2018 Duke Blue Devils football team


The 2018 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his eleventh year, and play its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. Duke competes as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Coastal Division. The Blue Devils finished the regular season with an 8–5 overall record. They went 3–5 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they defeated Temple.

Previous season

The Blue Devils finished the 2017 season 7–6, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Quick Lane Bowl where they defeated Northern Illinois.

Recruiting

Position key

Recruits

The Blue Devils signed a total of 16 recruits.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
Lott TrophyBen HumphriesLBSR
Rimington TrophyZach HarmonCSR
Chuck Bednarik AwardMark GilbertCBJR
Chuck Bednarik AwardJoe Giles-HarrisLBJR
Maxwell AwardDaniel JonesQBJR
Davey O'Brien AwardDaniel JonesQBJR
Doak Walker AwardBrittain BrownRBSO
Fred Biletnikoff AwardT.J. RahmingWRSR
John Mackey AwardDaniel HelmTESR
Butkus AwardJoe Giles-HarrisLBJR
Jim Thorpe AwardMark GilbertCBJR
Bronko Nagurski TrophyMark GilbertCBJR
Bronko Nagurski TrophyJoe Giles-HarrisLBJR
Paul Hornung AwardBrittain BrownRB/KRSO
Wuerffel TrophyJonathan LloydWRSR
Walter Camp AwardJoe Gilles-HarrisLBJR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardDaniel JonesQBJR
Manning AwardDaniel JonesQBJR

ACC media poll

The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.
Media poll

Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

Army

at Northwestern

Overall recordLast meetingResult
9–102017W, 41–17

at Baylor

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–02017W, 34–20

North Carolina Central

Virginia Tech

at Georgia Tech

Overall recordLast meetingResult
33–51–12017W, 43–20

Virginia

at Pittsburgh

Overall recordLast meetingResult
9–132017L, 17–24

at Miami (FL)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–132017L, 6–31

North Carolina

at Clemson

Overall recordLast meetingResult
16–36–12012L, 20–56

Wake Forest

vs. Temple (Independence Bowl)

Rankings

2019 NFL Draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Daniel JonesNew York Giants1st6QB