2014 Duke Blue Devils football team

2014 Duke Blue Devils football
Sun Bowl, L 31–36 vs. Arizona State
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Coastal Division
2014 record 9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach David Cutcliffe (7th season)
Offensive coordinator Scottie Montgomery (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles (5th season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
(Capacity: 33,941)
2014 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 5 Florida State x$^  8 –0     13 –1  
No. 15 Clemson  6 –2     10 –3  
No. 24 Louisville  5 –3     9 –4  
Boston College  4 –4     7 –6  
NC State  3 –5     8 –5  
Syracuse  1 –7     3 –9  
Wake Forest  1 –7     3 –9  
Coastal Division
No. 8 Georgia Tech x  6 –2     11 –3  
Duke  5 –3     9 –4  
North Carolina  4 –4     6 –7  
Pittsburgh  4 –4     6 –7  
Miami  3 –5     6 –7  
Virginia Tech  3 –5     7 –6  
Virginia  3 –5     5 –7  
Championship: Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 1, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his seventh year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. Duke competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 6:00 PM Elon* Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN3 W 52–13   31,213
September 6 7:00 PM at Troy* Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL ESPN3 W 34–17   21,331
September 13 3:30 PM Kansas* Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCRSN W 41–3   25,203
September 20 12:30 PM Tulane* Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCN W 47–13   20,197
September 27 7:30 PM at Miami (FL) Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL ESPN2 L 10–22   44,559
October 11 12:30 PM at No. 22 Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ACCN W 31–25   44,281
October 18 12:30 PM Virginiadagger Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCN W 20–13   28,131
November 1 12:00 PM at Pittsburgh No. 24 Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU W 51–48 2OT  39,293
November 8 12:30 PM at Syracuse No. 22 Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ACCN W 27–10   39,331
November 15 12:00 PM Virginia Tech No. 19 Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPNU L 16–17   30,107
November 20 7:30 PM North Carolina No. 25 Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Battle for the Victory Bell) ESPN L 20–45   33,941
November 29 7:00 PM Wake Forest Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPNU W 41–21   22,247
December 27 2:00 PM vs. No. 15 Arizona State* Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) CBS L 31–36   47,809
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[1]

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Duke		Alma Mater
David CutcliffeHead Coach7thAlabama (1976)
Scottie MontgomeryOffensive Coordinator/The Baxter Family Associate Head Coach/Quarterbacks2ndDuke (1999)
John LatinaOffensive Line/Assistant Head Coach/Running Game Coordinator3rdVirginia Tech (1981)
Jim KnowlesDefensive Coordinator4thCornell (1987)
Jim CollinsAssistant Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers7thElon (1974)
Zac RoperSpecial Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator7thOle Miss (2001)
Derek JonesAssistant Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs7thOle Miss (1996)
Re'quan BoyetteRunning Backs3rdDuke (2009)
Rick PetriDefensive Line4thMissouri–Rolla (1976)
Marcus JohnsonOffensive Quality Control4thOle Miss (2004)
Patrick O'ConnorDefensive Quality Control3rdDickinson College (2010)
Jackson KormanSafeties Manager2ndGermantown Academy (2013)
Reference:[2]

Game summaries

Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 3 3 0 7 13
Blue Devils 7 21 10 14 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–0–1 2010 DUKE 41–27

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 21 7 3 34
Trojans 7 7 3 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2013 DUKE 38–31

Kansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Jayhawks 3 0 0 0 3
Blue Devils 17 3 14 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2009 KU 44–16

Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 7 0 6 0 13
Blue Devils 16 3 14 14 47
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2011 DUKE 48–27

Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 7 3 0 10
Hurricanes 9 0 7 6 22
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–9 2013 DUKE 48–30

Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 7 10 7 31
Yellow Jackets 3 9 0 13 25
Overall record Last meeting Result
30–50–1 2013 GT 38–14

Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Cavaliers 0 10 3 0 13
Blue Devils 7 3 3 7 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–33 2013 DUKE 35–22

Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Blue Devils 14 14 3 776 51
Panthers 7 21 0 1073 48
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–10 2013 PITT 58–55

Syracuse

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 7 0 17 27
Orange 3 0 7 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 1939 DUKE 33–6

Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 0 7 3 7 17
Blue Devils 10 0 6 0 16
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–13 2013 DUKE 13–10

North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 21 7 10 7 45
Blue Devils 7 0 7 6 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
37–58–5 2013 DUKE 27–25

Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total
Demon Deacons 7 7 7 0 21
Blue Devils 21 6 7 7 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
55–37–2 2013 DUKE 28–21

Arizona State (Sun Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 14 0 14 31
#15 Sun Devils 10 10 10 6 36

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP RV RV RV RV RV NR NR RV RV 24 22 19 25 RV RV RV RV 
Coaches RV RV RV RV 23 RV RV RV RV 24 20 19 25 RV RV RV RV 
CFP Not released 24 22 21 NR NR NR NR Not released

References

  1. ↑ "2014 Duke Blue Devils Football Schedule". Duke Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Football – 2014 Coaches". Duke Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
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