2016 Duke Blue Devils football team

2016 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division
2016 record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (9th year)
Offensive coordinator	Zac Roper (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jim Knowles (7th year)
Base defense	4-2-5
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium (Capacity: 33,941)

2016 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
Boston College		0	–	0					0	–	0
Clemson		0	–	0					0	–	0
Florida State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Louisville		0	–	0					0	–	0
NC State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Syracuse		0	–	0					0	–	0
Wake Forest		0	–	0					0	–	0
Coastal Division
Duke		0	–	0					0	–	0
Georgia Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
Miami		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	0
Pittsburgh		0	–	0					0	–	0
Virginia		0	–	0					0	–	0
Virginia Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of May 23, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Duke Blue Devils football team represents Duke University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his ninth year, and plays its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. Duke competes as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Duke	Alma Mater
David Cutcliffe	Head Coach	9th	Alabama (1976)
Zac Roper	Offensive Coordinator/The Baxter Family Associate Head Coach	9th	Ole Miss (2001)
Derek Jones	Assistant Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs	9th	Ole Miss (1996)
Jim Knowles	Defensive Coordinator/ Inside Linebackers	6th	Cornell (1987)
Ben Albert	Associate Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line	1st	Massachusetts (1995)
Jim Bridge	Special Teams Coordinator	1st	Wittenberg (1992)
Jim Collins	Defensive Ends	8th	Elon (1974)
Marcus Johnson	Offensive Line Coach	5th	Ole Miss (2004)
Matt Guerrieri	Safeties	5th	Davidson (2011)
Re'quan Boyette	Running Backs	4th	Duke (2009)
Jeffrey Faris	Wide Receivers	1st	Duke (2012)
Josh Grizzard	Offensive Graduate Assistant	4th	Yale (2012)
Eli Keimach	Offensive Graduate Assistant	3rd	Massachusetts (2014)
Clayton McGrath	Defensive Tackles/Graduate Assistant	4th	Brown University (2011)
Sam McGrath	Defensive Graduate Assistant	2nd	Brown University (2012)
Patrick O'Connor	Defensive Quality Control	4th	Dickinson College (2010)
Reference:

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central*		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN3
September 10	3:30 p.m.	Wake Forest		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPNU
September 17	8:00 p.m.	at Northwestern*		Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN
September 24	3:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	NBC
October 1		Virginia		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
October 8		Army*		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
October 14	7:00 p.m.	at Louisville		Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ESPN
October 29		at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
November 5		Virginia Tech		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
November 10	7:30 p.m.	North Carolina		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ESPN
November 19		at Pittsburgh		Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA
November 26		at Miami (FL)		New Miami Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:

Game summaries

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles					0
Blue Devils					0

See also: 2016 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	2015	DUKE, 55–0

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons					0
Blue Devils					0

See also: 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
57–37–2	2015	DUKE, 27–21

at Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils					0
Wildcats					0

See also: 2016 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–9	2015	NW, 23–20

at Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils					0
Fighting Irish					0

See also: 2016 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–9	2007	ND, 28–7

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers					0
Blue Devils					0

See also: 2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33–34	2015	UVA, 42–34

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights					0
Blue Devils					0

See also: 2016 Army Black Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–10–1	2015	DUKE, 44–3

at Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils					0
Cardinals					0

See also: 2016 Louisville Cardinals football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2002	UL, 40–3

at Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils					0
Yellow Jackets					0

See also: 2016 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–50–1	2015	DUKE, 34–20

Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies					0
Blue Devils					0

See also: 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–14	2015	DUKE, 45–43

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels					0
Blue Devils					0

See also: 2016 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Victory Bell (North Carolina–Duke)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–60–5	2015	UNC, 66–31

at Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils					0
Panthers					0

See also: 2016 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–10	2014	DUKE, 51–48

at Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils					0
Hurricanes					0

See also: 2016 Miami Hurricanes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–11	2015	MIAMI, 30–27

Rankings

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP
Coaches'
CFP	Not released															Not released