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2011 Duke Blue Devils football team

2011 Duke Blue Devils football
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Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Coastal Division
2011 record 3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach David Cutcliffe (4th year)
Co-offensive coordinator Matt Luke (4th year)
Co-offensive coordinator Kurt Roper (4th year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Jim Knowles (2nd year)
Base defense Multiple
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
(Capacity: 33,941)
Seasons
« 2010 2012 »
2011 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
#22 Clemson x$   6 2         10 4  
Wake Forest   5 3         6 7  
#23 Florida State   5 3         9 4  
NC State   4 4         8 5  
Boston College   3 5         4 8  
Maryland   1 7         2 10  
Coastal Division
#21 Virginia Tech x%   7 1         11 3  
Virginia   5 3         8 5  
Georgia Tech   5 3         8 5  
Miami   3 5         6 6  
North Carolina   3 5         7 6  
Duke   1 7         3 9  
Championship: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Devils were led by fourth year head coach David Cutcliffe and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium. They are members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Blue Devils finished the season with a record of 3–9, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in last place of the Coastal Division.

Do not play: Clemson, Maryland, and NC State.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.


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