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The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.Table of ContentsSchedule[edit]Personnel[edit]Coaching staff[edit]Roster[edit]Game summaries[edit]James Madison[edit]Northwestern[edit]Navy[edit]Virginia[edit]At Georgia Tech[edit]Miami (FL)[edit]At Vanderbilt[edit]At Wake Forest[edit]NC State[edit]At Clemson[edit]At Virginia Tech[edit]North Carolina[edit]Season facts[edit]Statistics[edit]Team[edit]Scores by quarter[edit]Offense[edit]Rushing[edit]Passing[edit]Receiving[edit]Defense[edit]Special teams[edit]References[edit]Schedule[edit]DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceAugust 307:00\u00a0pmNo.\u00a03 (FCS) James Madison*ACCSW 31\u2013732,571September 67:00\u00a0pmNorthwestern*Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NCACCSL 20\u20132423,614September 1312:00\u00a0pmNavy*Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NCESPNUW 41\u20133125,082September 2712:00\u00a0pmVirginiaWallace Wade StadiumDurham, NCESPNUW 31\u2013325,527October 412:00\u00a0pmat Georgia TechESPNUL 0\u20132746,104October 183:30\u00a0pmMiami (FL)Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NCESPNUL 31\u20134932,011October 253:00\u00a0pmat Vanderbilt*W 10\u2013738,270November 13:30\u00a0pmat Wake ForestESPN360L 30\u201333 OT32,336November 83:30\u00a0pmNC StateWallace Wade StadiumDurham, NCESPN360L 17\u20132731,964November 1512:00\u00a0pmat ClemsonRaycomL 7\u20133176,217November 225:30\u00a0pmat Virginia TechESPNUL 3\u20131466,233November 293:30\u00a0pmNorth CarolinaESPNUL 20\u20132830,322Personnel[edit]Coaching staff[edit]Roster[edit]Game summaries[edit]James Madison[edit]1234TotalNo. 3 (FCS) Dukes70007Blue Devils7717031Northwestern[edit]1234TotalWildcats7100724Blue Devils733720Navy[edit]1234TotalMidshipmen14107031Blue Devils101014741Virginia[edit]1234TotalCavaliers30003Blue Devils03141431At Georgia Tech[edit]1234TotalBlue Devils00000Yellow Jackets0371727Miami (FL)[edit]1234TotalHurricanes77211449Blue Devils0177731At Vanderbilt[edit]1234TotalBlue Devils073010Commodores00077At Wake Forest[edit]1234OTTotalBlue Devils701310030Demon Deacons93108333NC State[edit]1234TotalWolfpack10143027Blue Devils370717At Clemson[edit]1234TotalBlue Devils00077Tigers71014031At Virginia Tech[edit]1234TotalBlue Devils03003Hokies070714North Carolina[edit]1234TotalTar Heels1477028Blue Devils1433020Season 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 1998Punter Kevin Jones ranked third in the ACC with a 40.8-yard average per kickFor the first time in history, attendance was over 30,000 for four home gamesDuke has finished last or tied for last in the ACC for five consecutive seasons and six out of the last sevenStatistics[edit]Team[edit]TeamOppScoring241\u00a0281\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Points per Game20.1\u00a023.4\u00a0First Downs213\u00a0212\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rushing81\u00a085\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Passing118\u00a0113\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Penalty14\u00a014\u00a0Total Offense3646\u00a04283\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Avg per Play4.4\u00a05.4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Avg per Game303.8\u00a0356.9\u00a0Fumbles-Lost23-9\u00a020-11\u00a0Penalties-Yards56-526\u00a056-490\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Avg per Game43.8\u00a040.8\u00a0TeamOppPunts-Yards74-2904\u00a062-2352\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Avg per Punt39.2\u00a037.9\u00a0Time of Possession\/Game30:21\u00a029:39\u00a03rd Down Conversions67\/183 (37%)\u00a066\/168 (39%)\u00a04th Down Conversions7\/19 (37%)\u00a05\/19 (26%)\u00a0Touchdowns Scored29\u00a035\u00a0Field Goals-Attempts-Long13-88-55\u00a011-55\u00a0PAT-Attempts28-28\u00a034-34\u00a0Attendance201091\u00a0257833\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Games\/Avg per Game7\/28727\u00a05\/51567\u00a0[2]Scores by quarter[edit]1234TotalDuke48607459241Opponents78716960278Offense[edit]Rushing[edit]NameGP-GSAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg\/GClifford Harris\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0TEAMTotal\u00a0OpponentsPassing[edit]NameGP-GSEfficAtt-Cmp-IntPctYdsTDLngAvg\/GThaddeus Lewis\u00a0\u00a0TEAM\u00a0\u00a0Total\u00a0Opponents\u00a0Receiving[edit]NameGP-GSNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg\/GEron Riley\u00a0Austin Kelly\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Total\u00a0Opponents\u00a0Defense[edit]NameGPTacklesSacksPass DefenseInterceptionsFumblesBlkdKickSoloAstTotalTFL-YdsNo-YdsBrUpQBHNo.-YdsAvgTDLongRcv-YdsFFTotalSpecial teams[edit]NamePuntingKickoffsNo.YdsAvgLongTBFCI20BlkdNo.YdsAvgTBOBTotalNamePunt ReturnsKick ReturnsNo.YdsAvgTDLongNo.YdsAvgTDLongTotalReferences[edit]"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki40\/2008-duke-blue-devils-football-team\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2008 Duke Blue Devils football team"}}]}]