2021 Duke Blue Devils football team

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2021 Duke Blue Devils football
Duke Athletics logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record3–9 (0–8 ACC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Re'quan Boyette (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator Jeff Faris (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator Ben Albert (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator Matt Guerrieri (4th season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Captain Jake Bobo, DeWayne Carter, Gunnar Holmberg, Leonard Johnson, Jack Wohlabaugh
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
  2020
2022  
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 15 Wake Forest xy  7 1   11 3  
No. 20 NC State  6 2   9 3  
No. 14 Clemson  6 2   10 3  
Louisville  4 4   6 7  
Florida State  4 4   5 7  
Syracuse  2 6   5 7  
Boston College  2 6   6 6  
Coastal Division
No. 13 Pittsburgh xy$  7 1   11 3  
Miami (FL)  5 3   7 5  
Virginia  4 4   6 6  
Virginia Tech  4 4   6 7  
North Carolina  3 5   6 7  
Georgia Tech  2 6   3 9  
Duke  0 8   3 9  
Championship: Pittsburgh 45, Wake Forest 21
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his 14th year, and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. They finished the season 3–9, 0–8 in ACC play to finish in last place in the Coastal division.

Contents

On November 28, 2021, the school announced that long-time coach David Cutcliffe would not return as head coach of the Blue Devils. [1] On December 10, the school named Texas A&M defensive coordinator Mike Elko the team's new head coach. [2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.at Charlotte * CBSSN L 28–3114,125
September 108:00 p.m. North Carolina A&T * ACCN W 45–1718,091
September 184:00 p.m. Northwestern *
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNW 30–2312,323
September 254:00 p.m. Kansas *
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNW 52–3319,128
October 212:00 p.m.at North Carolina ESPN2 L 7–3845,812
October 912:30 p.m. Georgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRSN L 27–3111,849
October 1612:30 p.m.at Virginia ACCRSNL 0–4838,489
October 304:00 p.m.at No. 13 Wake Forest ACCNL 7–4531,613
November 612:00 p.m.No. 25 Pittsburgh
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 29–5420,693
November 133:30 p.m.at Virginia Tech ACCNL 17–4856,730
November 187:30 p.m. Louisville
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN L 22–628,493
November 2712:30 p.m. Miami (FL)
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRSNL 10–4717,391

Source: [3]

