2017 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2017 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his tenth year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. Duke competed as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl where they defeated Northern Illinois.

2017 Duke Blue Devils football
Quick Lane Bowl champion
Quick Lane Bowl, W 36–14 vs. Northern Illinois
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
2017 record	7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Zac Roper (2nd; 10th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jim Knowles (8th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium (Capacity: 40,000)

2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 4 Clemson xy$^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 23 NC State		6	–	2					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisville		4	–	4					8	–	5
Wake Forest		4	–	4					8	–	5
Florida State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Syracuse		2	–	6					4	–	8
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami xy		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 24 Virginia Tech		5	–	3					9	–	4
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					5	–	6
Duke		3	–	5					7	–	6
Pittsburgh		3	–	5					5	–	7
Virginia		3	–	5					6	–	7
North Carolina		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN Extra	W 60–7	30,477
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	W 41–17	20,241
September 16	12:30 p.m.	Baylor*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCRSN	W 34–20	26,714
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	ESPNU	W 27–17	59,000
September 29	7:00 p.m.	No. 14 Miami (FL)	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN	L 6–31	36,314
October 7	12:20 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	L 21–28	38,638
October 14	12:00 p.m.	Florida State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN2	L 10–17	31,073
October 21	12:20 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 17–24	22,621
October 28	7:20 p.m.	at No. 13 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	L 3–24	60,914
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 16–21	38,851
November 18	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCRSN	W 43–20	20,141
November 25	12:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACCRSN	W 31–23	27,016
December 26	5:15 p.m.	vs. Northern Illinois	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Quick Lane Bowl)	ESPN	W 36–14	20,211
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	0	0	7
Blue Devils	21	26	6	7	60

Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	7	0	7	17
Blue Devils	7	14	10	10	41

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	13	0	20
Blue Devils	7	7	10	10	34

at North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	3	3	14	27
Tar Heels	3	7	7	0	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
38–58–4	2016	W, 28–27

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Hurricanes	14	3	0	14	31
Blue Devils	3	3	0	0	6

at Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	7	0	7	21
Cavaliers	7	7	7	7	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33–35	2016	L, 20–34

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	7	0	3	7	17
Blue Devils	0	3	7	0	10

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	0	7	10	24
Blue Devils	0	3	14	0	17

at Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	3	0	0	3
No. 13 Hokies	7	10	7	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–15	2016	L, 21–24

at Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	7	0	6	16
Black Knights	7	14	0	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–10–1	2016	W, 13–6

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	7	13	0	0	20
Blue Devils	3	17	10	13	43

at Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	7	7	14	31
Demon Deacons	10	7	6	0	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
57–38–2	2016	L, 14–24

vs. Northern Illinois–Quick Lane Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	14	12	7	3	36
Huskies	0	14	0	0	14

References

1. 2017 Duke Blue Devils football schedule. FBSchedules.com. Accessed April 14, 2017.