2009 Duke Blue Devils football team

2009 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kurt Roper (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Matt Luke (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Mike MacIntyre (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Marion Hobby (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
MVP	Thad Lewis
Captain	Thad Lewis, Vincent Rey
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium
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2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 24 Clemson x		6	–	2					9	–	5
Boston College		5	–	3					8	–	5
Florida State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					5	–	7
NC State		2	–	6					5	–	7
Maryland		1	–	7					2	–	10
Coastal Division
No. 13 Georgia Tech * x$		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 10 Virginia Tech		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 19 Miami (FL)		5	–	3					9	–	4
North Carolina *		0	–	4					0	–	5
Duke		3	–	5					5	–	7
Virginia		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34
$ – BCS representative as conference champion North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was Duke's 57th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and fifth in its Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by second-year head coach David Cutcliffe. Duke finished the season 5–7 overall and 3–5 in ACC play, failing to qualify for a bowl game for the 15th straight season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:00 pm	No. 2 (FCS) Richmond *	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 16–24	33,011	[1]
September 12	12:00 pm	at Army *	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBS-CSN Dave Ryan, Jason Sehorn	W 35–19	25,698	[2]
September 19	12:00 pm	at No. 22 Kansas *	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	Versus Ron Thulin, Kelly Stouffer, Lewis Johnson	L 16–44	50,101	[3]
September 26	7:00 pm	North Carolina Central *	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACC Select	W 49–14	26,390	[4]
October 3	12:00 pm	No. 6 Virginia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN360 Dave Weekley, Danny Kanell	L 26–34	26,211	[5]
October 10	4:00 pm	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ESPNU Carter Blackburn, Charles Arbuckle	W 49–28	56,452	[6]
October 24	1:30 pm	Maryland	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN360 Dave Weekley, Jeff Genyk	W 17–13	24,650	[7]
October 31	3:30 pm	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN360 Frank Giardina, Danny Kanell	W 28–17	41,713	[8]
November 7	3:30 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	ESPNU Todd Harris, JC Pearson	L 6–19	59,750	[9]
November 14	12:00 pm	No. 7 Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN2 Pam Ward, Ray Bentley	L 10–49	25,899	[10]
November 21	12:00 pm	at No. 21 Miami (FL)	Land Shark Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPNU Clay Matvick, David Diaz-Infante	L 16–34	38,200	[11]
November 28	12:00 pm	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	Raycom Tim Brant, Rick Walker, Mike Hogewood	L 34–45	21,420	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Roster

2009 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 9 Thad Lewis Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 40 Matt Daniels So S 35 Jeff Faris So LB 31 Vincent Rey Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach David Cutcliffe Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 (FCS) Spiders	7	7	0	10	24
Blue Devils	2	7	0	7	16

See also: 2009 Richmond Spiders football team

At Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	7	7	21	35
Black Knights	7	3	3	6	19

See also: 2009 Army Black Knights football team

At No. 22 Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	0	3	6	16
No. 22 Jayhawks	7	13	17	7	44

See also: 2009 Kansas Jayhawks football team

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	0	0	14
Blue Devils	21	7	14	7	49

See also: North Carolina Central Eagles football

No. 6 Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Hokies	7	10	3	14	34
Blue Devils	7	3	3	13	26

See also: 2009 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

At NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	14	7	14	14	49
Wolfpack	14	7	7	0	28

See also: 2009 NC State Wolfpack football team

Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	3	3	7	0	13
Blue Devils	7	3	7	0	17

See also: 2009 Maryland Terrapins football team

At Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	6	3	0	19	28
Cavaliers	0	3	7	7	17

See also: 2009 Virginia Cavaliers football team

At North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	3	0	0	6
Tar Heels	3	3	3	10	19

See also: 2009 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina)

No. 7 Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Yellow Jackets	7	21	14	7	49
Blue Devils	10	0	0	0	10

See also: 2009 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

At No. 21 Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	10	3	0	16
No. 21 Hurricanes	3	7	3	21	34

See also: 2009 Miami Hurricanes football team

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	14	7	14	10	45
Blue Devils	14	3	3	14	34

See also: 2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and Tobacco Road rivalry

Notes

• When the Blue Devils defeated the Maryland Terrapins on October 24, it marked the first time Duke had beaten consecutive ACC opponents since 1994.

References

1. "Richmond Spiders vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
2. "Duke Blue Devils vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
3. "Duke Blue Devils vs Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
4. "North Carolina Central Eagles vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
5. "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
6. "Duke Blue Devils vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
7. "Maryland Terrapins vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
8. "Duke Blue Devils vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
9. "Duke Blue Devils vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
10. "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
11. "Duke Blue Devils vs. Miami (FL) Hurricanes Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
12. "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.