2020 Duke Blue Devils football team

2020 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–9 (1–9 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZac Roper (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense4–2–5
Captains
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Uniform
2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Notre Dame y^ 9–0  10–2 
No. 3 Clemson y$^ 8–1  10–2 
No. 22 Miami (FL) 7–2  8–3 
No. 18 North Carolina 7–3  8–4 
NC State 7–3  8–4 
Boston College 5–5  6–5 
Pittsburgh 5–5  6–5 
Virginia Tech 5–5  5–6 
Virginia 4–5  5–5 
Wake Forest 3–4  4–5 
Georgia Tech 3–6  3–7 
Louisville 3–7  4–7 
Florida State 2–6  3–6 
Duke 1–9  2–9 
Syracuse 1–9  1–10 
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Blue Devils were led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his 13th year, and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

Duke had games scheduled against Charlotte, Elon, Middle Tennessee, and Wake Forest, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 122:30 p.m.at No. 10 Notre Dame
NBCL 13–2710,097
September 1912:00 p.m.Boston College
ACCRSNL 6–260 (Behind closed doors)
September 264:00 p.m.at Virginia
ACCNL 20–380 (Behind closed doors)
October 34:00 p.m.Virginia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 31–380 (Behind closed doors)
October 1012:30 p.m.at Syracuse
ACCRSNW 38–240 (Behind closed doors)
October 173:30 p.m.at NC State
ACCRSNL 20–314,032
October 317:00 p.m.Charlotte*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRSNW 53–190 (Behind closed doors)
November 712:00 p.m.North Carolina
ESPN2L 24–560 (Behind closed doors)
November 287:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech
ACCRSNL 33–5611,000
December 58:00 p.m.No. 10 Miami (FL)
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 0–480 (Behind closed doors)
December 124:30 p.m.Florida State
ACCNL 35–5614,872

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected at a later date.[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP—
CoachesRVRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

Game summaries

At Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 3 7 0 13
No. 10 Fighting Irish 0 10 7 10 27

Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 0 16 3 26
Blue Devils 6 0 0 0 6

At Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 10 0 10 0 20
Cavaliers 0 17 0 21 38

Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 7 3 14 14 38
Blue Devils 7 0 7 17 31

At Syracuse

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 10 14 6 8 38
Orange 7 7 7 3 24

At NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 13 0 0 20
Wolfpack 0 14 7 10 31

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0 7 6 6 19
Blue Devils 17 7 13 16 53

North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 21 21 7 7 56
Blue Devils 0 10 7 7 24

At Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 19 7 0 33
Yellow Jackets 14 14 14 14 56

No. 10 Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Hurricanes 14 7 21 6 48
Blue Devils 0 0 0 0 0

Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 14 0 14 35
Seminoles 28 0 14 14 56

Players drafted into the NFL

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
4118Chris Rumph IIOLBLos Angeles Chargers
5154Michael Carter IISNew York Jets
5162Noah GrayTEKansas City Chiefs
6210Victor DimukejeDEArizona Cardinals

References

  1. 1 2 "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.