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2011 Duke

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by David Cutcliffe.

Schedule and results

Duke in 2011, game by game: lost vs. Richmond 21–23; lost vs. No. 6 Stanford 14–44; won at Boston College 20–19; won vs. Tulane 48–27; won at Florida International 31–27; lost vs. Florida State 16–41; lost vs. Wake Forest 23–24; lost vs. No. 15 Virginia Tech 10–14; lost at Miami 14–49; lost at Virginia 21–31; lost vs. Georgia Tech 31–38; lost at North Carolina 21–37+21−35Lost 21–23 vs. Richmond-2RichmondLost 14–44 vs. No. 6 Stanford-30No. 6 StanfordWon 20–19 at Boston College+1Boston CollegeWon 48–27 vs. Tulane+21TulaneWon 31–27 at Florida International+4Florida Interna…Lost 16–41 vs. Florida State-25Florida StateLost 23–24 vs. Wake Forest-1Wake ForestLost 10–14 vs. No. 15 Virginia Tech-4No. 15 Virginia TechLost 14–49 at Miami-35MiamiLost 21–31 at Virginia-10VirginiaLost 31–38 vs. Georgia Tech-7Georgia TechLost 21–37 at North Carolina-16North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsRichmondL 21–⁠2359%
Sep 10vs6StanfordL 14–⁠4421%
Sep 17atBoston CollegeW 20–⁠1931%
Sep 24vsTulaneW 48–⁠2757%
Oct 1atFlorida InternationalW 31–⁠2730%
Oct 15vsFlorida StateL 16–⁠4139%
Oct 22vsWake ForestL 23–⁠2449%
Oct 29vs15Virginia TechL 10–⁠1422%
Nov 5atMiamiL 14–⁠4922%
Nov 12atVirginiaL 21–⁠3129%
Nov 19vsGeorgia TechL 31–⁠3830%
Nov 26atNorth CarolinaL 21–⁠3721%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 37–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 11th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
270–⁠374
Coach
David Cutcliffe
Elo
1370 −53 this season
SP+ rating
-13.3 No. 98 of 120; offense No. 90, defense No. 99, special teams No. 90
SRS
−9.6 No. 99 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 63
Offensive coordinator
Kurt Roper
Defensive coordinator
Jim Knowles
Captains
Matt Daniels, Charlie Hatcher, Kyle Hill and Sean Renfree
Most valuable player
Matt Daniels
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple

How good, play by play

  • Offense71st of 120
  • Defense118th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted65th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted129th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0438%1.0971st of 120
Defense0.1747%0.97118th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.13 def		40% off
46% def		—65th off
129th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 303% allowed
Defense0.0own 292% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Player leaders are hidden for this season: our source’s player stats for Duke are missing players (they add up to less than 85% of the team’s passing or rushing yards).

Top recruits in the 2011 class

Jared Boyd CB★★★No. 1002
Jamison Crowder WR★★★No. 1038
David Reeves OT★★★No. 1049
Blair Holliday WR★★★No. 1140
Will Monday K★★★No. 1153

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2011 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers33.00.825
Offensive line52.80.814
Defensive line33.00.810
Linebackers32.30.800
Defensive backs23.00.829
Athletes and specialists13.00.829
Whole class172.80.815

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 130

The 2011 roster

130 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2011 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster

2011 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech7–⁠111–⁠321
Clemson6–⁠210–⁠422
Florida State5–⁠39–⁠423
Georgia Tech5–⁠38–⁠5
Virginia5–⁠38–⁠5
Wake Forest5–⁠36–⁠7
NC State4–⁠48–⁠5
North Carolina3–⁠57–⁠6
Miami3–⁠56–⁠6
Boston College3–⁠54–⁠8
Duke1–⁠73–⁠9
Maryland1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.