2012 Duke Blue Devils football team

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2012 Duke Blue Devils football
Duke Athletics logo.svg
Belk Bowl, L 34–48 vs. Cincinnati
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record6–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kurt Roper (5th season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles (3rd season)
Base defense 4–2–5
MVP Sean Renfree
Captains
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
  2011
2013  
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$  7 1   12 2  
No. 11 Clemson x  7 1   11 2  
NC State  4 4   7 6  
Wake Forest  3 5   5 7  
Maryland  2 6   4 8  
Boston College  1 7   2 10  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy  5 3   7 7  
North Carolina 5 3   8 4  
Miami (FL) 5 3   7 5  
Virginia Tech  4 4   7 6  
Duke  3 5   6 7  
Virginia  2 6   4 8  
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions. [1]
    ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions. [1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by fifth-year head coach David Cutcliffe and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium They finished the season 6–7 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place fifth in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl, the program's first bowl game since 1995, where they were defeated by Cincinnati.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pm FIU * ESPN3 W 46–2631,117
September 810:30 pmat No. 21 Stanford * P12N L 13–5044,016
September 157:00 pm North Carolina Central *
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (Bull City Gridiron Classic)
ESPN3W 54–1722,829
September 226:00 pm Memphis *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN3W 38–1423,658
September 2912:30 pmat Wake Forest ACCN W 34–2728,743
October 63:00 pm Virginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRN W 42–1726,856
October 1312:30 pmat Virginia Tech ACCNL 20–4165,632
October 207:00 pm North Carolina
ESPNU W 33–3033,941
October 273:30 pmat No. 10 Florida State ESPNUL 7–4871,467
November 37:00 pmNo. 9 Clemson
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN2 L 20–5631,894
November 173:30 pmat Georgia Tech ESPNUL 24–4241,904
November 2412:30 pm Miami (FL)
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 45–5226,895
December 276:30 pmvs. Cincinnati * ESPN L 34–4848,128

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Game summaries

FIU

1234Total
Panthers7701226
Blue Devils7307246

At No. 21 Stanford

1234Total
Blue Devils0310013
No. 21 Cardinal131020750

North Carolina Central

1234Total
Eagles730717
Blue Devils1710141354

Memphis

1234Total
Tigers0140014
Blue Devils01771438

At Wake Forest

1234Total
Blue Devils10371434
Demon Deacons7310727

Virginia

1234Total
Cavaliers1430017
Blue Devils140141442

At Virginia Tech

1234Total
Blue Devils2000020
Hokies71017741

North Carolina

1234Total
Tar Heels3332130
Blue Devils101031033

at. No. 10 Florida State

1234Total
Blue Devils07007
No. 10 Seminoles171414348

No. 9 Clemson

1234Total
No. 9 Tigers28147756
Blue Devils1073020

At Georgia Tech

1234Total
Blue Devils7107024
Yellow Jackets71471442

Miami (FL)

1234Total
Hurricanes141417752
Blue Devils37142145

Vs. Cincinnati (Belk Bowl)

1234Total
Blue Devils16081034
Bearcats314102148

References

  1. 1 2 "2018 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). theacc.com. ACC. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.