2013 Duke Blue Devils football team

2013 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC Coastal Division champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 23
Record10–4 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Roper (6th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJim Knowles (4th season)
Base defense4–2–5
MVPJamison Crowder
Captains
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
2013 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Florida State x$# 8–0  14–0 
No. 8 Clemson  % 7–1  11–2 
Boston College 4–4  7–6 
Syracuse 4–4  7–6 
Maryland 3–5  7–6 
Wake Forest 2–6  4–8 
NC State 0–8  3–9 
Coastal Division
No. 23 Duke x 6–2  10–4 
Miami (FL) 5–3  9–4 
Virginia Tech 5–3  8–5 
Georgia Tech 5–3  7–6 
North Carolina 4–4  7–6 
Pittsburgh 3–5  7–6 
Virginia 0–8  2–10 
Championship: Florida State 45, Duke 7
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division.. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his sixth year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

The 2013 season was one of the best for Duke in its 125-year history. The Blue Devils finished the regular season with a 10–2 record and the most wins in team history.[1] They also won their first ACC Coastal Division title and a berth in the 2013 ACC Championship Game against Florida State. Duke lost to Florida State, 45–7, and earned a bid to the 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl against Texas A&M, where they were defeated 52–48.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 314:00 pmNorth Carolina Central*
ESPN3W 45–022,521
September 74:30 pmat Memphis*
ESPN3W 28–1444,237
September 143:30 pmGeorgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNUL 14–3821,267
September 2112:30 pmPittsburgh
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 55–5822,714
September 283:00 pmTroy*dagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN3W 38–3130,126
October 1212:30 pmNavy*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNW 35–723,749
October 193:30 pmat Virginia
ACCRSNW 35–2239,071
October 263:30 pmat No. 16 Virginia Tech
ESPNUW 13–1063,326
November 94:00 pmNC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
ESPNUW 38–2032,010
November 163:30 pmNo. 24 Miami (FL)
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNUW 48–3030,044
November 2312:00 pmat Wake ForestNo. 25
ESPN2W 28–2128,463
November 3012:00 pmat North CarolinaNo. 24
ESPN2W 27–2562,000
December 78:00 pmvs. No. 1 Florida StateNo. 20
ABCL 7–4567,694
December 318:00 pmvs. No. 20 Texas A&M*No. 22
ESPNL 48–5267,946
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Duke		Alma mater
David CutcliffeHead coach5Alabama (1976)
Scottie MontgomeryCo-offensive Coordinator/Assistant head coach/Wide receivers0Duke (1999)
Kurt RoperCo-offensive coordinator/Associate head coach/quarterbacks5Rice (1995)
John LatinaOffensive line/Assistant head coach/Running game coordinator0Virginia Tech (1981)
Re'quan BoyetteRunning backs1Duke (2009)
Marcus JohnsonOffensive quality control2Ole Miss (2004)
Jim KnowlesDefensive coordinator3Cornell (1987)
Jim CollinsAssistant Defensive coordinator/linebackers5Elon (1974)
Rick PetriDefensive line2Missouri–Rolla (1976)
Patrick O'ConnorDefensive quality control1Dickinson College (2010)
Zac RoperSpecial teams coordinator/Tight ends/recruiting coordinator5Ole Miss (2001)
Derek JonesAssistant special teams coordinator/Defensive backs2Ole Miss (1996)
Matt GuerrieriDefensive Graduate Assistant/Safeties1Davidson College (2011)
Clayton McGrathDefensive Graduate Assistant0Brown University (2012)
Jeff FarisOffensive Graduate Assistant1Duke University (2012)
Matthew SymmesOffensive Graduate Assistant/special teams Quality Control0Duke University (2013)
Josh GrizzardOffensive Football Operations Assistant0Yale University (2012)
Jackson KormanSafeties Manager0Germantown Academy (2013)
Reference:[3]

Game summaries

North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 0 0 0 0
Blue Devils 14 14 14 3 45

At Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 0 7 14 28
Tigers 0 7 0 7 14

Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 10 14 7 7 38
Blue Devils 7 0 0 7 14

Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 20 17 14 7 58
Blue Devils 7 21 7 20 55

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Trojans 7 14 7 3 31
Blue Devils 14 14 7 3 38
1 2 3 4 Total
Midshipmen 0 7 0 0 7
Blue Devils 0 14 14 7 35

At Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 7 10 18 35
Cavaliers 14 8 0 0 22

At No. 16 Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 6 7 0 13
No. 16 Hokies 0 0 7 3 10

NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 0 0 13 7 20
Blue Devils 7 3 7 21 38

No. 24 Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Hurricanes 17 3 10 0 30
Blue Devils 7 14 10 17 48

At Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Blue Devils 0 14 14 0 28
Demon Deacons 7 7 7 0 21

At North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Blue Devils 7 10 7 3 27
Tar Heels 7 8 7 3 25

Vs. No. 1 Florida State (2013 ACC Championship Game)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Blue Devils 0 0 0 7 7
No. 1 Seminoles 0 17 21 7 45

Vs. No. 20 Texas A&M (Chick-fil-A Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Blue Devils 14 24 3 7 48
No. 20 Aggies 3 14 14 21 52

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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HarrisNot released——RVRVRV24242024Not released
BCSNot released—————242024Not released

References

  1. ↑ Bowling, Lewis (November 26, 2013). "2013 Duke Good, But Not Close to '41 Devils". The Herald-Sun. Durham. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
  2. ↑ "2013 Duke Blue Devils Football Schedule". Duke Athletics. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Football – 2013 Coaches". Duke Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
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