2009 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2009 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in its 57th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in its Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by second-year head coach David Cutcliffe. The Blue Devils finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in ACC play and failed to quaily for a bowl game for the 15th straight season.

2009 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal
2009 record	5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe
Offensive coordinator	Kurt Roper
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Marion Hobby
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium (Capacity: 33,941)

2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 24 Clemson x		6	–	2					9	–	5
Boston College		5	–	3					8	–	5
Florida State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					5	–	7
NC State		2	–	6					5	–	7
Maryland		1	–	7					2	–	10
Coastal Division
No. 13 Georgia Tech * x$		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 10 Virginia Tech		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 19 Miami		5	–	3					9	–	4
North Carolina *		0	–	4					0	–	5
Duke		3	–	5					5	–	7
Virginia		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34
$ – BCS representative as conference champion North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 PM	No. 2 (FCS) Richmond*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 16–24	33,011[1]
September 12	12:00 PM	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBS-CSN	W 35–19	25,698[2]
September 19	12:00 PM	at No. 22 Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	Versus	L 16–44	50,101[3]
September 26	7:00 PM	NC Central*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACC Select	W 49–14	26,390[4]
October 3	12:00 PM	No. 6 Virginia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN360	L 26–34	26,211[5]
October 10	4:00 PM	at North Carolina State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (Research Triangle rivalry)	ESPNU	W 49–28	56,452[6]
October 24	1:30 PM	Maryland	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Duke–Maryland rivalry)	ESPN360	W 17–13	24,650[7]
October 31	3:30 PM	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN360	W 28–17	41,713[8]
November 7	3:30 PM	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ESPNU	L 6–19	59,750[9]
November 14	12:00 PM	No. 7 Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN2	L 10–49	25,899[10]
November 21	12:00 PM	at No. 21 Miami (FL)	Land Shark Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPNU	L 16–34	38,200[11]
November 28	12:00 PM	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Tobacco Road rivalry)	Raycom	L 34–45	21,420[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

2009 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 9 Thad Lewis Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 40 Matt Daniels So LB 31 Vincent Rey Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach David Cutcliffe Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 (FCS) Spiders	7	7	0	10	24
Blue Devils	2	7	0	7	16

See also: 2009 Richmond Spiders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result

at Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	7	7	21	35
Black Knights	7	3	3	6	19

See also: 2009 Army Black Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10-8-1	1997	DUKE, 20-17

at No. 22 Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	0	3	6	16
No. 22 Jayhawks	7	13	17	7	44

See also: 2009 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	0	0	14
Blue Devils	21	7	14	7	49

See also: North Carolina Central Eagles football

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

No. 6 Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Hokies	7	10	3	14	34
Blue Devils	7	3	3	13	26

See also: 2009 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7-9	2008	VT, 14-3

at North Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	14	7	14	14	49
Wolfpack	14	7	7	0	28

See also: 2009 NC State Wolfpack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
39-36-5	2008	NCST, 27-17

Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	3	3	7	0	13
Blue Devils	7	3	7	0	17

See also: 2009 Maryland Terrapins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18-29	2004	MD, 55-21

at Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	6	3	0	19	28
Cavaliers	0	3	7	7	17

See also: 2009 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28-32	2008	DUKE, 31-3

at North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	3	0	0	6
Tar Heels	3	3	3	10	19

See also: 2009 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Victory Bell (North Carolina–Duke)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36-54-4	2008	UNC, 28-20

No. 7 Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Yellow Jackets	7	21	14	7	49
Blue Devils	10	0	0	0	10

See also: 2009 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–45–1	2008	GT, 27-0

at No. 21 Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	10	3	0	16
No. 21 Hurricanes	3	7	3	21	34

See also: 2009 Miami Hurricanes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1-5	2008	MIA, 49-31

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	14	7	14	10	45
Blue Devils	14	3	3	14	34

See also: 2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and Tobacco Road rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
53-34-2	2008	WF, 33-30 OT

Notes

• When the Blue Devils defeated the Maryland Terrapins on October 24, it marked the first time Duke had beaten consecutive ACC opponents since 1994.

References

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2. "Duke Blue Devils vs. Army Black Knights Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
3. "Duke Blue Devils vs Kansas Jayhawks Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
4. "North Carolina Central Eagles vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
5. "Virginia Tech Hokies vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
6. "Duke Blue Devils vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
7. "Maryland Terrapins vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
8. "Duke Blue Devils vs. Virginia Cavaliers Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
9. "Duke Blue Devils vs. North Carolina Tar Heels Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
10. "Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
11. "Duke Blue Devils vs. Miami (FL) Hurricanes Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.
12. "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2010.