# 2020 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2020 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Blue Devils were led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his 13th year, and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

## Schedule

Duke had games scheduled against Charlotte, Elon, Middle Tennessee, and Wake Forest, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Notre Dame | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN | NBC | L 13–27 | 10,097 |
| September 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCRSN | L 6–26 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| September 26 | 4:00 p.m. | at Virginia | Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA | ACCN | L 20–38 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| October 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCN | L 31–38 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| October 10 | 12:30 p.m. | at Syracuse | Carrier DomeSyracuse, NY | ACCRSN | W 38–24 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| October 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at NC State | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (rivalry) | ACCRSN | L 20–31 | 4,032 |
| October 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Charlotte* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCRSN | W 53–19 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | North Carolina | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (Victory Bell) | ESPN2 | L 24–56 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| November 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | ACCRSN | L 33–56 | 11,000 |
| December 5 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 10 Miami (FL) | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCN | L 0–48 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
| December 12 | 4:30 p.m. | Florida State | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ACCN | L 35–56 | 14,872 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected at a later date.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = 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 | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | RV | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | | | | | | | Not released |

## Game summaries
### At Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 10 Fighting Irish | 0 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 |

### Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 26 |
| Blue Devils | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

### At Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| Cavaliers | 0 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 38 |

### Virginia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hokies | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 31 |

### At Syracuse

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 10 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 38 |
| Orange | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |

### At NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Wolfpack | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |

### Charlotte

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| Blue Devils | 17 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 53 |

### North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tar Heels | 21 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 56 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### At Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 33 |
| Yellow Jackets | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 56 |

### No. 10 Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hurricanes | 14 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 48 |
| Blue Devils | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Seminoles | 28 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 56 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 4 | 118 | Chris Rumph II | OLB | Los Angeles Chargers |
| 5 | 154 | Michael Carter II | S | New York Jets |
| 5 | 162 | Noah Gray | TE | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 6 | 210 | Victor Dimukeje | DE | Arizona Cardinals |