2016 Duke Blue Devils football team

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2016 Duke Blue Devils football
Duke Athletics logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record4–8 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Zac Roper (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles (7th season)
Base defense 4–2–5
MVP Daniel Jones
Captains
  • Jela Duncan
  • DeVon Edwards
  • Thomas Sirk
  • A. J. Wolf
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#  7 1   14 1  
No. 21 Louisville x  7 1   9 4  
No. 8 Florida State  5 3   10 3  
NC State  3 5   7 6  
Wake Forest  3 5   7 6  
Boston College  2 6   7 6  
Syracuse  2 6   4 8  
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy  6 2   10 4  
North Carolina  5 3   8 5  
No. 20 Miami (FL)  5 3   9 4  
Pittsburgh  5 3   8 5  
Georgia Tech  4 4   9 4  
Duke  1 7   4 8  
Virginia  1 7   2 10  
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
  • # College Football Playoff champion
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2016 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 ninth year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. They finished the season 4–8 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to tie for sixth place in the Coastal Division.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 p.m. North Carolina Central * ACCN+ W 49–635,049
September 103:30 p.m. Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
ESPNU L 14–2421,077
September 178:00 p.m.at Northwestern * BTN L 13–2434,464
September 243:30 p.m.at Notre Dame * NBC W 38–3580,795
October 112:30 p.m. Virginia Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCN L 20–3425,201
October 83:30 p.m. Army *
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRSN W 13–620,613
October 147:00 p.m.at No. 7 Louisville ESPNL 14–2455,121
October 2912:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech ACCRSNL 35–3843,886
November 53:30 p.m.No. 23 Virginia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNUL 21–2438,217
November 107:30 p.m.No. 15 North Carolina
ESPN W 28–2739,212
November 193:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh ACCRSNL 14–5635,425
November 263:30 p.m.at Miami (FL) ESPN2 L 21–4057,396
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1]

