2011 Duke Blue Devils football team

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

2011 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Roper (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJim Knowles (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVPMatt Daniels
CaptainMatt Daniels, Charlie Hatcher, Kyle Hill, Sean Renfree
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
(capacity: 33,941)
2011 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 22 Clemson x$  6 –2   10 –4  
Wake Forest  5 –3   6 –7  
No. 23 Florida State  5 –3   9 –4  
NC State  4 –4   8 –5  
Boston College  3 –5   4 –8  
Maryland  1 –7   2 –10  
Coastal Division
No. 21 Virginia Tech x%  7 –1   11 –3  
Virginia  5 –3   8 –5  
Georgia Tech  5 –3   8 –5  
Miami (FL)  3 –5   6 –6  
North Carolina  3 –5   7 –6  
Duke  1 –7   3 –9  
Championship: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmNo. 16 (FCS) Richmond*
ESPN3L 21–2332,741
September 103:30 pmNo. 6 Stanford*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNUL 14–4424,785
September 1712:30 pmat Boston College
ACCNW 20–1935,812
September 243:30 pmTulane*dagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN3W 48–2720,138
October 17:00 pmat FIU*
ESPNUW 31–2722,682
October 153:00 pmFlorida State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
FSNL 16–4124,687
October 2212:30 pmWake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 23–2422,258
October 2912:30 pmNo. 15 Virginia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 10–1427,392
November 53:00 pmat Miami (FL)
FSNL 14–4962,053
November 123:00 pmat Virginia
FSNL 21–3145,733
November 1912:30 pmNo. 23 Georgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 31–3818,747
November 263:30 pmat North Carolina
FSNL 21–3758,500

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Game summaries

Richmond
Week One: Richmond Spiders at Duke Blue Devils
Period 1 2 34Total
Spiders 0 10 7623
Blue Devils 0 7 14021

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
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
Week Two: #6 Stanford Cardinal at Duke Blue Devils
Period 1 2 34Total
#6 Cardinal 7 10 131444
Blue Devils 0 7 0714

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
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
Week Three: Duke Blue Devils at Boston College Eagles
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 0 14 0620
Eagles 7 12 0019

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
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
Week Four: Tulane Green Wave at Duke Blue Devils
Period 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 7 3 31427
Blue Devils 21 10 14348

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
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.

FIU
Week Five: Duke Blue Devils at Florida International Golden Panthers
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 17 0 01431
Golden Panthers 14 3 3727

at FIU Stadium, Miami, Florida

  • Date: October 1, 2011
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 22,682
  • TV: ESPN3
Game information
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
Week Six: Florida State Seminoles at Duke Blue Devils
Period 1 2 34Total
#23 Seminoles 17 10 7741
Blue Devils 3 0 01316

at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

  • Date: October 15, 2011
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: FSN
Game information
See also: 2011 Florida State Seminoles football team

Wake Forest
Week Seven: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Duke Blue Devils
Period 1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 7 10 0724
Blue Devils 0 3 101023

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
See also: 2011 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Virginia Tech
Week Eight: Virginia Tech Hokies at Duke Blue Devils
Period 1 2 34Total
#15 Hokies 7 7 0014
Blue Devils 0 7 3010

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
See also: 2011 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Miami (FL)
Week Nine: Duke Blue Devils at Miami Hurricanes
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 0 7 7014
Hurricanes 14 14 71449

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: November 5, 2011
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • TV: FSN Affiliates
Game information
See also: 2011 Miami Hurricanes football team

Virginia
Week Ten: Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Cavaliers
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 0 14 7021
Cavaliers 7 7 17031

at Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia

  • Date: November 12, 2011
Game information
See also: 2011 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Georgia Tech
Week Eleven: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Duke Blue Devils
Period 1 2 34Total
Yellow Jackets 14 14 3738
Blue Devils 7 7 31431

at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

  • Date: November 19, 2011
  • Game time: 12:30 PM Eastern Standard Time
Game information
See also: 2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

North Carolina
Week Twelve: Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina Tar Heels
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 7 7 7021
Tar Heels 10 10 10737

at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

  • Date: November 26, 2011
  • Game time: 3:30 PM Eastern Standard Time
Game information
See also: 2011 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina)

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,

References
  1. "Football - Schedule & Results - Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site". GoDuke.com. Retrieved May 27, 2012.
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