2008 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2008 Duke Blue Devils football Duke Athletics logo.svg 125 Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division ACC 4–8 1–7 David Cutcliffe 1st Kurt Roper 1st Matt Luke 1st Multiple Mike MacIntyre 1st Marion Hobby 1st Multiple Michael Tauiliili Greg Akinbiyi Re'quan Boyette Cameron Goldberg Eron Riley Vincent Rey Tielor Robinson Michael Tauiliili Glenn Williams 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. Schedule 2008 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network Eastern August 30 7:00 pm w y James Madison 3 Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ACCS 31–7 32,571 September 6 7:00 pm l y Northwestern Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ACCS 20–24 23,614 September 13 12:00 pm w y Navy Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ESPNU 41–31 25,082 September 27 12:00 pm w Virginia Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ESPNU 31–3 25,527 October 4 12:00 pm l y Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPNU 0–27 46,104 October 18 3:30 pm l y Miami (FL) Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ESPNU 31–49 32,011 October 25 3:00 pm w y y Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN 10–7 38,270 November 1 3:30 pm l y Wake Forest BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC rivalry ESPN360 30–33 OT 32,336 November 8 3:30 pm l NC State Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC rivalry ESPN360 17–27 31,964 November 15 12:00 pm l y Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC Raycom 7–31 76,217 November 22 5:30 pm l y Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA ESPNU 3–14 66,233 November 29 3:30 pm l North Carolina Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC Victory Bell ESPNU 20–28 30,322 Personnel Coaching staff Name Position Seasons atDuke Alma mater David Cutcliffe Head Coach 1st Alabama (1976) Kurt Roper Co-offensive coordinator/Associate head coach/quarterbacks 1st Rice (1995) Matt Luke Co-offensive coordinator/Offensive line 1st Ole Miss (1999) Mike MacIntyre Co-defensive coordinator 1st Georgia Tech (1989) Marion Hobby Co-defensive coordinator/Defensive line 1st Tennessee (1995)Reference: Roster Game summaries James Madison No. 3 (FCS) Dukes 7 0 0 0 Blue Devils 7 7 17 0 2008 James Madison Dukes football team Northwestern Wildcats 7 10 0 7 Blue Devils 7 3 3 7 2008 Northwestern Wildcats football team Navy Midshipmen 14 10 7 0 Blue Devils 10 10 14 7 2008 Navy Midshipmen football team Virginia Cavaliers 3 0 0 0 Blue Devils 0 3 14 14 2008 Virginia Cavaliers football team At Georgia Tech Blue Devils 0 0 0 0 Yellow Jackets 0 3 7 17 2008 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team Miami (FL) Hurricanes 7 7 21 14 Blue Devils 0 17 7 7 2008 Miami Hurricanes football team At Vanderbilt Blue Devils 0 7 3 0 Commodores 0 0 0 7 2008 Vanderbilt Commodores football At Wake Forest Blue Devils 7 0 13 10 0 Demon Deacons 9 3 10 8 3 2008 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team Tobacco Road rivalry NC State Wolfpack 10 14 3 0 Blue Devils 3 7 0 7 2008 NC State Wolfpack football team At Clemson Blue Devils 0 0 0 7 Tigers 7 10 14 0 2008 Clemson Tigers football team At Virginia Tech Blue Devils 0 3 0 0 Hokies 0 7 0 7 2008 Virginia Tech Hokies football team North Carolina Tar Heels 14 7 7 0 Blue Devils 14 3 3 0 2008 North Carolina Tar Heels football team Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina) Season facts Duke's four wins equaled the team's win total from the previous four seasons combinedCutcliffe Gets Extension Ken Tysiac http://blogs.newsobserver.com/accnow/cutcliffe-gets-extension 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 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 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 2008 Duke Football Game Results Scores by quarter Duke 48 60 74 59 0 Opponents 78 71 69 60 3 References Duke Category:Duke Blue Devils football seasons Duke Blue Devils football Category:21st century in Durham, North Carolina