2013 Duke Blue Devils football team
The 2013 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his sixth year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. Duke competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division.
| 2013 Duke Blue Devils football | |
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ACC Coastal Division champion | |
ACC Championship, L 7–45 vs. Florida State, | |
Chick-fil-A Bowl, L 48–52 vs. Texas A&M | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Coastal Division | |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 22 |
| AP | No. 23 |
| 2013 record | 10–4 (6–2 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Kurt Roper (6th season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Scottie Montgomery (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Jim Knowles (4th season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| Home stadium | Wallace Wade Stadium (Capacity: 33,941) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Florida State x$# | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Clemson % | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Duke x | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Florida State 45, Duke 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 season was one of the best for Duke in its 125-year history. The Blue Devils finished the regular season with a 10–2 record and the most wins in team history.[1] They also won their first ACC Coastal Division title and a berth in the 2013 ACC Championship Game against Florida State. Duke lost to Florida State 45–7 and would later earn a bid to the 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl against Texas A&M, where they were defeated 52–48.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 4:00 pm | North Carolina Central* | ESPN3 | W 45–0 | 22,521 | ||
| September 7 | 4:30 pm | at Memphis* | ESPN3 | W 28–14 | 44,237 | ||
| September 14 | 3:30 pm | Georgia Tech |
| ESPNU | L 14–38 | 21,267 | |
| September 21 | 12:30 pm | Pittsburgh |
| ACCN | L 55–58 | 22,714 | |
| September 28 | 3:00 pm | Troy* |
| ESPN3 | W 38–31 | 30,126 | |
| October 12 | 12:30 pm | Navy* |
| ACCN | W 35–7 | 23,749 | |
| October 19 | 3:30 pm | at Virginia | ACCRSN | W 35–22 | 39,071 | ||
| October 26 | 3:30 pm | at No. 16 Virginia Tech | ESPNU | W 13–10 | 63,326 | ||
| November 9 | 4:00 pm | NC State |
| ESPNU | W 38–20 | 32,010 | |
| November 16 | 3:30 pm | No. 24 Miami (FL) |
| ESPNU | W 48–30 | 30,044 | |
| November 23 | 12:00 pm | at Wake Forest | No. 25 | ESPN2 | W 28–21 | 28,463 | |
| November 30 | 12:00 pm | at North Carolina | No. 24 | ESPN2 | W 27–25 | 62,000 | |
| December 7 | 8:00 pm | vs. No. 1 Florida State | No. 20 | ABC | L 7–45 | 67,694 | |
| December 31 | 8:00 pm | vs. No. 20 Texas A&M* | No. 22 | ESPN | L 48–52 | 67,946 | |
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- Schedule Source:[2]
Personnel
Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Seasons at Duke | Alma Mater |
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| David Cutcliffe | Head Coach | 5 | Alabama (1976) |
| Scottie Montgomery | Co-Offensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers | 0 | Duke (1999) |
| Kurt Roper | Co-Offensive coordinator/Associate Head Coach/Quarterbacks | 5 | Rice (1995) |
| John Latina | Offensive Line/Assistant Head Coach/Running Game Coordinator | 0 | Virginia Tech (1981) |
| Re'quan Boyette | Running Backs | 1 | Duke (2009) |
| Marcus Johnson | Offensive Quality Control | 2 | Ole Miss (2004) |
| Jim Knowles | Defensive Coordinator | 3 | Cornell (1987) |
| Jim Collins | Assistant Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers | 5 | Elon (1974) |
| Rick Petri | Defensive Line | 2 | Missouri–Rolla (1976) |
| Patrick O'Connor | Defensive Quality Control | 1 | Dickinson College (2010) |
| Zac Roper | Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator | 5 | Ole Miss (2001) |
| Derek Jones | Assistant Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs | 2 | Ole Miss (1996) |
| Matt Guerrieri | Defensive Graduate Assistant/Safeties | 1 | Davidson College (2011) |
| Clayton McGrath | Defensive Graduate Assistant | 0 | Brown University (2012) |
| Jeff Faris | Offensive Graduate Assistant | 1 | Duke University (2012) |
| Matthew Symmes | Offensive Graduate Assistant/Special Teams Quality Control | 0 | Duke University (2013) |
| Josh Grizzard | Offensive Football Operations Assistant | 0 | Yale University (2012) |
| Jackson Korman | Safeties Manager | 0 | Germantown Academy (2013) |
| Reference:[3] | |||
Game summaries
North Carolina Central
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Devils | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
at Memphis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Devils | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Georgia Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Yellow Jackets | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Pittsburgh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 20 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 58 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 55 |
Troy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trojans | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Blue Devils | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
Navy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Midshipmen | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Virginia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Devils | 0 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 35 |
| Cavaliers | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
at No. 16 Virginia Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Devils | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 16 Hokies | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
NC State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfpack | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
No. 24 Miami (FL)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 24 Hurricanes | 17 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 48 |
at Wake Forest
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 25 Blue Devils | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Demon Deacons | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
at North Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 24 Blue Devils | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Tar Heels | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
vs. No. 1 Florida State (2013 ACC Championship Game)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 20 Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| No. 1 Seminoles | 0 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 45 |
vs. No. 20 Texas A&M (Chick-fil-A Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 22 Blue Devils | 14 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 48 |
| No. 20 Aggies | 3 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 52 |
Rankings
| Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Harris | Not released | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 24 | 20 | 24 | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BCS | Not released | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 24 | 20 | 24 | Not released | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- Bowling, Lewis (November 26, 2013). "2013 Duke Good, But Not Close to '41 Devils". The Herald-Sun. Durham. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
- "2013 Duke Blue Devils Football Schedule". Duke Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- "Football – 2013 Coaches". Duke Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
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