2008 Duke Blue Devils football team

2008 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Coastal
2008 record 4–8 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach David Cutcliffe
Offensive coordinator Kurt Roper
Matt Luke
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Mike MacIntyre
Marion Hobby
Base defense Multiple
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
(Capacity: 33,941)
2008 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
Boston College xy  5 –3     9 –5  
No. 21 Florida State x  5 –3     9 –4  
Maryland  4 –4     8 –5  
Wake Forest  4 –4     8 –5  
Clemson  4 –4     7 –6  
NC State  4 –4     6 –7  
Coastal Division
No. 15 Virginia Tech xy$  5 –3     10 –4  
No. 22 Georgia Tech x  5 –3     9 –4  
North Carolina  0 –4     0 –5  
Miami  4 –4     7 –6  
Virginia  3 –5     5 –7  
Duke  1 –7     4 –8  
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 7:00 PM No. 3 (FCS) James Madison* Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCS W 31–7   32,571
September 6 7:00 PM Northwestern* Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCS L 20–24   23,614
September 13 12:00 PM Navy* Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPNU W 41–31   25,082
September 27 12:00 PM Virginia Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPNU W 31–3   25,527
October 4 12:00 PM at Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ESPNU L 0–27   46,104
October 18 3:30 PM Miami (FL)dagger Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPNU L 31–49   32,011
October 25 3:00 PM at Vanderbilt* Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN W 10–7   38,270
November 1 3:30 PM at Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC (Tobacco Road Rivalry) ESPN360 L 33–30 OT  32,336
November 8 3:30 PM NC State Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Research Triangle rivalry) ESPN360 L 27–17   31,964
November 15 12:00 PM at Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC Raycom L 31–7   76,217
November 22 5:30 PM at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ESPNU L 14–3   66,233
November 29 3:30 PM North Carolina Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Battle for the Victory Bell) ESPNU L 28–20   30,322
#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: GoDuke.com 2008 Schedule[1].

Season facts

  • Duke's four wins equaled the team’s win total from the previous four seasons combined[2]
  • According to the Sagarin rankings, Duke faced the second toughest schedule in the country[2]
  • Of the 11 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams the Blue Devils played against, 10 became bowl-eligible (Virginia fell just short at 5-7). The 12th team, James Madison, went 12-1 in the Championship Subdivision.
  • Duke place-kickers went 13-for-18 in field goal attempts, a 72.2 percent clip that was a team's best since 1998
  • Punter Kevin Jones ranked third in the ACC with a 40.8-yard average per kick
  • For the first time in history, attendance was over 30,000 for four home games
  • Duke has finished last or tied for last in the ACC for five consecutive seasons and six out of the last seven

Statistics

Team

TeamOpp
Scoring241 281 
  Points per Game20.1 23.4 
First Downs213 212 
  Rushing81 85 
  Passing118 113 
  Penalty14 14 
Total Offense3646 4283 
  Avg per Play4.4 5.4 
  Avg per Game303.8 356.9 
Fumbles-Lost23-9 20-11 
Penalties-Yards56-526 56-490 
  Avg per Game43.8 40.8 
TeamOpp
Punts-Yards74-2904 62-2352 
  Avg per Punt39.2 37.9 
Time of Possession/Game30:21 29:39 
3rd Down Conversions67/183 (37%) 66/168 (39%) 
4th Down Conversions7/19 (37%) 5/19 (26%) 
Touchdowns Scored29 35 
Field Goals-Attempts-Long13-88-55 11-55 
PAT-Attempts28-28 34-34 
Attendance201091 257833 
  Games/Avg per Game7/28727 5/51567 

[3]

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total
Duke 48 60 74 59 241
Opponents 78 71 69 60 278

Offense

Rushing

NameGP-GSAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
Clifford Harris         
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
TEAM         
Total         
Opponents         

Passing

NameGP-GSEfficAtt-Cmp-IntPctYdsTDLngAvg/G
Thaddeus Lewis         
          
TEAM         
          
Total         
Opponents         

Receiving

NameGP-GSNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
Eron Riley         
Austin Kelly         
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
Total         
Opponents         

Defense

Name GP Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Interceptions Fumbles Blkd
Kick
SoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo-YdsBrUpQBHNo.-YdsAvgTDLongRcv-YdsFF
Total

Special teams

Name Punting Kickoffs
No.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20Blkd No.YdsAvgTBOB
Total
Name Punt Returns Kick Returns
No.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLong
Total

References

  1. ↑ "GoDuke.com Football - 2008 Schedule & Results". Retrieved February 9, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Tysiac, Ken (December 21, 2008). "Cutcliffe Gets Extension". The News & Observer. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
  3. ↑ 2008 Duke Football Game Results
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