2011 Duke Blue Devils football team

2011 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
2011 record	3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Matt Luke (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kurt Roper (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jim Knowles (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium (Capacity: 33,941)
Seasons

2011 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic
#22 Clemson x†		6	–	2					10	–	4
#23 Florida State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Wake Forest		5	–	3					6	–	7
NC State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Boston College		3	–	5					4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7					2	–	10
Coastal
#21 Virginia Tech x‡		7	–	1					11	–	3
Virginia		5	–	3					8	–	5
Georgia Tech		5	–	3					8	–	5
North Carolina		3	–	5					7	–	6
Miami		3	–	5					6	–	6
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 10, 2012 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Devils were led by fourth year head coach David Cutcliffe and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium. They are members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Blue Devils finished the season with a record of 3–9, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in last place of the Coastal Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 PM	No. 16 (FCS) Richmond*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	L 21–23	32,741
September 10	3:30 PM	No. 6 Stanford*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	L 14–44	24,785
September 17	12:30 PM	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN	W 20–19	35,812
September 24	3:30 PM	Tulane*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	W 48–27	20,138
October 1	7:00 PM	at Florida International*	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	ESPNU	W 31–27	22,682
October 15	3:00 PM	Florida State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	FSN	L 16–41	24,687
October 22	12:30 PM	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Tobacco Road rivalry)	ACCN	L 23–24	22,258
October 29	12:30 PM	No. 15 Virginia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 10–14	27,392
November 5	3:00 PM	at Miami (FL)	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	FSN	L 14–49	62,053
November 12	3:00 PM	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	FSN	L 21–31	45,733
November 19	12:30 PM	No. 23 Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 31–38	18,747
November 26	3:30 PM	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell Game)	FSN	L 21–37	58,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Do not play: Clemson, Maryland, and NC State.

Game summaries

Richmond Spiders

Week One: Richmond Spiders at Duke Blue Devils 1 2 3 4 Total Spiders 0 10 7 6 23 Blue Devils 0 7 14 0 21 at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina Date: September 3, 2011 Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 32,741 TV: ESPN3 Game information First quarter No scoring Second quarter RICHMOND – Stephen Barnette 6-yard TD pass from Aaron Corp (Remington Hinshaw kick), 14:56 DUKE – Desmond Scott 29-yard TD run (Will Snyderwine kick), 12:57 RICHMOND – Remington Hinshaw 29-yard field goal, 4:18 Third quarter DUKE – Brandon Connette 6-yard TD run (Will Snyderwine kick), 8:23 RICHMOND – Kendall Gaskins 8-yard TD run (Remington Hinshaw kick), 5:15 DUKE – Anthony Boone 3-yard TD run (Will Snyderwine kick), 0:39 Fourth quarter RICHMOND – Garrett Turner 1-yard TD run (PAT failed), 10:12 Top passers RICHMOND – Aaron Corp – 14/31, 193 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT DUKE – Sean Renfree – 23/33, 201 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT Top rushers RICHMOND – Kendall Gaskins – 67 yards, 1 TD DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 86 yards Top receivers RICHMOND – Tre Gray – 129 yards DUKE – Conner Vernon – 78 yards

See also: 2011 Richmond Spiders football team

Despite high expectations, Duke lost to FCS opponent Richmond for the third time in six seasons. Down by 2, the Blue Devils missed a 28-yard field goal to take the lead with less than 2 minutes left in the game.

Stanford Cardinal

Week Two: #6 Stanford Cardinal at Duke Blue Devils 1 2 3 4 Total #6 Cardinal 7 10 13 14 44 Blue Devils 0 7 0 7 14 at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina Date: September 10, 2011 Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 24,785 TV: ESPNU Game information First quarter STANFORD – Coby Fleener 3-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick), 10:01 Second quarter STANFORD – Jordan Williamson 40-yard field goal, 12:01 DUKE – Lee Butler 76-yard interception return (Will Snyderwine kick), 2:14 STANFORD – Chris Owusu 10-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick), 0:39 Third quarter STANFORD – Coby Fleener 60-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick), 6:41 STANFORD – Jeremy Stewart 30-yard run (Pat failed), 4:06 Fourth quarter STANFORD – Zach Ertz 3-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick), 14:56 STANFORD – Tyler Gaffney 1-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick), 8:00 DUKE – Anthony Boone 2-yard run (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 0:57 Top passers STANFORD – Andrew Luck – 20/28, 290 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT DUKE – Sean Renfree – 19/27, 179 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT Top rushers STANFORD – Stepfan Taylor – 75 yards DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 43 yards Top receivers STANFORD – Chris Owusu – 106 yards, 1 TD DUKE – Conner Vernon – 98 yards

See also: 2011 Stanford Cardinal football team

Although the Blue Devils kept the first half close, Stanford opened up the game in the second half. The last win for Duke against a top-10 nonconference game was against Stanford in 1971.

