Changes: 2008 Duke Blue Devils football team

	2008 ACC football standings
	Atlantic
	Coastal
	Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12
	† – BCS representative as champion ; x – Division champion/co-champions ; y – Championship game participant ; North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins ; Rankings from AP Poll;

Duke Blue Devils football
	2008 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal
2008 record	4–8 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe
Offensive coordinator	Kurt Roper; Matt Luke
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike MacIntyre; Marion Hobby
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium; (Capacity: 33,941)
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

Latest revision as of 03:26, 13 August 2019

The 2008 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 PM	No. 3 (FCS) James Madison*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCS	W 31–7	32,571
September 6	7:00 PM	Northwestern*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCS	L 20–24	23,614
September 13	12:00 PM	Navy*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	W 41–31	25,082
September 27	12:00 PM	Virginia	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	W 31–3	25,527
October 4	12:00 PM	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 0–27	46,104
October 18	3:30 PM	Miami (FL)	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	L 31–49	32,011
October 25	3:00 PM	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 10–7	38,270
November 1	3:30 PM	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC (Tobacco Road Rivalry)	ESPN360	L 33–30 ^OT	32,336
November 8	3:30 PM	NC State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Research Triangle rivalry)	ESPN360	L 27–17	31,964
November 15	12:00 PM	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	Raycom	L 31–7	76,217
November 22	5:30 PM	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPNU	L 14–3	66,233
November 29	3:30 PM	North Carolina	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ESPNU	L 28–20	30,322
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Duke	Alma Mater
David Cutcliffe	Head Coach	1st	Alabama (1976)
Kurt Roper	Co-Offensive coordinator/Associate Head Coach/Quarterbacks	1st	Rice (1995)
Matt Luke	Co-Offensive coordinator/Offensive line	1st	Ole Miss (1999)
Mike MacIntyre	Co-Defensive coordinator	1st	Georgia Tech (1989)
Marion Hobby	Co-Defensive coordinator/Defensive line	1st	Tennessee (1995)
Reference:

Roster

Game summaries

James Madison

	1	2	3	4	OT
No. 3 (FCS) Dukes	7	0	0	0	7
Blue Devils	7	7	17	0	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wildcats	7	10	0	7	24
Blue Devils	7	3	3	7	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8-7	2007	DUKE, 20-14

Navy

	1	2	3	4	OT
Midshipmen	14	10	7	0	31
Blue Devils	10	10	14	7	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12-20-5	2007	NAVY, 46-43

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cavaliers	3	0	0	0	3
Blue Devils	0	3	14	14	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27-32	2007	UVA, 24-13

at Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	0	0	0	0	0
Yellow Jackets	0	3	7	17	27

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–44–1	2007	GT, 41-24

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	OT
Hurricanes	7	7	21	14	49
Blue Devils	0	17	7	7	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1-4	2007	MIA, 24-14

at Vanderbilt

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	0	7	3	0	10
Commodores	0	0	0	7	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3-7	2006	VAN, 45-28

at Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	7	0	13	10	30
Demon Deacons	9	3	10	8	33

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
53-33-2	2007	WF, 41-36

North Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wolfpack	10	14	3	0	27
Blue Devils	3	7	0	7	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39-35-5	2003	NCST, 28-21

at Clemson

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	0	0	0	7	7
Tigers	7	10	14	0	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16-34-1	2007	CLEM, 47-10

at Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	0	3	0	0	3
Hokies	0	7	0	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7-8	2007	VT, 43-14

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	OT
Tar Heels	14	7	7	0	28
Blue Devils	14	3	3	0	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36-53-4	2007	UNC, 20-14

Season facts

Duke's four wins equaled the team’s win total from the previous four seasons combined^[1]
According to the Sagarin rankings, Duke faced the second toughest schedule in the country^[1]
Of the 11 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams the Blue Devils played against, 10 became bowl-eligible (Virginia fell just short at 5-7). The 12th team, James Madison, went 12-1 in the Championship Subdivision.
Duke place-kickers went 13-for-18 in field goal attempts, a 72.2 percent clip that was a team's best since 1998
Punter Kevin Jones ranked third in the ACC with a 40.8-yard average per kick
For the first time in history, attendance was over 30,000 for four home games
Duke has finished last or tied for last in the ACC for five consecutive seasons and six out of the last seven

Statistics

Team

	Team	Opp
Scoring	241	281
Points per Game	20.1	23.4
First Downs	213	212
Rushing	81	85
Passing	118	113
Penalty	14	14
Total Offense	3646	4283
Avg per Play	4.4	5.4
Avg per Game	303.8	356.9
Fumbles-Lost	23-9	20-11
Penalties-Yards	56-526	56-490
Avg per Game	43.8	40.8

	Team	Opp
Punts-Yards	74-2904	62-2352
Avg per Punt	39.2	37.9
Time of Possession/Game	30:21	29:39
3rd Down Conversions	67/183 (37%)	66/168 (39%)
4th Down Conversions	7/19 (37%)	5/19 (26%)
Touchdowns Scored	29	35
Field Goals-Attempts-Long	13-88-55	11-55
PAT-Attempts	28-28	34-34
Attendance	201091	257833
Games/Avg per Game	7/28727	5/51567

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Scores by quarter

	1	2	3	4	OT
Duke	48	60	74	59	241
Opponents	78	71	69	60	278

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Offense

Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Clifford Harris










TEAM
Total
Opponents

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Thaddeus Lewis

TEAM

Total
Opponents

Receiving

Name	GP-GS	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Eron Riley
Austin Kelly












Total
Opponents

Defense

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense		Interceptions				Fumbles		Blkd Kick
Name	GP	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	BrUp	QBH	No.-Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rcv-Yds	FF	Blkd Kick
Total

Special teams

Name	Punting								Kickoffs
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB


Total

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long

Total

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Tysiac, Ken (December 21, 2008). "Cutcliffe Gets Extension". The News & Observer. http://blogs.newsobserver.com/accnow/cutcliffe-gets-extension. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
↑ 2008 Duke Football Game Results

[Cutcliffe-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Tysiac, Ken (December 21, 2008). "Cutcliffe Gets Extension". The News & Observer. http://blogs.newsobserver.com/accnow/cutcliffe-gets-extension. Retrieved December 21, 2008.

[2] 2008 Duke Football Game Results

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2008 ACC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic
Boston College ^x^y	5	–	3	9	–	5
#21 Florida State ^x	5	–	3	9	–	4
Maryland	4	–	4	8	–	5
Wake Forest	4	–	4	8	–	5
Clemson	4	–	4	7	–	6
NC State	4	–	4	6	–	7
Coastal
#15 Virginia Tech ^x^y†	5	–	3	10	–	4
#22 Georgia Tech ^x	5	–	3	9	–	4
North Carolina	4	–	4	8	–	5
Miami	4	–	4	7	–	6
Virginia	3	–	5	5	–	7
Duke	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12
† – BCS representative as champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins Rankings from AP Poll