2017 Duke Blue Devils football team

2017 Duke Blue Devils football
Quick Lane Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZac Roper (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJim Knowles (8th season)
Base defense4–2–5
MVPJoe Giles-Harris
Captains
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Uniform
2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 4 Clemson xy$^ 7–1  12–2 
No. 23 NC State 6–2  9–4 
Wake Forest 4–4  8–5 
Louisville 4–4  8–5 
Boston College 4–4  7–6 
Florida State 3–5  7–6 
Syracuse 2–6  4–8 
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami (FL) xy 7–1  10–3 
No. 24 Virginia Tech 5–3  9–4 
Georgia Tech 4–4  5–6 
Virginia 3–5  6–7 
Pittsburgh 3–5  5–7 
Duke 3–5  7–6 
North Carolina 1–7  3–9 
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2017 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 tenth year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. They finished the season 7–6 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place in a three-way tie for fourth in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl, where they defeated Northern Illinois.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.North Carolina Central*
ACCN ExtraW 60–730,477
September 912:00 p.m.Northwestern*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNUW 41–1720,241
September 1612:30 p.m.Baylor*dagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRSNW 34–2026,714
September 233:30 p.m.at North Carolina
ESPNUW 27–1759,000
September 297:00 p.m.No. 14 Miami (FL)
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNL 6–3136,314
October 712:20 p.m.at Virginia
ACCNL 21–2838,638
October 1412:00 p.m.Florida State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN2L 10–1731,073
October 2112:20 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 17–2422,621
October 287:20 p.m.at No. 13 Virginia Tech
ACCNL 3–2460,914
November 1112:00 p.m.at Army*
CBSSNL 16–2138,851
November 183:30 p.m.Georgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRSNW 43–2020,141
November 2512:30 p.m.at Wake Forest
ACCRSNW 31–2327,016
December 265:15 p.m.vs. Northern Illinois*
ESPNW 36–1420,211
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 0 0 7
Blue Devils 21 26 6 7 60

Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 7 0 7 17
Blue Devils 7 14 10 10 41

Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 0 13 0 20
Blue Devils 7 7 10 10 34

At North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 3 3 14 27
Tar Heels 3 7 7 0 17

Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Hurricanes 14 3 0 14 31
Blue Devils 3 3 0 0 6

At Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 7 0 7 21
Cavaliers 7 7 7 7 28

Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
Seminoles 7 0 3 7 17
Blue Devils 0 3 7 0 10

Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 0 7 10 24
Blue Devils 0 3 14 0 17

At Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 3 0 0 3
No. 13 Hokies 7 10 7 0 24

At Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 7 0 6 16
Black Knights 7 14 0 0 21

Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 7 13 0 0 20
Blue Devils 3 17 10 13 43

At Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 7 7 14 31
Demon Deacons 10 7 6 0 23

Vs. Northern Illinois–Quick Lane Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 14 12 7 3 36
Huskies 0 14 0 0 14

References

  1. ↑ 2017 Duke Blue Devils football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 14, 2017.
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