2021 Duke Blue Devils football team

2021 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	3–9 (0–8 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (14th season)
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

v t e	Conf.							Overall
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.

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	at Charlotte *	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	CBSSN	L 28–31	14,125
September 10	8:00 p.m.	North Carolina A&T *	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	W 45–17	18,091
September 18	4:00 p.m.	Northwestern *	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	W 30–23	12,323
September 25	4:00 p.m.	Kansas *	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	W 52–33	19,128
October 2	12:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	ESPN2	L 7–38	45,812
October 9	12:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACC RSN	L 27–31	11,849
October 16	12:30 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACC RSN	L 0–48	38,489
October 30	4:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Wake Forest	Truist Field at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	ACCN	L 7–45	31,613
November 6	12:00 p.m.	No. 25 Pittsburgh	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 29–54	20,693
November 13	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	L 17–48	56,730
November 18	7:30 p.m.	Louisville	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN	L 22–62	8,493
November 27	12:30 p.m.	Miami (FL)	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACC RSN	L 10–47	17,391
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP and CFP Rankings after November 2 All times are in Eastern time

Source: ^[3]

Roster

2021 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 0 Joe Hardison Sr WR 1 Jontavis Robertson So QB 2 Luca Diamont  Fr WR 3 Darrell Jr. Harding Jr WR 4 Nick Lampert Fr WR 5 Jalon Calhoun Jr WR 6 Eli Pancol Jr RB 7 Jordan Waters  So QB 8 Jordan Moore Fr QB 10 Riley Leonard Fr QB 12 Gunnar Holmberg GS QB 13 Jack Colyar Jr RB 15 Nakeie Montgomery GS QB 16 Gavin Spurrier Jr WR 18 Malik Bowen-Sims So WR 19 Jake Bobo Sr RB 20 Jaquez Moore Fr RB 21 Mataeo Durant Sr RB 22 Jaylen Coleman  So WR 23 Edwin III Barnes So WR 24 Jarett Garner Jr RB 25 Trent Davis Fr WR 26 William Robertson So RB 27 Nate Kyei-Donkor GS RB 41 Grissim Anderson So TE 46 Mason Russell  So WR 47 Calvin Kim Fr C 50 Jack Wohlabaugh  Sr C 52 Addison Penn  Fr C 55 Will Taylor  Sr G 61 Zach Thomson Sr OT 62 Graham Barton So G 63 Jacob Monk Jr G 64 Brian Foley GS C 66 Andrew Jones Fr C 68 Elijah Wroten  So G 69 Kade Parmelly GS OT 70 John Gelotte  So G 71 Maurice McIntyre  Jr OT 73 Anthony Hinton Jr OT 75 Calib Perez  Fr OT 76 Peace Addo  Jr OT 77 Justin Pickett Fr G 78 Casey Holman  Jr OT 79 Carson Van Lynn GS TE 80 Matt Smith  So TE 81 Nicky Dalmolin Jr TE 82 Cole Finney  Fr WR 83 Brandon Hersh So WR 84 Trevor Horton Jr WR 85 Sahmir Hagans Fr TE 86 Brendan Pernicky So TE 87 Patrick Leitten GS TE 88 Jake Marwede  Sr WR 89 Scott Boylan GS	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 4 Cameron Bergeron Fr S 9 J'Marick Woods GS S 10 James II Hopson So CB 11 Isaiah Fisher-Smith So CB 13 Tony Davis  So S 14 Trent Broadnax Fr S 15 Placide Djungu-Sungu Fr S 16 Jaylen Stinson So S 17 Da'Quan Johnson So CB 21 Khilan Walker So S 23 Lummie IV Young  Sr S 24 Cole Carteaux Sr CB 26 Joshua Pickett Fr CB 28 Dylan Merrell Fr S 29 Nate Thompson  Jr S 30 Brandon Johnson Fr CB 31 Josh Blackwell GS S 32 Jalen Alexander Jr CB 33 Leonard Johnson  Sr LB 34 Sayyid Stevens  So LB 35 Dorian Mausi So LB 36 Nick Jr. Morris Fr CB 37 Ken Torain  Jr CB 38 Dominique Long GS CB 39 Jeremiah Lewis  Jr LB 40 Ryan Smith So LB 42 Shaka Heyward Jr LB 43 Adam Fakih GS LB 45 Colby Campbell GS S 47 Steve Mann GS LB 48 Tre Freeman Fr DT 51 Mandela Tobin Fr LB 54 Jason Hoffman Fr DT 55 Ja'Mion Franklin  Jr DT 58 Gary III Smith So DE 59 Michael Reese So DT 74 Michael Larbie Jr DE 83 Zamari Ellis  Jr DE 86 Ron Carr  So DT 90 DeWayne Carter  So DE 91 Ahmad Craig  So DT 92 Aeneas Peebles So DE 93 Ben Frye GS DE 94 R.J. Oben  So DE 95 Trey III Brown Fr DE 96 Aaron Hall Fr DE 97 Caleb Oppan  So DT 99 Christian Rorie  So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 37 Jackson Hubbard Jr K 44 Charlie Ham  So K 49 Matt Alswanger GS K 49 Connor Wood Fr LS 56 Casey Donahue LS 57 John Taylor GS LS 65 Colin Ross So LS 72 Jack Griffin Jr LS 73 Curtis Cooper Fr P 98 Porter Wilson  So	Head coach David Cutcliffe Coordinators/assistant coaches Zac Roper – Assistant head coach / tight ends Trooper Taylor – Assistant head coach / cornerbacks Ben Albert – Co-defensive coordinator / linebackers Matt Guerrieri – Co-defensive coordinator / safeties Re'Quan Boyette – Co-offensive coordinator / wide receivers Jeff Faris – Co-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks Kurt Benedict – Special teams coordinator / defensive assistant Greg Frey – Recruiting Coordinator / offensive line Calvin Magee – Running backs Sam McGrath – Linebackers Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: December 7, 2024

References

1. Beard, Aaron (November 28, 2021). "Duke's Cutcliffe won't return after 'mutual' separation". AP News. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
2. Rittenberg, Adam (December 11, 2021). "Duke hires Texas A&M coordinator Elko as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
3. "2021 Duke Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 7, 2024.