2008 Duke Blue Devils football team
The 2008 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.Schedule
Personnel
Coaching staff
Roster
Game summaries
Northwestern
Navy
Virginia
at Georgia Tech
Miami (FL)
at Vanderbilt
North Carolina State
at Clemson
North Carolina
Season facts
- Duke's four wins equaled the team's win total from the previous four seasons combined
- According to the Sagarin rankings, Duke faced the second toughest schedule in the country
- Of the 11 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams the Blue Devils played against, 10 became bowl-eligible. The 12th team, James Madison, went 12-1 in the Championship Subdivision.
- Duke place-kickers went 13-for-18 in field goal attempts, a 72.2 percent clip that was a team's best since 1998
- Punter Kevin Jones ranked third in the ACC with a 40.8-yard average per kick
- For the first time in history, attendance was over 30,000 for four home games
- Duke has finished last or tied for last in the ACC for five consecutive seasons and six out of the last seven
Statistics
Team
Scores by quarter
Offense
Rushing
Passing
Receiving
Defense
Special teams
