2020 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2020 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Blue Devils were led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his 13th year, and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

2020 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	2–9 (1–9 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (13th season)
Offensive coordinator	Zac Roper (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Ben Albert (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Matt Guerrieri (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Captain	Michael Carter II, Noah Gray, Deon Jackson, Chris Rumph II, Jack Wohlabaugh
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Notre Dame y^		9	–	0					10	–	2
No. 3 Clemson y$^		8	–	1					10	–	2
No. 22 Miami (FL)		7	–	2					8	–	3
No. 18 North Carolina		7	–	3					8	–	4
NC State		7	–	3					8	–	4
Boston College		5	–	5					6	–	5
Pittsburgh		5	–	5					6	–	5
Virginia Tech		5	–	5					5	–	6
Virginia		4	–	5					5	–	5
Wake Forest		3	–	4					4	–	5
Georgia Tech		3	–	6					3	–	7
Louisville		3	–	7					4	–	7
Florida State		2	–	6					3	–	6
Duke		1	–	9					2	–	9
Syracuse		1	–	9					1	–	10
Championship: Clemson 34, Notre Dame 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.

Schedule

Duke had games scheduled against Charlotte, Elon, Middle Tennessee, and Wake Forest, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	2:30 p.m.	at No. 10 Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 13–27	10,097
September 19	12:00 p.m.	Boston College	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCRSN	L 6–26	0 (Behind closed doors)
September 26	4:00 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	L 20–38	0 (Behind closed doors)
October 3	4:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 31–38	0 (Behind closed doors)
October 10	12:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCRSN	W 38–24	0 (Behind closed doors)
October 17	3:30 p.m.	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ACCRSN	L 20–31	4,032
October 31	7:00 p.m.	Charlotte*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCRSN	W 53–19	0 (Behind closed doors)
November 7	12:00 p.m.	North Carolina	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	ESPN2	L 24–56	0 (Behind closed doors)
November 28	7:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCRSN	L 33–56	11,000
December 5	8:00 p.m.	No. 10 Miami (FL)	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 0–48	0 (Behind closed doors)
December 12	4:30 p.m.	Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ACCN	L 35–56	14,872
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected at a later date.^[1]

Rankings

Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—
Coaches	RV		RV
CFP	Not released															Not released

Game summaries

At Notre Dame

See also: 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	3	7	0	13
No. 10 Fighting Irish	0	10	7	10	27

Boston College

See also: 2020 Boston College Eagles football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	0	16	3	26
Blue Devils	6	0	0	0	6

At Virginia

See also: 2020 Virginia Cavaliers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	10	0	10	0	20
Cavaliers	0	17	0	21	38

Virginia Tech

See also: 2020 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	7	3	14	14	38
Blue Devils	7	0	7	17	31

At Syracuse

See also: 2020 Syracuse Orange football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	10	14	6	8	38
Orange	7	7	7	3	24

At NC State

See also: 2020 NC State Wolfpack football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	13	0	0	20
Wolfpack	0	14	7	10	31

Charlotte

See also: 2020 Charlotte 49ers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	7	6	6	19
Blue Devils	17	7	13	16	53

North Carolina

See also: 2020 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	21	21	7	7	56
Blue Devils	0	10	7	7	24

At Georgia Tech

See also: 2020 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	19	7	0	33
Yellow Jackets	14	14	14	14	56

No. 10 Miami (FL)

See also: 2020 Miami Hurricanes football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	14	7	21	6	48
Blue Devils	0	0	0	0	0

Florida State

See also: 2020 Florida State Seminoles football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	14	0	14	35
Seminoles	28	0	14	14	56

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2021 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
4	118	Chris Rumph II	OLB	Los Angeles Chargers
5	154	Michael Carter II	S	New York Jets
5	162	Noah Gray	TE	Kansas City Chiefs
6	210	Victor Dimukeje	DE	Arizona Cardinals