The Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the

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as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by fifth-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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They finished the season 6–7 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place fifth in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl, the program's first

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since

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, where they were defeated by

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Schedule

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Game summaries

FIU

At No. 21 Stanford

North Carolina Central

Memphis

At Wake Forest

Virginia

At Virginia Tech

North Carolina

at. No. 10 Florida State

No. 9 Clemson

At Georgia Tech

Miami (FL)

Vs. Cincinnati (Belk Bowl)

References

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Duke Blue Devils football seasons

Duke Blue Devils football The Duke Blue Devils football team represents Duke University in the sport of American football. The Blue Devils compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Coastal Division of ...

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