# 2017 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2017 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his tenth year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. They finished the season 7–6 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place in a three-way tie for fourth in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl, where they defeated Northern Illinois.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCN Extra | W 60–7 | 30,477 |
| September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Northwestern* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPNU | W 41–17 | 20,241 |
| September 16 | 12:30 p.m. | Baylor* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCRSN | W 34–20 | 26,714 |
| September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at North Carolina | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell) | ESPNU | W 27–17 | 59,000 |
| September 29 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 14 Miami (FL) | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN | L 6–31 | 36,314 |
| October 7 | 12:20 p.m. | at Virginia | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ACCN | L 21–28 | 38,638 |
| October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Florida State | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN2 | L 10–17 | 31,073 |
| October 21 | 12:20 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCN | L 17–24 | 22,621 |
| October 28 | 7:20 p.m. | at No. 13 Virginia Tech | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ACCN | L 3–24 | 60,914 |
| November 11 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | L 16–21 | 38,851 |
| November 18 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCRSN | W 43–20 | 20,141 |
| November 25 | 12:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC (rivalry) | ACCRSN | W 31–23 | 27,016 |
| December 26 | 5:15 p.m. | vs. Northern Illinois* | Ford FieldDetroit, MI (Quick Lane Bowl) | ESPN | W 36–14 | 20,211 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### North Carolina Central

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Blue Devils | 21 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 60 |

### Northwestern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 41 |

### Baylor

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 34 |

### At North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Tar Heels | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 14 Hurricanes | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### At Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Cavaliers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seminoles | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

### Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |

### At Virginia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 13 Hokies | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |

### At Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |

### Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Yellow Jackets | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 43 |

### At Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Demon Deacons | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 |

### Vs. Northern Illinois–Quick Lane Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 36 |
| Huskies | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |