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2014 Duke

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by David Cutcliffe.

Schedule and results

Duke in 2014, game by game: won vs. Elon 52–13; won at Troy 34–17; won vs. Kansas 41–3; won vs. Tulane 47–13; lost at Miami 10–22; won at No. 22 Georgia Tech 31–25; won vs. Virginia 20–13; won at Pittsburgh 51–48; won at Syracuse 27–10; lost vs. Virginia Tech 16–17; lost vs. North Carolina 20–45; won vs. Wake Forest 41–21; lost vs. No. 15 Arizona State 31–36+39−25Won 52–13 vs. Elon+39ElonWon 34–17 at Troy+17TroyWon 41–3 vs. Kansas+38KansasWon 47–13 vs. Tulane+34TulaneLost 10–22 at Miami-12MiamiWon 31–25 at No. 22 Georgia Tech+6No. 22 Georgia TechWon 20–13 vs. Virginia+7VirginiaWon 51–48 at Pittsburgh+3PittsburghWon 27–10 at Syracuse+17SyracuseLost 16–17 vs. Virginia Tech-1Virginia TechLost 20–45 vs. North Carolina-25North CarolinaWon 41–21 vs. Wake Forest+20Wake ForestLost 31–36 vs. No. 15 Arizona State-5No. 15 Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsElonW 52–⁠1392%
Sep 6atTroyW 34–⁠1766%
Sep 13vsKansasW 41–⁠380%
Sep 20vsTulaneW 47–⁠1378%
Sep 27atMiamiL 10–⁠2251%
Oct 11at22Georgia TechW 31–⁠2539%
Oct 18vsVirginiaW 20–⁠1376%
Nov 1atPittsburghW 51–⁠4862%
Nov 8atSyracuseW 27–⁠1062%
Nov 15vsVirginia TechL 16–⁠1773%
Nov 20vsNorth CarolinaL 20–⁠4572%
Nov 29vsWake ForestW 41–⁠2182%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvs15Arizona StateSun BowlL 31–⁠3640%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 36–⁠31 in the Sun Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 24
  2. Wk 11: 22
  3. Wk 12: 19
  4. Wk 13: 25

William V. Campbell TrophyDavid Helton, LB

Consensus All-AmericanLaken Tomlinson, OL

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 19
Points
421–⁠283
Coach
David Cutcliffe
Elo
1583 +25 this season
SP+ rating
7.0 No. 47 of 128; offense No. 64, defense No. 55, special teams No. 3
SRS
6.2 No. 38 of 128 in FBS
Returning
78% of last season’s EPA, No. 29 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 61
Offensive coordinator
Scottie Montgomery
Defensive coordinator
Jim Knowles
Captains
Anthony Boone, Kelby Brown, Jeremy Cash, Jamison Crowder and Laken Tomlinson
Most valuable player
Anthony Boone
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense82nd of 128
  • Defense32nd of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted80th of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted49th of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1043%1.0682nd of 128
Defense0.0945%1.0132nd of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.13 off
0.14 def		44% off
45% def		—80th off
49th 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
Offense3.4own 342% allowed
Defense3.1own 263% 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 yardsAnthony Boone QB2,700 yds
Passing touchdownsAnthony Boone QB19 TD
Rushing yardsShaquille Powell RB618 yds
Rushing touchdownsThomas Sirk QB8 TD
Receiving yardsJamison Crowder WR1,044 yds
Receiving touchdownsIssac Blakeney WR7 TD
InterceptionsBreon Borders CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Trevon Lee WR★★★No. 432
Trip McNeill OT★★★No. 701
Nico Pierre PRO★★★No. 720
Taariq Shabazz WDE★★★No. 757
Edgar Cerenord DT★★★No. 772

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.857
Receivers33.00.837
Offensive line23.00.855
Defensive line33.00.843
Athletes and specialists22.50.776
Whole class112.90.833

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 2015

The 2015 draft
Rd 1Laken Tomlinson OGDetroit Lions
Rd 4Jamison Crowder WRWashington Redskins

Roster 113

The 2014 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 27 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠013–⁠15
Georgia Tech6–⁠211–⁠38
Clemson6–⁠210–⁠315
Louisville5–⁠39–⁠424
Duke5–⁠39–⁠4
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Pittsburgh4–⁠46–⁠7
North Carolina4–⁠46–⁠7
NC State3–⁠58–⁠5
Virginia Tech3–⁠57–⁠6
Miami3–⁠56–⁠7
Virginia3–⁠55–⁠7
Syracuse1–⁠73–⁠9
Wake Forest1–⁠73–⁠9

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