# 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season s a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his 12th year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. They finished the season 5–7 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place sixth in the Coastal Division.

## Preseason
### Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, Duke was predicted to finish in fifth in the Coastal Division.
Media poll (Coastal Division) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Virginia | 1003 (82) |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 992 (55) |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | 827 (20) |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 691 (8) |
| 5 | Duke | 566 (6) |
| 6 | North Carolina | 463 (1) |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 302 (1) |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. No. 2 Alabama* | Mercedes-Benz StadiumAtlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff) | ABC | L 3–42 | 71,916 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 15 (FCS) North Carolina A&T* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCN Extra | W 45–13 | 38,313 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee* | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | Stadium Facebook | W 41–18 | 19,852 |
| September 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at Virginia Tech | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ESPN | W 45–10 | 59,537 |
| October 5 | 8:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCN | L 30–33 | 22,610 |
| October 12 | 12:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCRSN | W 41–23 | 21,741 |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ACCN | L 14–48 | 52,847 |
| October 26 | 4:00 p.m. | at North Carolina | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell) | ACCRSN | L 17–20 | 50,500 |
| November 9 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 15 Notre Dame* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCN | L 7–38 | 40,004 |
| November 16 | 4:00 p.m. | Syracuse | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCN | L 6–49 | 16,286 |
| November 23 | 7:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC (rivalry) | ACCN | L 27–39 | 24,130 |
| November 30 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami (FL) | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN2 | W 27–17 | 15,913 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Coaching Position | Name |
| Head coach | David Cutcliffe |
| Associate head coach/offensive coordinator | Zac Roper |
| Assistant coach – Offensive line | Jim Bridge |
| Co-defensive coordinator – Safeties | Matt Guerrieri |
| Co- Defensive coordinator – Defensive line | Ben Albert |
| Associate head coach / assistant coach – Cornerbacks | Derek Jones |
| Assistant coach – Running backs | Re'quan Boyette |
| Assistant coach – Tight ends | Jeffrey Faris |
| Assistant coach – Linebackers | Lanier Goethie |
| Assistant coach – Wide receivers | Trooper Taylor |
| Assistant coach – Special teams coordinator | Kirk Benedict |

## Game summaries
### Vs. Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 2 Crimson Tide | 0 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 42 |

### North Carolina A&T

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 (FCS) Aggies | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 45 |

### At Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 14 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
| Blue Raiders | 3 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 18 |

### At Virginia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
| Hokies | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

### Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 33 |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 30 |

### Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Yellow Jackets | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| Blue Devils | 10 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 41 |

### At Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Cavaliers | 0 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 48 |

### At North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Tar Heels | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 20 |

### Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Fighting Irish | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Syracuse

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 14 | 0 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### At Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| Demon Deacons | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 39 |

### Miami (FL)

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