2010 Duke Blue Devils football team

2010 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Coastal Division
Record	3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kurt Roper (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jim Knowles (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple
MVP	Sean Renfree
Captain	Abraham Kromah, Bryan Morgan, Chris Rwabukamba
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium

2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 17 Florida State x		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 23 Maryland		5	–	3					9	–	4
No. 25 NC State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	6
Clemson		4	–	4					6	–	7
Wake Forest		1	–	7					3	–	9
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech x$		8	–	0					11	–	3
Miami (FL)		5	–	3					7	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					6	–	7
North Carolina		4	–	4					8	–	5
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	9
Virginia		1	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by third-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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:00 pm	No. 7 (FCS) Elon*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3 Dave Weekley, Derek Rackley	W 41–27	33,941
September 11	12:00 pm	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	ACCN Steve Martin, Dave Archer, Mike Hogewood	L 48–54	31,673
September 18	3:30 pm	No. 1 Alabama*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ABC Beth Mowins, Ray Bentley, Jenn Brown	L 13–62	39,042
September 25	3:00 pm	Army*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3 Ryan Rose, Jay Taylor	L 21–35	27,289
October 2	6:00 pm	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN3 Jim Barbar, Drew Henson	L 16–21	39,106
October 16	1:00 pm	Miami (FL)	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3 Ryan Rose, John Gregory, Angela Mallen	L 13–28	25,911
October 23	12:00 pm	at No. 23 Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN Steve Martin, Dave Archer, Mike Hogewood	L 7–44	66,233
October 30	3:30 pm	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSCS Tom McCarthy, Randy Cross, Kaylee Hartung	W 34–31	34,117
November 6	12:00 pm	Virginia	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3 Jim Barbar, Christian Fauria	W 55–48	22,741
November 13	12:00 pm	Boston College	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3 Ryan Rose, Warrick Dunn	L 16–21	21,420
November 20	1:30 pm	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN3 Doug Bell, Warrick Dunn, Angela Mallen	L 20–30	42,110
November 27	3:30 pm	North Carolina	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	ESPNU Pam Ward, Danny Kanell	L 19–24	30,904
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	3	10	0	14	27
Blue Devils	14	13	0	14	41

See also: 2010 Elon Phoenix football team

At Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	14	21	3	10	48
Demon Deacons	7	28	6	13	54

See also: 2010 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and Tobacco Road rivalry

No. 1 Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Crimson Tide	28	17	10	7	62
Blue Devils	3	10	0	0	13

See also: 2010 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	14	7	14	0	35
Blue Devils	7	0	0	14	21

See also: 2010 Army Black Knights football team

At Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	6	0	7	16
Terrapins	0	7	7	7	21

See also: 2010 Maryland Terrapins football team

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	0	14	14	0	28
Blue Devils	3	0	7	3	13

See also: 2010 Miami Hurricanes football team

At No. 23 Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	0	7	0	7
No. 23 Hokies	14	13	17	0	44

See also: 2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

At Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	21	7	3	34
Midshipmen	0	0	7	24	31

See also: 2010 Navy Midshipmen football team

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cavaliers	7	14	7	20	48
Blue Devils	21	3	10	21	55

See also: 2010 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	7	14	0	21
Blue Devils	3	3	3	7	16

See also: 2010 Boston College Eagles football team

At Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	10	0	7	20
Yellow Jackets	3	3	17	7	30

See also: 2010 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	7	3	7	7	24
Blue Devils	7	0	3	9	19

See also: 2010 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina)