2009 Duke Blue Devils football team

2009 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defenseMultiple
MVPThad Lewis
Captains
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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

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.

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 (rivalry)
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
S 35 Jeff Faris 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

At Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 7 7 21 35
Black Knights 7 3 3 6 19

At No. 22 Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 0 3 6 16
No. 22 Jayhawks 7 13 17 7 44

North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 7 0 0 14
Blue Devils 21 7 14 7 49

No. 6 Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Hokies 7 10 3 14 34
Blue Devils 7 3 3 13 26

At NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 14 7 14 14 49
Wolfpack 14 7 7 0 28

Maryland

1 2 3 4 Total
Terrapins 3 3 7 0 13
Blue Devils 7 3 7 0 17

At Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 6 3 0 19 28
Cavaliers 0 3 7 7 17

At North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 3 0 0 6
Tar Heels 3 3 3 10 19

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

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

Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total
Demon Deacons 14 7 14 10 45
Blue Devils 14 3 3 14 34

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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