2014 Duke Blue Devils football team

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.

2014 Duke Blue Devils football
Sun Bowl, L 31–36 vs. Arizona State
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
2014 record9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coachDavid Cutcliffe (7th season)
Offensive coordinatorScottie Montgomery (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJim Knowles (5th season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
(Capacity: 33,941)
2014 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 5 Florida State x$^  8 0     13 1  
No. 15 Clemson  6 2     10 3  
No. 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
No. 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
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 PMElon*ESPN3W 52–1331,213
September 67:00 PMat Troy*ESPN3W 34–1721,331
September 133:30 PMKansas*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRSNW 41–325,203
September 2012:30 PMTulane*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRSNW 47–1320,197
September 277:30 PMat Miami (FL)
ESPN2L 10–2244,559
October 1112:30 PMat No. 22 Georgia TechACCNW 31–2544,281
October 1812:30 PMVirginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNW 20–1328,131
November 112:00 PMat PittsburghNo. 24ESPNUW 51–48 2OT39,293
November 812:30 PMat SyracuseNo. 22ACCNW 27–1039,331
November 1512:00 PMVirginia TechNo. 19
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNUL 16–1730,107
November 207:30 PMNorth CarolinaNo. 25
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (Battle for the Victory Bell)
ESPNL 20–4533,941
November 297:00 PMWake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNUW 41–2122,247
December 272:00 PMvs. No. 15 Arizona State*
CBSL 31–3647,809
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[1]

Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
Duke
Alma Mater
David CutcliffeHead Coach7thAlabama (1976)
Scottie MontgomeryOffensive Coordinator/The Baxter Family Associate Head Coach/Quarterbacks2ndDuke (1999)
John LatinaOffensive Line/Assistant Head Coach/Running Game Coordinator3rdVirginia Tech (1981)
Jim KnowlesDefensive Coordinator4thCornell (1987)
Jim CollinsAssistant Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers7thElon (1974)
Zac RoperSpecial Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator7thOle Miss (2001)
Derek JonesAssistant Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs7thOle Miss (1996)
Re'quan BoyetteRunning Backs3rdDuke (2009)
Rick PetriDefensive Line4thMissouri–Rolla (1976)
Marcus JohnsonOffensive Quality Control4thOle Miss (2004)
Patrick O'ConnorDefensive Quality Control3rdDickinson College (2010)
Jackson KormanSafeties Manager2ndGermantown Academy (2013)
Reference:[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

at 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

at 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

at 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

at Pittsburgh

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Blue Devils 14 14 3 776 51
Panthers 7 21 0 1073 48
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–10 2013 PITT 58–55

at 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

vs. Arizona State (Sun Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 14 0 14 31
#15 Sun Devils 10 10 10 6 36
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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
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References

  1. "2014 Duke Blue Devils Football Schedule". Duke Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  2. "Football – 2014 Coaches". Duke Athletics. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
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