Personnel

Roster

2016 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1Thomas Sirk Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 3T. J. RahmingSo
WR 5Johnathan Lloyd Redshirt.svg  So
RB 6Nicodem Pierre Redshirt.svg  So
WR 7Keyston Fuller Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 8Aaron Young Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 10Ryan SmithSr
WR 11Scott BraceyFr
QB 12Parker Boehme Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 13Sayvon SampsonSo
JR 15Quay Mann Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 17 Daniel Jones Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 18Quentin Harris Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 19Quay Chambers Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 22 Brittain Brown Fr
RB 23Joseph Ajeigbe Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 25Jela Duncan Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 29 Shaun Wilson Jr
RB 36Elijah DeveauxFr
RB 38Zach Boden Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 45Griffin CarterSo
RB 47Ryan WolitzerFr
C 50Austin Davis Redshirt.svg  Jr
C 62Alex GourleyFr
C 63Zach Harmon Redshirt.svg  So
C 64Jake BrodnerSr
G 65Julian SantosFr
G 66Jaylen MillerFr
G 67Clark BulleitSo
G 69Zach Baker Redshirt.svg  Fr
OT 70Christian Miller Redshirt.svg  So
OT 71Casey Blaser Redshirt.svg  Sr
OT 73Reno Rosene Redshirt.svg  Fr
G 74Franklin McNeill III Redshirt.svg  So
OT 75Liam SmithFr
OT 76Gabe Bradner Redshirt.svg  Jr
OT 77Robert KraelingFr
G 78Sterling Korona Redshirt.svg  Jr
G 79Tanner Stone Redshirt.svg  Sr
TE 80 Daniel Helm Redshirt.svg  So
TE 81Davis Koppenhaver Redshirt.svg  So
WR 82Chris Taylor Redshirt.svg  So
WR 83Anthony Nash Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 84Trevon Lee Redshirt.svg  So
TE 85Dan Beilinson Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 87Kane BannerSr
TE 88Erich Schneider Redshirt.svg  Sr
TE 89Mark BirminghamFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 2Javon JacksonFr
CB 4Myles HudzickFr
CB 9Jeremy McDuffieSo
S 11Gio Holmes-Garrido Redshirt.svg  So
S 13Jordan Hayes Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 14Bryon Fields Jr. Redshirt.svg  Jr
S 16Dylan SingletonFr
S 20Jake Kite Redshirt.svg  Jr
S 21Alonzo Saxton IIJr
LB 24Zavier CarmichaelJr
S 26Corbin McCarthy Redshirt.svg  Sr
S/CB 27DeVon Edwards Redshirt.svg  Sr
CB 28 Mark Gilbert Fr
S 30Brandon Feamster Redshirt.svg  Fr
CB 31 Breon Borders Fr
LB 32Brandon HillFr
S 33Deondre SingletonSr
LB 34Ben HumphreysSo
CB 35Antone WilliamsFr
S 37Phillip Carter Redshirt.svg  Jr
CB 39Zach MunizJr
S 40Jacob MorgensternFr
LB 41Xander GagnonFr
LB 43Tinashe Bere Redshirt.svg  So
LB 44 Joe Giles-Harris Redshirt.svg  Fr
S 45Kyle WellnerSr
S 46Grant HallSr
LB 49Koby QuansahFr
LB 50Wyatt SmithSr
DE 51Dominic McDonald Redshirt.svg  Jr
DT 52Zach Morris Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 53Scott JonesFr
LB 54Kevin GehsmannSo
DT 55Brandon BoyceSo
DE 56Danny Doyle Redshirt.svg  So
DE 59Tre HornbuckleFr
DE 60Noah WaddellFr
DE 90Terrell LucasFr
DE 91Marquies PriceSo
DT 92Edgar Cerenord Redshirt.svg  So
DT 93A. J. Wolf Redshirt.svg  Sr
DE 94Twazanga Mugala Redshirt.svg  Fr
DT 95Trevon McSwain Redshirt.svg  Fr
DE 96Allen Jackson Redshirt.svg  Sr
DT 97Quaven Ferguson Redshirt.svg  So
DE 98Chidi OkonyaFr
DT 99Mike Ramsey Redshirt.svg  Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 42Austin Parker Redshirt.svg  Fr
K/P 43Danny StirtSr
LS 46Bronson BruneauJr
K/P 47Will KlineJr
K 48A. J. ReedFr
LS 57 Thomas Hennessy Redshirt.svg  Sr
LS 58Ben WyattFr
LS 61Colin DuffyJr
K 94Collin WarehamJr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Duke
Alma Mater
David Cutcliffe Head Coach 9th Alabama (1976)
Zac Roper Offensive Coordinator/The Baxter Family Associate head coach 9th Ole Miss (2001)
Derek Jones Assistant Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs 9th Ole Miss (1996)
Jim Knowles Defensive Coordinator/ Inside Linebackers6th Cornell (1987)
Ben Albert Associate Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line 1st Massachusetts (1995)
Jim Bridge Special Teams Coordinator 1st Wittenberg (1992)
Jim CollinsDefensive ends8th Elon (1974)
Marcus Johnson Offensive line coach5th Ole Miss (2004)
Matt Guerrieri Safeties 5th Davidson (2011)
Re'quan Boyette Running backs 4th Duke (2009)
Jeffrey Faris Wide Receivers 5th Duke (2011)
Josh Grizzard Offensive Graduate Assistant4th Yale (2012)
Eli Keimach Archived 2016-03-31 at the Wayback Machine Offensive Graduate Assistant3rd Massachusetts (2014)
Clayton McGrathDefensive tackles/Graduate Assistant4th Brown University (2011)
Sam McGrathDefensive Graduate Assistant2nd Brown University (2012)
Patrick O'ConnorDefensive Quality Control4th Dickinson College (2010)
Reference: [2]

Game summaries

North Carolina Central

1234Total
Eagles00336
Blue Devils21280049

Wake Forest

1234Total
Demon Deacons0714324
Blue Devils707014

At Northwestern

1234Total
Blue Devils070613
Wildcats7010724

At Notre Dame

1234Total
Blue Devils141401038
Fighting Irish1477735

Virginia

1234Total
Cavaliers6147734
Blue Devils733720

Army

1234Total
Black Knights06006
Blue Devils760013

At Louisville

1234Total
Blue Devils700714
#7 Cardinals737724

At Georgia Tech

1234Total
Blue Devils0721735
Yellow Jackets14143738

Virginia Tech

1234Total
#23 Hokies7140324
Blue Devils707721

North Carolina

1234Total
#15 Tar Heels1476027
Blue Devils0217028

At Pittsburgh

1234Total
Blue Devils770014
Panthers1414141456

At Miami (FL)

1234Total
Blue Devils770721
Hurricanes10617740

Team players in the NFL

No Duke players were selected in the 2017 NFL draft.

References

  1. "2016 Duke Blue Devils Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  2. "Football – 2016 Coaches". Duke University Department of Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2016.