# 2011 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2011 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by fourth-year head coach David Cutcliffe and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium. Duke finished the season 3–9 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to place last in the Coastal Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 16 (FCS) Richmond* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN3 | L 21–23 | 32,741 |
| September 10 | 3:30 pm | No. 6 Stanford* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPNU | L 14–44 | 24,785 |
| September 17 | 12:30 pm | at Boston College | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ACCN | W 20–19 | 35,812 |
| September 24 | 3:30 pm | Tulane* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN3 | W 48–27 | 20,138 |
| October 1 | 7:00 pm | at FIU* | FIU StadiumMiami, FL | ESPNU | W 31–27 | 22,682 |
| October 15 | 3:00 pm | Florida State | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | FSN | L 16–41 | 24,687 |
| October 22 | 12:30 pm | Wake Forest | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (rivalry) | ACCN | L 23–24 | 22,258 |
| October 29 | 12:30 pm | No. 15 Virginia Tech | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCN | L 10–14 | 27,392 |
| November 5 | 3:00 pm | at Miami (FL) | Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | FSN | L 14–49 | 62,053 |
| November 12 | 3:00 pm | at Virginia | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | FSN | L 21–31 | 45,733 |
| November 19 | 12:30 pm | No. 23 Georgia Tech | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCN | L 31–38 | 18,747 |
| November 26 | 3:30 pm | at North Carolina | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell) | FSN | L 21–37 | 58,500 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Richmond

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spiders | 0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
* Date: September 3, 2011
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 32,741
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Neil Solondz, Jay Taylor
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring
Second quarter
RICHMOND – Stephen Barnette 6-yard TD pass from Aaron Corp (Remington Hinshaw kick), 14:56
DUKE – Desmond Scott 29-yard TD run (Will Snyderwine kick), 12:57
RICHMOND – Remington Hinshaw 29-yard field goal, 4:18
Third quarter
DUKE – Brandon Connette 6-yard TD run (Will Snyderwine kick), 8:23
RICHMOND – Kendall Gaskins 8-yard TD run (Remington Hinshaw kick), 5:15
DUKE – Anthony Boone 3-yard TD run (Will Snyderwine kick), 0:39
Fourth quarter
RICHMOND – Garrett Turner 1-yard TD run (PAT failed), 10:12
Top passers
RICHMOND – Aaron Corp – 14/31, 193 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
DUKE – Sean Renfree – 23/33, 201 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT
Top rushers
RICHMOND – Kendall Gaskins – 67 yards, 1 TD
DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 86 yards
Top receivers
RICHMOND – Tre Gray – 129 yards
DUKE – Conner Vernon – 78 yards :
Despite high expectations, Duke lost to FCS opponent Richmond for the third time in six seasons. Down by 2, the Blue Devils missed a 28-yard field goal to take the lead with less than 2 minutes left in the game.

### Stanford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #6 Cardinal | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 44 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
* Date: September 10, 2011
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 24,785
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Clay Matvick, Brian Griese, Allison Williams
Game information :
First quarter
STANFORD – Coby Fleener 3-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick), 10:01
Second quarter
STANFORD – Jordan Williamson 40-yard field goal, 12:01
DUKE – Lee Butler 76-yard interception return (Will Snyderwine kick), 2:14
STANFORD – Chris Owusu 10-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick), 0:39
Third quarter
STANFORD – Coby Fleener 60-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick), 6:41
STANFORD – Jeremy Stewart 30-yard run (Pat failed), 4:06
Fourth quarter
STANFORD – Zach Ertz 3-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick), 14:56
STANFORD – Tyler Gaffney 1-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick), 8:00
DUKE – Anthony Boone 2-yard run (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 0:57
Top passers
STANFORD – Andrew Luck – 20/28, 290 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
DUKE – Sean Renfree – 19/27, 179 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT
Top rushers
STANFORD – Stepfan Taylor – 75 yards
DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 43 yards
Top receivers
STANFORD – Chris Owusu – 106 yards, 1 TD
DUKE – Conner Vernon – 98 yards :
Although the Blue Devils kept the first half close, Stanford opened up the game in the second half. The last win for Duke against a top-10 nonconference game was against Stanford in 1971.

### Boston College

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Eagles | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
* Date: September 17, 2011
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 35,812
* TV announcers (ACC Network): Steve Martin, Dave Archer
Game information :
First quarter
BC – Tahj Kimble 31-yard pass from Chase Rettig (Nate Freese kick), 5:57
Second quarter
BC – Nate Freese 43-yard field goal, 10:44
DUKE – Conner Vernon 53-yard pass from Sean Renfree (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 8:31
BC – Nate Freese 47-yard field goal, 4:03
BC – Andre Williams 7-yard run (Pat failed), 1:21
DUKE – Conner Vernon 21-yard pass from Sean Renfree (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 0:30
Third quarter
No scoring
Fourth quarter
DUKE – Sean Renfree 1-yard run (Two-Point conversion failed), 9:57
Top passers
DUKE – Sean Renfree – 41/53, 368 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
BC – Chase Rettig – 17/33, 247 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
Top rushers
DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 54 yards
BC – Andre Williams – 56 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
DUKE – Conner Vernon – 116 yards, 2 TD
BC – Larmond – 87 yards :
In its conference opener, Duke broke through for its first win of the season. Sean Renfree set a Duke record with 41 completions, and BC missed a go-ahead 23-yard field goal with 43 seconds left in the game.

