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2011 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Coastal Division
Record3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Roper (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJim Knowles (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
MVPMatt Daniels
CaptainMatt Daniels, Charlie Hatcher, Kyle Hill, Sean Renfree
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium

Seasons

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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.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 pmNo. 16 (FCS) Richmond*ESPN3L 21–2332,741
September 103:30 pmNo. 6 Stanford*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNUL 14–4424,785
September 1712:30 pmat Boston CollegeACCNW 20–1935,812
September 243:30 pmTulane*dagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN3W 48–2720,138
October 17:00 pmat FIU*ESPNUW 31–2722,682
October 153:00 pmFlorida State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
FSNL 16–4124,687
October 2212:30 pmWake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
ACCNL 23–2422,258
October 2912:30 pmNo. 15 Virginia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 10–1427,392
November 53:00 pmat Miami (FL)FSNL 14–4962,053
November 123:00 pmat VirginiaFSNL 21–3145,733
November 1912:30 pmNo. 23 Georgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 31–3818,747
November 263:30 pmat North CarolinaFSNL 21–3758,500

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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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Week Five: Duke Blue Devils at Florida International Golden Panthers

at FIU Stadium, Miami, Florida

  • Date: October 1, 2011
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game attendance: 22,682
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Rob Stone, Danny Kanell
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

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.

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–

Week Seven: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Duke Blue Devils

at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

  • Date: October 22, 2011
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 22,258
  • TV announcers (ACC Network): Steve Martin, Dave Archer, Scott Pryzwansky
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–

Week Eight: Virginia Tech Hokies at Duke Blue Devils

at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

  • Date: October 29, 2011
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 27,392
  • TV announcers (ACC Network): Tim Brant, Dave Archer, Scott Pryzwansky
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–

Week Nine: Duke Blue Devils at Miami Hurricanes

at Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: November 5, 2011
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • TV announcers (FSN Affiliates): Rich Waltz, Keith Jones, Jenn Hildreth
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–

Week Ten: Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Cavaliers

at Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia

  • Date: November 12, 2011
  • Game time: 3:00
  • TV announcers (ACC Network): Rich Waltz, Keith Jones, Jenn Hildreth
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–

Week Eleven: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Duke Blue Devils

at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

  • Date: November 19, 2011
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
  • TV announcers (ACC Network): Tim Brant, Dave Archer, Mike Hogewood
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–

Week Twelve: Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina Tar Heels

at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

  • Date: November 26, 2011
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time
  • TV announcers (ACC Network): Rich Waltz, Keith Jones, Jenn Hildreth
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–
2011 Duke Blue Devils Roster

Quarterbacks

  • 7 Anthony Boone – Redshirt Freshman
  • 12 Sean Schroeder – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 15 Mackenzie Sovereign – Freshman
  • 16 Robert Collins – Freshman
  • 18 Brandon Connette – Sophomore
  • 19 Sean Renfree – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt Junior

Centers

  • 62 Matt Skura – Freshman
  • 68 Brian Moore – Redshirt Junior
  • 75 Travis Gibson – Junior
  • 76 Conor Irwin – Redshirt Junior

Offensive guards

  • 63 Robert Shofner – Sophomore
  • 65 Cody Robinson – Freshman
  • 67 Lucas Patrick – Freshman
  • 70 John Coleman – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 71 John Needham – Redshirt Senior
  • 74 Dave Harding – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 77 Laken Tomlinson – Redshirt Freshman

Offensive tackles

  • 64 Joey Finison – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 69 Teddy Force – Junior
  • 72 Perry Simmons – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 73 Takoby Cofield – Redshirt Freshman
  • 79 Kyle Hill – Redshirt Senior

Offensive linemen

  • 51 William Perrott – Freshman
  • 52 Marcus Aprahamian – Freshman
  • 66 Carson Ginn – Freshman

Tight ends

  • 44 Jack Farrell – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 80 David Reeves – Freshman
  • 81 Cooper Helfet – Senior
  • 83 Connor Peters – Freshman
  • 85 Ryan Hall – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 88 Danny Parker – Redshirt Senior
  • 89 Braxton Deaver – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 17 Tyree Watkins – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt Freshman
  • 60 Steven Ingram – Redshirt Freshman
  • 93 Charlie Hatcher – Redshirt Senior

Defensive tackles

  • 58 Curtis Hazelton – Redshirt Junior
  • 61 Will Boeckman – Sophomore
  • 82 Sydney Sarmiento – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 91 Jamal Bruce – Redshirt Freshman

Down linemen

  • 55 Lucas Fisher – Freshman
  • 63 Anthony Schepis – Freshman

Defensive ends

  • 42 Dezmond Johnson – Redshirt Freshman
  • 84 Kenny Anunike – Redshirt Junior
  • 90 Mario Sanders – Freshman
  • 92 Justin Foxx – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 94 Jordan DeWalt-Ondijo – Redshirt Freshman
  • 95 Jamal Wallace – Redshirt Freshman
  • 97 Nick Sink – Redshirt Freshman
  • 99 Sam Marshall – Freshman
  

Linebackers

  • 22 Britton Grier – Freshman
  • 28 Kevin Rojas – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt Freshman
  • 56 Kyler Brown – Freshman
  • 59 Kelby Brown – Sophomore

Defensive backs

  • 39 Jacques Bristow – Freshman

Cornerbacks

  • 1 Zach Greene – Junior
  • 6 Ross Cockrell – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 11 Tim Burton – Freshman
  • 24 Garett Patterson – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 25 Quan Stevenson – Redshirt Freshman
  • 29 Lex Butler – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 30 Jared Boyd – Freshman
  • 31 Tony Foster – Redshirt Junior
  • 37 Johnny Williams – Senior

Safeties

  • 4 Walt Canty – Junior
  • 15 Taylor Sowell – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 16 Chris Tavarez – Freshman
  • 20 Lee Butler – Senior
  • 21 Anthony Young-Wiseman – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 32 August Campbell – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 35 Jeffrey Faris – Senior
  • 38 Jordon Byas – Redshirt 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 – Redshirt Senior
  • 98 Paul Asack – Redshirt Junior

Punters

  • 11 Spencer Rogers – Sophomore
  • 36 Alex King – Senior
  • 41 Will Monday – Freshman

Long snappers

  • 78 Jackson Anderson – Redshirt Junior
Source: 2011 Duke Roster from GoDuke.com,
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,