2017 Duke Blue Devils football team

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2017 Duke Blue Devils football
Duke Athletics logo.svg
Quick Lane Bowl champion
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Zac Roper (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles (8th season)
Base defense 4–2–5
MVP Joe Giles-Harris
Captains
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
Uniform
Duke football unif.png
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 4 Clemson xy$^  7 1   12 2  
No. 23 NC State  6 2   9 4  
Boston College  4 4   7 6  
Louisville  4 4   8 5  
Wake Forest  4 4   8 5  
Florida State  3 5   7 6  
Syracuse  2 6   4 8  
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami (FL) xy  7 1   10 3  
No. 24 Virginia Tech  5 3   9 4  
Georgia Tech  4 4   5 6  
Duke  3 5   7 6  
Pittsburgh  3 5   5 7  
Virginia  3 5   6 7  
North Carolina  1 7   3 9  
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2017 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 tenth year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. They finished the season 7–6 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place in a three-way tie for fourth in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl, where they defeated Northern Illinois.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m. North Carolina Central * ACCN Extra W 60–730,477
September 912:00 p.m. Northwestern *
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNU W 41–1720,241
September 1612:30 p.m. Baylor *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRSN W 34–2026,714
September 233:30 p.m.at North Carolina ESPNUW 27–1759,000
September 297:00 p.m.No. 14 Miami (FL)
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNL 6–3136,314
October 712:20 p.m.at Virginia ACCN L 21–2838,638
October 1412:00 p.m. Florida State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN2 L 10–1731,073
October 2112:20 p.m. Pittsburgh
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 17–2422,621
October 287:20 p.m.at No. 13 Virginia Tech ACCNL 3–2460,914
November 1112:00 p.m.at Army * CBSSN L 16–2138,851
November 183:30 p.m. Georgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRSNW 43–2020,141
November 2512:30 p.m.at Wake Forest ACCRSNW 31–2327,016
December 265:15 p.m.vs. Northern Illinois *ESPNW 36–1420,211
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

North Carolina Central

1234Total
Eagles07007
Blue Devils21266760

Northwestern

1234Total
Wildcats370717
Blue Devils714101041

Baylor

1234Total
Bears7013020
Blue Devils77101034

At North Carolina

1234Total
Blue Devils7331427
Tar Heels377017

Miami (FL)

1234Total
No. 14 Hurricanes14301431
Blue Devils33006

At Virginia

1234Total
Blue Devils770721
Cavaliers777728

Florida State

1234Total
Seminoles703717
Blue Devils037010

Pittsburgh

1234Total
Panthers7071024
Blue Devils0314017

At Virginia Tech

1234Total
Blue Devils03003
No. 13 Hokies7107024

At Army

1234Total
Blue Devils370616
Black Knights7140021

Georgia Tech

1234Total
Yellow Jackets7130020
Blue Devils317101343

At Wake Forest

1234Total
Blue Devils3771431
Demon Deacons1076023

Vs. Northern Illinois–Quick Lane Bowl

1234Total
Blue Devils14127336
Huskies0140014

References

  1. 2017 Duke Blue Devils football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 14, 2017.