### Tulane

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Green Wave | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Blue Devils | 21 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 48 |
at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
* Date: September 24, 2011
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 20,138
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Neil Solondz, Je'Rod Cherry
Game information :
First quarter
DUKE – Juwan Thompson 1-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 11:25
TULANE – Ryan Travis 23-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 8:22
DUKE – Juwan Thompson 20-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 7:27
DUKE – Conner Vernon recovered fumble in end zone (Will Snyderwine kick), 2:45
Second quarter
TULANE – Cairo Santos 20-yard field goal, 14:24
DUKE – Will Snyderwine 40-yard field goal, 11:23
DUKE – Sean Renfree 2-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 1:33
Third quarter
DUKE – Jay Hollingsworth 3-yard run (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 10:22
TULANE – Cairo Santos 49-yard field goal, 8:17
DUKE – Sean Renfree 7-yard run (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 1:57
Fourth quarter
DUKE – Jeffrey Ijjas 26-yard field goal, 13:19
TULANE – Brock Sanders 2-yard pass from Ryan Griffin (Cairo Santos kick), 10:37
TULANE – Robert Kelley 7-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 2:09
Top passers
TULANE – Ryan Griffin – 14/29, 188 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
DUKE – Sean Renfree – 21/30, 278 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
TULANE – Brandon LeBeau – 26 yards
DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 69 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
TULANE – Justyn Shackleford – 59 yards
DUKE – Conner Vernon – 96 yards, 1 TD :
Following up on a win at BC, Duke scored 5 rushing touchdowns to defeat Tulane by 21 points. Duke's offense was not forced to punt until the fourth quarter.

### FIU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 17 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Golden Panthers | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
at FIU Stadium, Miami, Florida
* Date: October 1, 2011
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 22,682
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Rob Stone, Danny Kanell
Game information :
First quarter
DUKE – Will Snyderwine 27-yard field goal, 9:29
FIU – T.Y. Hilton 63-yard pass from Wesley Carroll (Jack Griffin kick), 9:10
DUKE – Conner Vernon 26-yard pass from Sean Renfree (Will Snyderwine kick), 6:46
FIU – Jonathan Faucher 15-yard pass from Wesley Carroll (Jack Griffin kick), 3:13
DUKE – Cooper Helfet 22-yard pass from Sean Renfree (Will Snyderwine kick), 0:53
Second quarter
FIU – Jack Griffin 36-yard field goal, 4:01
Third quarter
FIU – Jack Griffin 33-yard field goal, 0:12
Fourth quarter
FIU – Wayne Times 34-yard pass from Wesley Carroll (Jack Griffin kick), 13:30
DUKE – Juwan Thompson 6-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 11:56
DUKE – Juwan Thompson 9-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 6:52
Top passers
DUKE – Sean Renfree – 28/43, 335 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT
FIU – Wesley Carroll – 25/39, 348 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT
Top rushers
DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 30 yards, 2 TD
FIU – Darriet Perry – 102 yards
Top receivers
DUKE – Conner Vernon – 117 yards, 1 TD
FIU – T.Y. Hilton – 102 yards, 1 TD :
Duke won its 3rd game in a row by overcoming a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter and not committing any turnovers. Conner Vernon and Donovan Varner both had over 100 yards receiving.

### Florida State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #23 Seminoles | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
* Date: October 15, 2011
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
* TV announcers (FSN): Rich Waltz, Keith Jones, Jenn Hildreth
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### Wake Forest

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demon Deacons | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
* Date: October 22, 2011
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game attendance: 22,258
* TV announcers (ACC Network): Steve Martin, Dave Archer, Scott Pryzwansky
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### Virginia Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #15 Hokies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
* Date: October 29, 2011
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game attendance: 27,392
* TV announcers (ACC Network): Tim Brant, Dave Archer, Scott Pryzwansky
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### Miami (FL)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Hurricanes | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
* Date: November 5, 2011
* Game time: 3:00 p.m.
* TV announcers (FSN Affiliates): Rich Waltz, Keith Jones, Jenn Hildreth
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### Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Cavaliers | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
at Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia
* Date: November 12, 2011
* Game time: 3:00
* TV announcers (ACC Network): Rich Waltz, Keith Jones, Jenn Hildreth
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### Georgia Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Yellow Jackets | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
* Date: November 19, 2011
* Game time: 12:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
* TV announcers (ACC Network): Tim Brant, Dave Archer, Mike Hogewood
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### North Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Tar Heels | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 37 |
at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
* Date: November 26, 2011
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
* TV announcers (ACC Network): Rich Waltz, Keith Jones, Jenn Hildreth
Game information :
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