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2012 Duke

6–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by David Cutcliffe.

Schedule and results

Duke in 2012, game by game: won vs. Florida International 46–26; lost at No. 25 Stanford 13–50; won vs. North Carolina Central 54–17; won vs. Memphis 38–14; won at Wake Forest 34–27; won vs. Virginia 42–17; lost at Virginia Tech 20–41; won vs. North Carolina 33–30; lost at No. 11 Florida State 7–48; lost vs. No. 10 Clemson 20–56; lost at Georgia Tech 24–42; lost vs. Miami 45–52; lost vs. Cincinnati 34–48+37−41Won 46–26 vs. Florida International+20Florida Interna…Lost 13–50 at No. 25 Stanford-37No. 25 StanfordWon 54–17 vs. North Carolina Central+37North Carolina …Won 38–14 vs. Memphis+24MemphisWon 34–27 at Wake Forest+7Wake ForestWon 42–17 vs. Virginia+25VirginiaLost 20–41 at Virginia Tech-21Virginia TechWon 33–30 vs. North Carolina+3North CarolinaLost 7–48 at No. 11 Florida State-41No. 11 Florida StateLost 20–56 vs. No. 10 Clemson-36No. 10 ClemsonLost 24–42 at Georgia Tech-18Georgia TechLost 45–52 vs. Miami-7MiamiLost 34–48 vs. Cincinnati-14Cincinnati
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsFlorida InternationalW 46–⁠2645%
Sep 8at25StanfordL 13–⁠5016%
Sep 15vsNorth Carolina CentralW 54–⁠1785%
Sep 22vsMemphisW 38–⁠1479%
Sep 29atWake ForestW 34–⁠2741%
Oct 6vsVirginiaW 42–⁠1761%
Oct 13atVirginia TechL 20–⁠4134%
Oct 20vsNorth CarolinaW 33–⁠3042%
Oct 27at11Florida StateL 7–⁠4818%
Nov 3vs10ClemsonL 20–⁠5632%
Nov 17atGeorgia TechL 24–⁠4232%
Nov 24vsMiamiL 45–⁠5241%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsCincinnatiBelk BowlL 34–⁠4823%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Cincinnati 48–⁠34 in the Belk Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
410–⁠468
Coach
David Cutcliffe
Elo
1427 +13 this season
SP+ rating
-7.1 No. 84 of 124; offense No. 60, defense No. 104, special teams No. 28
SRS
−3.9 No. 74 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 62
Offensive coordinator
Kurt Roper
Defensive coordinator
Jim Knowles
Captains
Walt Canty, Ross Cockrell, Sean Renfree and Conner Vernon
Most valuable player
Sean Renfree
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense80th of 124
  • Defense101st of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted76th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted101st of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0440%0.9080th of 124
Defense0.1145%0.93101st of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.05 off
0.09 def		41% off
44% def		—76th off
101st 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-0.4own 313% allowed
Defense-0.2own 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsSean Renfree QB3,113 yds
Passing touchdownsSean Renfree QB19 TD
Rushing yardsJela Duncan RB553 yds
Rushing touchdownsBrandon Connette QB8 TD
Receiving yardsConner Vernon WR1,074 yds
Receiving touchdownsConner Vernon WR8 TD
InterceptionsRoss Cockrell CB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Shaquille Powell APB★★★No. 432
Jela Duncan RB★★★No. 484
Deion Williams OLB★★★No. 568
Dan Beilinson TE★★★No. 691
Ross Martin K★★★No. 764

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.839
Running backs23.00.882
Receivers43.00.830
Offensive line23.00.802
Defensive line43.00.820
Linebackers23.00.866
Defensive backs32.30.785
Athletes and specialists23.00.840
Whole class202.90.829

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.

Drafted in 2013

The 2013 draft
Rd 7Sean Renfree QBAtlanta Falcons

Roster 110

The 2012 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State7–⁠112–⁠210
Clemson7–⁠111–⁠211
North Carolina5–⁠38–⁠4
Miami5–⁠37–⁠5
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠7
Virginia Tech4–⁠47–⁠6
NC State4–⁠47–⁠6
Duke3–⁠56–⁠7
Wake Forest3–⁠55–⁠7
Maryland2–⁠64–⁠8
Virginia2–⁠64–⁠8
Boston College1–⁠72–⁠10

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