1976-77 Duke Blue Devils basketball — schedule and results

The 1976-77 Duke Blue Devils went 14-13 (2-10 in the ACC) under head coach Bill E. Foster. Simple Rating System: 10.68.

Hoopsipedia's log holds 27 games from this season: 7–5 at home, 4–6 on the road, and 3–2 on neutral courts. The Blue Devils scored 76.4 points per game and allowed 73.0 (+3.3 per game). Their longest winning streak ran 10 games, from Nov 27, 1976 to Jan 10, 1977. The most lopsided win was 102–51 at Davidson Wildcats on Jan 5, 1977; the heaviest defeat was 92–74 at NC State Wolfpack on Feb 16, 1977. The tightest finish was a 1-point loss against Wake Forest Demon Deacons (80–81). 4 games went to overtime.

Among Duke Blue Devils' 114 recorded seasons, 1976-77's .519 winning percentage ranks 98th. Previous season: 1975-76 Blue Devils (13–14). Next season: 1977-78 Blue Devils (27–7).

Game-by-game results (27 games)

Date	Opponent	Result	Arena
1976-11-26	neutral Wake Forest Demon Deacons	L 80–81	Greensboro Memorial Coliseum
1976-11-27	neutral NC State Wolfpack	W 84–82	Greensboro Memorial Coliseum
1976-11-30	vs Johns Hopkins	W 85–66	Cameron Indoor Stadium
1976-12-04	vs Washington Huskies	W 83–81	Cameron Indoor Stadium
1976-12-07	at Tennessee Volunteers	W 81–78	Stokely Center
1976-12-11	vs Richmond Spiders	W 65–63	Cameron Indoor Stadium
1976-12-14	neutral UConn Huskies	W 64–62 (OTOT)	Madison Square Garden (IV)
1976-12-29	neutral East Carolina Pirates	W 88–65	Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
1976-12-30	vs Rice Owls	W 87–77	Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
1977-01-05	at Davidson Wildcats	W 102–51	Charlotte Coliseum (I)
1977-01-10	vs Lafayette Leopards	W 93–77	Cameron Indoor Stadium
1977-01-12	vs Clemson Tigers	L 73–80 (OTOT)	Cameron Indoor Stadium
1977-01-15	at North Carolina Tar Heels	L 68–77	Carmichael Auditorium
1977-01-17	at Virginia Cavaliers	W 82–74 (OTOT)	University Hall
1977-01-19	at Wake Forest Demon Deacons	L 73–85	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
1977-01-22	vs NC State Wolfpack	L 78–79	Cameron Indoor Stadium
1977-01-29	at West Virginia Mountaineers	L 65–70	WVU Coliseum
1977-01-31	at Duquesne Dukes	W 76–49	Civic Arena
1977-02-02	vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons	L 80–89	Cameron Indoor Stadium
1977-02-05	vs Maryland Terrapins	L 64–65 (OTOT)	Cameron Indoor Stadium
1977-02-09	vs Virginia Cavaliers	W 65–49	Cameron Indoor Stadium
1977-02-12	vs Saint Joseph's Hawks	W 72–62	Cameron Indoor Stadium
1977-02-16	at NC State Wolfpack	L 74–92	Reynolds Coliseum
1977-02-19	at Maryland Terrapins	L 72–85	Cole Fieldhouse
1977-02-23	at Clemson Tigers	L 63–67	Littlejohn Coliseum
1977-02-26	vs North Carolina Tar Heels	L 71–84	Cameron Indoor Stadium
1977-03-03	neutral Clemson Tigers	L 74–82	Greensboro Memorial Coliseum

Game recaps

1977-01-17: Duke Blue Devils got past Virginia Cavaliers 82–74 as Armstrong, Tate scored a team-high 33. Napper, William had 15 for Virginia Cavaliers.

1977-02-09: Behind Jim Spanarkel's 24 points, Duke Blue Devils pulled away from Virginia Cavaliers 65–49. Steve Castellan had 16 for Virginia Cavaliers.

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