2005 Duke Blue Devils football team

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2005 Duke Blue Devils football
Duke Athletics logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record1–10 (0–8 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense Multiple 4–3
MVPJohn Talley
Captains
  • Phillip Alexander
  • Brendan Dewan
  • Ronnie Elliott
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
  2004
2006  
2005 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 23 Florida State xy$ 53  85 
No. 18 Boston College x 53  93 
No. 21 Clemson  44  84 
Wake Forest  35  47 
NC State  35  75 
Maryland  35  56 
Coastal Division
No. 7 Virginia Tech x 71  112 
No. 17 Miami (FL)  62  93 
Georgia Tech  53  75 
North Carolina  44  56 
Virginia  35  75 
Duke  08  110 

Championship: Florida State 27, Virginia Tech 22
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Ted Roof. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 31:00 pmat East Carolina * CSTV L 21–2435,107 [1]
September 1012:00 pmNo. 7 Virginia Tech JPS L 0–4525,014 [2] [3] [4]
September 171:00 pm VMI *
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 40–1410,126
September 243:30 pmat No. 23 Virginia ESPN360 L 7–3861,021
October 11:00 pm Navy *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 21–2815,246
October 83:30 pmat No. 9 Miami (FL) ESPNU L 7–5240,315
October 153:30 pm Georgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNUL 10–3517,451
October 223:30 pmNo. 11 Florida State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNUL 24–5521,731
October 2912:00 pm Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
JPSL 6–4415,347
November 51:00 pmat Clemson L 20–4977,278
November 191:00 pmat North Carolina L 21–2455,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. "Pirates smile again". The Charlotte Observer. September 4, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Razing the roof: Tech defense spearheads dominance of Duke, limits Devils' offense to 35 yards". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 11, 2005. pp. D1. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  3. "Hokies get defensive: Tech's defense has record-setting day". The Roanoke Times. September 11, 2005. p. 31. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  4. "No. 7 Hokies beat up on Duke". Kenosha News. September 11, 2005. p. 24. Retrieved April 29, 2024.