2018 Duke Blue Devils football team

2018 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Coastal Division
2018 record 5–1 (1–1 ACC)
Head coach David Cutcliffe (11th season)
Offensive coordinator Zac Roper (3rd season as coordinator, 11th overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator Ben Albert (1st season as coordinator, 3rd overall season)
Co-defensive coordinator Matt Guerrieri (1st season as coordinator, 7th overall season)
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
(Capacity: 40,000)
2018 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 3 Clemson  3 –0     6 –0  
No. 16 NC State  2 –0     5 –0  
Boston College  2 –1     5 –2  
Syracuse  1 –2     4 –2  
Florida State  1 –3     3 –3  
Wake Forest  0 –2     3 –3  
Louisville  0 –4     2 –5  
Coastal Division
Miami  2 –1     5 –2  
Virginia Tech  3 –0     4 –2  
Pittsburgh  2 –1     3 –4  
Virginia  2 –1     4 –2  
North Carolina  1 –2     1 –4  
Georgia Tech  1 –3     3 –4  
Duke  1 –1     5 –1  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Duke Blue Devils football team represents Duke University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his eleventh year, and play its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. Duke competes as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division.

Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the 2017 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.

Recruiting

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruits

The Blue Devils signed a total of 16 recruits.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Lott Trophy[1] Ben Humphries LB SR
Rimington Trophy[2] Zach Harmon C SR
Chuck Bednarik Award[3] Mark Gilbert CB JR
Joe Giles-Harris LB JR
Maxwell Award[4] Daniel Jones QB JR
Davey O'Brien Award[5] Daniel Jones QB JR
Doak Walker Award[6] Brittain Brown RB SO
Fred Biletnikoff Award[7] T.J. Rahming WR SR
John Mackey Award[8] Daniel Helm TE SR
Butkus Award[9] Joe Giles-Harris LB JR
Jim Thorpe Award[10] Mark Gilbert CB JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[11] Mark Gilbert CB JR
Joe Giles-Harris LB JR
Paul Hornung Award[12] Brittain Brown RB/KR SO
Wuerffel Trophy[13] Jonathan Lloyd WR SR
Walter Camp Award[14] Joe Gilles-Harris LB JR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[15] Daniel Jones QB JR
Manning Award[16] Daniel Jones QB JR

ACC media poll

The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.

Media poll (Coastal)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Miami998 (122)
2Virginia Tech838 (16)
3Georgia Tech654 (8)
4Duke607 (1)
5Pittsburgh420
6North Carolina370 (1)
7Virginia257

Roster

2018 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 2 Daniel Karlin So
WR 3 T.J. Rahming Sr
QB 4 Robert Nelson Fr
WR 5 Johnathan Lloyd  Sr
RB 6 Nicodem Pierre  Sr
WR 7 Keyston Fuller  Jr
WR 8 Aaron Young  Jr
WR 11 Scott Bracey  So
QB 12 Gunnar Holmberg Fr
WR 13 Sayvon Sampson Sr
WR 14 Dennis Smith Fr
QB 15 Chris Katrenick  Fr
QB 17 Daniel Jones  Jr
QB 18 Quentin Harris  Jr
WR 19 Jake Bobo Fr
RB 20 Marvin Hubbard III  Fr
RB 21 Mataeo Durant Fr
RB 22 Brittain Brown  So
RB 23 James Jackson IV Fr
WR 24 Jarett Garner Fr
RB 25 Deon Jackson So
WR 26 Troy Duncan So
RB 36 Elijah Deveaux  So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 1 Axel Nyembwe So
S 2 Javon Jackson  So
CB 4 Myles Hudzick  So
CB 6 Mason Williams  Jr
S 9 Jeremy McDuffie Sr
S 10 Marquis Waters So
S 13 Jordan Hayes  Jr
S 16 Dylan Singleton Jr
S 23 Lummie Young IV  Fr
S 26 Michael Carter II So
S 27 Damani Neal  Fr
CB 28 Mark Gilbert Jr
S 29 Nate Thompson Fr
S 30 Brandon Feamster  Jr
CB 31 Josh Blackwell  Fr
LB 32 Brandon Hill  So
S 33 Leonard Johnson  Fr
LB 34 Ben Humphreys Sr
CB 35 Antone Williams  So
CB 37 Ken Torain Fr
CB 39 Jeremiah Lewis Fr
LB 40 Jacob Morganstern  So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 11 Tim Skapek Jr
K 36 Matthew Cone So
P 37 Jackson Hubbard So
K 38 Jack Driggers So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Zac Roper (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)
  • Derek Jones (Associate Head Coach / Defensive Backs)
  • Ben Albert (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Line)
  • Matt Guerrieri (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Secondary)
  • Jim Bridge (Offensive Line)
  • Jeff Faris (Tight Ends)
  • Re'quan Boyette (Running Backs)
  • Lanier Goethie (Linebackers)
  • Gerad Parker (Wide Receivers)
  • Kirk Benedict (Special Teams)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 25, 2018

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31 7:00 p.m. Army*
ESPNU W 34–14 26,017
September 8 12:00 p.m. at Northwestern*
ESPNU W 21–7 40,654
September 15 3:30 p.m. at Baylor*
FS1 W 40–27 40,442
September 22 3:30 p.m. North Carolina Central*dagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCN Extra W 55–13 30,477
September 29 7:00 p.m. Virginia Tech No. 22
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN2 L 14–31 32,177
October 13 12:20 p.m. at Georgia Tech
ACCN W 28–14 41,709
October 20 12:30 p.m. Virginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRSN
October 27 at Pittsburgh
November 3 at Miami (FL)
November 10 North Carolina
November 17 at Clemson
November 24 Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 0 0 14 0 14
Blue Devils 3 14 7 10 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–11–1 2017 L, 16–21

at Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 21 0 0 21
Wildcats 7 0 0 0 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–10 2017 W, 41–17

[17]

at Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 16 7 10 40
Bears 0 0 13 14 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2017 W, 34–20

North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 7 6 0 0 13
Blue Devils 20 7 21 7 55
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–0 2017 W, 60–7

Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 3 14 7 7 31
No. 22 Blue Devils 7 0 0 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–16 2017 L, 3–24

at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 0 21 0 28
Yellow Jackets 0 7 0 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
33–51–1 2017 W, 43–20

Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Cavaliers 0
Blue Devils 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
33–36 2017 L, 21–28

at Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0
Panthers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–13 2017 L, 17–24

at Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0
Hurricanes 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–13 2017 L, 6–31

North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 0
Blue Devils 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
39–60–5 2017 W, 27–17

at Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0
Tigers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–36–1 2012 L, 20–56

Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total
Demon Deacons 0
Blue Devils 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
58–38–2 2017 W, 31–23

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 Final 
AP NR NR RV RV 22 RV NR  
Coaches RV RV RV RV 23 RV RV  
CFP Not released Not released

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Watch List | Lott IMPACT Trophy | Honoring College Football's Defensive Best". lottimpacttrophy.org. Retrieved 2018-07-17.
  2. ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Davey O'Brien Award Watch List includes 26 players". July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  8. ↑ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Butkus Award - 2018 Collegiate Watchlist". The Butkus Award. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  11. ↑ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  12. ↑ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  14. ↑ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List"". Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced". August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018". August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Duke vs. Northwestern - Game Summary - September 8, 2018". ESPN. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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