2011 Duke Blue Devils football team

2011 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kurt Roper (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jim Knowles (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
MVP	Matt Daniels
Captain	Matt Daniels, Charlie Hatcher, Kyle Hill, Sean Renfree
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium

2011 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 22 Clemson x$		6	–	2					10	–	4
Wake Forest		5	–	3					6	–	7
No. 23 Florida State		5	–	3					9	–	4
NC State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Boston College		3	–	5					4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7					2	–	10
Coastal Division
No. 21 Virginia Tech x%		7	–	1					11	–	3
Virginia		5	–	3					8	–	5
Georgia Tech		5	–	3					8	–	5
Miami (FL)		3	–	5					6	–	6
North Carolina		3	–	5					7	–	6
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by fourth-year head coach David Cutcliffe and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium. Duke finished the season 3–9 overall and 1–7 in ACC play to place last in the Coastal Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 pm	No. 16 (FCS) Richmond*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	L 21–23	32,741
September 10	3:30 pm	No. 6 Stanford*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPNU	L 14–44	24,785
September 17	12:30 pm	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN	W 20–19	35,812
September 24	3:30 pm	Tulane*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	W 48–27	20,138
October 1	7:00 pm	at FIU*	FIU Stadium Miami, FL	ESPNU	W 31–27	22,682
October 15	3:00 pm	Florida State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	FSN	L 16–41	24,687
October 22	12:30 pm	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	ACCN	L 23–24	22,258
October 29	12:30 pm	No. 15 Virginia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 10–14	27,392
November 5	3:00 pm	at Miami (FL)	Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	FSN	L 14–49	62,053
November 12	3:00 pm	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	FSN	L 21–31	45,733
November 19	12:30 pm	No. 23 Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 31–38	18,747
November 26	3:30 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	FSN	L 21–37	58,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Richmond

Week One: Richmond Spiders at Duke Blue Devils

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	0	10	7	6	23
Blue Devils	0	7	14	0	21

at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

• Date: September 3, 2011
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 32,741
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter No scoring Second quarter RICHMOND – Stephen Barnette 6-yard TD pass from Aaron Corp (Remington Hinshaw kick), 14:56 DUKE – Desmond Scott 29-yard TD run (Will Snyderwine kick), 12:57 RICHMOND – Remington Hinshaw 29-yard field goal, 4:18 Third quarter DUKE – Brandon Connette 6-yard TD run (Will Snyderwine kick), 8:23 RICHMOND – Kendall Gaskins 8-yard TD run (Remington Hinshaw kick), 5:15 DUKE – Anthony Boone 3-yard TD run (Will Snyderwine kick), 0:39 Fourth quarter RICHMOND – Garrett Turner 1-yard TD run (PAT failed), 10:12 Top passers RICHMOND – Aaron Corp – 14/31, 193 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT DUKE – Sean Renfree – 23/33, 201 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT Top rushers RICHMOND – Kendall Gaskins – 67 yards, 1 TD DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 86 yards Top receivers RICHMOND – Tre Gray – 129 yards DUKE – Conner Vernon – 78 yards

See also: 2011 Richmond Spiders football team

Despite high expectations, Duke lost to FCS opponent Richmond for the third time in six seasons. Down by 2, the Blue Devils missed a 28-yard field goal to take the lead with less than 2 minutes left in the game.

Stanford

Week Two: #6 Stanford Cardinal at Duke Blue Devils

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Cardinal	7	10	13	14	44
Blue Devils	0	7	0	7	14

at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

• Date: September 10, 2011
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 24,785
• TV: ESPNU

Game information

First quarter STANFORD – Coby Fleener 3-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick), 10:01 Second quarter STANFORD – Jordan Williamson 40-yard field goal, 12:01 DUKE – Lee Butler 76-yard interception return (Will Snyderwine kick), 2:14 STANFORD – Chris Owusu 10-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick), 0:39 Third quarter STANFORD – Coby Fleener 60-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick), 6:41 STANFORD – Jeremy Stewart 30-yard run (Pat failed), 4:06 Fourth quarter STANFORD – Zach Ertz 3-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick), 14:56 STANFORD – Tyler Gaffney 1-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick), 8:00 DUKE – Anthony Boone 2-yard run (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 0:57 Top passers STANFORD – Andrew Luck – 20/28, 290 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT DUKE – Sean Renfree – 19/27, 179 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT Top rushers STANFORD – Stepfan Taylor – 75 yards DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 43 yards Top receivers STANFORD – Chris Owusu – 106 yards, 1 TD DUKE – Conner Vernon – 98 yards

See also: 2011 Stanford Cardinal football team

Although the Blue Devils kept the first half close, Stanford opened up the game in the second half. The last win for Duke against a top-10 nonconference game was against Stanford in 1971.

Boston College

Week Three: Duke Blue Devils at Boston College Eagles

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	14	0	6	20
Eagles	7	12	0	0	19

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

• Date: September 17, 2011
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 35,812
• TV: ACC Network

Game information

First quarter BC – Tahj Kimble 31-yard pass from Chase Rettig (Nate Freese kick), 5:57 Second quarter BC – Nate Freese 43-yard field goal, 10:44 DUKE – Conner Vernon 53-yard pass from Sean Renfree (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 8:31 BC – Nate Freese 47-yard field goal, 4:03 BC – Andre Williams 7-yard run (Pat failed), 1:21 DUKE – Conner Vernon 21-yard pass from Sean Renfree (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 0:30 Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter DUKE – Sean Renfree 1-yard run (Two-Point conversion failed), 9:57 Top passers DUKE – Sean Renfree – 41/53, 368 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT BC – Chase Rettig – 17/33, 247 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT Top rushers DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 54 yards BC – Andre Williams – 56 yards, 1 TD Top receivers DUKE – Conner Vernon – 116 yards, 2 TD BC – Larmond – 87 yards

See also: 2011 Boston College Eagles football team

In its conference opener, Duke broke through for its first win of the season. Sean Renfree set a Duke record with 41 completions, and BC missed a go-ahead 23-yard field goal with 43 seconds left in the game.

Tulane

Week Four: Tulane Green Wave at Duke Blue Devils

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	7	3	3	14	27
Blue Devils	21	10	14	3	48

at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

• Date: September 24, 2011
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 20,138
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter DUKE – Juwan Thompson 1-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 11:25 TULANE – Ryan Travis 23-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 8:22 DUKE – Juwan Thompson 20-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 7:27 DUKE – Conner Vernon recovered fumble in end zone (Will Snyderwine kick), 2:45 Second quarter TULANE – Cairo Santos 20-yard field goal, 14:24 DUKE – Will Snyderwine 40-yard field goal, 11:23 DUKE – Sean Renfree 2-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 1:33 Third quarter DUKE – Jay Hollingsworth 3-yard run (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 10:22 TULANE – Cairo Santos 49-yard field goal, 8:17 DUKE – Sean Renfree 7-yard run (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 1:57 Fourth quarter DUKE – Jeffrey Ijjas 26-yard field goal, 13:19 TULANE – Brock Sanders 2-yard pass from Ryan Griffin (Cairo Santos kick), 10:37 TULANE – Robert Kelley 7-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 2:09 Top passers TULANE – Ryan Griffin – 14/29, 188 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT DUKE – Sean Renfree – 21/30, 278 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers TULANE – Brandon LeBeau – 26 yards DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 69 yards, 2 TD Top receivers TULANE – Justyn Shackleford – 59 yards DUKE – Conner Vernon – 96 yards, 1 TD

See also: 2011 Tulane Green Wave football team

Following up on a win at BC, Duke scored 5 rushing touchdowns to defeat Tulane by 21 points. Duke's offense was not forced to punt until the fourth quarter.

FIU

Week Five: Duke Blue Devils at Florida International Golden Panthers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	17	0	0	14	31
Golden Panthers	14	3	3	7	27

at FIU Stadium, Miami, Florida

• Date: October 1, 2011
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
• Game attendance: 22,682
• TV: ESPN3

Game information

First quarter DUKE – Will Snyderwine 27-yard field goal, 9:29 FIU – T.Y. Hilton 63-yard pass from Wesley Carroll (Jack Griffin kick), 9:10 DUKE – Conner Vernon 26-yard pass from Sean Renfree (Will Snyderwine kick), 6:46 FIU – Jonathan Faucher 15-yard pass from Wesley Carroll (Jack Griffin kick), 3:13 DUKE – Cooper Helfet 22-yard pass from Sean Renfree (Will Snyderwine kick), 0:53 Second quarter FIU – Jack Griffin 36-yard field goal, 4:01 Third quarter FIU – Jack Griffin 33-yard field goal, 0:12 Fourth quarter FIU – Wayne Times 34-yard pass from Wesley Carroll (Jack Griffin kick), 13:30 DUKE – Juwan Thompson 6-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 11:56 DUKE – Juwan Thompson 9-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 6:52 Top passers DUKE – Sean Renfree – 28/43, 335 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT FIU – Wesley Carroll – 25/39, 348 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT Top rushers DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 30 yards, 2 TD FIU – Darriet Perry – 102 yards Top receivers DUKE – Conner Vernon – 117 yards, 1 TD FIU – T.Y. Hilton – 102 yards, 1 TD

