2014 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2014 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his seventh year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

2014 Duke Blue Devils football
Sun Bowl, L 31–36 vs. Arizona State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Scottie Montgomery (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jim Knowles (5th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
MVP	Anthony Boone
Captain	Anthony Boone, Kelby Brown, Jeremy Cash, Jamison Crowder, Laken Tomlinson
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium

2014 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. T–5 Florida State x$^		8	–	0					13	–	1
No. 15 Clemson		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 24 Louisville		5	–	3					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	6
NC State		3	–	5					8	–	5
Syracuse		1	–	7					3	–	9
Wake Forest		1	–	7					3	–	9
Coastal Division
No. 8 Georgia Tech x		6	–	2					11	–	3
Duke		5	–	3					9	–	4
North Carolina		4	–	4					6	–	7
Pittsburgh		4	–	4					6	–	7
Miami (FL)		3	–	5					6	–	7
Virginia Tech		3	–	5					7	–	6
Virginia		3	–	5					5	–	7
Championship: Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	Elon*		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	W 52–13	31,213
September 6	7:00 pm	at Troy*		Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	W 34–17	21,331
September 13	3:30 pm	Kansas*		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCRSN	W 41–3	25,203
September 20	12:30 pm	Tulane*		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCRSN	W 47–13	20,197
September 27	7:30 pm	at Miami (FL)		Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ESPN2	L 10–22	44,559
October 11	12:30 pm	at No. 22 Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCN	W 31–25	44,281
October 18	12:30 pm	Virginia		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	W 20–13	28,131
November 1	12:00 pm	at Pittsburgh	No. 24	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPNU	W 51–48 2OT	39,293
November 8	12:30 pm	at Syracuse	No. 22	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	W 27–10	39,331
November 15	12:00 pm	Virginia Tech	No. 21	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	L 16–17	30,107
November 20	7:30 pm	North Carolina		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	ESPN	L 20–45	33,941
November 29	7:00 pm	Wake Forest		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 41–21	22,247
December 27	2:00 pm	vs. No. 15 Arizona State*		Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 31–36	47,809
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 28 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Duke	Alma mater
David Cutcliffe	Head Coach	7th	Alabama (1976)
Scottie Montgomery	Offensive coordinator/The Baxter Family Associate head coach/quarterbacks	2nd	Duke (1999)
John Latina	Offensive line/Assistant head coach/Running game coordinator	3rd	Virginia Tech (1981)
Jim Knowles	Defensive coordinator	4th	Cornell (1987)
Jim Collins	Assistant Defensive coordinator/linebackers	7th	Elon (1974)
Jeff Faris	Wide receivers	3rd	Duke (2011)
Zac Roper	Special teams coordinator/Tight ends/recruiting coordinator	7th	Ole Miss (2001)
Derek Jones	Assistant Special Teams coordinator/Defensive Backs	7th	Ole Miss (1996)
Re'quan Boyette	Running backs	3rd	Duke (2009)
Rick Petri	Defensive line	4th	Missouri–Rolla (1976)
Marcus Johnson	Offensive Quality Control	4th	Ole Miss (2004)
Patrick O'Connor	Defensive Quality Control	3rd	Dickinson College (2010)
Jackson Korman	Safeties Manager	2nd	Germantown Academy (2013)
Reference:

Game summaries

Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	3	3	0	7	13
Blue Devils	7	21	10	14	52

See also: 2014 Elon Phoenix football team

At Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	21	7	3	34
Trojans	7	7	3	0	17

See also: 2014 Troy Trojans football team

Kansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jayhawks	3	0	0	0	3
Blue Devils	17	3	14	7	41

See also: 2014 Kansas Jayhawks football team

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	0	6	0	13
Blue Devils	16	3	14	14	47

See also: 2014 Tulane Green Wave football team

At Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	7	3	0	10
Hurricanes	9	0	7	6	22

See also: 2014 Miami Hurricanes football team

At Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	7	10	7	31
Yellow Jackets	3	9	0	13	25

See also: 2014 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	0	10	3	0	13
Blue Devils	7	3	3	7	20

See also: 2014 Virginia Cavaliers football team

At Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Blue Devils	14	14	3	7	7	6	51
Panthers	7	21	0	10	7	3	48

See also: 2014 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

At Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	7	0	17	27
Orange	3	0	7	0	10

See also: 2014 Syracuse Orange football team

Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hokies	0	7	3	7	17
Blue Devils	10	0	6	0	16

See also: 2014 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	21	7	10	7	45
Blue Devils	7	0	7	6	20

See also: 2014 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina)

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	7	7	7	0	21
Blue Devils	21	6	7	7	41

See also: 2014 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and Tobacco Road rivalry

Vs. Arizona State (Sun Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	14	0	14	31
#15 Sun Devils	10	10	10	6	36

See also: 2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team and 2014 Sun Bowl

Rankings

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	24	22	19	25	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	20	19	25	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released									24	22	21	—	—	—	—	Not released