2019 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season s a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his 12th year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. They finished the season 5–7 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place sixth in the Coastal Division.

2019 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Zac Roper (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Ben Albert (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Matt Guerrieri (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
MVP	Dylan Singleton
Captain	Zach Baker, Edgar Cerenord, Quentin Harris, Tre Hornbuckle, Koby Quansah, Dylan Singleton
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson xy$^		8	–	0					14	–	1
Louisville		5	–	3					8	–	5
Wake Forest		4	–	4					8	–	5
Florida State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Boston College		4	–	4					6	–	7
Syracuse		2	–	6					5	–	7
NC State		1	–	7					4	–	8
Coastal Division
Virginia x		6	–	2					9	–	5
Virginia Tech		5	–	3					8	–	5
Miami (FL)		4	–	4					6	–	7
Pittsburgh		4	–	4					8	–	5
North Carolina		4	–	4					7	–	6
Duke		3	–	5					5	–	7
Georgia Tech		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, Duke was predicted to finish in fifth in the Coastal Division.^[1]

Media poll (Coastal Division)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Virginia	1003 (82)
2	Miami (FL)	992 (55)
3	Virginia Tech	827 (20)
4	Pittsburgh	691 (8)
5	Duke	566 (6)
6	North Carolina	463 (1)
7	Georgia Tech	302 (1)

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Alabama*	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff)	ABC	L 3–42	71,916
September 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 15 (FCS) North Carolina A&T*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN Extra	W 45–13	38,313
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	Stadium Facebook	W 41–18	19,852
September 27	7:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 45–10	59,537
October 5	8:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 30–33	22,610
October 12	12:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCRSN	W 41–23	21,741
October 19	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	L 14–48	52,847
October 26	4:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	ACCRSN	L 17–20	50,500
November 9	7:30 p.m.	No. 15 Notre Dame*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 7–38	40,004
November 16	4:00 p.m.	Syracuse	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 6–49	16,286
November 23	7:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	ACCN	L 27–39	24,130
November 30	3:30 p.m.	Miami (FL)	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN2	W 27–17	15,913
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

Coaching staff

Coaching Position	Name
Head coach	David Cutcliffe
Associate head coach/offensive coordinator	Zac Roper
Assistant coach – Offensive line	Jim Bridge
Co-defensive coordinator – Safeties	Matt Guerrieri
Co- Defensive coordinator – Defensive line	Ben Albert
Associate head coach / assistant coach – Cornerbacks	Derek Jones
Assistant coach – Running backs	Re'quan Boyette
Assistant coach – Tight ends	Jeffrey Faris
Assistant coach – Linebackers	Lanier Goethie
Assistant coach – Wide receivers	Trooper Taylor
Assistant coach – Special teams coordinator	Kirk Benedict

Game summaries

Vs. Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	3	0	0	3
No. 2 Crimson Tide	0	14	21	7	42

See also: 2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game

North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 (FCS) Aggies	3	7	3	0	13
Blue Devils	7	21	10	7	45

See also: 2019 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

At Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	14	17	10	0	41
Blue Raiders	3	0	8	7	18

See also: 2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

At Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	21	10	14	45
Hokies	3	0	7	0	10

See also: 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	10	9	7	7	33
Blue Devils	3	0	7	20	30

See also: 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	7	7	3	6	23
Blue Devils	10	28	3	0	41

See also: 2019 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

At Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	0	7	7	14
Cavaliers	0	17	24	7	48

See also: 2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team

At North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	0	14	0	17
Tar Heels	7	0	10	3	20

See also: 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Fighting Irish	14	7	7	10	38
Blue Devils	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	14	0	21	14	49
Blue Devils	0	6	0	0	6

See also: 2019 Syracuse Orange football team

At Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	3	3	14	27
Demon Deacons	3	10	10	16	39

See also: 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	0	14	3	0	17
Blue Devils	3	10	0	14	27

See also: 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team