Boston College Eagles

Week Three: Duke Blue Devils at Boston College Eagles 1 2 3 4 Total Blue Devils 0 14 0 6 20 Eagles 7 12 0 0 19 at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Date: September 17, 2011 Game time: 12:30 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 35,812 TV: ACC Network Game information First quarter BC – Tahj Kimble 31-yard pass from Chase Rettig (Nate Freese kick), 5:57 Second quarter BC – Nate Freese 43-yard field goal, 10:44 DUKE – Conner Vernon 53-yard pass from Sean Renfree (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 8:31 BC – Nate Freese 47-yard field goal, 4:03 BC – Andre Williams 7-yard run (Pat failed), 1:21 DUKE – Conner Vernon 21-yard pass from Sean Renfree (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 0:30 Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter DUKE – Sean Renfree 1-yard run (Two-Point conversion failed), 9:57 Top passers DUKE – Sean Renfree – 41/53, 368 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT BC – Chase Rettig – 17/33, 247 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT Top rushers DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 54 yards BC – Andre Williams – 56 yards, 1 TD Top receivers DUKE – Conner Vernon – 116 yards, 2 TD BC – Larmond – 87 yards

See also: 2011 Boston College Eagles football team

In its conference opener, Duke broke through for its first win of the season. Sean Renfree set a Duke record with 41 completions, and BC missed a go-ahead 23-yard field goal with 43 seconds left in the game.

Tulane Green Wave

Week Four: Tulane Green Wave at Duke Blue Devils 1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 7 3 3 14 27 Blue Devils 21 10 14 3 48 at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina Date: September 24, 2011 Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 20,138 TV: ESPN3 Game information First quarter DUKE – Juwan Thompson 1-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 11:25 TULANE – Ryan Travis 23-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 8:22 DUKE – Juwan Thompson 20-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 7:27 DUKE – Conner Vernon recovered fumble in end zone (Will Snyderwine kick), 2:45 Second quarter TULANE – Cairo Santos 20-yard field goal, 14:24 DUKE – Will Snyderwine 40-yard field goal, 11:23 DUKE – Sean Renfree 2-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 1:33 Third quarter DUKE – Jay Hollingsworth 3-yard run (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 10:22 TULANE – Cairo Santos 49-yard field goal, 8:17 DUKE – Sean Renfree 7-yard run (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 1:57 Fourth quarter DUKE – Jeffrey Ijjas 26-yard field goal, 13:19 TULANE – Brock Sanders 2-yard pass from Ryan Griffin (Cairo Santos kick), 10:37 TULANE – Robert Kelley 7-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 2:09 Top passers TULANE – Ryan Griffin – 14/29, 188 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT DUKE – Sean Renfree – 21/30, 278 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers TULANE – Brandon LeBeau – 26 yards DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 69 yards, 2 TD Top receivers TULANE – Justyn Shackleford – 59 yards DUKE – Conner Vernon – 96 yards, 1 TD

See also: 2011 Tulane Green Wave football team

Following up on a win at BC, Duke scored 5 rushing touchdowns to defeat Tulane by 21 points. Duke's offense was not forced to punt until the fourth quarter.

Florida International Golden Panthers

Week Five: Duke Blue Devils at Florida International Golden Panthers 1 2 3 4 Total Blue Devils 17 0 0 14 31 Golden Panthers 14 3 3 7 27 at FIU Stadium, Miami, Florida Date: October 1, 2011 Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT Game attendance: 22,682 TV: ESPN3 Game information First quarter DUKE – Will Snyderwine 27-yard field goal, 9:29 FIU – T.Y. Hilton 63-yard pass from Wesley Carroll (Jack Griffin kick), 9:10 DUKE – Conner Vernon 26-yard pass from Sean Renfree (Will Snyderwine kick), 6:46 FIU – Jonathan Faucher 15-yard pass from Wesley Carroll (Jack Griffin kick), 3:13 DUKE – Cooper Helfet 22-yard pass from Sean Renfree (Will Snyderwine kick), 0:53 Second quarter FIU – Jack Griffin 36-yard field goal, 4:01 Third quarter FIU – Jack Griffin 33-yard field goal, 0:12 Fourth quarter FIU – Wayne Times 34-yard pass from Wesley Carroll (Jack Griffin kick), 13:30 DUKE – Juwan Thompson 6-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 11:56 DUKE – Juwan Thompson 9-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 6:52 Top passers DUKE – Sean Renfree – 28/43, 335 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT FIU – Wesley Carroll – 25/39, 348 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT Top rushers DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 30 yards, 2 TD FIU – Darriet Perry – 102 yards Top receivers DUKE – Conner Vernon – 117 yards, 1 TD FIU – T.Y. Hilton – 102 yards, 1 TD

See also: 2011 FIU Golden Panthers football team

Duke won its 3rd game in a row by overcoming a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter and not committing any turnovers. Conner Vernon and Donovan Varner both had over 100 yards receiving.

