2015 Duke Blue Devils football team

2015 Duke Blue Devils football
Pinstripe Bowl Champions
Pinstripe Bowl vs. Indiana, W 44–41 OT
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division
2015 record	8–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Scottie Montgomery (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jim Knowles (6th year)
Base defense	4-2-5
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium (Capacity: 33,941)

2015 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
#2 Clemson x$^		8	–	0					14	–	1
#14 Florida State		6	–	2					10	–	3
Louisville		5	–	3					8	–	5
NC State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Syracuse		2	–	6					4	–	8
Wake Forest		1	–	7					3	–	9
Boston College		0	–	8					3	–	9
Coastal Division
#15 North Carolina x		8	–	0					11	–	3
Pittsburgh		6	–	2					8	–	5
Miami		5	–	3					8	–	5
Duke		4	–	4					8	–	5
Virginia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	6
Virginia		3	–	5					4	–	8
Georgia Tech		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 45, North Carolina 37
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 12, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his eighth year, and played its home games at the newly renovated 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 8–5, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl where they defeated Indiana.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Duke	Alma Mater
David Cutcliffe	Head Coach	8th	Alabama (1976)
Scottie Montgomery	Offensive Coordinator/The Baxter Family Associate Head Coach/Quarterbacks	3rd	Duke (1999)
John Latina	Offensive Line/Assistant Head Coach/Running Game Coordinator	4th	Virginia Tech (1981)
Jim Knowles	Defensive Coordinator	5th	Cornell (1987)
Jim Collins	Defensive Ends	8th	Elon (1974)
Matt Guerrieri	Safeties	4th	Davidson College (2011)
Zac Roper	Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator	8th	Ole Miss (2001)
Derek Jones	Assistant Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs	8th	Ole Miss (1996)
Re'quan Boyette	Running Backs	4th	Duke (2009)
Marcus Johnson	Offensive Quality Control	5th	Ole Miss (2004)
Patrick O'Connor	Defensive Quality Control	4th	Dickinson College (2010)
Josh Grizzard	Offensive Graduate Assistant	3rd	Yale University (2012)
Eli Keimach	Offensive Graduate Assistant	2nd	Massachusetts (2014)
Clayton McGrath	Defensive Tackles/Graduate Assistant	3rd	Brown University (2011)
Sam McGrath	Defensive Graduate Assistant	1st	Brown University (2012)
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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	9:30 p.m.	at Tulane*		Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	CBSSN	W 37–7	25,470
September 12	6:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central*		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN3	W 55–0	33,941
September 19	12:30 p.m.	#23 Northwestern*		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCN	L 10–19	24,127
September 26	12:00 p.m.	#20 Georgia Tech		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPN2	W 34–20	20,101
October 3	3:30 p.m.	Boston College		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACCRSN	W 9–7	20,009
October 10	12:00 p.m.	at Army*		Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 44–3	39,712
October 24	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia Tech	#23	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPNU	W 45–43 4OT	63,257
October 31	7:00 p.m.	Miami (FL)	#22	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPNU	L 27–30	30,143
November 7	12:00 p.m.	at #21 North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ESPN2	L 31–66	60,500
November 14	12:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ESPNews	L 13–31	30,241
November 21	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	L 34–42	35,178
November 28	12:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest		BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN	W 27–21	26,435
December 26	3:30 p.m.	vs. Indiana*		Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Pinstripe Bowl)	ABC	W 44–41 OT	37,218
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game summaries

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	10	3	21	37
Green Wave	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2015 Tulane Green Wave football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2014	DUKE, 47–13

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Blue Devils	7	17	17	14	55

See also: 2015 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2013	DUKE, 45–0

Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Wildcats	0	3	9	7	19
Blue Devils	7	0	0	3	10

See also: 2015 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–8	2008	NW, 24–20

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Yellow Jackets	3	7	3	7	20
Blue Devils	19	0	7	8	34

See also: 2015 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
31–50–1	2014	DUKE, 31–25

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	7	0	7
Blue Devils	3	6	0	0	9

See also: 2015 Boston College Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2011	DUKE, 20–19

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	10	17	3	14	44
Black Knights	0	0	3	0	3

See also: 2015 Army Black Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–10	2010	ARMY, 35–21

Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	Total
#23 Blue Devils	14	0	7	3	3	7	3	8	45
Hokies	7	3	6	8	3	7	3	6	43

See also: 2015 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–14	2014	VT, 17–16

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	0	14	0	16	30
#22 Blue Devils	0	3	9	15	27

See also: 2015 Miami Hurricanes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–10	2014	MIAMI, 22–10

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	7	14	7	31
Tar Heels	21	17	21	7	66

See also: 2015 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Victory Bell (North Carolina–Duke)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–59–5	2014	UNC, 45–20

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	3	14	7	31
Blue Devils	7	3	3	0	13

See also: 2015 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	6	7	14	34
Cavaliers	21	7	14	0	42

See also: 2015 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
33–33	2014	DUKE, 20–13

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	10	7	3	27
Demon Deacons	7	0	0	14	21

See also: 2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and Tobacco Road

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
56–37–2	2014	DUKE, 41–21

vs. Indiana–Pinstripe Bowl

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Hoosiers	0	17	14	10	0	41
Blue Devils	10	7	10	14	3	44

See also: 2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team and 2015 Pinstripe Bowl

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	1984	DUKE, 31–24

Rankings

Further information: 2015 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	NR	NR	RV	NR	RV	RV	25	23	22	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV
Coaches'	RV	RV	RV	NR	RV	RV	24	21	18	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV
CFP	Not released									NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released