2008 Duke Blue Devils football team

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2008 Duke Blue Devils football
Duke Athletics logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record4–8 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Kurt Roper (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator Matt Luke (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator Mike MacIntyre (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Marion Hobby (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVP Michael Tauiliili
Captains
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
  2007
2009  
2008 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
Boston College xy  5 3   9 5  
No. 21 Florida State x  5 3   9 4  
Maryland  4 4   8 5  
Wake Forest  4 4   8 5  
Clemson  4 4   7 6  
NC State  4 4   6 7  
Coastal Division
No. 15 Virginia Tech xy$  5 3   10 4  
No. 22 Georgia Tech x  5 3   9 4  
North Carolina  0 4   0 5  
Miami (FL)  4 4   7 6  
Virginia  3 5   5 7  
Duke  1 7   4 8  

Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 pmNo. 3 (FCS) James Madison * ACCS W 31–732,571
September 67:00 pm Northwestern *
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCSL 20–2423,614
September 1312:00 pm Navy *
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNU W 41–3125,082
September 2712:00 pm Virginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNUW 31–325,527
October 412:00 pmat Georgia Tech ESPNUL 0–2746,104
October 183:30 pm Miami (FL) Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNUL 31–4932,011
October 253:00 pmat Vanderbilt *W 10–738,270
November 13:30 pmat Wake Forest ESPN360 L 30–33 OT32,336
November 83:30 pm NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
ESPN360L 17–2731,964
November 1512:00 pmat Clemson Raycom L 7–3176,217
November 225:30 pmat Virginia Tech ESPNUL 3–1466,233
November 293:30 pm North Carolina
ESPNUL 20–2830,322

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Duke
Alma mater
David Cutcliffe Head Coach 1st Alabama (1976)
Kurt Roper Co-offensive coordinator/Associate head coach/quarterbacks 1st Rice (1995)
Matt Luke Co-offensive coordinator/Offensive line 1st Ole Miss (1999)
Mike MacIntyre Co-defensive coordinator 1st Georgia Tech (1989)
Marion Hobby Co-defensive coordinator/Defensive line 1st Tennessee (1995)
Reference:

Roster

Game summaries

James Madison

1234Total
No. 3 (FCS) Dukes70007
Blue Devils7717031

Northwestern

1234Total
Wildcats7100724
Blue Devils733720
1234Total
Midshipmen14107031
Blue Devils101014741

Virginia

1234Total
Cavaliers30003
Blue Devils03141431

At Georgia Tech

1234Total
Blue Devils00000
Yellow Jackets0371727

Miami (FL)

1234Total
Hurricanes77211449
Blue Devils0177731

At Vanderbilt

1234Total
Blue Devils073010
Commodores00077

At Wake Forest

1234OTTotal
Blue Devils701310030
Demon Deacons93108333

NC State

1234Total
Wolfpack10143027
Blue Devils370717

At Clemson

1234Total
Blue Devils00077
Tigers71014031

At Virginia Tech

1234Total
Blue Devils03003
Hokies070714

North Carolina

1234Total
Tar Heels1477028
Blue Devils1433020

Season facts

Statistics

Team

TeamOpp
Scoring241 281 
  Points per Game20.1 23.4 
First Downs213 212 
  Rushing81 85 
  Passing118 113 
  Penalty14 14 
Total Offense3646 4283 
  Avg per Play4.4 5.4 
  Avg per Game303.8 356.9 
Fumbles-Lost23-9 20-11 
Penalties-Yards56-526 56-490 
  Avg per Game43.8 40.8 
TeamOpp
Punts-Yards74-2904 62-2352 
  Avg per Punt39.2 37.9 
Time of Possession/Game30:21 29:39 
3rd Down Conversions67/183 (37%) 66/168 (39%) 
4th Down Conversions7/19 (37%) 5/19 (26%) 
Touchdowns Scored29 35 
Field Goals-Attempts-Long13-88-55 11-55 
PAT-Attempts28-28 34-34 
Attendance201091 257833 
  Games/Avg per Game7/28727 5/51567 

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Scores by quarter

1234Total
Duke48607459241
Opponents78716960278

Offense

Rushing

NameGP-GSAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
Clifford Harris
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
TEAM
Total 
Opponents

Passing

NameGP-GSEfficAtt-Cmp-IntPctYdsTDLngAvg/G
Thaddeus Lewis 
 
TEAM 
 
Total 
Opponents 

Receiving

NameGP-GSNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
Eron Riley 
Austin Kelly 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Total 
Opponents 

Defense

NameGPTacklesSacksPass DefenseInterceptionsFumblesBlkd
Kick
SoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo-YdsBrUpQBHNo.-YdsAvgTDLongRcv-YdsFF
Total

Special teams

NamePuntingKickoffs
No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20BlkdNo.YdsAvgTBOB
Total
NamePunt ReturnsKick Returns
No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Total

References

  1. 1 2 Tysiac, Ken (December 21, 2008). "Cutcliffe Gets Extension". The News & Observer . Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
  2. 2008 Duke Football Game Results