2017 Duke Blue Devils football team

2017 Duke Blue Devils football
Quick Lane Bowl champion
Quick Lane Bowl, W 36–14 vs. Northern Illinois
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Zac Roper (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jim Knowles (8th season)
Base defense	4–2–5
MVP	Joe Giles-Harris
Captain	Austin Davis, Bryon Fields Jr., Daniel Jones, Mike Ramsay
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium
Uniform

2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 4 Clemson xy$^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 23 NC State		6	–	2					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	6
Louisville		4	–	4					8	–	5
Wake Forest		4	–	4					8	–	5
Florida State		3	–	5					7	–	6
Syracuse		2	–	6					4	–	8
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami (FL) xy		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 24 Virginia Tech		5	–	3					9	–	4
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					5	–	6
Duke		3	–	5					7	–	6
Pittsburgh		3	–	5					5	–	7
Virginia		3	–	5					6	–	7
North Carolina		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2017 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 tenth year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. They finished the season 7–6 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place in a three-way tie for fourth in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl, where they defeated Northern Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN Extra	W 60–7	30,477
September 9	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	W 41–17	20,241
September 16	12:30 p.m.	Baylor*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCRSN	W 34–20	26,714
September 23	3:30 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	ESPNU	W 27–17	59,000
September 29	7:00 p.m.	No. 14 Miami (FL)	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN	L 6–31	36,314
October 7	12:20 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	L 21–28	38,638
October 14	12:00 p.m.	Florida State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN2	L 10–17	31,073
October 21	12:20 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 17–24	22,621
October 28	7:20 p.m.	at No. 13 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	L 3–24	60,914
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 16–21	38,851
November 18	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCRSN	W 43–20	20,141
November 25	12:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	ACCRSN	W 31–23	27,016
December 26	5:15 p.m.	vs. Northern Illinois*	Ford Field Detroit, MI (Quick Lane Bowl)	ESPN	W 36–14	20,211
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	0	0	7
Blue Devils	21	26	6	7	60

See also: 2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

Northwestern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	7	0	7	17
Blue Devils	7	14	10	10	41

See also: 2017 Northwestern Wildcats football team

Baylor

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	13	0	20
Blue Devils	7	7	10	10	34

See also: 2017 Baylor Bears football team

At North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	3	3	14	27
Tar Heels	3	7	7	0	17

See also: 2017 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Hurricanes	14	3	0	14	31
Blue Devils	3	3	0	0	6

See also: 2017 Miami Hurricanes football team

At Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	7	0	7	21
Cavaliers	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2017 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	7	0	3	7	17
Blue Devils	0	3	7	0	10

See also: 2017 Florida State Seminoles football team

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	0	7	10	24
Blue Devils	0	3	14	0	17

See also: 2017 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

At Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	3	0	0	3
No. 13 Hokies	7	10	7	0	24

See also: 2017 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

At Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	7	0	6	16
Black Knights	7	14	0	0	21

See also: 2017 Army Black Knights football team

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	7	13	0	0	20
Blue Devils	3	17	10	13	43

See also: 2017 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

At Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	7	7	14	31
Demon Deacons	10	7	6	0	23

See also: 2017 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Vs. Northern Illinois–Quick Lane Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	14	12	7	3	36
Huskies	0	14	0	0	14

See also: 2017 Northern Illinois Huskies football team and 2017 Quick Lane Bowl