# 2012 Duke Blue Devils football team

The Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by fifth-year head coach David Cutcliffe and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium They finished the season 6–7 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place fifth in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl, the program's first bowl game since 1995, where they were defeated by Cincinnati.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 pm | FIU* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN3 | W 46–26 | 31,117 |
| September 8 | 10:30 pm | at No. 21 Stanford* | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | P12N | L 13–50 | 44,016 |
| September 15 | 7:00 pm | North Carolina Central* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (Bull City Gridiron Classic) | ESPN3 | W 54–17 | 22,829 |
| September 22 | 6:00 pm | Memphis* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN3 | W 38–14 | 23,658 |
| September 29 | 12:30 pm | at Wake Forest | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC (rivalry) | ACCN | W 34–27 | 28,743 |
| October 6 | 3:00 pm | Virginia | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCRN | W 42–17 | 26,856 |
| October 13 | 12:30 pm | at Virginia Tech | Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA | ACCN | L 20–41 | 65,632 |
| October 20 | 7:00 pm | North Carolina | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (Victory Bell) | ESPNU | W 33–30 | 33,941 |
| October 27 | 3:30 pm | at No. 10 Florida State | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ESPNU | L 7–48 | 71,467 |
| November 3 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Clemson | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN2 | L 20–56 | 31,894 |
| November 17 | 3:30 pm | at Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | ESPNU | L 24–42 | 41,904 |
| November 24 | 12:30 pm | Miami (FL) | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCN | L 45–52 | 26,895 |
| December 27 | 6:30 pm | vs. Cincinnati* | Bank of America StadiumCharlotte, NC (Belk Bowl) | ESPN | L 34–48 | 48,128 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 26 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 46 |

### At No. 21 Stanford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 21 Cardinal | 13 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 50 |

### North Carolina Central

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Blue Devils | 17 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 54 |

### Memphis

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

### At Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 10 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Demon Deacons | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |

### Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cavaliers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Blue Devils | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 42 |

### At Virginia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Hokies | 7 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 41 |

### North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tar Heels | 3 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 30 |
| Blue Devils | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 33 |

### at. No. 10 Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 10 Seminoles | 17 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 48 |

### No. 9 Clemson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Tigers | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 56 |
| Blue Devils | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |

### At Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Yellow Jackets | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |

### Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hurricanes | 14 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 52 |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 45 |

### Vs. Cincinnati (Belk Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 16 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
| Bearcats | 3 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 48 |