2008 Duke Blue Devils football team

2008 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal
2008 record	4–8 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe
Offensive coordinator	Kurt Roper Matt Luke
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Mike MacIntyre Marion Hobby
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium (Capacity: 33,941)

2008 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
Boston College xy		5	–	3					9	–	5
#21 Florida State x		5	–	3					9	–	4
Maryland		4	–	4					8	–	5
Wake Forest		4	–	4					8	–	5
Clemson		4	–	4					7	–	6
NC State		4	–	4					6	–	7
Coastal Division
#15 Virginia Tech xy$		5	–	3					10	–	4
#22 Georgia Tech x		5	–	3					9	–	4
North Carolina		0	–	4					0	–	5
Miami		4	–	4					7	–	6
Virginia		3	–	5					5	–	7
Duke		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 PM	#3 (FCS) James Madison*		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCS	W 31–7	32,571
September 6	7:00 PM	Northwestern*		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCS	L 20–24	23,614
September 13	12:00 PM	Navy*		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPNU	W 41–31	25,082
September 27	12:00 PM	Virginia		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPNU	W 31–3	25,527
October 4	12:00 PM	at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 0–27	46,104
October 18	3:30 PM	Miami		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPNU	L 31–49	32,011
October 25	3:00 PM	at Vanderbilt*		Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		W 10–7	38,270
November 1	3:30 PM	at Wake Forest		BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC (Tobacco Road Rivalry)	ESPN360	L 33–30 ^OT	32,336
November 8	3:30 PM	NC State		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Research Triangle rivalry)	ESPN360	L 27–17	31,964
November 15	12:00 PM	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	Raycom	L 31–7	76,217
November 22	5:30 PM	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPNU	L 14–3	66,233
November 29	3:30 PM	North Carolina		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ESPNU	L 28–20	30,322
^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. Source: GoDuke.com 2008 Schedule[1].

Season facts

• Duke's four wins equaled the team’s win total from the previous four seasons combined^[2]
• According to the Sagarin rankings, Duke faced the second toughest schedule in the country^[2]
• Of the 11 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams the Blue Devils played against, 10 became bowl-eligible (Virginia fell just short at 5-7). The 12th team, James Madison, went 12-1 in the Championship Subdivision.
• Duke place-kickers went 13-for-18 in field goal attempts, a 72.2 percent clip that was a team's best since 1998
• Punter Kevin Jones ranked third in the ACC with a 40.8-yard average per kick
• For the first time in history, attendance was over 30,000 for four home games
• Duke has finished last or tied for last in the ACC for five consecutive seasons and six out of the last seven

Statistics

Team

Team Opp Scoring 241  281    Points per Game 20.1  23.4  First Downs 213  212    Rushing 81  85    Passing 118  113    Penalty 14  14  Total Offense 3646  4283    Avg per Play 4.4  5.4    Avg per Game 303.8  356.9  Fumbles-Lost 23-9  20-11  Penalties-Yards 56-526  56-490    Avg per Game 43.8  40.8

Team Opp Punts-Yards 74-2904  62-2352    Avg per Punt 39.2  37.9  Time of Possession/Game 30:21  29:39  3rd Down Conversions 67/183 (37%)  66/168 (39%)  4th Down Conversions 7/19 (37%)  5/19 (26%)  Touchdowns Scored 29  35  Field Goals-Attempts-Long 13-88-55  11-55  PAT-Attempts 28-28  34-34  Attendance 201091  257833    Games/Avg per Game 7/28727  5/51567

^[3]

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total Duke 48 60 74 59 241 Opponents 78 71 69 60 278

Offense

Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Clifford Harris
TEAM
Total
Opponents

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Thaddeus Lewis
TEAM
Total
Opponents

Receiving

Name	GP-GS	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Eron Riley
Austin Kelly
Total
Opponents

Defense

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense		Interceptions				Fumbles		Blkd Kick
		Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	BrUp	QBH	No.-Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rcv-Yds	FF
Total

Special teams

Name	Punting								Kickoffs
	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
Total

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Total

References

1. "GoDuke.com Football - 2008 Schedule & Results". Retrieved February 9, 2009.
2. Tysiac, Ken (December 21, 2008). "Cutcliffe Gets Extension". The News & Observer. Retrieved December 21, 2008.
3. 2008 Duke Football Game Results