2015 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2015 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his eighth year, and played its home games at the newly renovated Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. Duke competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. They finished the season 8–5, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl where they defeated Indiana.

2015 Duke Blue Devils football
Pinstripe Bowl champion
Pinstripe Bowl, W 44–41 OT vs. Indiana
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
2015 record8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScottie Montgomery (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJim Knowles (6th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
(Capacity: 33,941)
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson x$^  8 –0     14 –1  
No. 14 Florida State  6 –2     10 –3  
Louisville  5 –3     8 –5  
NC State  3 –5     7 –6  
Syracuse  2 –6     4 –8  
Wake Forest  1 –7     3 –9  
Boston College  0 –8     3 –9  
Coastal Division
No. 15 North Carolina x  8 –0     11 –3  
Pittsburgh  6 –2     8 –5  
Miami  5 –3     8 –5  
Duke  4 –4     8 –5  
Virginia Tech  4 –4     7 –6  
Virginia  3 –5     4 –8  
Georgia Tech  1 –7     3 –9  
Championship: Clemson 45, North Carolina 37
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 39:30 p.m.at Tulane*
CBSSNW 37–725,470
September 126:00 p.m.North Carolina Central*
ESPN3W 55–033,941
September 1912:30 p.m.No. 23 Northwestern*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 10–1924,127
September 2612:00 p.m.No. 20 Georgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN2W 34–2020,101
October 33:30 p.m.Boston College
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRSNW 9–720,009
October 1012:00 p.m.at Army*
CBSSNW 44–339,712
October 243:30 p.m.at Virginia TechNo. 23
ESPNUW 45–43 4OT63,257
October 317:00 p.m.Miami (FL)No. 22
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNUL 27–3030,143
November 712:00 p.m.at No. 21 North Carolina
ESPN2L 31–6660,500
November 1412:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNewsL 13–3130,241
November 213:30 p.m.at Virginia
ESPN3L 34–4235,178
November 2812:30 p.m.at Wake Forest
ACCNW 27–2126,435
December 263:30 p.m.vs. Indiana*
ABCW 44–41 OT37,218
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[1]

Personnel

Roster
2015 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 1 Thomas Sirk  Jr
WR 3 T. J. Rahming Fr
WR 10 Ryan Smith Jr
QB 17 Daniel Jones Fr
C 62 Matt Skura  Sr
OG 67 Lucas Patrick  Sr
OG 79 Tanner Stone  Jr
TE 80 David Reeves  Sr
TE 81 Davis Koppenhaver So
WR 82 Chris Taylor  Fr
WR 83 Anthony Nash  Jr
TE 85 Dan Beilinson  Jr
WR 87 Max McCaffrey Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 20 Jake Kite  So
LB 24 Zavier Carmichael So
S 26 Corbin McCarthy  Jr
DT 93 A. J. Wolf  Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
LS 57 Thomas Hennessy  Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Coaching staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Duke		Alma Mater
David CutcliffeHead Coach8thAlabama (1976)
Scottie MontgomeryOffensive Coordinator/The Baxter Family Associate Head Coach/Quarterbacks3rdDuke (1999)
John LatinaOffensive Line/Assistant Head Coach/Running Game Coordinator4thVirginia Tech (1981)
Jim KnowlesDefensive Coordinator5thCornell (1987)
Jim CollinsDefensive Ends8thElon (1974)
Matt GuerrieriSafeties4thDavidson College (2011)
Zac RoperSpecial Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator8thOle Miss (2001)
Derek JonesAssistant Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs8thOle Miss (1996)
Re'quan BoyetteRunning Backs4thDuke (2009)
Marcus JohnsonOffensive Quality Control5thOle Miss (2004)
Patrick O'ConnorDefensive Quality Control4thDickinson College (2010)
Josh GrizzardOffensive Graduate Assistant3rdYale University (2012)
Eli KeimachOffensive Graduate Assistant2ndMassachusetts (2014)
Clayton McGrathDefensive Tackles/Graduate Assistant3rdBrown University (2011)
Sam McGrathDefensive Graduate Assistant1stBrown University (2012)
Reference:[2]

Game summaries

at Tulane
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 10 3 21 37
Green Wave 0 0 0 7 7
See also: 2015 Tulane Green Wave football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2014 DUKE, 47–13

North Carolina Central
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 0 0 0
Blue Devils 7 17 17 14 55
See also: 2015 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

No. 23 Northwestern
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Wildcats 0 3 9 7 19
Blue Devils 7 0 0 3 10
See also: 2015 Northwestern Wildcats football team

No. 20 Georgia Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Yellow Jackets 3 7 3 7 20
Blue Devils 19 0 7 8 34
See also: 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Boston College
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 7 0 7
Blue Devils 3 6 0 0 9
See also: 2015 Boston College Eagles football team

at Army
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 10 17 3 14 44
Black Knights 0 0 3 0 3
See also: 2015 Army Black Knights football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–10 2010 ARMY, 35–21

at Virginia Tech
1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT4OT Total
No. 23 Blue Devils 14 0 7 33738 45
Hokies 7 3 6 83736 43
See also: 2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–14 2014 VT, 17–16

Miami (FL)
1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 0 14 0 16 30
No. 22 Blue Devils 0 3 9 15 27
See also: 2015 Miami Hurricanes football team

at No. 21 North Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 7 14 7 31
No. 21 Tar Heels 21 17 21 7 66
See also: 2015 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Victory Bell (North Carolina–Duke)
Overall record Last meeting Result
37–59–5 2014 UNC, 45–20

Pittsburgh
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 3 14 7 31
Blue Devils 7 3 3 0 13
See also: 2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

at Virginia
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 6 7 14 34
Cavaliers 21 7 14 0 42
See also: 2015 Virginia Cavaliers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
33–33 2014 DUKE, 20–13

at Wake Forest
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 10 7 3 27
Demon Deacons 7 0 0 14 21
See also: 2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and Tobacco Road rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
56–37–2 2014 DUKE, 41–21

vs. Indiana (Pinstripe Bowl)
1 2 3 4OT Total
Hoosiers 0 17 14 100 41
Blue Devils 10 7 10 143 44
See also: 2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team and 2015 Pinstripe Bowl

Rankings
Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR NR RV NR RV RV 25 23 22 RV NR NR NR NR NR RV 
Coaches RV RV RV NR RV RV 24 21 18 RV NR NR NR NR NR RV 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

References
  1. "2015 Duke Blue Devils Football Schedule". Duke University Department of Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  2. "Football – 2015 Coaches". Duke University Department of Athletics. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
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