Florida State Seminoles

Week Six: Florida State Seminoles at Duke Blue Devils 1 2 3 4 Total #23 Seminoles 17 10 7 7 41 Blue Devils 3 0 0 13 16 at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina Date: October 15, 2011 Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT TV: FSN Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers FSU– DUKE– Top rushers FSU– DUKE– Top receivers FSU– DUKE– Top tacklers FSU– DUKE–

See also: 2011 Florida State Seminoles football team

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Week Seven: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Duke Blue Devils 1 2 3 4 Total Demon Deacons 7 10 0 7 24 Blue Devils 0 3 10 10 23 at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina Date: October 22, 2011 Game time: 12:30 p.m. Game attendance: 22,258 TV: ACC Network Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WF– DUKE– Top rushers WF– DUKE– Top receivers WF– DUKE– Top tacklers WF– DUKE–

See also: 2011 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Virginia Tech Hokies

Week Eight: Virginia Tech Hokies at Duke Blue Devils 1 2 3 4 Total #15 Hokies 7 7 0 0 14 Blue Devils 0 7 3 0 10 at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina Date: October 29, 2011 Game time: 12:30 p.m. Game attendance: 27,392 TV: ACC Network Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers VT– DUKE– Top rushers VT– DUKE– Top receivers VT– DUKE– Top tacklers VT– DUKE–

See also: 2011 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Miami Hurricanes

Week Nine: Duke Blue Devils at Miami Hurricanes 1 2 3 4 Total Blue Devils 0 7 7 0 14 Hurricanes 14 14 7 14 49 at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida Date: November 5, 2011 Game time: 3:00 p.m. TV: FSN Affiliates Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers DUKE– MIAMI– Top rushers DUKE– MIAMI– Top receivers DUKE– MIAMI– Top tacklers DUKE– MIAMI–

See also: 2011 Miami Hurricanes football team

Virginia Cavaliers

Week Ten: Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Cavaliers 1 2 3 4 Total Blue Devils 0 14 7 0 21 Cavaliers 7 7 17 0 31 at Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia Date: November 12, 2011 Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers DUKE– UVA– Top rushers DUKE– UVA– Top receivers DUKE– UVA– Top tacklers DUKE– UVA–

See also: 2011 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Week Eleven: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Duke Blue Devils 1 2 3 4 Total Yellow Jackets 14 14 3 7 38 Blue Devils 7 7 3 14 31 at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina Date: November 19, 2011 Game time: 12:30 PM Eastern Standard Time Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GT– DUKE– Top rushers GT– DUKE– Top receivers GT– DUKE– Top tacklers GT– DUKE–

See also: 2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

North Carolina Tar Heels

Week Twelve: Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina Tar Heels 1 2 3 4 Total Blue Devils 7 7 7 0 21 Tar Heels 10 10 10 7 37 at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Date: November 26, 2011 Game time: 3:30 PM Eastern Standard Time Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers DUKE– UNC– Top rushers DUKE– UNC– Top receivers DUKE– UNC– Top tacklers DUKE– UNC–

See also: 2011 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Victory Bell (North Carolina–Duke)

