# 2010 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2010 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by third-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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 (FCS) Elon* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN3 Dave Weekley, Derek Rackley | W 41–27 | 33,941 |
| September 11 | 12:00 pm | at Wake Forest | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC (rivalry) | ACCN Steve Martin, Dave Archer, Mike Hogewood | L 48–54 | 31,673 |
| September 18 | 3:30 pm | No. 1 Alabama* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ABC Beth Mowins, Ray Bentley, Jenn Brown | L 13–62 | 39,042 |
| September 25 | 3:00 pm | Army* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN3 Ryan Rose, Jay Taylor | L 21–35 | 27,289 |
| October 2 | 6:00 pm | at Maryland | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD | ESPN3 Jim Barbar, Drew Henson | L 16–21 | 39,106 |
| October 16 | 1:00 pm | Miami (FL) | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN3 Ryan Rose, John Gregory, Angela Mallen | L 13–28 | 25,911 |
| October 23 | 12:00 pm | at No. 23 Virginia Tech | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ACCN Steve Martin, Dave Archer, Mike Hogewood | L 7–44 | 66,233 |
| October 30 | 3:30 pm | at Navy* | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSCS Tom McCarthy, Randy Cross, Kaylee Hartung | W 34–31 | 34,117 |
| November 6 | 12:00 pm | Virginia | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN3 Jim Barbar, Christian Fauria | W 55–48 | 22,741 |
| November 13 | 12:00 pm | Boston College | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN3 Ryan Rose, Warrick Dunn | L 16–21 | 21,420 |
| November 20 | 1:30 pm | at Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | ESPN3 Doug Bell, Warrick Dunn, Angela Mallen | L 20–30 | 42,110 |
| November 27 | 3:30 pm | North Carolina | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (Victory Bell) | ESPNU Pam Ward, Danny Kanell | L 19–24 | 30,904 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Elon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Phoenix | 3 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Blue Devils | 14 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 41 |

### At Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 14 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 48 |
| Demon Deacons | 7 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 54 |

### No. 1 Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 1 Crimson Tide | 28 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 62 |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

### Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### At Maryland

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Terrapins | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hurricanes | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |

### At No. 23 Virginia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 23 Hokies | 14 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 44 |

### At Navy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Midshipmen | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 31 |

### Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cavaliers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 48 |
| Blue Devils | 21 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 55 |

### Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 |

### At Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Yellow Jackets | 3 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 30 |

### North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tar Heels | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 19 |