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2020 Duke

2–⁠9 (1–⁠9 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by David Cutcliffe.

Schedule and results

Duke in 2020, game by game: lost at Notre Dame 13–27; lost vs. Boston College 6–26; lost at Virginia 20–38; lost vs. Virginia Tech 31–38; won at Syracuse 38–24; lost at NC State 20–31; won vs. Charlotte 53–19; lost vs. North Carolina 24–56; lost at Georgia Tech 33–56; lost vs. No. 9 Miami 0–48; lost at Florida State 35–56+34−48Lost 13–27 at Notre Dame-14Notre DameLost 6–26 vs. Boston College-20Boston CollegeLost 20–38 at Virginia-18VirginiaLost 31–38 vs. Virginia Tech-7Virginia TechWon 38–24 at Syracuse+14SyracuseLost 20–31 at NC State-11NC StateWon 53–19 vs. Charlotte+34CharlotteLost 24–56 vs. North Carolina-32North CarolinaLost 33–56 at Georgia Tech-23Georgia TechLost 0–48 vs. No. 9 Miami-48No. 9 MiamiLost 35–56 at Florida State-21Florida State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12atNotre DameL 13–⁠2720%
Sep 19vsBoston CollegeL 6–⁠2653%
Sep 26atVirginiaL 20–⁠3827%
Oct 3vsVirginia TechL 31–⁠3839%
Oct 10atSyracuseW 38–⁠2433%
Oct 17atNC StateL 20–⁠3138%
Oct 31vsCharlotteW 53–⁠1952%
Nov 7vsNorth CarolinaL 24–⁠5642%
Nov 28atGeorgia TechL 33–⁠5647%
Dec 5vs9MiamiL 0–⁠4830%
Dec 12atFlorida StateL 35–⁠5641%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida State 56–⁠35; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 14th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 89th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠9 tied for 14th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
273–⁠419
Coach
David Cutcliffe
Elo
1375 −123 this season
SP+ rating
-4.2 No. 87 of 130; offense No. 111, defense No. 45
Returning
38% of last season’s EPA, No. 107 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 61 roster talent No. 50 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Zac Roper
Defensive coordinators
Ben Albert and Matt Guerrieri
Captains
Michael Carter II, Noah Gray, Deon Jackson, Chris Rumph II and Jack Wohlabaugh
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense117th of 127
  • Defense99th of 127
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted124th of 127
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted102nd of 127
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0440%1.25117th of 127
Defense0.2143%1.4599th of 127
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.17 def		40% off
42% def		—124th off
102nd 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
Offense2.7own 2920% allowed
Defense4.5own 3016% caused

CORE rating -20.9, 120th of 127 (offense -14.6, defense 6.3).

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 yardsChase Brice QB2,162 yds
Passing touchdownsChase Brice QB10 TD
Rushing yardsMataeo Durant RB817 yds
Rushing touchdownsMataeo Durant RB8 TD
Receiving yardsJake Bobo WR348 yds
Receiving touchdownsJalon Calhoun WR2 TD
TacklesShaka Heyward LB79 tkl
SacksChris Rumph II DE8 sacks
InterceptionsJeremiah Lewis S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2020 class

Luca Diamont DUAL★★★No. 543
Graham Barton OG★★★No. 671
Aeneas Peebles DT★★★No. 780
Jontavis Robertson WR★★★No. 804
Malik Bowen-Sims WR★★★No. 855

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

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.878
Receivers43.00.854
Offensive line43.00.855
Defensive line23.00.862
Linebackers33.00.850
Defensive backs13.00.846
Athletes and specialists23.00.844
Whole class173.00.854

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 2021

The 2021 draft
Rd 4Chris Rumph II OLBLos Angeles Chargers
Rd 5Michael Carter II SNew York Jets
Rd 5Noah Gray TEKansas City Chiefs
Rd 6Victor Dimukeje DEArizona Cardinals

Roster 109

The 2020 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2020 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

2020 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Notre Dame9–⁠010–⁠25
Clemson8–⁠110–⁠23
Miami7–⁠28–⁠322
North Carolina7–⁠38–⁠418
NC State7–⁠38–⁠4
Pittsburgh5–⁠56–⁠5
Boston College5–⁠56–⁠5
Virginia Tech5–⁠55–⁠6
Virginia4–⁠55–⁠5
Wake Forest3–⁠44–⁠5
Georgia Tech3–⁠63–⁠7
Louisville3–⁠74–⁠7
Florida State2–⁠63–⁠6
Duke1–⁠92–⁠9
Syracuse1–⁠91–⁠10

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