2008 Duke Blue Devils football team explained

Year:	2008
Team:	Duke Blue Devils
Sport:	football
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division:	Coastal Division
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	4–8
Conf Record:	1–7
Head Coach:	David Cutcliffe
Hc Year:	1st
Cooff Coach1:	Kurt Roper
Cooc1 Year:	1st
Cooff Coach2:	Matt Luke
Cooc2 Year:	1st
Off Scheme:	Multiple
Codef Coach1:	Mike MacIntyre
Codc1 Year:	1st
Codef Coach2:	Marion Hobby
Codc2 Year:	1st
Def Scheme:	Multiple
Mvp:	Michael Tauiliili
Captain:	Greg Akinbiyi, Re'quan Boyette, Cameron Goldberg, Eron Riley, Vincent Rey, Tielor Robinson, Michael Tauiliili, Glenn Williams
Stadium:	Wallace 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.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Duke	Alma mater
		1st	Alabama (1976)
	Co-offensive coordinator/Associate head coach/quarterbacks	1st	Rice (1995)
		1st	Ole Miss (1999)
		1st	Georgia Tech (1989)
		1st	Tennessee (1995)
Reference:

Roster

Game summaries

James Madison

See also: 2008 James Madison Dukes football team.

Northwestern

See also: 2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team.

Navy

See also: 2008 Navy Midshipmen football team.

Virginia

See also: 2008 Virginia Cavaliers football team.

At Georgia Tech

See also: 2008 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.

Miami (FL)

See also: 2008 Miami Hurricanes football team.

At Vanderbilt

See also: 2008 Vanderbilt Commodores football.

At Wake Forest

See also: 2008 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and Tobacco Road rivalry.

NC State

See also: 2008 NC State Wolfpack football team.

At Clemson

See also: 2008 Clemson Tigers football team.

At Virginia Tech

See also: 2008 Virginia Tech Hokies football team.

North Carolina

See also: 2008 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina).

Season facts

• Duke's four wins equaled the team's win total from the previous four seasons combined^[1]
• According to the Sagarin rankings, Duke faced the second toughest schedule in the country^[1]
• 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

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Scores by quarter

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

Special teams

Notes and References

1. News: Cutcliffe Gets Extension. Ken. Tysiac. The News & Observer. December 21, 2008. December 21, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081226061046/http://blogs.newsobserver.com/accnow/cutcliffe-gets-extension. December 26, 2008. dead. mdy-all.
2. http://www.goduke.com/pdf5/354661.pdf?ATCLID=3625039&SPSID=22672&SPID=1843&DB_OEM_ID=4200 2008 Duke Football Game Results