2009 Duke Blue Devils football team

2009 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal
2009 record	5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe
Offensive coordinator	Kurt Roper
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Marion Hobby
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium (Capacity: 33,941)
Seasons

2009 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic
#24 Clemson x		6	–	2					9	–	5
Boston College		5	–	3					8	–	5
Florida State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					5	–	7
NC State		2	–	6					5	–	7
Maryland		1	–	7					2	–	10
Coastal
#13 Georgia Tech* x†		7	–	1					11	–	3
#10 Virginia Tech		6	–	2					10	–	3
#19 Miami		5	–	3					9	–	4
North Carolina*		0	–	4					0	–	5
Duke		3	–	5					5	–	7
Virginia		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34 December 5, 2009 (vacated)
† – BCS representative as champion North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins. Also, Georgia Tech's ACC Championship Game victory was vacated by the NCAA on July 14, 2011. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in its 57th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in its Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by second-year head coach David Cutcliffe. The Blue Devils finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in ACC play and failed to quaily for a bowl game for the 15th straight season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 PM	No. 2 (FCS) Richmond*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 16–24	33,011
September 12	12:00 PM	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBS-CSN	W 35–19	25,698
September 19	12:00 PM	at No. 22 Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	Versus	L 16–44	50,101
September 26	7:00 PM	NC Central*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACC Select	W 49–14	26,390
October 3	12:00 PM	No. 6 Virginia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN360	L 26–34	26,211
October 10	4:00 PM	at North Carolina State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Research Triangle rivalry)	ESPNU	W 49–28	56,452
October 24	1:30 PM	Maryland	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Duke–Maryland rivalry)	ESPN360	W 17–13	24,650
October 31	3:30 PM	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN360	W 28–17	41,713
November 7	3:30 PM	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ESPNU	L 6–19	59,750
November 14	12:00 PM	No. 7 Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN2	L 10–49	25,899
November 21	12:00 PM	at No. 21 Miami (FL)	Land Shark Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPNU	L 16–34	38,200
November 28	12:00 PM	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Tobacco Road rivalry)	Raycom	L 34–45	21,420
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Roster

2009 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 9 Lewis, ThadThad Lewis 7.0 !Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 40 Daniels, MattMatt Daniels 3.0 !So LB 31 Rey, VincentVincent Rey 7.0 !Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach David Cutcliffe Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	OT
No. 2 (FCS) Spiders	7	7	0	10	24
Blue Devils	2	7	0	7	16

See also: 2009 Richmond Spiders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result

at Army

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	0	7	7	21	35
Black Knights	7	3	3	6	19

See also: 2009 Army Black Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10-8-1	1997	DUKE, 20-17

at No. 22 Kansas

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	7	0	3	6	16
No. 22 Jayhawks	7	13	17	7	44

See also: 2009 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	OT
Eagles	7	7	0	0	14
Blue Devils	21	7	14	7	49

See also: North Carolina Central Eagles football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

No. 6 Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT
No. 6 Hokies	7	10	3	14	34
Blue Devils	7	3	3	13	26

See also: 2009 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7-9	2008	VT, 14-3

at North Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	14	7	14	14	49
Wolfpack	14	7	7	0	28

See also: 2009 NC State Wolfpack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39-36-5	2008	NCST, 27-17

Maryland

	1	2	3	4	OT
Terrapins	3	3	7	0	13
Blue Devils	7	3	7	0	17

See also: 2009 Maryland Terrapins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18-29	2004	MD, 55-21

at Virginia

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	6	3	0	19	28
Cavaliers	0	3	7	7	17

See also: 2009 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28-32	2008	DUKE, 31-3

at North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	3	3	0	0	6
Tar Heels	3	3	3	10	19

See also: 2009 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Victory Bell (North Carolina–Duke)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36-54-4	2008	UNC, 28-20

No. 7 Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT
No. 7 Yellow Jackets	7	21	14	7	49
Blue Devils	10	0	0	0	10

See also: 2009 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–45–1	2008	GT, 27-0

at No. 21 Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	3	10	3	0	16
No. 21 Hurricanes	3	7	3	21	34

See also: 2009 Miami Hurricanes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1-5	2008	MIA, 49-31

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	OT
Demon Deacons	14	7	14	10	45
Blue Devils	14	3	3	14	34

See also: 2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and Tobacco Road rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
53-34-2	2008	WF, 33-30 OT

Notes

• When the Blue Devils defeated the Maryland Terrapins on October 24, it marked the first time Duke had beaten consecutive ACC opponents since 1994.