American college football season
The 2020 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Blue Devils were led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his 13th year, and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
Schedule
Duke had games scheduled against Charlotte, Elon, Middle Tennessee, and Wake Forest, which were all canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 12 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 10 Notre Dame | | NBC | L 13–27 | 10,097 |
September 19 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College | | ACCRSN | L 6–26 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
September 26 | 4:00 p.m. | at Virginia | | ACCN | L 20–38 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
October 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| ACCN | L 31–38 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
October 10 | 12:30 p.m. | at Syracuse | | ACCRSN | W 38–24 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
October 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at NC State | | ACCRSN | L 20–31 | 4,032 |
October 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Charlotte* | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| ACCRSN | W 53–19 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | North Carolina | | ESPN2 | L 24–56 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
November 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | | ACCRSN | L 33–56 | 11,000 |
December 5 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 10 Miami (FL) | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| ACCN | L 0–48 | 0 (Behind closed doors) |
December 12 | 4:30 p.m. | Florida State | | ACCN | L 35–56 | 14,872 |
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The ACC released their schedule on July 29, with specific dates selected at a later date.[1]
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Coaches | RV | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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CFP | Not released | | | | | | | Not released |
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Game summaries
At Notre Dame
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Blue Devils
|
3
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
13 |
No. 10 Fighting Irish
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
10 |
27 |
Boston College
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
7
|
0
|
16
|
3 |
26 |
Blue Devils
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
6 |
At Virginia
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Blue Devils
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
0 |
20 |
Cavaliers
|
0
|
17
|
0
|
21 |
38 |
Virginia Tech
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hokies
|
7
|
3
|
14
|
14 |
38 |
Blue Devils
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
17 |
31 |
At Syracuse
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Blue Devils
|
10
|
14
|
6
|
8 |
38 |
Orange
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
3 |
24 |
At NC State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Blue Devils
|
7
|
13
|
0
|
0 |
20 |
Wolfpack
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
10 |
31 |
Charlotte
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
49ers
|
0
|
7
|
6
|
6 |
19 |
Blue Devils
|
17
|
7
|
13
|
16 |
53 |
North Carolina
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tar Heels
|
21
|
21
|
7
|
7 |
56 |
Blue Devils
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
At Georgia Tech
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Blue Devils
|
7
|
19
|
7
|
0 |
33 |
Yellow Jackets
|
14
|
14
|
14
|
14 |
56 |
No. 10 Miami (FL)
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hurricanes
|
14
|
7
|
21
|
6 |
48 |
Blue Devils
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Florida State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Blue Devils
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
14 |
35 |
Seminoles
|
28
|
0
|
14
|
14 |
56 |
Players drafted into the NFL
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