2012 Duke Blue Devils football team

2012 Duke Blue Devils football
Belk Bowl, L 34–48 vs. Cincinnati
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record6–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Roper (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJim Knowles (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
MVPSean Renfree
Captains
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$ 7–1  12–2 
No. 11 Clemson x 7–1  11–2 
NC State 4–4  7–6 
Wake Forest 3–5  5–7 
Maryland 2–6  4–8 
Boston College 1–7  2–10 
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy 5–3  7–7 
North Carolina† 5–3  8–4 
Miami (FL)‡ 5–3  7–5 
Virginia Tech 4–4  7–6 
Duke 3–5  6–7 
Virginia 2–6  4–8 
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.[1]
    ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2012 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 fifth-year head coach David Cutcliffe and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium They finished the season 6–7 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place fifth in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl, the program's first bowl game since 1995, where they were defeated by Cincinnati.

Quarterback Sean Renfree was drafted after the season in the 7th round of the 2013 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmFIU*
ESPN3W 46–2631,117
September 810:30 pmat No. 21 Stanford*
P12NL 13–5044,016
September 157:00 pmNorth Carolina Central*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (Bull City Gridiron Classic)
ESPN3W 54–1722,829
September 226:00 pmMemphis*dagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN3W 38–1423,658
September 2912:30 pmat Wake Forest
ACCNW 34–2728,743
October 63:00 pmVirginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRNW 42–1726,856
October 1312:30 pmat Virginia Tech
ACCNL 20–4165,632
October 207:00 pmNorth Carolina
ESPNUW 33–3033,941
October 273:30 pmat No. 10 Florida State
ESPNUL 7–4871,467
November 37:00 pmNo. 9 Clemson
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN2L 20–5631,894
November 173:30 pmat Georgia Tech
ESPNUL 24–4241,904
November 2412:30 pmMiami (FL)
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 45–5226,895
December 276:30 pmvs. Cincinnati*
ESPNL 34–4848,128

Game summaries

FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 7 0 12 26
Blue Devils 7 30 7 2 46

At No. 21 Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 3 10 0 13
No. 21 Cardinal 13 10 20 7 50

North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 3 0 7 17
Blue Devils 17 10 14 13 54

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 14 0 0 14
Blue Devils 0 17 7 14 38

At Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 10 3 7 14 34
Demon Deacons 7 3 10 7 27

Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Cavaliers 14 3 0 0 17
Blue Devils 14 0 14 14 42

At Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 20 0 0 0 20
Hokies 7 10 17 7 41

North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 3 3 3 21 30
Blue Devils 10 10 3 10 33

at. No. 10 Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 7 0 0 7
No. 10 Seminoles 17 14 14 3 48

No. 9 Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Tigers 28 14 7 7 56
Blue Devils 10 7 3 0 20

At Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 10 7 0 24
Yellow Jackets 7 14 7 14 42

Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 14 14 17 7 52
Blue Devils 3 7 14 21 45

Vs. Cincinnati (Belk Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 16 0 8 10 34
Bearcats 3 14 10 21 48

References

  1. 1 2 "2018 ACC Media Guide" (PDF). theacc.com. ACC. p. 115. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 21, 2025.
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