# 2009 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2009 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was Duke's 57th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and fifth in its Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by second-year head coach David Cutcliffe. Duke finished the season 5–7 overall and 3–5 in ACC play, failing to qualify for a bowl game for the 15th straight season.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 2 (FCS) Richmond* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | | L 16–24 | 33,011 |
| September 12 | 12:00 pm | at Army* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBS-CSN Dave Ryan, Jason Sehorn | W 35–19 | 25,698 |
| September 19 | 12:00 pm | at No. 22 Kansas* | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | Versus Ron Thulin, Kelly Stouffer, Lewis Johnson | L 16–44 | 50,101 |
| September 26 | 7:00 pm | North Carolina Central* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACC Select | W 49–14 | 26,390 |
| October 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 6 Virginia Tech | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN360 Dave Weekley, Danny Kanell | L 26–34 | 26,211 |
| October 10 | 4:00 pm | at NC State | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (rivalry) | ESPNU Carter Blackburn, Charles Arbuckle | W 49–28 | 56,452 |
| October 24 | 1:30 pm | Maryland | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN360 Dave Weekley, Jeff Genyk | W 17–13 | 24,650 |
| October 31 | 3:30 pm | at Virginia | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ESPN360 Frank Giardina, Danny Kanell | W 28–17 | 41,713 |
| November 7 | 3:30 pm | at North Carolina | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell) | ESPNU Todd Harris, JC Pearson | L 6–19 | 59,750 |
| November 14 | 12:00 pm | No. 7 Georgia Tech | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN2 Pam Ward, Ray Bentley | L 10–49 | 25,899 |
| November 21 | 12:00 pm | at No. 21 Miami (FL) | Land Shark StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ESPNU Clay Matvick, David Diaz-Infante | L 16–34 | 38,200 |
| November 28 | 12:00 pm | Wake Forest | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (rivalry) | Raycom Tim Brant, Rick Walker, Mike Hogewood | L 34–45 | 21,420 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Richmond

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 2 (FCS) Spiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Blue Devils | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 16 |

### At Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| Black Knights | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |

### At No. 22 Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| No. 22 Jayhawks | 7 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 44 |

### North Carolina Central

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Blue Devils | 21 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 49 |

### No. 6 Virginia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 6 Hokies | 7 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 26 |

### At NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 49 |
| Wolfpack | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### Maryland

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Terrapins | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### At Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 28 |
| Cavaliers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |

### At North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Tar Heels | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 |

### No. 7 Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Yellow Jackets | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Blue Devils | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### At No. 21 Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| No. 21 Hurricanes | 3 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 34 |

### Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demon Deacons | 14 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| Blue Devils | 14 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 34 |