2019 Duke Blue Devils football team

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2019 Duke Blue Devils football
Duke Athletics logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Zac Roper (4th season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense 4–2–5
MVPDylan Singleton
Captains
  • Zach Baker
  • Edgar Cerenord
  • Quentin Harris
  • Tre Hornbuckle
  • Koby Quansah
  • Dylan Singleton
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
Uniform
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Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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  
Florida State  4 4   6 7  
Boston College  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  
Miami (FL)  4 4   6 7  
Pittsburgh  4 4   8 5  
North Carolina  4 4   7 6  
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.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason media poll

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:30 p.m.vs. No. 2 Alabama * ABC L 3–4271,916
September 76:00 p.m.No. 15 (FCS) North Carolina A&T * ACCN Extra W 45–1338,313
September 147:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee * Stadium Facebook W 41–1819,852
September 277:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech ESPNW 45–1059,537
October 58:00 p.m. Pittsburgh
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCN L 30–3322,610
October 1212:30 p.m. Georgia Tech Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRSN W 41–2321,741
October 193:30 p.m.at Virginia ACCNL 14–4852,847
October 264:00 p.m.at North Carolina ACCRSNL 17–2050,500
November 97:30 p.m.No. 15 Notre Dame *
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 7–3840,004
November 164:00 p.m. Syracuse
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 6–4916,286
November 237:30 p.m.at Wake Forest ACCNL 27–3924,130
November 303:30 p.m. Miami (FL)
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN2 W 27–1715,913

[2]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Coaching PositionName
Head coach David Cutcliffe
Associate head coach/offensive coordinator Zac Roper
Assistant coach – Offensive lineJim Bridge
Co-defensive coordinator – SafetiesMatt Guerrieri
Co- Defensive coordinator – Defensive line Ben Albert
Associate head coach / assistant coach – CornerbacksDerek Jones
Assistant coach – Running backs Re'quan Boyette
Assistant coach – Tight ends Jeffrey Faris
Assistant coach – LinebackersLanier Goethie
Assistant coach – Wide receivers Trooper Taylor
Assistant coach – Special teams coordinatorKirk Benedict

Game summaries

Vs. Alabama

1234Total
Blue Devils03003
No. 2 Crimson Tide01421742

North Carolina A&T

1234Total
No. 15 (FCS) Aggies373013
Blue Devils72110745

At Middle Tennessee

1234Total
Blue Devils141710041
Blue Raiders308718

At Virginia Tech

1234Total
Blue Devils021101445
Hokies307010

Pittsburgh

1234Total
Panthers1097733
Blue Devils3072030

Georgia Tech

1234Total
Yellow Jackets773623
Blue Devils10283041

At Virginia

1234Total
Blue Devils007714
Cavaliers01724748

At North Carolina

1234Total
Blue Devils3014017
Tar Heels7010320

Notre Dame

1234Total
No. 15 Fighting Irish14771038
Blue Devils07007

Syracuse

1234Total
Orange140211449
Blue Devils06006

At Wake Forest

1234Total
Blue Devils7331427
Demon Deacons310101639

Miami (FL)

1234Total
Hurricanes0143017
Blue Devils31001427

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.