# 2022 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2022 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Elko, the Blue Devils played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 7:30 pm | Temple* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCN Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Taylor Davis | W 30–0 | 20,722 |
| September 10 | 11:00 am | at Northwestern* | Ryan FieldEvanston, IL | FS1 Eric Collins, Devin Gardner | W 31–23 | 24,622 |
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | North Carolina A&T* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCNX/ESPN+ Mike Morgan, Mike Glennon, Jalyn Johnson | W 49–20 | 32,802 |
| September 24 | 11:00 am | at Kansas* | David Booth Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | FS1 Eric Collins, Devin Gardner | L 27–35 | 47,233 |
| October 1 | 7:30 pm | Virginia | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCRSN Tom Werme, James Bates, Lyndsay Rowley | W 38–17 | 15,152 |
| October 8 | 4:00 pm | at Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | ACCRSN Tom Werme, James Bates, Lyndsay Rowley | L 20–23 $^{OT}$ | 32,041 |
| October 15 | 8:00 pm | North Carolina | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (Victory Bell) | ACCN Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Taylor Davis | L 35–38 | 40,004 |
| October 22 | 12:30 pm | at Miami (FL) | Hard Rock StadiumMiami, FL | ACCRSN Tom Werme, James Bates, Wiley Ballard | W 45–21 | 57,421 |
| November 4 | 7:00 pm | at Boston College | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, Mass | ESPN2 Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Dawn Davenport | W 38–31 | 34,092 |
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCRSN Evan Lepler, Dave Archer, Rebecca Fiorentino | W 24–7 | 20,857 |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh, PA | ACCN Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Lericia Harris | L 26–28 | 45,362 |
| November 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Wake Forest | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (rivalry) | ACCN Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Taylor Davis | W 34–31 | 17,492 |
| December 28 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. UCF* | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD (Military Bowl) | ESPN/Bowl Season Radio Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason, Marilyn Payne/Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller, Scott Wykoff | W 30–13 | 17,974 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Temple

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Devils | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 30 |

### At Northwestern

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

### North Carolina A&T

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Blue Devils | 21 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 49 |

### At Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Jayhawks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cavaliers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Blue Devils | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |

### At Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| Yellow Jackets | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 |

### North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tar Heels | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |

### At Miami

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
| Hurricanes | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 |

### At Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
| Eagles | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |

### Virginia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### At Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 26 |
| Panthers | 10 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 28 |

### Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demon Deacons | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 34 |

### Vs. UCF (Military Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Knights | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Title |
| Mike Elko | Head coach |
| Robb Smith | Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach |
| Lyle Hemphill | Safeties coach |
| Harland Bower | Defensive ends coach |
| Adam Cushing | Run Game coordinator/offensive line coach |
| Zohn Burden | Pass game coordinator/wide receivers coach |
| Kevin Johns | Offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coach |
| Patrick Dougherty | Special teams coordinator/tight ends coach |
| Trooper Taylor | Associate head coach/running backs coach |
| Ishmael Aristide | Cornerbacks coach |
| Jess Simpson | Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | RV |
| Coaches | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | RV | RV |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |