751 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-duke-goes-down-to-9th-st/140681310/ Greensboro News & Record Duke goes down to 9th straight loss October 27, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 2 1:30 pm l Virginia 16 Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC 3–27 28,276 https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-cavs-punch-out-du/140681470/ Bristol Herald Courier Cavs punch out Duke 27–3 November 3, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 9 12:00 pm l y NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC rivalry JPS 22–44 47,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-duke-finds-pack-h/140681620/ The Charlotte Observer Duke finds Pack has King for day November 10, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 16 1:30 pm l y Wake Forest Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC rivalry 16–17 17,842 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-wake-forests-rally-keeps-duke/140681804/ The State Wake Forest's rally keeps Duke winless November 17, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com November 23 12:00 pm l North Carolina 13 Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC Victory Bell JPS 10–27 30,264 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-herald-sun-johnson-goes-out-with-a-b/140681974/ The Herald-Sun Johnson goes out with a bang; Tar Heels put end to Devils' misery November 24, 1996 February 10, 2024 Newspapers.com1996 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC February 10, 2024 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/duke/1996-schedule.html Roster 1996 Duke Blue Devils f 71 Fr Troy Andrew C 80 Fr Doug Burt TE 15 Fr Bobby Campbell QB 66 Sr Phillip Chappell T 11 Jr Dave Green QB 16 Sr Dominique Flemming WR 22 Fr Richmond Flowers FL 86 Jr Gerald Ford TE 74 So Lennie Friedman G y 29 Jr Adam Geis WR 62 Jr John Gordon C 55 Jr Patrick Mannelly G y 32 Jr Laymarr Marshall RB 33 Fr Scottie Montgomery WR y 81 Jr Joe Opalenick WR 3 So Reco Owens RB 69 Fr Gannon Shepherd T y 5 So Cedric Tate WR 8 Jr Corey Thomas Corey Thomas (American football) WR y 60 Fr Mike Alberto LB 31 Fr Randy Ament LB 70 Fr Troy Austin DT 82 Fr Joey Bachstein DE 13 Fr Darius Clark SS y Darius Clark (American football) 93 Fr Chris Combs Chris Combs (defensive lineman) DE y 37 Fr Lamar Grant CB 52 Sr Billy Granville LB y 20 So Kenan Holley CB 10 Fr Jason Jenkins CB 50 Fr Ryan Jenkins LB 23 Fr Eric Jones FS 58 Fr Kendral Knight LB 45 So Jim Kovach LB 40 So Brian Krenzel SS 99 So Brian McCormack LB 1 Jr LeVance McQueen LB 2 Sr Brandon Pollock CB 30 Fr Luke Roush SS 96 So Chris Ruzic DE 83 Sr Jim Sitter OLB 47 Fr Jared Smith ILB 19 Jr John Krueger P 12 Fr Sims Lenhardt K https://web.archive.org/web/19970127205235/http://www.goduke.com:80/teams/fbc/roster.html *Fred Goldsmith 1997-01-27 References Duke Category:Duke Blue Devils football seasons Category:College football winless seasons Duke Blue Devils football Category:Long stubs with short prose