2012 Duke Blue Devils football team

2012 Duke Blue Devils football

Belk Bowl vs. Cincinnati, L 34–48
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division
2012 record	6–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Kurt Roper (5th year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jim Knowles (3rd year)
Base defense	4-2-5
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium (Capacity: 33,941)

2012 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
#10 Florida State xy$		7	–	1		12	–	2
#11 Clemson x		7	–	1		11	–	2
NC State		4	–	4		7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5		5	–	7
Maryland		2	–	6		4	–	8
Boston College		1	–	7		2	–	10
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy		5	–	3		7	–	7
North Carolina*		5	–	3		8	–	4
Miami*		5	–	3		7	–	5
Virginia Tech		4	–	4		7	–	6
Duke		3	–	5		6	–	7
Virginia		2	–	6		4	–	8
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant North Carolina ineligible for championship and postseason due to NCAA sanctions. Miami ineligible for championship and postseason due to a self-imposed postseason ban. As of January 8, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Devils were led by fifth year head coach David Cutcliffe and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium. They were a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in fifth place 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	Florida International*	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN3	W 46–26	31,117
September 8	10:30 PM	at #21 Stanford*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	P12N	L 13–50	44,016
September 15	7:00 PM	North Carolina Central*	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Bull City Gridiron Classic)	ESPN3	W 54–17	22,829
September 22	6:00 PM	Memphis*	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN3	W 38–14	23,658
September 29	12:30 PM	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC (Tobacco Road Rivalry)	ACCN	W 34–27	28,743
October 6	3:00 PM	Virginia	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCRN	W 42–17	26,856
October 13	12:30 PM	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	L 20–41	65,632
October 20	7:00 PM	North Carolina	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	ESPNU	W 33–30	33,941
October 27	3:30 PM	at #10 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	L 7–48	71,467
November 3	7:00 PM	#9 Clemson	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN2	L 20–56	31,894
November 17	3:30 PM	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 24–42	41,904
November 24	12:30 PM	Miami (FL)	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCN	L 45–52	26,895
December 27	6:30 PM	vs. Cincinnati*	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (2012 Belk Bowl)	ESPN	L 34–48	48,128
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Duke Blue Devils football

Venues	Wallace Wade Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games North Carolina (Victory Bell)

Culture & lore	Blue Devil "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!" Blue and White (Duke fight song) Marching band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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