2013 Duke Blue Devils football team

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2013 Duke Blue Devils football
Duke Athletics logo.svg
ACC Coastal Division champion
Chick-fil-A Bowl, L 48–52 vs. Texas A&M
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 23
Record10–4 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Kurt Roper (6th season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles (4th season)
Base defense 4–2–5
MVP Jamison Crowder
Captains
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Florida State x$#  8 0   14 0  
No. 8 Clemson  %  7 1   11 2  
Boston College  4 4   7 6  
Syracuse  4 4   7 6  
Maryland  3 5   7 6  
Wake Forest  2 6   4 8  
NC State  0 8   3 9  
Coastal Division
No. 23 Duke x  6 2   10 4  
Miami (FL)  5 3   9 4  
Virginia Tech  5 3   8 5  
Georgia Tech  5 3   7 6  
North Carolina  4 4   7 6  
Pittsburgh  3 5   7 6  
Virginia  0 8   2 10  
Championship: Florida State 45, Duke 7
  • # BCS National Champion
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division.. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his sixth year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

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The 2013 season was one of the best for Duke in its 125-year history. The Blue Devils finished the regular season with a 10–2 record and the most wins in team history. [1] They also won their first ACC Coastal Division title and a berth in the 2013 ACC Championship Game against Florida State. Duke lost to Florida State, 45–7, and earned a bid to the 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl against Texas A&M, where they were defeated 52–48.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 314:00 pm North Carolina Central * ESPN3 W 45–022,521
September 74:30 pmat Memphis *ESPN3W 28–1444,237
September 143:30 pm Georgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNU L 14–3821,267
September 2112:30 pm Pittsburgh
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCN L 55–5822,714
September 283:00 pm Troy *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN3W 38–3130,126
October 1212:30 pm Navy *
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNW 35–723,749
October 193:30 pmat Virginia ACCRSN W 35–2239,071
October 263:30 pmat No. 16 Virginia Tech ESPNUW 13–1063,326
November 94:00 pm NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
ESPNUW 38–2032,010
November 163:30 pmNo. 24 Miami (FL)
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNUW 48–3030,044
November 2312:00 pmat Wake Forest No. 25 ESPN2 W 28–2128,463
November 3012:00 pmat North Carolina No. 24ESPN2W 27–2562,000
December 78:00 pmvs. No. 1 Florida State No. 20 ABC L 7–4567,694
December 318:00 pmvs. No. 20 Texas A&M *No. 22 ESPN L 48–5267,946
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Duke
Alma mater
David Cutcliffe Head coach 5 Alabama (1976)
Scottie Montgomery Co-offensive Coordinator/Assistant head coach/Wide receivers 0 Duke (1999)
Kurt Roper Co-offensive coordinator/Associate head coach/quarterbacks 5 Rice (1995)
John Latina Offensive line/Assistant head coach/Running game coordinator0 Virginia Tech (1981)
Re'quan Boyette Running backs 1 Duke (2009)
Marcus Johnson Offensive quality control2 Ole Miss (2004)
Jim Knowles Defensive coordinator 3 Cornell (1987)
Jim Collins Assistant Defensive coordinator/linebackers 5 Elon (1974)
Rick Petri Defensive line 2 Missouri–Rolla (1976)
Patrick O'Connor Defensive quality control1 Dickinson College (2010)
Zac Roper Special teams coordinator/Tight ends/recruiting coordinator 5 Ole Miss (2001)
Derek Jones Assistant special teams coordinator/Defensive backs 2 Ole Miss (1996)
Matt Guerrieri Defensive Graduate Assistant/Safeties 1 Davidson College (2011)
Clayton McGrath Defensive Graduate Assistant0 Brown University (2012)
Jeff Faris Offensive Graduate Assistant1 Duke University (2012)
Matthew Symmes Offensive Graduate Assistant/special teams Quality Control0 Duke University (2013)
Josh Grizzard Offensive Football Operations Assistant0 Yale University (2012)
Jackson Korman Safeties Manager0 Germantown Academy (2013)
Reference: [3]

Roster

Game summaries

North Carolina Central

1234Total
Eagles00000
Blue Devils141414345

At Memphis

1234Total
Blue Devils7071428
Tigers070714

Georgia Tech

1234Total
Yellow Jackets10147738
Blue Devils700714

Pittsburgh

1234Total
Panthers201714758
Blue Devils72172055

Troy

1234Total
Trojans7147331
Blue Devils14147338
1234Total
Midshipmen07007
Blue Devils01414735

At Virginia

1234Total
Blue Devils07101835
Cavaliers1480022

At No. 16 Virginia Tech

1234Total
Blue Devils067013
No. 16 Hokies007310

NC State

1234Total
Wolfpack0013720
Blue Devils7372138

No. 24 Miami (FL)

1234Total
No. 24 Hurricanes17310030
Blue Devils714101748

At Wake Forest

1234Total
No. 25 Blue Devils01414028
Demon Deacons777021

At North Carolina

1234Total
No. 24 Blue Devils7107327
Tar Heels787325

Vs. No. 1 Florida State (2013 ACC Championship game)

1234Total
No. 20 Blue Devils00077
No. 1 Seminoles01721745

Vs. No. 20 Texas A&M (Chick-fil-A Bowl)

1234Total
No. 22 Blue Devils14243748
No. 20 Aggies314142152

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP RVRVRV2524202223
Coaches RVRVRV2424202122
Harris Not releasedRVRVRV24242024Not released
BCS Not released242024Not released

References

  1. Bowling, Lewis (November 26, 2013). "2013 Duke Good, But Not Close to '41 Devils". The Herald-Sun . Durham. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  2. "2013 Duke Blue Devils Football Schedule". Duke Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  3. "Football – 2013 Coaches". Duke Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2013.