American college football season
2019 Duke Blue Devils football |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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Division | Coastal |
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2019 record | 5–7 (3–5 ACC) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Zac Roper (4th season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Ben Albert (2nd season) |
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Co-defensive coordinator | Matt Guerrieri (2nd season) |
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MVP | Dylan Singleton |
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Captain | Zach Baker, Edgar Cerenord, Quentin Harris, Tre Hornbuckle, Koby Quansah, Dylan Singleton |
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Home stadium | Wallace Wade Stadium (capacity: 40,000) |
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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]
Media poll (Coastal Division)
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Predicted finish
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Team
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Votes (1st place)
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1 |
Virginia |
1003 (82)
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2 |
Miami (FL) |
992 (55)
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3 |
Virginia Tech |
827 (20)
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4 |
Pittsburgh |
691 (8)
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5 |
Duke |
566 (6)
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6 |
North Carolina |
463 (1)
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7 |
Georgia Tech |
302 (1)
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Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 2 Alabama* | | ABC | L 3–42 | 71,916 |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 15 (FCS) North Carolina A&T* | | ACCN Extra | W 45–13 | 38,313 |
September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee* | | Stadium Facebook | W 41–18 | 19,852 |
| 7:00 p.m. | at Virginia Tech | | 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 | | ACCN | L 14–48 | 52,847 |
October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | at North Carolina | | 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 | | 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[]
Coaching staff[]
Coaching Position
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Name
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Head Coach
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David Cutcliffe
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Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator
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Zac Roper
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Assistant Coach – Offensive Line
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Co-Defensive Coordinator – Safeties
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Co- Defensive Coordinator – Defensive Line
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Associate Head Coach / Assistant Coach – Cornerbacks
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Derek Jones
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Assistant Coach – Running Backs
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Re'quan Boyette
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Assistant Coach – Tight Ends
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Assistant Coach – Linebackers
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Assistant Coach – Wide Receivers
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Trooper Taylor
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Assistant Coach – Special Teams Coordinator
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Game summaries[]
vs. Alabama[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Blue Devils
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0
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3
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0
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0 |
3 |
No. 2 Crimson Tide
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0
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14
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21
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7 |
42 |
North Carolina A&T[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
No. 15 (FCS) Aggies
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3
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7
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3
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0 |
13 |
Blue Devils
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7
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21
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10
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7 |
45 |
at Middle Tennessee[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Blue Devils
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14
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17
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10
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0 |
41 |
Blue Raiders
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3
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0
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8
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7 |
18 |
at Virginia Tech[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Blue Devils
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0
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21
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10
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14 |
45 |
Hokies
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3
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0
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7
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0 |
10 |
Pittsburgh[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Panthers
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10
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9
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7
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7 |
33 |
Blue Devils
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3
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0
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7
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20 |
30 |
Georgia Tech[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Yellow Jackets
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7
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7
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3
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6 |
23 |
Blue Devils
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10
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28
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3
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0 |
41 |
at Virginia[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Blue Devils
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0
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0
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7
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7 |
14 |
Cavaliers
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0
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17
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24
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7 |
48 |
at North Carolina[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Blue Devils
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3
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0
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14
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0 |
17 |
Tar Heels
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7
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0
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10
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3 |
20 |
Notre Dame[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
No. 15 Fighting Irish
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14
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7
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7
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10 |
38 |
Blue Devils
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0
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7
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0
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0 |
7 |
Syracuse[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Orange
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14
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0
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21
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14 |
49 |
Blue Devils
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0
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6
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0
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0 |
6 |
at Wake Forest[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Blue Devils
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7
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3
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3
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14 |
27 |
Demon Deacons
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3
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10
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10
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16 |
39 |
Miami (FL)[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
Hurricanes
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0
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14
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3
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0 |
17 |
Blue Devils
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3
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10
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0
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14 |
27 |
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