2016 Duke Blue Devils football team

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2016 Duke Blue Devils football
Duke text logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Coastal Division
2016 record 0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach David Cutcliffe (9th year)
Offensive coordinator Zac Roper (1st year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles (7th year)
Base defense 4-2-5
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
(Capacity: 33,941)
Seasons
« 2015 2017 »

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2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 21 Louisville x   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 8 Florida State   5 – 3     10 – 3  
NC State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Boston College   2 – 6     7 – 6  
Syracuse   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy   6 – 2     10 – 4  
North Carolina   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 20 Miami (FL)   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Pittsburgh   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Duke   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Virginia   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Duke Blue Devils football team represents Duke University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his ninth year, and plays 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.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Duke		 Alma Mater
David Cutcliffe Head Coach 9th Alabama (1976)
Zac Roper Offensive Coordinator/The Baxter Family Associate Head Coach 9th Ole Miss (2001)
Derek Jones Assistant Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs 9th Ole Miss (1996)
Jim Knowles Defensive Coordinator/ Inside Linebackers 6th Cornell (1987)
Ben Albert Associate Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line 1st Massachusetts (1995)
Jim Bridge Special Teams Coordinator 1st Wittenberg (1992)
Jim Collins Defensive Ends 8th Elon (1974)
Marcus Johnson Offensive Line Coach 5th Ole Miss (2004)
Matt Guerrieri Safeties 5th Davidson (2011)
Re'quan Boyette Running Backs 4th Duke (2009)
Jeffrey Faris Wide Receivers 1st Duke (2012)
Josh Grizzard Offensive Graduate Assistant 4th Yale (2012)
Eli Keimach Offensive Graduate Assistant 3rd Massachusetts (2014)
Clayton McGrath Defensive Tackles/Graduate Assistant 4th Brown University (2011)
Sam McGrath Defensive Graduate Assistant 2nd Brown University (2012)
Patrick O'Connor Defensive Quality Control 4th Dickinson College (2010)
Reference:[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 6:00 p.m. North Carolina Central* Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPN3      
September 10 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ESPNU      
September 17 8:00 p.m. at Northwestern* Ryan Field • Evanston, IL BTN      
September 24 3:30 p.m. at Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN NBC      
October 1 Virginiadagger Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC      
October 8 Army* Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC      
October 14 7:00 p.m. at Louisville Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY ESPN      
October 29 at Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA      
November 5 Virginia Tech Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC      
November 10 7:30 p.m. North Carolina Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Battle for the Victory Bell) ESPN      
November 19 at Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA      
November 26 at Miami (FL) New Miami Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL      
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game summaries

North Carolina Central

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0
Blue Devils 0

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See also: 2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2015 DUKE, 55–0

Wake Forest

1 2 3 4 Total
Demon Deacons 0
Blue Devils 0

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See also: 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
57–37–2 2015 DUKE, 27–21

at Northwestern

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0
Wildcats 0

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See also: 2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–9 2015 NW, 23–20

at Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0
Fighting Irish 0

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See also: 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–9 2007 ND, 28–7

Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Cavaliers 0
Blue Devils 0

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See also: 2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
33–34 2015 UVA, 42–34

Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 0
Blue Devils 0

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See also: 2016 Army Black Knights football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–10–1 2015 DUKE, 44–3

at Louisville

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0
Cardinals 0

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See also: 2016 Louisville Cardinals football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2002 UL, 40–3

at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0
Yellow Jackets 0

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See also: 2016 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–50–1 2015 DUKE, 34–20

Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Hokies 0
Blue Devils 0

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See also: 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–14 2015 DUKE, 45–43

North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 0
Blue Devils 0

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See also: 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Victory Bell (North Carolina–Duke)
Overall record Last meeting Result
37–60–5 2015 UNC, 66–31

at Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0
Panthers 0

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See also: 2016 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–10 2014 DUKE, 51–48

at Miami (FL)

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0
Hurricanes 0

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See also: 2016 Miami Hurricanes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–11 2015 MIAMI, 30–27

Rankings

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Further information: 2016 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 Final 
AP  
Coaches'  
CFP Not released Not released


References

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