The 2017 Duke Blue Devils football team represented
Duke University in the
2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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as a member of the
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The team was led by head coach
David Cutcliffe
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, in his tenth year, and played its home games at
Wallace Wade Stadium
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in
Durham, North Carolina. They finished the season 7–6 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place in a three-way tie for fourth in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the
Quick Lane Bowl, where they defeated
Northern Illinois
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.
Schedule
2017 Duke Blue Devils football schedule
''FBSchedules.com''. Accessed April 14, 2017.
Game summaries
North Carolina Central
Northwestern
Baylor
At North Carolina
Miami (FL)
At Virginia
Florida State
Pittsburgh
At Virginia Tech
At Army
Georgia Tech
At Wake Forest
Vs. Northern Illinois–Quick Lane Bowl
References
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Duke
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Duke Blue Devils football seasons
Quick Lane Bowl champion 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 ...