See also: 2011 FIU Golden Panthers football team

Duke won its 3rd game in a row by overcoming a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter and not committing any turnovers. Conner Vernon and Donovan Varner both had over 100 yards receiving.

Florida State

Week Six: Florida State Seminoles at Duke Blue Devils

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Seminoles	17	10	7	7	41
Blue Devils	3	0	0	13	16

at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

• Date: October 15, 2011
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
• TV: FSN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers FSU– DUKE– Top rushers FSU– DUKE– Top receivers FSU– DUKE– Top tacklers FSU– DUKE–

See also: 2011 Florida State Seminoles football team

Wake Forest

Week Seven: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Duke Blue Devils

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	7	10	0	7	24
Blue Devils	0	3	10	10	23

at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

• Date: October 22, 2011
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game attendance: 22,258
• TV: ACC Network

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WF– DUKE– Top rushers WF– DUKE– Top receivers WF– DUKE– Top tacklers WF– DUKE–

See also: 2011 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Virginia Tech

Week Eight: Virginia Tech Hokies at Duke Blue Devils

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Hokies	7	7	0	0	14
Blue Devils	0	7	3	0	10

at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

• Date: October 29, 2011
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game attendance: 27,392
• TV: ACC Network

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers VT– DUKE– Top rushers VT– DUKE– Top receivers VT– DUKE– Top tacklers VT– DUKE–

See also: 2011 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Miami (FL)

Week Nine: Duke Blue Devils at Miami Hurricanes

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	7	7	0	14
Hurricanes	14	14	7	14	49

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: November 5, 2011
• Game time: 3:00 p.m.
• TV: FSN Affiliates

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers DUKE– MIAMI– Top rushers DUKE– MIAMI– Top receivers DUKE– MIAMI– Top tacklers DUKE– MIAMI–

See also: 2011 Miami Hurricanes football team

Virginia

Week Ten: Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Cavaliers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	14	7	0	21
Cavaliers	7	7	17	0	31

at Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia

• Date: November 12, 2011

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers DUKE– UVA– Top rushers DUKE– UVA– Top receivers DUKE– UVA– Top tacklers DUKE– UVA–

See also: 2011 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Georgia Tech

Week Eleven: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Duke Blue Devils

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	14	14	3	7	38
Blue Devils	7	7	3	14	31

at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

• Date: November 19, 2011
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers GT– DUKE– Top rushers GT– DUKE– Top receivers GT– DUKE– Top tacklers GT– DUKE–

See also: 2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

North Carolina

Week Twelve: Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina Tar Heels

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	7	7	0	21
Tar Heels	10	10	10	7	37

at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

• Date: November 26, 2011
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers DUKE– UNC– Top rushers DUKE– UNC– Top receivers DUKE– UNC– Top tacklers DUKE– UNC–

See also: 2011 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina)

