The 2008

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 Duke Blue Devils football

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 team represented the Duke University

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 in the college football

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 season of 2008-2009

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. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe

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. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium

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 in Durham, North Carolina

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Schedule

Season facts

• Duke's four wins equaled the team’s win total from the previous four seasons combined
• According to the Sagarin rankings
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  , 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

Team

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;">		Team	Opp
Scoring	241	281
Points per Game	20.1	23.4
First Downs	213	212
Rushing	81	85
Passing	118	113
Penalty	14	14
Total Offense	3646	4283
Avg per Play	4.4	5.4
Avg per Game	303.8	356.9
Fumbles-Lost	23-9	20-11
Penalties-Yards	56-526	56-490
Avg per Game	43.8	40.8

class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap;"> Team Opp Punts-Yards 74-2904  62-2352    Avg per Punt 39.2  37.9  Time of Possession/Game 30:21  29:39  3rd Down Conversions 67/183 (37%)  66/168 (39%)  4th Down Conversions 7/19 (37%)  5/19 (26%)  Touchdowns Scored 29  35  Field Goals-Attempts-Long 13-88-55  11-55  PAT-Attempts 28-28  34-34  Attendance 201091  257833    Games/Avg per Game 7/28727  5/51567 

Scores by quarter

Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Clifford Harris
TEAM
Total
Opponents

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Thaddeus Lewis
TEAM
Total
Opponents

Receiving

Name	GP-GS	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Eron Riley
Austin Kelly
Total
Opponents

Defense

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense		Interceptions				Fumbles		Blkd Kick
		Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	BrUp	QBH	No.-Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rcv-Yds	FF
Total

Special teams

Name	Punting								Kickoffs
	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
Total

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Total