2017 Duke Blue Devils football team

2017 Duke Blue Devils football
Quick Lane Bowl champion
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Coastal Division
2017 record 7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach David Cutcliffe (10th season)
Offensive coordinator Zac Roper (2nd; 10th season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles (8th season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
(Capacity: 40,000)
2017 ACC 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  
Boston College  4 –4     7 –6  
Louisville  4 –4     8 –5  
Wake Forest  4 –4     8 –5  
Florida State  3 –5     7 –6  
Syracuse  2 –6     4 –8  
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami xy  7 –1     10 –3  
No. 24 Virginia Tech  5 –3     9 –4  
Georgia Tech  4 –4     5 –6  
Duke  3 –5     7 –6  
Pittsburgh  3 –5     5 –7  
Virginia  3 –5     6 –7  
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
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 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. Duke competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl where they defeated Northern Illinois.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:00 p.m. North Carolina Central* Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCN Extra W 60–7   30,477
September 9 12:00 p.m. Northwestern* Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPNU W 41–17   20,241
September 16 12:30 p.m. Baylor*dagger Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCRSN W 34–20   26,714
September 23 3:30 p.m. at North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell) ESPNU W 27–17   59,000
September 29 7:00 p.m. No. 14 Miami (FL) Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN L 6–31   36,314
October 7 12:20 p.m. at Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ACCN L 21–28   38,638
October 14 12:00 p.m. Florida State Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN2 L 10–17   31,073
October 21 12:20 p.m. Pittsburgh Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCN L 17–24   22,621
October 28 7:20 p.m. at No. 13 Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ACCN L 3–24   60,914
November 11 12:00 p.m. at Army* Michie Stadium • West Point, NY CBSSN L 16–21   38,851
November 18 3:30 p.m. Georgia Tech Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCRSN W 43–20   20,141
November 25 12:30 p.m. at Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC ACCRSN W 31–23   27,016
December 26 5:15 p.m. vs. Northern Illinois Ford Field • Detroit, MI (Quick Lane Bowl) ESPN W 36–14   20,211
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to 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
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–0 2016 W, 49–6

Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 7 0 7 17
Blue Devils 7 14 10 10 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–10 2016 L, 13–24

Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 0 13 0 20
Blue Devils 7 7 10 10 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1958 W, 12–7

at North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 3 3 14 27
Tar Heels 3 7 7 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
38–58–4 2016 W, 28–27

Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Hurricanes 14 3 0 14 31
Blue Devils 3 3 0 0 6
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–12 2016 L, 21–40

at Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 7 0 7 21
Cavaliers 7 7 7 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
33–35 2016 L, 20–34

Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
Seminoles 7 0 3 7 17
Blue Devils 0 3 7 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–17 2013 L, 7–45

Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 0 7 10 24
Blue Devils 0 3 14 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–12 2016 L, 14–56

at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 3 0 0 3
No. 13 Hokies 7 10 7 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–15 2016 L, 21–24

at Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 7 0 6 16
Black Knights 7 14 0 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–10–1 2016 W, 13–6

Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 7 13 0 0 20
Blue Devils 3 17 10 13 43
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–51–1 2016 L, 35–38

at Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 7 7 14 31
Demon Deacons 10 7 6 0 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
57–38–2 2016 L, 14–24

vs. Northern Illinois–Quick Lane Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 14 12 7 3 36
Huskies 0 14 0 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

References

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