Division Coastal Division Co-offensive coordinator Matt Luke (4th year) | 2011 record 3–9 (1–7 ACC) | |
Head coach David Cutcliffe (4th year) | ||
The 2011 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blue Devils were led by fourth year head coach David Cutcliffe and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium. They are members of the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Blue Devils finished the season with a record of 3–9, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in last place of the Coastal Division.
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Schedule
Do not play: Clemson, Maryland, and NC State.
Richmond Spiders
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 Cardinal
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 Eagles
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 Green Wave
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.
Florida International Golden Panthers
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.