2014 Duke Blue Devils football team

2014 Duke Blue Devils football

Sun Bowl vs. #15 Arizona State, L 31–36
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
2014 record	9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Scottie Montgomery (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jim Knowles (5th year)
Base defense	4-2-5
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium (Capacity: 33,941)

2014 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
#5 Florida State x$^		8	–	0		13	–	1
#15 Clemson		6	–	2		10	–	3
#24 Louisville		5	–	3		9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4		7	–	6
NC State		3	–	5		8	–	5
Syracuse		1	–	7		3	–	9
Wake Forest		1	–	7		3	–	9
Coastal Division
#8 Georgia Tech x		6	–	2		11	–	3
Duke		5	–	3		9	–	4
North Carolina		4	–	4		6	–	7
Pittsburgh		4	–	4		6	–	7
Miami		3	–	5		6	–	7
Virginia Tech		3	–	5		7	–	6
Virginia		3	–	5		5	–	7
Championship: Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 1, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his seventh 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.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Duke	Alma Mater
David Cutcliffe	Head Coach	7th	Alabama (1976)
Scottie Montgomery	Offensive Coordinator/The Baxter Family Associate Head Coach/Quarterbacks	2nd	Duke (1999)
John Latina	Offensive Line/Assistant Head Coach/Running Game Coordinator	3rd	Virginia Tech (1981)
Jim Knowles	Defensive Coordinator	4th	Cornell (1987)
Jim Collins	Assistant Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers	7th	Elon (1974)
Zac Roper	Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator	7th	Ole Miss (2001)
Derek Jones	Assistant Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs	7th	Ole Miss (1996)
Re'quan Boyette	Running Backs	3rd	Duke (2009)
Rick Petri	Defensive Line	4th	Missouri–Rolla (1976)
Marcus Johnson	Offensive Quality Control	4th	Ole Miss (2004)
Patrick O'Connor	Defensive Quality Control	3rd	Dickinson College (2010)
Jackson Korman	Safeties Manager	2nd	Germantown Academy (2013)
Reference:^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	Elon*		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN3	W 52–13	31,213
September 6	7:00 PM	at Troy*		Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 34–17	21,331
September 13	3:30 PM	Kansas*		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCRSN	W 41–3	25,203
September 20	12:30 PM	Tulane*		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCN	W 47–13	20,197
September 27	7:30 PM	at Miami (FL)		Sun Life Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN2	L 10–22	44,559
October 11	12:30 PM	at No. 22 Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ACCN	W 31–25	44,281
October 18	12:30 PM	Virginia		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCN	W 20–13	28,131
November 1	12:00 PM	at Pittsburgh	No. 24	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	W 51–48 ^2OT	39,293
November 8	12:30 PM	at Syracuse	No. 22	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ACCN	W 27–10	39,331
November 15	12:00 PM	Virginia Tech	No. 19	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPNU	L 16–17	30,107
November 20	7:30 PM	North Carolina	No. 25	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ESPN	L 20–45	33,941
November 29	7:00 PM	Wake Forest		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPNU	W 41–21	22,247
December 27	2:00 PM	vs. No. 15 Arizona State*		Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 31–36	47,809
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]

Game summaries

Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	3	3	0	7	13
Blue Devils	7	21	10	14	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–0–1	2010	DUKE 41–27

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	21	7	3	34
Trojans	7	7	3	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	DUKE 38–31

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	3	0	0	0	3
Blue Devils	17	3	14	7	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2009	KU 44–16

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	0	6	0	13
Blue Devils	16	3	14	14	47

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2011	DUKE 48–27

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	7	3	0	10
Hurricanes	9	0	7	6	22

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–9	2013	DUKE 48–30

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	7	10	7	31
Yellow Jackets	3	9	0	13	25

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–50–1	2013	GT 38–14

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	0	10	3	0	13
Blue Devils	7	3	3	7	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–33	2013	DUKE 35–22

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Blue Devils	14	14	3	7	7	6	51
Panthers	7	21	0	10	7	3	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–10	2013	PITT 58–55

Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	7	0	17	27
Orange	3	0	7	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	1939	DUKE 33–6

Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	0	7	3	7	17
Blue Devils	10	0	6	0	16

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–13	2013	DUKE 13–10

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	21	7	10	7	45
Blue Devils	7	0	7	6	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–58–5	2013	DUKE 27–25

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	7	7	7	0	21
Blue Devils	21	6	7	7	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
55–37–2	2013	DUKE 28–21

Arizona State (Sun Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	14	0	14	31
#15 Sun Devils	10	10	10	6	36

Rankings

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football 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	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	24	22	19	25	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	20	19	25	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released									24	22	21	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

References

↑ "Football – 2014 Coaches". Duke Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
↑ "2014 Duke Blue Devils Football Schedule". Duke Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2014.

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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