1988 Duke Blue Devils football team

1988 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–3–1 (3–3–1 ACC)
Head coach	Steve Spurrier (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Johnson (1st season)
MVP	Anthony Dilweg
Captain	Wayne Charles, Anthony Dilweg, Jeff Patten
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium

1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Clemson $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Virginia	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
Wake Forest	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
Maryland	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at Northwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	SV	W 31–21	24,713
September 10		at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		W 31–26	93,144
September 17		The Citadel*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 41–17	12,400
September 24		Virginia	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 38–34	20,200
October 1		at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 17–15	39,372
October 15	4:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN	L 17–49	83,500
October 22		Maryland	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 24–34	23,800
October 29		at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 31–21	40,393
November 5		Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 16–35	35,500
November 12		at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		T 43–43	52,000
November 19		North Carolina	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)		W 35–29	28,600
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

1988 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Anthony Dilweg Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Steve Spurrier Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Awards and honors

• Anthony Dilweg, ACC Offensive Player of Year
• Steve Spurrier, ACC Coach of Year