The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth year under head coach Mike McGee, the Blue Devils complied an overall record of 5–5–1, with a conference record of 2–3–1, and finished fourth in the ACC.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 21–18	82,687	[2]
September 18	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 6–24	52,237	[3]
September 25	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 21–6	20,000	[4]
October 2	No. 2 Pittsburgh*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 31–44	37,200	[5]
October 9	at Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 20–7	13,811	[6]
October 16	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	T 18–18	41,500	[7]
October 23	No. 6 Maryland	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 3–30	20,200	[8]
October 30	Georgia Tech*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 31–7	30,300	[9]
November 6	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	L 17–38	23,600	[10]
November 13	at NC State	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 28–14	41,600	[11]
November 20	at North Carolina	Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	L 38–39	48,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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