# 2014 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2014 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his seventh year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 6:00 pm | Elon* | | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPN3 | W 52–13 | 31,213 |
| September 6 | 7:00 pm | at Troy* | | Veterans Memorial StadiumTroy, AL | ESPN3 | W 34–17 | 21,331 |
| September 13 | 3:30 pm | Kansas* | | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCRSN | W 41–3 | 25,203 |
| September 20 | 12:30 pm | Tulane* | | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCRSN | W 47–13 | 20,197 |
| September 27 | 7:30 pm | at Miami (FL) | | Sun Life StadiumMiami Gardens, FL | ESPN2 | L 10–22 | 44,559 |
| October 11 | 12:30 pm | at No. 22 Georgia Tech | | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | ACCN | W 31–25 | 44,281 |
| October 18 | 12:30 pm | Virginia | | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCN | W 20–13 | 28,131 |
| November 1 | 12:00 pm | at Pittsburgh | No. 24 | Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA | ESPNU | W 51–48 $^{2OT}$ | 39,293 |
| November 8 | 12:30 pm | at Syracuse | No. 22 | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCN | W 27–10 | 39,331 |
| November 15 | 12:00 pm | Virginia Tech | No. 21 | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ESPNU | L 16–17 | 30,107 |
| November 20 | 7:30 pm | North Carolina | | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (Victory Bell) | ESPN | L 20–45 | 33,941 |
| November 29 | 7:00 pm | Wake Forest | | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (rivalry) | ESPNU | W 41–21 | 22,247 |
| December 27 | 2:00 pm | vs. No. 15 Arizona State* | | Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, TX (Sun Bowl) | CBS | L 31–36 | 47,809 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 28 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Duke | Alma mater |
| David Cutcliffe | Head Coach | 7th | Alabama (1976) |
| Scottie Montgomery | Offensive coordinator/The Baxter Family Associate head coach/quarterbacks | 2nd | Duke (1999) |
| John Latina | Offensive line/Assistant head coach/Running game coordinator | 3rd | Virginia Tech (1981) |
| Jim Knowles | Defensive coordinator | 4th | Cornell (1987) |
| Jim Collins | Assistant Defensive coordinator/linebackers | 7th | Elon (1974) |
| Jeff Faris | Wide receivers | 3rd | Duke (2011) |
| Zac Roper | Special teams coordinator/Tight ends/recruiting coordinator | 7th | Ole Miss (2001) |
| Derek Jones | Assistant Special Teams coordinator/Defensive Backs | 7th | Ole Miss (1996) |
| Re'quan Boyette | Running backs | 3rd | Duke (2009) |
| Rick Petri | Defensive line | 4th | Missouri–Rolla (1976) |
| Marcus Johnson | Offensive Quality Control | 4th | Ole Miss (2004) |
| Patrick O'Connor | Defensive Quality Control | 3rd | Dickinson College (2010) |
| Jackson Korman | Safeties Manager | 2nd | Germantown Academy (2013) |
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## Game summaries
### Elon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Phoenix | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 52 |

### At Troy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
| Trojans | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |

### Kansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jayhawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Blue Devils | 17 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 41 |

### Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Green Wave | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Blue Devils | 16 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 47 |

### At Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Hurricanes | 9 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 22 |

### At Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Yellow Jackets | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 25 |

### Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cavaliers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |

### At Pittsburgh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Blue Devils | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 51 |
| Panthers | 7 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 48 |

### At Syracuse

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
| Orange | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

### Virginia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
| Blue Devils | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 |

### North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tar Heels | 21 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |

### Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demon Deacons | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Blue Devils | 21 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 41 |

### Vs. Arizona State (Sun Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| #15 Sun Devils | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 36 |

## 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 | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 19 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 19 | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 24 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | Not released |