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
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | 3:30 pm | at No. 3 Florida State | | ABC | L 7–44 | 70,181 | [1] |
| September 14 | 3:30 pm | Northwestern* | | ABC | L 13–38 | 29,321 | [2] |
| September 21 | 12:00 pm | at Army* | | HTS | L 17–35 | 36,049 | [3] |
| September 26 | 8:00 pm | at Georgia Tech | | ESPN | L 22–48 | 44,145 | [4] |
| October 5 | 12:00 pm | at Navy* | | HTS | L 27–64 | 31,365 | [5] |
| October 12 | 12:00 pm | Clemson | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| JPS | L 6–13 | 23,586 | [6] |
| October 26 | 12:00 pm | Maryland | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| JPS | L 19–22 | 18,751 | [7] |
| November 2 | 1:30 pm | No. 16 Virginia | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| | L 3–27 | 28,276 | [8] |
| November 9 | 12:00 pm | at NC State | | JPS | L 22–44 | 47,200 | [9] |
| November 16 | 1:30 pm | at Wake Forest | | | L 16–17 | 17,842 | [10] |
| November 23 | 12:00 pm | No. 13 North Carolina | | JPS | L 10–27 | 30,264 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- 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
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| Players
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Coaches
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| Offense
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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
|
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Special teams
| Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
| P
|
19
|
John Krueger
|
Jr
|
| K
|
12
|
Sims Lenhardt
|
Fr
|
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 1997-01-27
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References
- ^ "FSU defense dukes it out". St. Petersburg Times. September 8, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sweet return trip; With something to prove, NU delivers". Chicago Tribune. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army QB carries Cadets past Duke". Poughkeepsie Journal. September 22, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech routs Duke 48–22". The Courier-Journal. September 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Navy routs Duke 64–27 on turnovers, runbacks". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. October 6, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke loses 13–6 to Clemson, but gets 'self-respect back'". Winston-Salem Journal. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke goes down to 9th straight loss". Greensboro News & Record. October 27, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavs punch out Duke 27–3". Bristol Herald Courier. November 3, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke finds Pack has King for day". The Charlotte Observer. November 10, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest's rally keeps Duke winless". The State. November 17, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1996 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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