The 1972 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their second year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 5–6, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fourth in the ACC.

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at No. 7 Alabama*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 12–35	71,281	[2]
September 16	at No. 12 Washington*	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 6–14	59,200	[3]
September 23	No. 19 Stanford*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 6–10	24,600	[4]
September 30	Virginia	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 37–13	20,806	[5]
October 7	at NC State	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 0–17	38,200	[6]
October 14	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 7–0	32,586	[7][8]
October 21	Maryland	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 20–14	21,300	[9]
October 28	vs. Navy*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	W 17–16	26,000	[10]
November 4	Georgia Tech*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 20–14	37,300	[11]
November 11	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	L 7–9	18,025	[12]
November 18	at No. 16 North Carolina	Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	L 0–14	47,000	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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