# 2008 Duke Blue Devils football team

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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 (FCS) James Madison* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCS | W 31–7 | 32,571 |
| September 6 | 7:00 pm | Northwestern* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCS | L 20–24 | 23,614 |
| September 13 | 12:00 pm | Navy* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPNU Dave Armstrong, Larry Coker | W 41–31 | 25,082 |
| September 27 | 12:00 pm | Virginia | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPNU Dave Armstrong, Larry Coker | W 31–3 | 25,527 |
| October 4 | 12:00 pm | at Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | ESPNU Dave Armstrong, Larry Coker | L 0–27 | 46,104 |
| October 18 | 3:30 pm | Miami (FL) | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPNU Doug Bell, Charles Arbuckle | L 31–49 | 32,011 |
| October 25 | 3:00 pm | at Vanderbilt* | Vanderbilt StadiumNashville, TN | | W 10–7 | 38,270 |
| November 1 | 3:30 pm | at Wake Forest | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC (rivalry) | ESPN360 | L 30–33 $^{OT}$ | 32,336 |
| November 8 | 3:30 pm | NC State | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (rivalry) | ESPN360 | L 17–27 | 31,964 |
| November 15 | 12:00 pm | at Clemson | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC | Raycom Steve Martin, Rick Walker, Mike Hogewood | L 7–31 | 76,217 |
| November 22 | 5:30 pm | at Virginia Tech | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ESPNU Dave Armstrong, Larry Coker | L 3–14 | 66,233 |
| November 29 | 3:30 pm | North Carolina | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (Victory Bell) | ESPNU Dave Armstrong, Larry Coker | L 20–28 | 30,322 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Duke | Alma mater |
| David Cutcliffe | Head Coach | 1st | Alabama (1976) |
| Kurt Roper | Co-offensive coordinator/Associate head coach/quarterbacks | 1st | Rice (1995) |
| Matt Luke | Co-offensive coordinator/Offensive line | 1st | Ole Miss (1999) |
| Mike MacIntyre | Co-defensive coordinator | 1st | Georgia Tech (1989) |
| Marion Hobby | Co-defensive coordinator/Defensive line | 1st | Tennessee (1995) |
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### Roster
## Game summaries
### James Madison

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 3 (FCS) Dukes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |

### Northwestern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |

### Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Midshipmen | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Blue Devils | 10 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 41 |

### Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cavaliers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |

### At Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yellow Jackets | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 27 |

### Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hurricanes | 7 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### At Vanderbilt

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Commodores | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### At Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
| Demon Deacons | 9 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 33 |

### NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolfpack | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### At Clemson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Tigers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |

### At Virginia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hokies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tar Heels | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Blue Devils | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 |

## Season facts

* Duke's four wins equaled the team's win total from the previous four seasons combined
* According to the Sagarin rankings, Duke faced the second toughest schedule in the country
* 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

## Statistics
### Team

| | Team | Opp |
| Scoring | 241 | 281 |
| Points per Game | 20.1 | 23.4 |
| First Downs | 213 | 212 |
| Rushing | 81 | 85 |
| Passing | 118 | 113 |
| Penalty | 14 | 14 |
| Total Offense | 3646 | 4283 |
| Avg per Play | 4.4 | 5.4 |
| Avg per Game | 303.8 | 356.9 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 23-9 | 20-11 |
| Penalties-Yards | 56-526 | 56-490 |
| Avg per Game | 43.8 | 40.8 |
| | Team | Opp |
| Punts-Yards | 74-2904 | 62-2352 |
| Avg per Punt | 39.2 | 37.9 |
| Time of Possession/Game | 30:21 | 29:39 |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 67/183 (37%) | 66/168 (39%) |
| 4th Down Conversions | 7/19 (37%) | 5/19 (26%) |
| Touchdowns Scored | 29 | 35 |
| Field Goals-Attempts-Long | 13-88-55 | 11-55 |
| PAT-Attempts | 28-28 | 34-34 |
| Attendance | 201091 | 257833 |
| Games/Avg per Game | 7/28727 | 5/51567 |

#### Scores by quarter

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Duke | 48 | 60 | 74 | 59 | 241 |
| Opponents | 78 | 71 | 69 | 60 | 278 |

### Offense
#### Rushing

* Name
* Clifford Harris
* TEAM
* Total
* Opponents

#### Passing

* Name
* Thaddeus Lewis
* TEAM
* Total
* Opponents

#### Receiving

* Name
* Eron Riley
* Austin Kelly
* Total
* Opponents

### Defense

| Name | GP | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Sacks | Pass Defense | Pass Defense | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles | Blkd Kick |
| Name | GP | Solo | Ast | Total | TFL-Yds | No-Yds | BrUp | QBH | No.-Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Rcv-Yds | FF | Blkd Kick |
| Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Special teams

| Name | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Punting | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs | Kickoffs |
| Name | No. | Yds | Avg | Long | TB | FC | I20 | Blkd | No. | Yds | Avg | TB | OB |
| Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Name | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Punt Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns | Kick Returns |
| Name | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | No. | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
| Total | | | | | | | | | | |