2010 Duke Blue Devils football team

2010 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal
2010 record	3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kurt Roper
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Marion Hobby
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium (Capacity: 33,941)
Seasons

2010 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic
#17 Florida State x		6	–	2					10	–	4
#23 Maryland		5	–	3					9	–	4
#25 NC State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	6
Clemson		4	–	4					6	–	7
Wake Forest		1	–	7					3	–	9
Coastal
#16 Virginia Tech x†		8	–	0					11	–	3
Miami		5	–	3					7	–	6
North Carolina		4	–	4					8	–	5
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					6	–	7
Virginia		1	–	7					4	–	8
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33
† – BCS representative as champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 11, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Devils were led by 3rd year head coach David Cutcliffe and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium. They are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Coastal Division. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in ACC play.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 PM	No. 7 (FCS) Elon*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	W 41–27	33,941
September 11	12:00 PM	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC (Tobacco Road)	ACCN	L 48–54	31,673
September 18	3:30 PM	No. 1 Alabama*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ABC	L 13–62	39,042
September 25	3:00 PM	Army*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	L 21–35	27,289
October 2	6:00 PM	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (Rivalry)	ESPN3	L 16–21	39,106
October 16	1:00 PM	Miami (FL)	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	L 13–28	25,911
October 23	12:00 PM	at No. 23 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	L 7–44	66,233
October 30	3:30 PM	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	W 34–31	34,117
November 6	12:00 PM	Virginia	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	W 55–48	22,741
November 13	12:00 PM	Boston College	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	L 16–21	21,420
November 20	1:30 PM	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	L 20–30	42,110
November 27	3:30 PM	North Carolina	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell Game)	ESPNU	L 19–24	30,904
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Elon

	1	2	3	4	OT
Phoenix	3	10	0	14	27
Blue Devils	14	13	0	14	41

See also: 2010 Elon Phoenix football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–0–1

at Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	14	21	3	10	48
Demon Deacons	7	28	6	13	54

See also: 2010 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and Tobacco Road rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
53-35-2	2009	WF, 45-34

No. 1 Alabama

	1	2	3	4	OT
No. 1 Crimson Tide	28	17	10	7	62
Blue Devils	3	10	0	0	13

See also: 2010 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2006	ALA, 30-14

Army

	1	2	3	4	OT
Black Knights	14	7	14	0	35
Blue Devils	7	0	0	14	21

See also: 2010 Army Black Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11-9-1	2009	DUKE, 35-19

at Maryland

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	3	6	0	7	16
Terrapins	0	7	7	7	21

See also: 2010 Maryland Terrapins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19-30	2009	DUKE, 17-13

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	OT
Hurricanes	0	14	14	0	28
Blue Devils	3	0	7	3	13

See also: 2010 Miami Hurricanes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1-6	2009	MIA, 34-16

at No. 23 Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	0	0	7	0	7
No. 23 Hokies	14	13	17	0	44

See also: 2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7-10	2009	VT, 34-26

at Navy

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	3	21	7	3	34
Midshipmen	0	0	7	24	31

See also: 2010 Navy Midshipmen football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13-20-5	2008	DUKE, 41-31

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cavaliers	7	14	7	20	48
Blue Devils	21	3	10	21	55

See also: 2010 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29-32	2009	DUKE, 28-17

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	OT
Eagles	0	7	14	0	21
Blue Devils	3	3	3	7	16

See also: 2010 Boston College Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1-3	2006	BC, 28-7

at Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	3	10	0	7	20
Yellow Jackets	3	3	17	7	30

See also: 2010 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–46–1	2009	GT, 49-10

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	OT
Tar Heels	7	3	7	7	24
Blue Devils	7	0	3	9	19

See also: 2010 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Victory Bell (North Carolina–Duke)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36-55-4	2009	UNC, 19-6

References

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