The 2015 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his eighth year, and played its home games at the newly renovated Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. They finished the season 8–5 overall and 4–4 in ACC play to tie for fourth place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Pinstripe Bowl, where they defeated Indiana, 44–41, in overtime.
| 2015 Duke Blue Devils football | |
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Pinstripe Bowl champion | |
Pinstripe Bowl, W 44–41 OT vs. Indiana | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Coastal Division | |
| Record | 8–5 (4–4 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Scottie Montgomery (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Jim Knowles (6th season) |
| Base defense | 4–2–5 |
| MVP | Jeremy Cash |
| Captain | Jeremy Cash, Matt Skura |
| Home stadium | Wallace Wade Stadium |
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| Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Clemson x$^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Florida State | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 North Carolina x | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Clemson 45, North Carolina 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 9:30 p.m. | at Tulane* | CBSSN | W 37–7 | 25,470 | ||
| September 12 | 6:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central* | ESPN3 | W 55–0 | 33,941 | ||
| September 19 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 23 Northwestern* |
| ACCN | L 10–19 | 24,127 | |
| September 26 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 20 Georgia Tech |
| ESPN2 | W 34–20 | 20,101 | |
| October 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Boston College |
| ACCRSN | W 9–7 | 20,009 | |
| October 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army* | CBSSN | W 44–3 | 39,712 | ||
| October 24 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia Tech | No. 23 | ESPNU | W 45–43 4OT | 63,257 | |
| October 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Miami (FL) | No. 22 |
| ESPNU | L 27–30 | 30,143 |
| November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 21 North Carolina | ESPN2 | L 31–66 | 60,500 | ||
| November 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh |
| ESPNews | L 13–31 | 30,241 | |
| November 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia | ESPN3 | L 34–42 | 35,178 | ||
| November 28 | 12:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | ACCN | W 27–21 | 26,435 | ||
| December 26 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Indiana* | ABC | W 44–41 OT | 37,218 | ||
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Personnel
Roster
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Offense
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Coaching staff
| Name | Position | Seasons at Duke | Alma mater |
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| David Cutcliffe | Head Coach | 8th | Alabama (1976) |
| Scottie Montgomery | Offensive coordinator/The Baxter Family Associate head coach/quarterbacks | 3rd | Duke (1999) |
| John Latina | Offensive line/Assistant head coach/Running game coordinator | 4th | Virginia Tech (1981) |
| Jim Knowles | Defensive coordinator | 5th | Cornell (1987) |
| Jim Collins | Defensive ends | 8th | Elon (1974) |
| Jeff Faris | Wide receivers | 4th | Duke (2011) |
| Matt Guerrieri | Safeties | 4th | Davidson College (2011) |
| Zac Roper | Special teams coordinator/Tight ends/recruiting coordinator | 8th | Ole Miss (2001) |
| Derek Jones | Assistant Special Teams coordinator/Defensive Backs | 8th | Ole Miss (1996) |
| Re'quan Boyette | Running backs | 4th | Duke (2009) |
| Marcus Johnson | Offensive Quality Control | 5th | Ole Miss (2004) |
| Patrick O'Connor | Defensive Quality Control | 4th | Dickinson College (2010) |
| Josh Grizzard | Offensive Graduate Assistant | 3rd | Yale University (2012) |
| Eli Keimach | Offensive Graduate Assistant | 2nd | Massachusetts (2014) |
| Clayton McGrath | Defensive tackles/Graduate Assistant | 3rd | Brown University (2011) |
| Sam McGrath | Defensive Graduate Assistant | 1st | Brown University (2012) |
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Game summaries
At Tulane
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Devils | 3 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 37 |
| Green Wave | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
North Carolina Central
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 55 |
No. 23 Northwestern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 23 Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
No. 20 Georgia Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 20 Yellow Jackets | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Blue Devils | 19 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 34 |
Boston College
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
At Army
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Devils | 10 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 44 |
| Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
At Virginia Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | Total | |
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| No. 23 Blue Devils | 14 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 45 |
| Hokies | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 43 |
Miami (FL)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hurricanes | 0 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 30 |
| No. 22 Blue Devils | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 27 |
This game is best remembered for the finish, in which Miami used eight laterals to return the kickoff with no time left and get the win. However, photographic evidence later proved that one of the laterals was still in the Miami player's hand as his knee was down, which if caught by the referees would have ended the play and kept Duke the winners. The ACC apologized to Duke and suspended the officials from this game.
At No. 21 North Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Devils | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| No. 21 Tar Heels | 21 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 66 |
Pittsburgh
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Blue Devils | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
At Virginia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Devils | 7 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Cavaliers | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
At Wake Forest
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Devils | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Demon Deacons | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Vs. Indiana (Pinstripe Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Hoosiers | 0 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 41 |
| Blue Devils | 10 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 44 |
Rankings
| Week | ||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | — | — | RV | — | RV | RV | 25 | 23 | 22 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 18 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV |
| CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | ||||||||
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