2019 Duke Blue Devils football team

2019 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Zac Roper (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinators	Ben Albert (2nd season) Matt Guerrieri (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
MVP	Dylan Singleton
Captains	Zach Baker Edgar Cerenord Quentin Harris Tre Hornbuckle Koby Quansah Dylan Singleton
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium
Uniform
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2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson xy$^		8	–	0					14	–	1
Louisville		5	–	3					8	–	5
Wake Forest		4	–	4					8	–	5
Boston College		4	–	4					6	–	7
Florida State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Syracuse		2	–	6					5	–	7
NC State		1	–	7					4	–	8
Coastal Division
Virginia x		6	–	2					9	–	5
Virginia Tech		5	–	3					8	–	5
Pittsburgh		4	–	4					8	–	5
North Carolina		4	–	4					7	–	6
Miami (FL)		4	–	4					6	–	7
Duke		3	–	5					5	–	7
Georgia Tech		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season s a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his 12th year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. They finished the season 5–7 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place sixth in the Coastal Division.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, Duke was predicted to finish in fifth in the Coastal Division. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Alabama *	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff)	ABC	L 3–42	71,916
September 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 15 (FCS) North Carolina A&T *	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN Extra	W 45–13	38,313
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee *	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	Stadium Facebook	W 41–18	19,852
September 27	7:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 45–10	59,537
October 5	8:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 30–33	22,610
October 12	12:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCRSN	W 41–23	21,741
October 19	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	L 14–48	52,847
October 26	4:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	ACCRSN	L 17–20	50,500
November 9	7:30 p.m.	No. 15 Notre Dame *	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 7–38	40,004
November 16	4:00 p.m.	Syracuse	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 6–49	16,286
November 23	7:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	ACCN	L 27–39	24,130
November 30	3:30 p.m.	Miami (FL)	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN2	W 27–17	15,913
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

2019 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 2 Daniel Karlin Jr WR 3 Darrell Harding Fr QB 4 Robert Nelson So WR 5 Jalon Calhoun Fr WR 6 Eli Pancol Fr RB 7 Jordan Waters Fr RB 8 Brittain Brown  Jr WR 11 Scott Bracey  Jr WR 12 Joe Hardison So QB 12 Gunnar Holmberg  Fr QB 13 Jack Colyar Fr WR 14 Dennis Smith  Fr QB 15 Chris Katrenick  So QB 16 Gavin Spurrier Fr QB 18 Quentin Harris  Sr WR 19 Jake Bobo So RB 20 Marvin Hubbard III  So RB 21 Mataeo Durant So RB 22 Jaylen Coleman Fr WR 24 Jarret Garner  Fr RB 25 Deon Jackson Jr RB 36 Elijah Deveaux  Jr TE 46 Aaron Wright Jr RB 47 Ryan Wolitzer Sr C 50 Jack Wohlabaugh  Jr C 55 Will Taylor  So OL 60 Patrick Leitten  So OT 61 Zach Tomson So OT 63 Jacob Monk Fr G 64 Tristan Westover Jr G 65 Julian Santos Sr OT 66 Jaylen Miller  Jr G 67 Rakavius Chambers Jr OT 68 Elijah Wroten Fr G 69 Zach Baker  Sr G 71 Maurice McIntyre  Fr OT 72 Jack Griffin Fr OT 73 Anthony Hinton Fr OT 74 Ron Carr Fr C 75 Liam Smith  Jr OT 76 Peace Addo  Fr OT 77 Robert Kraeling  Jr OT 78 Casey Holman  Fr OT 79 Jacob Rimmer  So TE 80 Matt Smith Fr WR 81 Aaron Young  Sr TE 82 John Golette Fr TE 83 Zamari Ellis  Fr WR 84 Trevor Horton Fr WR 85 Damond Philyaw-Johnson  So TE 87 Noah Gray Jr TE 88 Jake Marwede  So TE 89 Mark Birmingham  Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 2 Javon Jackson  Jr S 4 Myles Hudzick  Jr CB 9 Isaiah Kemp Fr S 10 Marquis Waters Jr CB 13 Tony Davis Fr S 16 Dylan Singleton Sr S 26 Michael Carter II Jr S 27 Damani Neal  So CB 28 Mark Gilbert  Jr S 29 Nate Thompson  Fr S 30 Jalen Alexander Fr CB 31 Josh Blackwell  So LB 32 Brandon Hill  Jr CB 33 Leonard Johnson  So LB 34 Sayyid Stevens Fr S 35 Antone Williams  Jr CB 37 Ken Torain  Fr CB 39 Jeremiah Lewis  Fr LB 40 Jacob Morgenstern  Jr LB 41 Xander Gagnon  Jr LB 42 Shaka Heyward  Fr LB 43 Rocky Shelton II  Fr LB 46 Mason Russell Fr LB 49 Koby Quansah Sr DE 51 Victor Dimukeje Jr LB 52 Cole Carteaux So DE 53 Scott Jones Sr DT 53 Tahj Rice So DT 54 Derrick Tangelo Jr DT 56 Elijah Brown  Fr DE 59 Tre Hornbuckle Sr DT 60 Noah Waddell Sr DT 74 Michael Larbie Fr DE 86 Drew Jordon Jr DT 90 DeWayne Carter Fr DE 91 Ahmad Craig Fr DT 92 Edgar Cerenord  Sr DE 93 Ben Frye  So DE 94 R. J. Oben Fr DT 95 Trevon McSwain  Sr DE 96 Chris Rumph II  So DE 97 Caleb Oppan Fr DE 99 Christian Rorie Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 11 Tim Skapek Sr K 36 Matthew Kone Jr P 37 Jackson Hubbard Jr K 38 Jack Driggers Jr K 44 Charlie Ham Fr P 45 Austin Parker  Sr K 48 A. J. Reed  Jr LS 57 John Taylor Jr LS 58 Ben Wyatt  Jr LS 62 Lee Rodio Sr P 98 Porter Wilson Fr	Head coach David Cutcliffe Coordinators/assistant coaches Zac Roper Associate head coach/offensive coordinator Matt Guerrieri Co-defensive coordinator/safeties Ben Albert Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line Jim Bridge Offensive line Derek Jones Associate head coach/cornerbacks Re'quan Boyette Running backs Jeff Faris Tight ends Lanier Goethie Linbackers Trooper Taylor Wide receivers Kirk Benedict Special teams coordinator Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: January 16, 2026

Game summaries

Vs. No. 2 Alabama (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)

See also: 2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	3	0	0	3
No. 2 Crimson Tide	0	14	21	7	42

Statistics	DUKE	ALA
First downs	11	30
Total yards	204	512
Rushing yards	107	145
Passing yards	97	367
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	23:23	36:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	12/22, 97 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Brittain Brown	7 rushes, 36 yards
	Receiving	Noah Gray	5 receptions, 45 yards
Alabama	Passing	Tua Tagovailoa	26/31, 336 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jerome Ford	10 rushes, 64 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jerry Jeudy	10 receptions, 137 yards, TD

No. 15 (FCS) North Carolina A&T

See also: 2019 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 (FCS) Aggies	3	7	3	0	13
Blue Devils	7	21	10	7	45

Statistics	NCAT	DUKE
First downs	10	31
Total yards	249	574
Rushing yards	138	210
Passing yards	111	364
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	25:30	34:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina A&T	Passing	Kylil Carter	8/22, 111 yards
	Rushing	Jah-Maine Martin	10 rushes, 82 yards, TD
	Receiving	Elijah Bell	2 receptions, 52 yards
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	30/42, 345 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Quentin Harris	13 rushes, 83 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jalon Calhoun	8 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD

At Middle Tennessee

See also: 2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	14	17	10	0	41
Blue Raiders	3	0	8	7	18

Statistics	DUKE	MTSU
First downs	26	19
Total yards	463	339
Rushing yards	226	138
Passing yards	237	201
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	34:07	25:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	24/27, 237 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Quentin Harris	11 rushes, 107 yards
	Receiving	Aaron Young	6 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Asher O'Hara	19/27, 201 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Asher O'Hara	18 rushes, 67 yards
	Receiving	Jimmy Marshall	3 receptions, 42 yards

At Virginia Tech

See also: 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	21	10	14	45
Hokies	3	0	7	0	10

Statistics	DUKE	VT
First downs	24	14
Total yards	422	259
Rushing yards	234	139
Passing yards	188	120
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	32:14	27:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	20/27, 163 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Quentin Harris	17 rushes, 100 yards, TD
	Receiving	Mataeo Durant	3 receptions, 53 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing	Ryan Willis	7/18, 112 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	DeShawn McClease	17 rushes, 102 yards
	Receiving	Damon Hazleton	1 reception, 72 yards, TD

Pittsburgh

See also: 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	10	9	7	7	33
Blue Devils	3	0	7	20	30

Statistics	PITT	DUKE
First downs	22	20
Total yards	337	288
Rushing yards	69	123
Passing yards	268	165
Turnovers	4	6
Time of possession	30:11	29:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Pittsburgh	Passing	Kenny Pickett	29/48, 268 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Todd Sibley	12 rushes, 60 yards
	Receiving	Taysir Mack	9 receptions, 85 yards, TD
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	18/43, 165 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Deon Jackson	19 rushes, 60 yards, TD
	Receiving	Deon Jackson	2 receptions, 47 yards, TD

Georgia Tech

See also: 2019 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	7	7	3	6	23
Blue Devils	10	28	3	0	41

Statistics	GT	DUKE
First downs	20	20
Total yards	379	373
Rushing yards	173	197
Passing yards	206	176
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	27:32	32:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing	James Graham	15/35, 206 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jordan Mason	18 rushes, 106 yards
	Receiving	Adonicas Sanders	3 receptions, 69 yards
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	11/20, 176 yards
	Rushing	Mataeo Durant	13 rushes, 74 yards
	Receiving	Jalon Calhoun	4 receptions, 68 yards

At Virginia

See also: 2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	0	7	7	14
Cavaliers	0	17	24	7	48

Statistics	DUKE	UVA
First downs	14	17
Total yards	250	307
Rushing yards	132	154
Passing yards	118	153
Turnovers	5	2
Time of possession	25:31	34:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	13/26, 88 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Quentin Harris	8 rushes, 37 yards
	Receiving	Scott Bracey	2 receptions, 43 yards, TD
Virginia	Passing	Bryce Perkins	13/26, 141 yards, INT
	Rushing	Wayne Taulapapa	14 rushes, 77 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Hasise Dubois	4 receptions, 62 yards

At North Carolina

See also: 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	0	14	0	17
Tar Heels	7	0	10	3	20

Statistics	DUKE	UNC
First downs	22	22
Total yards	329	432
Rushing yards	100	205
Passing yards	229	227
Turnovers	3	3
Time of possession	29:18	30:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	22/39, 229 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Deon Jackson	19 rushes, 91 yards
	Receiving	Scott Bracy	5 receptions, 62 yards, TD
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	10/26, 227 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Javonte Williams	22 rushes, 111 yards
	Receiving	Dazz Newsome	4 receptions, 103 yards, TD

No. 15 Notre Dame

See also: 2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Fighting Irish	14	7	7	10	38
Blue Devils	0	7	0	0	7

Statistics	ND	DUKE
First downs	21	10
Total yards	469	197
Rushing yards	288	95
Passing yards	181	102
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	32:52	27:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Ian Book	18/32, 181 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ian Book	12 rushes, 139 yards
	Receiving	Chase Claypool	5 receptions, 97 yards, TD
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	16/28, 102 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Deon Jackson	14 rushes, 52 yards
	Receiving	Aaron Young	2 receptions, 30 yards, TD

Syracuse

See also: 2019 Syracuse Orange football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	14	0	21	14	49
Blue Devils	0	6	0	0	6

Statistics	SYR	DUKE
First downs	16	19
Total yards	395	279
Rushing yards	286	122
Passing yards	109	157
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	27:18	32:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Syracuse	Passing	Tommy DeVito	6/15, 105 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Moe Neal	17 rushes, 115 yards, TD
	Receiving	Trishton Jackson	2 receptions, 68 yards, TD
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	19/36, 157 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Mataeo Durant	11 rushes, 54 yards
	Receiving	Aaron Young	5 receptions, 63 yards

At Wake Forest

See also: 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	3	3	14	27
Demon Deacons	3	10	10	16	39

Statistics	DUKE	WAKE
First downs	13	26
Total yards	290	618
Rushing yards	127	334
Passing yards	163	284
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	20:27	39:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	14/23, 163 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Mataeo Durant	7 rushes, 71 yards
	Receiving	Noah Gray	7 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Wake Forest	Passing	Jamie Newman	14/25, 284 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jamie Newman	29 rushes, 144 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kendall Hinton	6 receptions, 189 yards, TD

Miami (FL)

See also: 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	0	14	3	0	17
Blue Devils	3	10	0	14	27

Statistics	MIA	DUKE
First downs	15	14
Total yards	259	287
Rushing yards	98	131
Passing yards	161	156
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	33:19	26:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	Jarren Williams	11/26, 142 yards, TD
	Rushing	Robert Burns	18 rushes, 48 yards
	Receiving	Will Mallory	4 receptions, 93 yards
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	10/24, 156 yards, TD
	Rushing	Mataeo Durant	7 rushes, 59 yards
	Receiving	Jalon Calhoun	3 receptions, 82 yards, TD

References

1. "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run". theACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
2. "2019 Duke Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2019.