2012 Duke Blue Devils football team

2012 Duke Blue Devils football
Belk Bowl vs. Cincinnati, L 34–48
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division
2012 record	6–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	Kurt Roper (5th year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jim Knowles (3rd year)
Base defense	4-2-5
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium (Capacity: 33,941)

2012 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
#10 Florida State xy$		7	–	1					12	–	2
#11 Clemson x		7	–	1					11	–	2
NC State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					5	–	7
Maryland		2	–	6					4	–	8
Boston College		1	–	7					2	–	10
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy		5	–	3					7	–	7
North Carolina*		5	–	3					8	–	4
Miami*		5	–	3					7	–	5
Virginia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	6
Duke		3	–	5					6	–	7
Virginia		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant North Carolina ineligible for championship and postseason due to NCAA sanctions. Miami ineligible for championship and postseason due to a self-imposed postseason ban. As of January 8, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Devils were led by fifth year head coach David Cutcliffe and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium. They were a member of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in fifth place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl, the program's first bowl game since 1995, where they were defeated by Cincinnati.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 PM	Florida International*	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN3	W 46–26	31,117
September 8	10:30 PM	at #21 Stanford*	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	P12N	L 13–50	44,016
September 15	7:00 PM	North Carolina Central*	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Bull City Gridiron Classic)	ESPN3	W 54–17	22,829
September 22	6:00 PM	Memphis*	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN3	W 38–14	23,658
September 29	12:30 PM	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC (Tobacco Road Rivalry)	ACCN	W 34–27	28,743
October 6	3:00 PM	Virginia	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCRN	W 42–17	26,856
October 13	12:30 PM	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	L 20–41	65,632
October 20	7:00 PM	North Carolina	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	ESPNU	W 33–30	33,941
October 27	3:30 PM	at #10 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	L 7–48	71,467
November 3	7:00 PM	#9 Clemson	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN2	L 20–56	31,894
November 17	3:30 PM	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 24–42	41,904
November 24	12:30 PM	Miami (FL)	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCN	L 45–52	26,895
December 27	6:30 PM	vs. Cincinnati*	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (2012 Belk Bowl)	ESPN	L 34–48	48,128
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.