2014 Duke Blue Devils football team

Duke Blue Devils football
	2014 Duke Blue Devils football
Sun Bowl, L 31–36 vs. Arizona State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
2014 record	9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Scottie Montgomery (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jim Knowles (5th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium; (Capacity: 33,941)
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

Template:2014 ACC football standings The 2014 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his seventh 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.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	Elon*		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	W 52–13	31,213
September 6	7:00 PM	at Troy*		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 34–17	21,331
September 13	3:30 PM	Kansas*		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCRSN	W 41–3	25,203
September 20	12:30 PM	Tulane*		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCRSN	W 47–13	20,197
September 27	7:30 PM	at Miami (FL)		Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN2	L 10–22	44,559
October 11	12:30 PM	at No. 22 Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCN	W 31–25	44,281
October 18	12:30 PM	Virginia		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	W 20–13	28,131
November 1	12:00 PM	at Pittsburgh	No. 24	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	W 51–48 ^2OT	39,293
November 8	12:30 PM	at Syracuse	No. 22	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	W 27–10	39,331
November 15	12:00 PM	Virginia Tech	No. 19	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	L 16–17	30,107
November 20	7:30 PM	North Carolina	No. 25	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ESPN	L 20–45	33,941
November 29	7:00 PM	Wake Forest		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	W 41–21	22,247
December 27	2:00 PM	vs. No. 15 Arizona State*		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 31–36	47,809
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[1]

Personnel[]

Coaching staff[]

Name	Position	Seasons at Duke	Alma Mater
David Cutcliffe	Head Coach	7th	Alabama (1976)
Scottie Montgomery	Offensive Coordinator/The Baxter Family Associate Head Coach/Quarterbacks	2nd	Duke (1999)
John Latina	Offensive Line/Assistant Head Coach/Running Game Coordinator	3rd	Virginia Tech (1981)
Jim Knowles	Defensive Coordinator	4th	Cornell (1987)
Jim Collins	Assistant Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers	7th	Elon (1974)
Zac Roper	Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator	7th	Ole Miss (2001)
Derek Jones	Assistant Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs	7th	Ole Miss (1996)
Re'quan Boyette	Running Backs	3rd	Duke (2009)
Rick Petri	Defensive Line	4th	Missouri–Rolla (1976)
Marcus Johnson	Offensive Quality Control	4th	Ole Miss (2004)
Patrick O'Connor	Defensive Quality Control	3rd	Dickinson College (2010)
Jackson Korman	Safeties Manager	2nd	Germantown Academy (2013)
Reference:^[2]

Game summaries[]

Elon[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Phoenix	3	3	0	7	13
Blue Devils	7	21	10	14	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–0–1	2010	DUKE 41–27

at Troy[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	3	21	7	3	34
Trojans	7	7	3	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	DUKE 38–31

Kansas[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Jayhawks	3	0	0	0	3
Blue Devils	17	3	14	7	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2009	KU 44–16

Tulane[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Green Wave	7	0	6	0	13
Blue Devils	16	3	14	14	47

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2011	DUKE 48–27

at Miami (FL)[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	0	7	3	0	10
Hurricanes	9	0	7	6	22

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–9	2013	DUKE 48–30

at Georgia Tech[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	7	7	10	7	31
Yellow Jackets	3	9	0	13	25

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–50–1	2013	GT 38–14

Virginia[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Cavaliers	0	10	3	0	13
Blue Devils	7	3	3	7	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–33	2013	DUKE 35–22

at Pittsburgh[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	14	14	3	7	51
Panthers	7	21	0	10	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–10	2013	PITT 58–55

at Syracuse[]

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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	1939	DUKE 33–6

Virginia Tech[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Hokies	0	7	3	7	17
Blue Devils	10	0	6	0	16

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–13	2013	DUKE 13–10

North Carolina[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Tar Heels	21	7	10	7	45
Blue Devils	7	0	7	6	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–58–5	2013	DUKE 27–25

Wake Forest[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Demon Deacons	7	7	7	0	21
Blue Devils	21	6	7	7	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
55–37–2	2013	DUKE 28–21

vs. Arizona State (Sun Bowl)[]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Blue Devils	3	14	0	14	31
#15 Sun Devils	10	10	10	6	36

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Rankings[]

Template:Further information

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	24	22	19	25	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	20	19	25	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released									24	22	21	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

References[]

↑ "2014 Duke Blue Devils Football Schedule". Duke Athletics. http://www.goduke.com/main/Schedule.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
↑ "Football – 2014 Coaches". Duke Athletics. http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4200&SPID=1843&SPSID=22665. Retrieved February 13, 2014.

[Schedule-1] "2014 Duke Blue Devils Football Schedule". Duke Athletics. http://www.goduke.com/main/Schedule.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200. Retrieved February 13, 2014.

[Coaches-2] "Football – 2014 Coaches". Duke Athletics. http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4200&SPID=1843&SPSID=22665. Retrieved February 13, 2014.

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