2009 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2009 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was Duke's 57th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and fifth in its Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by second-year head coach David Cutcliffe. Duke finished the season 5–7 overall and 3–5 in ACC play, failing to qualify for a bowl game for the 15th straight season.

2009 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Kurt Roper (2nd season) Matt Luke (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinators	Mike MacIntyre (2nd season) Marion Hobby (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
MVP	Thad Lewis
Captains	Thad Lewis Vincent Rey
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 24 Clemson x		6	–	2					9	–	5
Boston College		5	–	3					8	–	5
Florida State		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					5	–	7
NC State		2	–	6					5	–	7
Maryland		1	–	7					2	–	10
Coastal Division
No. 13 Georgia Tech * x$		7	–	1					11	–	3
No. 10 Virginia Tech		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 19 Miami (FL)		5	–	3					9	–	4
North Carolina *		0	–	4					0	–	5
Duke		3	–	5					5	–	7
Virginia		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34
$ – BCS representative as conference champion North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:00 pm	No. 2 (FCS) Richmond*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 16–24	33,011	[1]
September 12	12:00 pm	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBS-CSN	W 35–19	25,698	[2]
September 19	12:00 pm	at No. 22 Kansas*	Memorial Stadium Lawrence, KS	Versus	L 16–44	50,101	[3]
September 26	7:00 pm	North Carolina Central*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACC Select	W 49–14	26,390	[4]
October 3	12:00 pm	No. 6 Virginia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN360	L 26–34	26,211	[5]
October 10	4:00 pm	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 49–28	56,452	[6]
October 24	1:30 pm	Maryland	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN360	W 17–13	24,650	[7]
October 31	3:30 pm	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN360	W 28–17	41,713	[8]
November 7	3:30 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	ESPNU	L 6–19	59,750	[9]
November 14	12:00 pm	No. 7 Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN2	L 10–49	25,899	[10]
November 21	12:00 pm	at No. 21 Miami (FL)	Land Shark Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPNU	L 16–34	38,200	[11]
November 28	12:00 pm	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	Raycom	L 34–45	21,420	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

2009 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 9 Thad Lewis Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 40 Matt Daniels So S 35 Jeff Faris So LB 31 Vincent Rey Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach David Cutcliffe Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 (FCS) Spiders	7	7	0	10	24
Blue Devils	2	7	0	7	16

See also: 2009 Richmond Spiders football team

At Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	7	7	21	35
Black Knights	7	3	3	6	19

See also: 2009 Army Black Knights football team

At No. 22 Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	0	3	6	16
No. 22 Jayhawks	7	13	17	7	44

See also: 2009 Kansas Jayhawks football team

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	0	0	14
Blue Devils	21	7	14	7	49

See also: North Carolina Central Eagles football

No. 6 Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Hokies	7	10	3	14	34
Blue Devils	7	3	3	13	26

See also: 2009 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

At NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	14	7	14	14	49
Wolfpack	14	7	7	0	28

See also: 2009 NC State Wolfpack football team

Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	3	3	7	0	13
Blue Devils	7	3	7	0	17

See also: 2009 Maryland Terrapins football team

At Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	6	3	0	19	28
Cavaliers	0	3	7	7	17

See also: 2009 Virginia Cavaliers football team

At North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	3	0	0	6
Tar Heels	3	3	3	10	19

See also: 2009 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina)

No. 7 Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 Yellow Jackets	7	21	14	7	49
Blue Devils	10	0	0	0	10

See also: 2009 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

At No. 21 Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	10	3	0	16
No. 21 Hurricanes	3	7	3	21	34

See also: 2009 Miami Hurricanes football team

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	14	7	14	10	45
Blue Devils	14	3	3	14	34

See also: 2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and Tobacco Road rivalry

Notes

• When the Blue Devils defeated the Maryland Terrapins on October 24, it marked the first time Duke had beaten consecutive ACC opponents since 1994.