2019 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his twelfth 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. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Coastal Division.

2019 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
2019 record5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZac Roper (4th season as coordinator, 12th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBen Albert (2nd season as coordinator, 4th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMatt Guerrieri (2nd season as coordinator, 8th overall season)
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
(Capacity: 40,000)
Uniform
2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson x$^  8 0     14 1  
Louisville  5 3     8 5  
Wake Forest  4 4     8 5  
Florida State  4 4     6 7  
Boston College  4 4     6 7  
Syracuse  2 6     5 7  
NC State  1 7     4 8  
Coastal Division
Virginia x  6 2     9 5  
Virginia Tech  5 3     8 5  
Miami  4 4     6 7  
Pittsburgh  4 4     8 5  
North Carolina  4 4     7 6  
Duke  3 5     5 7  
Georgia Tech  2 6     3 9  
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Virginia1003 (82)
2Miami (FL)992 (55)
3Virginia Tech827 (20)
4Pittsburgh691 (8)
5Duke566 (6)
6North Carolina463 (1)
7Georgia Tech302 (1)

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:30 p.m.vs. No. 2 Alabama*ABCL 3–4271,916
September 76:00 p.m.No. 15 (FCS) North Carolina A&T*ACCN ExtraW 45–1338,313
September 147:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee*Stadium FacebookW 41–1819,852
September 277:00 p.m.at Virginia TechESPNW 45–1059,537
October 58:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 30–3322,610
October 1212:30 p.m.Georgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRSNW 41–2321,741
October 193:30 p.m.at VirginiaACCNL 14–4852,847
October 264:00 p.m.at North CarolinaACCRSNL 17–2050,500
November 97:30 p.m.No. 15 Notre Dame*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 7–3840,004
November 164:00 p.m.Syracuse
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 6–4916,286
November 237:30 p.m.at Wake ForestACCNL 27–3924,130
November 303:30 p.m.Miami (FL)
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN2W 27–1715,913

[2]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Coaching Position Name
Head Coach David Cutcliffe
Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Zac Roper
Assistant Coach – Offensive Line Jim Bridge
Co-Defensive Coordinator – Safeties Matt Guerrieri
Co- Defensive Coordinator – Defensive Line Ben Albert
Associate Head Coach / Assistant Coach – Cornerbacks Derek Jones
Assistant Coach – Running Backs Re'Quan Boyette
Assistant Coach – Tight Ends Jeffrey Faris
Assistant Coach – Linebackers Lanier Goethie
Assistant Coach – Wide Receivers Trooper Taylor
Assistant Coach – Special Teams Coordinator Kirk Benedict

Game summaries

vs. Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 3 0 0 3
No. 2 Crimson Tide 0 14 21 7 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 Sept. 18, 2010 L, 13–62

North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 (FCS) Aggies 3 7 3 0 13
Blue Devils 7 21 10 7 45

at Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 14 17 10 0 41
Blue Raiders 3 0 8 7 18
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 21 10 14 45
Hokies 3 0 7 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–17 Sept. 29, 2018 L, 14–31

Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 10 9 7 7 33
Blue Devils 3 0 7 20 30

Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 7 7 3 6 23
Blue Devils 10 28 3 0 41

at Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 0 7 7 14
Cavaliers 0 17 24 7 48
Overall record Last meeting Result
33–37 Oct. 20, 2018 L, 14–28

at North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 0 14 0 17
Tar Heels 7 0 10 3 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
41–59–4 Nov. 10, 2018 W, 42–35

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Fighting Irish 14 7 7 10 38
Blue Devils 0 7 0 0 7

Syracuse

1 2 3 4 Total
Orange 14 0 21 14 49
Blue Devils 0 6 0 0 6

at Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 3 3 14 27
Demon Deacons 3 10 10 16 39
Overall record Last meeting Result
58–39–2 Nov. 24, 2018 L, 7–59

Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 0 14 3 0 17
Blue Devils 3 10 0 14 27

References

  1. "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run". theACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  2. "2019 Duke Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
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