2008 Duke Blue Devils football team

2008 Duke Blue Devils football
2008 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
Record	4–8 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (1st season);
Co-offensive coordinator	Kurt Roper (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Matt Luke (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Mike MacIntyre (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Marion Hobby (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
MVP	Michael Tauiliili
Captain	Greg Akinbiyi, Re'quan Boyette, Cameron Goldberg, Eron Riley, Vincent Rey, Tielor Robinson, Michael Tauiliili, Glenn Williams
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium; (capacity: 33,941)

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.

2008 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
Boston College xy	5	–	3	9	–	5
No. 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 Division
No. 15 Virginia Tech xy$	5	–	3	10	–	4
No. 22 Georgia Tech x	5	–	3	9	–	4
North Carolina	0	–	4	0	–	5
Miami (FL)	4	–	4	7	–	6
Virginia	3	–	5	5	–	7
Duke	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins Rankings from AP Poll

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	ESPN360	L 30–33 ^OT	32,336
November 8	3:30 pm	NC State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN360	L 17–27	31,964
November 15	12:00 pm	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	Raycom	L 7–31	76,217
November 22	5:30 pm	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPNU	L 3–14	66,233
November 29	3:30 pm	North Carolina	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	ESPNU	L 20–28	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:

Game summaries

James Madison

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

Northwestern

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

Navy

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

Virginia

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

At Georgia Tech

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

Miami (FL)

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

At Vanderbilt

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

At Wake Forest

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

NC State

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

At Clemson

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

At Virginia Tech

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

North Carolina

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

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

[2]

Scores by quarter

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

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

Tysiac, Ken (December 21, 2008). "Cutcliffe Gets Extension". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
2008 Duke Football Game Results

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[Cutcliffe-1] Tysiac, Ken (December 21, 2008). "Cutcliffe Gets Extension". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2008.

[2] 2008 Duke Football Game Results

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