Roster

2011 Duke Blue Devils Roster
Quarterbacks 7 Anthony Boone – Redshirt Freshman 12 Sean Schroeder – Redshirt Sophomore 15 Mackenzie Sovereign – Freshman 16 Robert Collins – Freshman 18 Brandon Connette – Sophomore 19 Sean Renfree – Redshirt Junior Running Backs 9 Josh Snead – Sophomore 23 Juwan Thompson – Sophomore 27 Jay Hollingsworth – Senior 30 Greg DeLuca – Junior 33 Desmond Scott – Junior 43 Patrick Kurunwune – Redshirt Junior Centers 62 Matt Skura – Freshman 68 Brian Moore – Redshirt Junior 75 Travis Gibson – Junior 76 Conor Irwin – Redshirt Junior Offensive Guards 63 Robert Shofner – Sophomore 65 Cody Robinson – Freshman 67 Lucas Patrick – Freshman 70 John Coleman – Redshirt Sophomore 71 John Needham – Redshirt Senior 74 Dave Harding – Redshirt Sophomore 77 Laken Tomlinson – Redshirt Freshman Offensive Tackles 64 Joey Finison – Redshirt Sophomore 69 Teddy Force – Junior 72 Perry Simmons – Redshirt Sophomore 73 Takoby Cofield – Redshirt Freshman 79 Kyle Hill – Redshirt Senior Offensive Linemen 51 William Perrott – Freshman 52 Marcus Aprahamian – Freshman 66 Carson Ginn – Freshman Tight Ends 44 Jack Farrell – Redshirt Sophomore 80 David Reeves – Freshman 81 Cooper Helfet – Senior 83 Connor Peters – Freshman 85 Ryan Hall – Redshirt Sophomore 88 Danny Parker – Redshirt Senior 89 Braxton Deaver – Redshirt Freshman		Wide Receivers 2 Conner Vernon – Junior 3 Jamison Crowder – Freshman 5 Brandon Braxton – Sophomore 8 Blair Holliday – Freshman 10 Nick Hill – Freshman 13 William Johnston – Sophomore 14 Corey Gattis – Redshirt Sophomore 17 Tyree Watkins – Redshirt Sophomore 25 Georgie Kerber – Junior 26 Donovan Varner – Senior 37 Brandon Watkins – Sophomore 86 Eric Adams – Freshman 87 Jack Wise – Freshman Nose Guards 57 Will Bryant – Redshirt Freshman 60 Steven Ingram – Redshirt Freshman 93 Charlie Hatcher – Redshirt Senior Defensive Tackles 58 Curtis Hazelton – Redshirt Junior 61 Will Boeckman – Sophomore 82 Sydney Sarmiento – Redshirt Sophomore 91 Jamal Bruce – Redshirt Freshman Down Linemen 55 Lucas Fisher – Freshman 63 Anthony Schepis – Freshman Defensive Ends 42 Dezmond Johnson – Redshirt Freshman 84 Kenny Anunike – Redshirt Junior 90 Mario Sanders – Freshman 92 Justin Foxx – Redshirt Sophomore 94 Jordan DeWalt-Ondijo – Redshirt Freshman 95 Jamal Wallace – Redshirt Freshman 97 Nick Sink – Redshirt Freshman 99 Sam Marshall – Freshman		Linebackers 22 Britton Grier – Freshman 28 Kevin Rojas – Redshirt Sophomore 34 Ned Smith – Junior 34 Jonathan Woodruff – Freshman 45 Austin Gamble – Junior 47 David Helton – Freshman 50 Tyree Glover – Junior 50 Emmanuel Watkins – Freshman 53 Chris Hoover – Freshman 54 C.J. France – Redshirt Freshman 56 Kyler Brown – Freshman 59 Kelby Brown – Sophomore Defensive Backs 39 Jacques Bristow – Freshman Cornerbacks 1 Zach Greene – Junior 6 Ross Cockrell – Redshirt Sophomore 11 Tim Burton – Freshman 24 Garett Patterson – Redshirt Sophomore 25 Quan Stevenson – Redshirt Freshman 29 Lex Butler – Redshirt Sophomore 30 Jared Boyd – Freshman 31 Tony Foster – Redshirt Junior 37 Johnny Williams – Senior Safeties 4 Walt Canty – Junior 15 Taylor Sowell – Redshirt Sophomore 16 Chris Tavarez – Freshman 20 Lee Butler – Senior 21 Anthony Young-Wiseman – Redshirt Sophomore 32 August Campbell – Redshirt Sophomore 35 Jeffrey Faris – Senior 38 Jordon Byas – Redshirt Junior 40 Matt Daniels – Senior 46 Garrett Rider – Sophomore 49 Brendan Fowler – Sophomore 49 Anthony Pecoraro – Sophomore Kickers 39 Andrew Bailey – Sophomore 96 Will Snyderwine – Redshirt Senior 98 Paul Asack – Redshirt Junior Punters 11 Spencer Rogers – Sophomore 36 Alex King – Senior 41 Will Monday – Freshman Long Snappers 78 Jackson Anderson – Redshirt Junior
Source: 2011 Duke Roster from GoDuke.com,

Coaching staff

2011 Duke Blue Devils Coaches

David Cutcliffe – Head Coach Ron Middleton – Associate Head Coach, Special Teams, Tight Ends Marion Hobby – Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line Kurt Roper – Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Matt Luke – Offensive Coordinator, Running Backs, Offensive line Jim Knowles – Defensive Coordinator Matt Lubick – Passing Game Coordinator, Recruiting Coordinator, Wide Receivers Jim Collins – Assistant Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers Zac Roper – Assistant Coach: Running Backs, Special Teams Derek Jones – Assistant Coach: Defensive Backs Rick Petri – Assistant Coach: Defensive Line

Source: 2011 Duke Coaches from GoDuke.com,

External links

• 2011 Media Guide