2009 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2009 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was Duke's 57th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and fifth in its Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by second-year head coach David Cutcliffe. Duke finished the season 5–7 overall and 3–5 in ACC play, failing to qualify for a bowl game for the 15th straight season.

2009 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorKurt Roper (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMatt Luke (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinatorMike MacIntyre (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMarion Hobby (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVPThad Lewis
CaptainThad Lewis, Vincent Rey
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
(capacity: 33,941)
2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 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 Division
No. 13 Georgia Tech * x$  7 –1   11 –3  
No. 10 Virginia Tech  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 19 Miami (FL)  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
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins.
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 57:00 pmNo. 2 (FCS) Richmond*
L 16–2433,011[1]
September 1212:00 pmat Army*
CBS-CSNW 35–1925,698[2]
September 1912:00 pmat No. 22 Kansas*
VersusL 16–4450,101[3]
September 267:00 pmNorth Carolina Central*dagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACC SelectW 49–1426,390[4]
October 312:00 pmNo. 6 Virginia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN360L 26–3426,211[5]
October 104:00 pmat NC State
ESPNUW 49–2856,452[6]
October 241:30 pmMaryland
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN360W 17–1324,650[7]
October 313:30 pmat Virginia
ESPN360W 28–1741,713[8]
November 73:30 pmat North Carolina
ESPNUL 6–1959,750[9]
November 1412:00 pmNo. 7 Georgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN2L 10–4925,899[10]
November 2112:00 pmat No. 21 Miami (FL)
ESPNUL 16–3438,200[11]
November 2812:00 pmWake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
RaycomL 34–4521,420[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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.#NameClass
QB 9 Thad Lewis Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 40 Matt Daniels So
LB 31 Vincent Rey Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Richmond
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 (FCS) Spiders 7 7 0 10 24
Blue Devils 2 7 0 7 16
See also: 2009 Richmond Spiders football team

At Army
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 7 7 21 35
Black Knights 7 3 3 6 19
See also: 2009 Army Black Knights football team

At No. 22 Kansas
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 0 3 6 16
No. 22 Jayhawks 7 13 17 7 44
See also: 2009 Kansas Jayhawks football team

North Carolina Central
1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 7 0 0 14
Blue Devils 21 7 14 7 49
See also: North Carolina Central Eagles football

No. 6 Virginia Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Hokies 7 10 3 14 34
Blue Devils 7 3 3 13 26
See also: 2009 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

At NC State
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 14 7 14 14 49
Wolfpack 14 7 7 0 28
See also: 2009 NC State Wolfpack football team

Maryland
1 2 3 4 Total
Terrapins 3 3 7 0 13
Blue Devils 7 3 7 0 17
See also: 2009 Maryland Terrapins football team

At Virginia
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 6 3 0 19 28
Cavaliers 0 3 7 7 17
See also: 2009 Virginia Cavaliers football team

At North Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
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 (Duke–North Carolina)

No. 7 Georgia Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
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

At No. 21 Miami (FL)
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 10 3 0 16
No. 21 Hurricanes 3 7 3 21 34
See also: 2009 Miami Hurricanes football team

Wake Forest
1 2 3 4 Total
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

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.

References
  1. "Richmond Spiders vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  2. "Duke Blue Devils vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  3. "Duke Blue Devils vs Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  4. "North Carolina Central Eagles vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  5. "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  6. "Duke Blue Devils vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  7. "Maryland Terrapins vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  8. "Duke Blue Devils vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  9. "Duke Blue Devils vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  10. "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  11. "Duke Blue Devils vs. Miami (FL) Hurricanes Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
  12. "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.


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