2012 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season January 2026 November 2025 August 2012 2012 Duke Blue Devils football Duke Athletics logo.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division ACC 6–7 3–5 David Cutcliffe 5th Kurt Roper 5th Multiple Jim Knowles 3rd 4–2–5 Sean Renfree Walt Canty Ross Cockrell Sean Renfree Conner Vernon Wallace Wade Stadium Belk Bowl L 34–48 vs. Cincinnati The Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2012 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 fifth-year head coach David Cutcliffe and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium They finished the season 6–7 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place fifth 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. Quarterback Sean Renfree was drafted after the season in the 7th round of the 2013 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons.2013 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/draft.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com 21 November 2025 en Schedule 2012 Coaches Eastern September 1 7:00 pm w y FIU Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ESPN3 46–26 31,117 September 8 10:30 pm l y y Stanford 21 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA P12N 13–50 44,016 September 15 7:00 pm w y North Carolina Central Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC Bull City Gridiron Classic ESPN3 54–17 22,829 September 22 6:00 pm w y y Memphis Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ESPN3 38–14 23,658 September 29 12:30 pm w y Wake Forest BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC rivalry ACCN 34–27 28,743 October 6 3:00 pm w Virginia Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ACCRN 42–17 26,856 October 13 12:30 pm l y Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ACCN 20–41 65,632 October 20 7:00 pm w North Carolina Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC Victory Bell ESPNU 33–30 33,941 October 27 3:30 pm l y Florida State 10 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPNU 7–48 71,467 November 3 7:00 pm l Clemson 9 Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ESPN2 20–56 31,894 November 17 3:30 pm l y Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPNU 24–42 41,904 November 24 12:30 pm l Miami (FL) Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ACCN 45–52 26,895 December 27 6:30 pm l y y Cincinnati Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC Belk Bowl ESPN 34–48 48,128 Game summaries FIU Panthers 7 7 0 12 Blue Devils 7 30 7 2 2012 FIU Panthers football team At No. 21 Stanford Blue Devils 0 3 10 0 No. 21 Cardinal 13 10 20 7 2012 Stanford Cardinal football team North Carolina Central Eagles 7 3 0 7 Blue Devils 17 10 14 13 2012 North Carolina Central Eagles football team Memphis Tigers 0 14 0 0 Blue Devils 0 17 7 14 2012 Memphis Tigers football team At Wake Forest Blue Devils 10 3 7 14 Demon Deacons 7 3 10 7 2012 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team Virginia Cavaliers 14 3 0 0 Blue Devils 14 0 14 14 2012 Virginia Cavaliers football team At Virginia Tech Blue Devils 20 0 0 0 Hokies 7 10 17 7 2012 Virginia Tech Hokies football team North Carolina Tar Heels 3 3 3 21 Blue Devils 10 10 3 10 2012 North Carolina Tar Heels football team Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina) at. No. 10 Florida State Blue Devils 0 7 0 0 No. 10 Seminoles 17 14 14 3 2012 Florida State Seminoles football team No. 9 Clemson No. 9 Tigers 28 14 7 7 Blue Devils 10 7 3 0 2012 Clemson Tigers football team At Georgia Tech Blue Devils 7 10 7 0 Yellow Jackets 7 14 7 14 2012 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team Miami (FL) Hurricanes 14 14 17 7 Blue Devils 3 7 14 21 2012 Miami Hurricanes football team Vs. Cincinnati (Belk Bowl) Blue Devils 16 0 8 10 Bearcats 3 14 10 21 2012 Cincinnati Bearcats football team 2012 Belk Bowl References Duke Category:Duke Blue Devils football seasons Duke Blue Devils football