| Year: | 2011 |
| Team: | Duke Blue Devils |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Division: | Coastal Division |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 3–9 |
| Conf Record: | 1–7 |
| Head Coach: | David Cutcliffe |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Kurt Roper |
| Oc Year: | 4th |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Def Coach: | Jim Knowles |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | Multiple |
| Mvp: | Matt Daniels |
| Captain: | Matt Daniels, Charlie Hatcher, Kyle Hill, Sean Renfree |
| Stadium: | Wallace Wade Stadium |
The 2011 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by fourth-year head coach David Cutcliffe and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium. Duke finished the season 3–9 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to place last in the Coastal Division.
See also: 2011 Richmond Spiders football team. Despite high expectations, Duke lost to FCS opponent Richmond for the third time in six seasons. Down by 2, the Blue Devils missed a 28-yard field goal to take the lead with less than 2 minutes left in the game.
See also: 2011 Stanford Cardinal football team. Although the Blue Devils kept the first half close, Stanford opened up the game in the second half. The last win for Duke against a top-10 nonconference game was against Stanford in 1971.
See also: 2011 Boston College Eagles football team. In its conference opener, Duke broke through for its first win of the season. Sean Renfree set a Duke record with 41 completions, and BC missed a go-ahead 23-yard field goal with 43 seconds left in the game.
See also: 2011 Tulane Green Wave football team. Following up on a win at BC, Duke scored 5 rushing touchdowns to defeat Tulane by 21 points. Duke's offense was not forced to punt until the fourth quarter.
See also: 2011 FIU Golden Panthers football team. Duke won its 3rd game in a row by overcoming a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter and not committing any turnovers. Conner Vernon and Donovan Varner both had over 100 yards receiving.
See also: 2011 Florida State Seminoles football team.
See also: 2011 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.
See also: 2011 Virginia Tech Hokies football team.
See also: 2011 Miami Hurricanes football team.
See also: 2011 Virginia Cavaliers football team.
See also: 2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.
See also: 2011 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina).
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