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
#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
#15 Virginia Tech xy$		5	–	3		10	–	4
#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	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].

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

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

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense		Interceptions				Fumbles		Blkd Kick
Name	GP	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	BrUp	QBH	No.-Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rcv-Yds	FF	Blkd Kick
Total

Duke Blue Devils football

Venues	Wallace Wade Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games North Carolina (Victory Bell)

Culture & lore	Blue Devil "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" Blue and White (Duke fight song) Marching band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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