Roster

2021 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 0Joe HardisonSr
WR 1Jontavis RobertsonSo
QB 2Luca Diamont Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 3Darrell Harding Jr.Jr
WR 4Nick LampertFr
WR 5 Jalon Calhoun Jr
WR 6Eli PancolJr
RB 7Jordan Waters Redshirt.svg  So
QB 8 Jordan Moore Fr
QB 10 Riley Leonard Fr
QB 12Gunnar HolmbergGS
QB 13Jack ColyarJr
RB 15Nakeie MontgomeryGS
QB 16Gavin SpurrierJr
WR 18Malik Bowen-SimsSo
WR 19 Jake Bobo Sr
RB 20Jaquez MooreFr
RB 21 Mataeo Durant Sr
RB 22Jaylen Coleman Redshirt.svg  So
WR 23Edwin Barnes IIISo
WR 24Jarett GarnerJr
RB 25Trent DavisFr
WR 26William RobertsonSo
RB 27Nate Kyei-DonkorGS
RB 41Grissim AndersonSo
TE 46Mason Russell Redshirt.svg  So
WR 47Calvin KimFr
C 50Jack Wohlabaugh Redshirt.svg  Sr
C 52Addison Penn Redshirt.svg  Fr
C 55Will Taylor Redshirt.svg  Sr
G 61Zach ThomsonSr
OT 62 Graham Barton So
G 63 Jacob Monk Jr
G 64Brian FoleyGS
C 66Andrew JonesFr
C 68Elijah Wroten Redshirt.svg  So
G 69Kade ParmellyGS
OT 70John Gelotte Redshirt.svg  So
G 71Maurice McIntyre Redshirt.svg  Jr
OT 73Anthony HintonJr
OT 75Calib Perez Redshirt.svg  Fr
OT 76Peace Addo Redshirt.svg  Jr
OT 77Justin PickettFr
G 78Casey Holman Redshirt.svg  Jr
OT 79Carson Van LynnGS
TE 80Matt Smith Redshirt.svg  So
TE 81Nicky DalmolinJr
TE 82Cole Finney Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 83Brandon HershSo
WR 84Trevor HortonJr
WR 85Sahmir HagansFr
TE 86Brendan PernickySo
TE 87Patrick LeittenGS
TE 88Jake Marwede Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 89Scott BoylanGS
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 4Cameron BergeronFr
S 9J'Marick WoodsGS
S 10James Hopson IISo
CB 11Isaiah Fisher-SmithSo
CB 13Tony Davis Redshirt.svg  So
S 14Trent BroadnaxFr
S 15Placide Djungu-SunguFr
S 16Jaylen StinsonSo
S 17Da'Quan JohnsonSo
CB 21Khilan WalkerSo
S 23Lummie Young IV Redshirt.svg  Sr
S 24Cole CarteauxSr
CB 26Joshua PickettFr
CB 28Dylan MerrellFr
S 29Nate Thompson Redshirt.svg  Jr
S 30Brandon JohnsonFr
CB 31 Josh Blackwell GS
S 32Jalen AlexanderJr
CB 33Leonard Johnson Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 34Sayyid Stevens Redshirt.svg  So
LB 35Dorian MausiSo
LB 36Nick Morris Jr.Fr
CB 37Ken Torain Redshirt.svg  Jr
CB 38Dominique LongGS
CB 39Jeremiah Lewis Redshirt.svg  Jr
LB 40Ryan SmithSo
LB 42Shaka HeywardJr
LB 43Adam FakihGS
LB 45Colby CampbellGS
S 47Steve MannGS
LB 48Tre FreemanFr
DT 51Mandela TobinFr
LB 54Jason HoffmanFr
DT 55Ja'Mion Franklin Redshirt.svg  Jr
DT 58Gary Smith IIISo
DE 59Michael ReeseSo
DT 74Michael LarbieJr
DE 83Zamari Ellis Redshirt.svg  Jr
DE 86Ron Carr Redshirt.svg  So
DT 90 DeWayne Carter Redshirt.svg  So
DE 91Ahmad Craig Redshirt.svg  So
DT 92Aeneas PeeblesSo
DE 93Ben FryeGS
DE 94 R.J. Oben Redshirt.svg  So
DE 95Trey Brown IIIFr
DE 96Aaron HallFr
DE 97Caleb Oppan Redshirt.svg  So
DT 99Christian Rorie Redshirt.svg  So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 37Jackson HubbardJr
K 44Charlie Ham Redshirt.svg  So
K 49Matt AlswangerGS
K 49Connor WoodFr
LS 56Casey Donahue
LS 57John TaylorGS
LS 65Colin RossSo
LS 72Jack GriffinJr
LS 73Curtis CooperFr
P 98Porter Wilson Redshirt.svg  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Zac RoperAssistant head coach / tight ends
  • Trooper TaylorAssistant head coach / cornerbacks
  • Ben AlbertCo-defensive coordinator / linebackers
  • Matt Guerrieri – Co-defensive coordinator / safeties
  • Re'Quan Boyette – Co-offensive coordinator / wide receivers
  • Jeff FarisCo-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks
  • Kurt Benedict – Special teams coordinator / defensive assistant
  • Greg Frey – Recruiting Coordinator / offensive line
  • Calvin MageeRunning backs
  • Sam McGrath – Linebackers

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 8, 2022

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  2. "Duke hires Texas A&M coordinator Elko as coach". ESPN.com. December 11, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  3. "2021 Duke Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.