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2019 Duke

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

Schedule and results

Duke in 2019, game by game: lost vs. No. 2 Alabama 3–42; won vs. North Carolina A&T 45–13; won at Middle Tennessee 41–18; won at Virginia Tech 45–10; lost vs. Pittsburgh 30–33; won vs. Georgia Tech 41–23; lost at Virginia 14–48; lost at North Carolina 17–20; lost vs. No. 15 Notre Dame 7–38; lost vs. Syracuse 6–49; lost at Wake Forest 27–39; won vs. Miami 27–17+35−43Lost 3–42 vs. No. 2 Alabama-39No. 2 AlabamaWon 45–13 vs. North Carolina A&T+32North Carolina …Won 41–18 at Middle Tennessee+23Middle TennesseeWon 45–10 at Virginia Tech+35Virginia TechLost 30–33 vs. Pittsburgh-3PittsburghWon 41–23 vs. Georgia Tech+18Georgia TechLost 14–48 at Virginia-34VirginiaLost 17–20 at North Carolina-3North CarolinaLost 7–38 vs. No. 15 Notre Dame-31No. 15 Notre DameLost 6–49 vs. Syracuse-43SyracuseLost 27–39 at Wake Forest-12Wake ForestWon 27–17 vs. Miami+10Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vs2AlabamaL 3–⁠4223%
Sep 7vsNorth Carolina A&TW 45–⁠1367%
Sep 14atMiddle TennesseeW 41–⁠1848%
Sep 27atVirginia TechW 45–⁠1052%
Oct 5vsPittsburghL 30–⁠3368%
Oct 12vsGeorgia TechW 41–⁠2376%
Oct 19atVirginiaL 14–⁠4848%
Oct 26atNorth CarolinaL 17–⁠2057%
Nov 9vs15Notre DameL 7–⁠3840%
Nov 16vsSyracuseL 6–⁠4967%
Nov 23atWake ForestL 27–⁠3930%
Nov 30vsMiamiW 27–⁠1744%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami 27–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; 11th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 11th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
303–⁠350
Coach
David Cutcliffe
Elo
1497 −51 this season
SP+ rating
-1.8 No. 68 of 130; offense No. 112, defense No. 36, special teams No. 22
SRS
−0.3 No. 60 of 130 in FBS
Returning
29% of last season’s EPA, No. 118 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 49 roster talent No. 44 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Zac Roper
Defensive coordinators
Ben Albert and Matt Guerrieri
Captains
Zach Baker, Edgar Cerenord, Quentin Harris, Tre Hornbuckle, Koby Quansah and Dylan Singleton
Most valuable player
Dylan Singleton
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense124th of 130
  • Defense51st of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted128th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted48th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0936%1.11124th of 130
Defense0.0941%1.2451st of 130
Opponent-adjusted-0.04 off
0.07 def		38% off
40% def		—128th off
48th 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
Offense4.0own 3121% allowed
Defense3.6own 3020% caused

CORE rating -6.6, 96th of 130 (offense -11.4, defense -4.9).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsQuentin Harris QB2,078 yds
Passing touchdownsQuentin Harris QB16 TD
Rushing yardsDeon Jackson RB641 yds
Rushing touchdownsQuentin Harris QB7 TD
Receiving yardsJalon Calhoun WR420 yds
Receiving touchdownsJalon Calhoun WR4 TD
TacklesKoby Quansah LB105 tkl
SacksVictor Dimukeje DE8.5 sacks
InterceptionsJalen Alexander S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Tony Davis CB★★★★No. 264
Jacob Monk OG★★★No. 475
DeWayne Carter DT★★★No. 517
Eli Pancol WR★★★No. 589
Ron Carr OT★★★No. 680

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.833
Receivers53.00.858
Offensive line43.00.863
Defensive line53.00.865
Linebackers13.00.848
Defensive backs33.30.880
Athletes and specialists23.00.811
Whole class213.00.858

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 109

The 2019 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson8–⁠014–⁠12
Virginia6–⁠29–⁠5
Louisville5–⁠38–⁠5
Virginia Tech5–⁠38–⁠5
Wake Forest5–⁠48–⁠5
Pittsburgh4–⁠48–⁠5
Boston College4–⁠46–⁠7
Miami4–⁠46–⁠7
Florida State4–⁠46–⁠7
North Carolina4–⁠57–⁠6
Duke3–⁠55–⁠7
Syracuse2–⁠65–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠63–⁠9
NC State1–⁠74–⁠8

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