2008 Duke Blue Devils football team

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Division Coastal Head coach David Cutcliffe Offensive scheme Multiple		2008 record 4–8 (1–7 ACC) Offensive coordinator Kurt RoperMatt Luke

Conference Atlantic Coast Conference

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.

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 (Virginia fell just short at 5-7). 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

References

2008 Duke Blue Devils football team Wikipedia

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