The 2009 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the

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. It was Duke's 57th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and fifth in its Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by second-year head coach

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. Duke finished the season 5–7 overall and 3–5 in

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play, failing to qualify for a

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for the 15th straight season.

Schedule

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Game summaries

Richmond

at Army

at No. 22 Kansas

North Carolina Central

No. 6 Virginia Tech

at NC State

Maryland

at Virginia

at North Carolina

No. 7 Georgia Tech

at No. 21 Miami (FL)

Wake Forest

Notes

*When the Blue Devils defeated the

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on October 24, it marked the first time Duke had beaten consecutive ACC opponents since 1994.

References

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Duke Blue Devils football seasons

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