The 2008 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
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Schedule[edit]
Date
Time
Opponent
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
August 30
7:00 pm
No. 3 (FCS) James Madison*
ACCS
W 31–7
32,571
September 6
7:00 pm
Northwestern*
Wallace Wade Stadium
Durham, NC
ACCS
L 20–24
23,614
September 13
12:00 pm
Navy*
Wallace Wade Stadium
Durham, NC
ESPNU
W 41–31
25,082
September 27
12:00 pm
Virginia
Wallace Wade Stadium
Durham, NC
ESPNU
W 31–3
25,527
October 4
12:00 pm
at Georgia Tech
ESPNU
L 0–27
46,104
October 18
3:30 pm
Miami (FL)
Wallace Wade Stadium
Durham, NC
ESPNU
L 31–49
32,011
October 25
3:00 pm
at Vanderbilt*
W 10–7
38,270
November 1
3:30 pm
at Wake Forest
ESPN360
L 30–33 OT
32,336
November 8
3:30 pm
NC State
Wallace Wade Stadium
Durham, NC
ESPN360
L 17–27
31,964
November 15
12:00 pm
at Clemson
Raycom
L 7–31
76,217
November 22
5:30 pm
at Virginia Tech
ESPNU
L 3–14
66,233
November 29
3:30 pm
North Carolina
ESPNU
L 20–28
30,322
Personnel[edit]
Coaching staff[edit]
Roster[edit]
Game summaries[edit]
James Madison[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 3 (FCS) Dukes
7
0
0
0
7
Blue Devils
7
7
17
0
31
Northwestern[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wildcats
7
10
0
7
24
Blue Devils
7
3
3
7
20
Navy[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Midshipmen
14
10
7
0
31
Blue Devils
10
10
14
7
41
Virginia[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Cavaliers
3
0
0
0
3
Blue Devils
0
3
14
14
31
At Georgia Tech[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
0
0
0
0
0
Yellow Jackets
0
3
7
17
27
Miami (FL)[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hurricanes
7
7
21
14
49
Blue Devils
0
17
7
7
31
At Vanderbilt[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
0
7
3
0
10
Commodores
0
0
0
7
7
At Wake Forest[edit]
1
2
3
4
OT
Total
Blue Devils
7
0
13
10
0
30
Demon Deacons
9
3
10
8
3
33
NC State[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Wolfpack
10
14
3
0
27
Blue Devils
3
7
0
7
17
At Clemson[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
0
0
0
7
7
Tigers
7
10
14
0
31
At Virginia Tech[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
0
3
0
0
3
Hokies
0
7
0
7
14
North Carolina[edit]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tar Heels
14
7
7
0
28
Blue Devils
14
3
3
0
20
Season facts[edit]
Duke’s four wins equaled the team’s win total from the previous four seasons combined[1]
According to the Sagarin rankings, Duke faced the second toughest schedule in the country[1]
Of the 11 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams the Blue Devils played against, 10 became bowl-eligible (Virginia fell just short at 5-7). The 12th team, James Madison, went 12-1 in the Championship Subdivision.
Duke place-kickers went 13-for-18 in field goal attempts, a 72.2 percent clip that was a team’s best since 1998
Punter Kevin Jones ranked third in the ACC with a 40.8-yard average per kick
For the first time in history, attendance was over 30,000 for four home games
Duke has finished last or tied for last in the ACC for five consecutive seasons and six out of the last seven
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