Roster

2011 Duke Blue Devils Roster
Quarterbacks 7 Anthony Boone – Freshman 12 Sean Schroeder – Sophomore 15 Mackenzie Sovereign – Freshman 16 Robert Collins – Freshman 18 Brandon Connette – Sophomore 19 Sean Renfree – Junior Running backs 9 Josh Snead – Sophomore 23 Juwan Thompson – Sophomore 27 Jay Hollingsworth – Senior 30 Greg DeLuca – Junior 33 Desmond Scott – Junior 43 Patrick Kurunwune – Junior Centers 62 Matt Skura – Freshman 68 Brian Moore – Junior 75 Travis Gibson – Junior 76 Conor Irwin – Junior Offensive guards 63 Robert Shofner – Sophomore 65 Cody Robinson – Freshman 67 Lucas Patrick – Freshman 70 John Coleman – Sophomore 71 John Needham – Senior 74 Dave Harding – Sophomore 77 Laken Tomlinson – Freshman Offensive tackles 64 Joey Finison – Sophomore 69 Teddy Force – Junior 72 Perry Simmons – Sophomore 73 Takoby Cofield – Freshman 79 Kyle Hill – Senior Offensive linemen 51 William Perrott – Freshman 52 Marcus Aprahamian – Freshman 66 Carson Ginn – Freshman Tight ends 44 Jack Farrell – Sophomore 80 David Reeves – Freshman 81 Cooper Helfet – Senior 83 Connor Peters – Freshman 85 Ryan Hall – Sophomore 88 Danny Parker – Senior 89 Braxton Deaver – Freshman		Wide receivers 2 Conner Vernon – Junior 3 Jamison Crowder – Freshman 5 Brandon Braxton – Sophomore 8 Blair Holliday – Freshman 10 Nick Hill – Freshman 13 William Johnston – Sophomore 14 Corey Gattis – Sophomore 17 Tyree Watkins – Sophomore 25 Georgie Kerber – Junior 26 Donovan Varner – Senior 37 Brandon Watkins – Sophomore 86 Eric Adams – Freshman 87 Jack Wise – Freshman Nose guards 57 Will Bryant – Freshman 60 Steven Ingram – Freshman 93 Charlie Hatcher – Senior Defensive tackles 58 Curtis Hazelton – Junior 61 Will Boeckman – Sophomore 82 Sydney Sarmiento – Sophomore 91 Jamal Bruce – Freshman Down linemen 55 Lucas Fisher – Freshman 63 Anthony Schepis – Freshman Defensive ends 42 Dezmond Johnson – Freshman 84 Kenny Anunike – Junior 90 Mario Sanders – Freshman 92 Justin Foxx – Sophomore 94 Jordan DeWalt-Ondijo – Freshman 95 Jamal Wallace – Freshman 97 Nick Sink – Freshman 99 Sam Marshall – Freshman		Linebackers 22 Britton Grier – Freshman 28 Kevin Rojas – Sophomore 34 Ned Smith – Junior 34 Jonathan Woodruff – Freshman 45 Austin Gamble – Junior 47 David Helton – Freshman 50 Tyree Glover – Junior 50 Emmanuel Watkins – Freshman 53 Chris Hoover – Freshman 54 C.J. France – Freshman 56 Kyler Brown – Freshman 59 Kelby Brown – Sophomore Defensive backs 39 Jacques Bristow – Freshman Cornerbacks 1 Zach Greene – Junior 6 Ross Cockrell – Sophomore 11 Tim Burton – Freshman 24 Garett Patterson – Sophomore 25 Quan Stevenson – Freshman 29 Lex Butler – Sophomore 30 Jared Boyd – Freshman 31 Tony Foster – Junior 37 Johnny Williams – Senior Safeties 4 Walt Canty – Junior 15 Taylor Sowell – Sophomore 16 Chris Tavarez – Freshman 20 Lee Butler – Senior 21 Anthony Young-Wiseman – Sophomore 32 August Campbell – Sophomore 35 Jeffrey Faris – Senior 38 Jordon Byas – Junior 40 Matt Daniels – Senior 46 Garrett Rider – Sophomore 49 Brendan Fowler – Sophomore 49 Anthony Pecoraro – Sophomore Kickers 39 Andrew Bailey – Sophomore 96 Will Snyderwine – Senior 98 Paul Asack – Junior Punters 11 Spencer Rogers – Sophomore 36 Alex King – Senior 41 Will Monday – Freshman Long snappers 78 Jackson Anderson – Junior
Source: 2011 Duke Roster from GoDuke.com,

Coaching staff

2011 Duke Blue Devils coaches

David Cutcliffe– Head coach Ron Middleton – Associate head coach, Special Teams, Tight Ends Marion Hobby – Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, defensive line Kurt Roper – Offensive coordinator, quarterbacks Matt Luke – Offensive coordinator, running backs, offensive line Jim Knowles – Defensive coordinator Matt Lubick– Passing game coordinator, recruiting coordinator, wide receivers Jim collins – Assistant defensive coordinator, linebackers Zac Roper – Assistant coach: running backs, special teams Derek jones – Assistant coach: defensive backs Rick Petri – Assistant coach: defensive line

Source: 2011 Duke Coaches from GoDuke.com,

External links

• 2011 Media Guide