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2008 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year2008
teamDuke Blue Devils
sportfootball
imageDuke Athletics logo.svg
image_size125
conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
divisionCoastal Division
short_confACC
record4–8
conf_record1–7
head_coachDavid Cutcliffe
hc_year1st
cooff_coach1Kurt Roper
cooc1_year1st
cooff_coach2Matt Luke
cooc2_year1st
off_schemeMultiple
codef_coach1Mike MacIntyre
codc1_year1st
codef_coach2Marion Hobby
codc2_year1st
def_schemeMultiple
mvpMichael Tauiliili
captainGreg Akinbiyi
captain2Re'quan Boyette
captain3Cameron Goldberg
captain4Eron Riley
captain5Vincent Rey
captain6Tielor Robinson
captain7Michael Tauiliili
captain8Glenn Williams
stadiumWallace Wade Stadium

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

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Personnel

Coaching staff

NamePositionSeasons at
DukeAlma mater
David CutcliffeHead Coach1stAlabama (1976)
Kurt RoperCo-offensive coordinator/Associate head coach/quarterbacks1stRice (1995)
Matt LukeCo-offensive coordinator/Offensive line1stOle Miss (1999)
Mike MacIntyreCo-defensive coordinator1stGeorgia Tech (1989)
Marion HobbyCo-defensive coordinator/Defensive line1stTennessee (1995)
**Reference:**

Roster

Game summaries

James Madison

Northwestern

Virginia

At Georgia Tech

Miami (FL)

At Vanderbilt

At Wake Forest

NC State

At Clemson

At Virginia Tech

North Carolina

Season facts

  • Duke's four wins equaled the team's win total from the previous four seasons combined
  • According to the Sagarin rankings, Duke faced the second toughest schedule in the country
  • 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

TeamOpp
Scoring241
Points per game20.1
First downs213
Rushing81
Passing118
Penalty14
Total offense3646
Avg per play4.4
Avg per game303.8
Fumbles-Lost23-9
Penalties-Yards56-526
Avg per game43.8
TeamOpp
Punts-Yards74-2904
Avg per punt39.2
Time of possession/Game30:21
3rd down conversions67/183 (37%)
4th down conversions7/19 (37%)
Touchdowns scored29
Field goals-Attempts-Long13-88-55
PAT-Attempts28-28
Attendance201091
Games/Avg per Game7/28727

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Scores by quarter

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References

References

  1. Tysiac, Ken. (December 21, 2008). "Cutcliffe Gets Extension". [[The News & Observer]].
  2. [http://www.goduke.com/pdf5/354661.pdf?ATCLID=3625039&SPSID=22672&SPID=1843&DB_OEM_ID=4200 2008 Duke Football Game Results]
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