2017 Duke Blue Devils football team

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2017 Duke Blue Devils football
Quick Lane Bowl champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZac Roper (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJim Knowles (8th season)
Base defense4–2–5
MVPJoe Giles-Harris
CaptainAustin Davis, Bryon Fields Jr., Daniel Jones, Mike Ramsay
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
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 (FL) 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

The 2017 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. 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. They finished the season 7–6 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place in a three-way tie for fourth in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl, where they defeated Northern Illinois.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.North Carolina Central*
ACCN ExtraW 60–730,477
September 912:00 p.m.Northwestern*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNUW 41–1720,241
September 1612:30 p.m.Baylor*dagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRSNW 34–2026,714
September 233:30 p.m.at North Carolina
ESPNUW 27–1759,000
September 297:00 p.m.No. 14 Miami (FL)
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNL 6–3136,314
October 712:20 p.m.at Virginia
ACCNL 21–2838,638
October 1412:00 p.m.Florida State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN2L 10–1731,073
October 2112:20 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 17–2422,621
October 287:20 p.m.at No. 13 Virginia Tech
ACCNL 3–2460,914
November 1112:00 p.m.at Army*
CBSSNL 16–2138,851
November 183:30 p.m.Georgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRSNW 43–2020,141
November 2512:30 p.m.at Wake Forest
ACCRSNW 31–2327,016
December 265:15 p.m.vs. Northern Illinois*
ESPNW 36–1420,211
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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North Carolina Central

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1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 0 0 7
Blue Devils 21 26 6 7 60
See also: 2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

Northwestern

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 7 0 7 17
Blue Devils 7 14 10 10 41
See also: 2017 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Baylor

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 0 13 0 20
Blue Devils 7 7 10 10 34
See also: 2017 Baylor Bears football team

At North Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 3 3 14 27
Tar Heels 3 7 7 0 17
See also: 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Miami (FL)

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Hurricanes 14 3 0 14 31
Blue Devils 3 3 0 0 6
See also: 2017 Miami Hurricanes football team

At Virginia

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 7 7 0 7 21
Cavaliers 7 7 7 7 28
See also: 2017 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Florida State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Seminoles 7 0 3 7 17
Blue Devils 0 3 7 0 10
See also: 2017 Florida State Seminoles football team

Pittsburgh

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1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 0 7 10 24
Blue Devils 0 3 14 0 17
See also: 2017 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

At Virginia Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 0 3 0 0 3
No. 13 Hokies 7 10 7 0 24
See also: 2017 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

At Army

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 7 0 6 16
Black Knights 7 14 0 0 21
See also: 2017 Army Black Knights football team

Georgia Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 7 13 0 0 20
Blue Devils 3 17 10 13 43
See also: 2017 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

At Wake Forest

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 3 7 7 14 31
Demon Deacons 10 7 6 0 23
See also: 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Vs. Northern Illinois–Quick Lane Bowl

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Devils 14 12 7 3 36
Huskies 0 14 0 0 14
See also: 2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team and 2017 Quick Lane Bowl

References

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