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1999 Duke Blue Devils football
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ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–8 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeFun and gun
Defensive coordinatorBob Trott (4th season)
Base defense4–3
MVPScottie Montgomery
Captains
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 Florida State $# 8–0  12–0 
No. 17 Georgia Tech 5–3  8–4 
Virginia 5–3  7–5 
Clemson 5–3  6–6 
Wake Forest 3–5  7–5 
NC State 3–5  6–6 
Duke 3–5  3–8 
Maryland 2–6  5–6 
North Carolina 2–6  3–8 
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Carl Franks, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the ACC. The team played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 113:30 pmat East Carolina*
FSNL 9–2742,052[1]
September 1812:00 pmNorthwestern*
JPSL 12–15 OT18,720
September 257:00 pmVanderbilt*dagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 14–3120,483[2]
October 212:00 pmvs. No. 1 Florida State
JPSL 23–5137,310
October 91:00 pmat Virginia
W 24–17 2OT43,600
October 1612:00 pmNo. 8 Georgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
JPSL 31–3816,648
October 2312:00 pmNC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
JPSL 24–31 OT26,179
October 301:00 pmat Maryland
W 25–2230,222
November 61:00 pmat Clemson
L 7–5877,573
November 131:00 pmWake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
W 48–3529,457
November 2012:00 pmat North Carolina
JPSL 0–3835,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

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1999 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 71 Troy Andrew Jr
FL 22 Richmond Flowers Jr
G 79 Shawn Lynch So
G 77 John Miller So
WR 2 Scottie Montgomery Jr
QB 7 Kevin Thompson Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
SS 13 Darius Clark Sr
DE 93 Chris Combs Sr
LB 27 Kevin Lewis Sr
LB 99 Brian McCormack Sr
LB 50 Kurt Miller Fr
DT 98 Gannon Shepherd Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2003-05-01

Team players in the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Chris CombsDefensive end6173Pittsburgh Steelers

References

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  1. ↑ "ECU clamps down on Duke". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 12, 1999. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Devils score, but not enough". The News and Observer. September 26, 1999. Retrieved October 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "2001 Schedule". goduke.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2001. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
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