2016 Duke Blue Devils football team

2016 Duke Blue Devils football

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
2016 record	4–8 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (9th year)
Offensive coordinator	Zac Roper (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jim Knowles (7th year)
Base defense	4-2-5
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium (Capacity: 40,000)

2016 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 3 Clemson xy$		7	–	1		12	–	1
No. 15 Louisville x		7	–	1		9	–	3
No. 10 Florida State		5	–	3		9	–	3
NC State		3	–	5		6	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5		6	–	6
Boston College		2	–	6		6	–	6
Syracuse		2	–	6		4	–	8
Coastal Division
No. 18 Virginia Tech xy		6	–	2		9	–	4
North Carolina		5	–	3		8	–	4
Miami		5	–	3		8	–	4
No. 22 Pittsburgh		5	–	3		8	–	4
Georgia Tech		4	–	4		8	–	4
Duke		1	–	7		4	–	8
Virginia		1	–	7		2	–	10
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his ninth 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. They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the Coastal Division.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Duke	Alma Mater
David Cutcliffe	Head Coach	9th	Alabama (1976)
Zac Roper	Offensive Coordinator/The Baxter Family Associate Head Coach	9th	Ole Miss (2001)
Derek Jones	Assistant Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs	9th	Ole Miss (1996)
Jim Knowles	Defensive Coordinator/ Inside Linebackers	6th	Cornell (1987)
Ben Albert	Associate Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line	1st	Massachusetts (1995)
Jim Bridge	Special Teams Coordinator	1st	Wittenberg (1992)
Jim Collins	Defensive Ends	8th	Elon (1974)
Marcus Johnson	Offensive Line Coach	5th	Ole Miss (2004)
Matt Guerrieri	Safeties	5th	Davidson (2011)
Re'quan Boyette	Running Backs	4th	Duke (2009)
Jeffrey Faris	Wide Receivers	1st	Duke (2012)
Josh Grizzard	Offensive Graduate Assistant	4th	Yale (2012)
Eli Keimach	Offensive Graduate Assistant	3rd	Massachusetts (2014)
Clayton McGrath	Defensive Tackles/Graduate Assistant	4th	Brown University (2011)
Sam McGrath	Defensive Graduate Assistant	2nd	Brown University (2012)
Patrick O'Connor	Defensive Quality Control	4th	Dickinson College (2010)
Reference:^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central*	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCN+	W 49–6	35,049
September 10	3:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPNU	L 14–24	21,077
September 17	8:00 p.m.	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	L 13–24	34,464
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	NBC	W 38–35	80,795
October 1	12:30 p.m.	Virginia	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCN	L 20–34	25,201
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Army*	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCRSN	W 13–6	20,613
October 14	7:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN	L 14–24	55,121
October 29	12:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ACCRSN	L 35–38	43,886
November 5	3:30 p.m.	No. 23 Virginia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPNU	L 21–24	38,217
November 10	7:30 p.m.	No. 15 North Carolina	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ESPN	W 28–27	39,212
November 19	3:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ACCRSN	L 14–56	35,425
November 26	3:30 p.m.	at Miami (FL)	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN2	L 21–40	57,396
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game summaries

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	3	3	6
Blue Devils	21	28	0	0	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2015	DUKE, 55–0

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	0	7	14	3	24
Blue Devils	7	0	7	0	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
57–37–2	2015	DUKE, 27–21

at Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	7	0	6	13
Wildcats	7	0	10	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–9	2015	NW, 19-10

at Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	14	14	0	10	38
Fighting Irish	14	7	7	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–9	2007	ND, 28–7

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	6	14	7	7	34
Blue Devils	7	3	3	7	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33–34	2015	UVA, 42–34

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	6	0	0	6
Blue Devils	7	6	0	0	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–10–1	2015	DUKE, 44–3

at Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	0	0	7	14
#7 Cardinals	7	3	7	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2002	UL, 40–3

at Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	7	21	7	35
Yellow Jackets	14	14	3	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–50–1	2015	DUKE, 34–20

Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Hokies	7	14	0	3	24
Blue Devils	7	0	7	7	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–14	2015	DUKE, 45–43

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Tar Heels	14	7	6	0	27
Blue Devils	0	21	7	0	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–59–4	2015	UNC, 66–31

at Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	7	0	0	14
Panthers	14	14	14	14	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–11	2015	PITT, 31-13

at Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	7	0	7	21
Hurricanes	10	6	17	7	40

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–11	2015	MIAMI, 30–27

References

↑ "Football – 2016 Coaches". Duke University Department of Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
↑ "2016 Duke Blue Devils Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 6, 2015.

Duke Blue Devils football

Venues	Wallace Wade Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games North Carolina (Victory Bell)

Culture & lore	Blue Devil "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" Blue and White (Duke fight song) Marching band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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