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Duke Blue Devils

Duke University
Durham, NC
Founded: 1838
Stadium: Wallace Wade Stadium
Capacity: 33,941
Colors: Duke Blue & White
Coach: David Cutcliffe
Conference: Atlantic Coast-Coastal

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1888 <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024

2016 Season Highlights

David Cutcliffe enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Duke.

2016 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	vs. North Carolina Central	49	6	W
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Wake Forest	14	24	L
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Northwestern	13	24	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Notre Dame	38	35	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Virginia	20	34	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Army	13	6	W
Fri., Oct. 14	@ Louisville	14	24	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Georgia Tech	35	38	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Virginia Tech	21	24	L
Thu., Nov. 10	vs. North Carolina	28	27	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Pittsburgh	14	56	L
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Miami (Florida)	21	40	L

2016 Season Totals
Record	4-8
Points Scored	280
Scoring Average	23.3
Points Allowed	338
Defense Average	28.2
Opponents Record	73-57
Conference Record	1-7
Home Record	3-3
Away Record	1-5

2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2016 Atlantic Coast-Coastal Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Virginia Tech	10-4	490	319	Won 35-24	6-2	272	147	Justin Fuente
Miami	9-4	446	241	Won 31-14	5-3	235	174	Mark Richt
North Carolina	9-5	472	341	Lost 23-25	5-3	228	208	Larry Fedora
Pittsburgh	8-5	532	458	Lost 24-31	5-3	357	309	Pat Narduzzi
Georgia Tech	9-4	367	318	Won 33-18	4-4	198	232	Paul Johnson
Duke	4-8	280	338		1-7	167	267	David Cutcliffe
Virginia	2-10	270	405		1-7	165	276	Bronco Mendenhall

2016 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2016 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.