2019 Duke Blue Devils football team

2019 Duke Blue Devils football
2019 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Coastal Division
Record	5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	David Cutcliffe (12th season);
Offensive coordinator	Zac Roper (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinators	Ben Albert (2nd season); Matt Guerrieri (2nd season);
Base defense	4–2–5
MVP	Dylan Singleton
Captains	Zach Baker; Edgar Cerenord; Quentin Harris; Tre Hornbuckle; Koby Quansah; Dylan Singleton;
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson xy$^	8	–	0	14	–	1
Louisville	5	–	3	8	–	5
Wake Forest	4	–	4	8	–	5
Boston College	4	–	4	6	–	7
Florida State	4	–	4	6	–	7
Syracuse	2	–	6	5	–	7
NC State	1	–	7	4	–	8
Coastal Division
Virginia x	6	–	2	9	–	5
Virginia Tech	5	–	3	8	–	5
Pittsburgh	4	–	4	8	–	5
North Carolina	4	–	4	7	–	6
Miami (FL)	4	–	4	6	–	7
Duke	3	–	5	5	–	7
Georgia Tech	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season s a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his 12th year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. They finished the season 5–7 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place sixth in the Coastal Division.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, Duke was predicted to finish in fifth in the Coastal Division.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Alabama*	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff)	ABC	L 3–42	71,916
September 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 15 (FCS) North Carolina A&T*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN Extra	W 45–13	38,313
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee*	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	Stadium Facebook	W 41–18	19,852
September 27	7:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	W 45–10	59,537
October 5	8:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 30–33	22,610
October 12	12:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCRSN	W 41–23	21,741
October 19	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	L 14–48	52,847
October 26	4:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	ACCRSN	L 17–20	50,500
November 9	7:30 p.m.	No. 15 Notre Dame*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 7–38	40,004
November 16	4:00 p.m.	Syracuse	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 6–49	16,286
November 23	7:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	ACCN	L 27–39	24,130
November 30	3:30 p.m.	Miami (FL)	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN2	W 27–17	15,913
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

2019 Duke Blue Devils football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`2`	Daniel Karlin	Jr
WR	`3`	Darrell Harding	Fr
QB	`4`	Robert Nelson	So
WR	`5`	Jalon Calhoun	Fr
WR	`6`	Eli Pancol	Fr
RB	`7`	Jordan Waters	Fr
RB	`8`	Brittain Brown	Jr
WR	`11`	Scott Bracey	Jr
WR	`12`	Joe Hardison	So
QB	`12`	Gunnar Holmberg	Fr
QB	`13`	Jack Colyar	Fr
WR	`14`	Dennis Smith	Fr
QB	`15`	Chris Katrenick	So
QB	`16`	Gavin Spurrier	Fr
QB	`18`	Quentin Harris	Sr
WR	`19`	Jake Bobo	So
RB	`20`	Marvin Hubbard III	So
RB	`21`	Mataeo Durant	So
RB	`22`	Jaylen Coleman	Fr
WR	`24`	Jarret Garner	Fr
RB	`25`	Deon Jackson	Jr
RB	`36`	Elijah Deveaux	Jr
TE	`46`	Aaron Wright	Jr
RB	`47`	Ryan Wolitzer	Sr
C	`50`	Jack Wohlabaugh	Jr
C	`55`	Will Taylor	So
OL	`60`	Patrick Leitten	So
OT	`61`	Zach Tomson	So
OT	`63`	Jacob Monk	Fr
G	`64`	Tristan Westover	Jr
G	`65`	Julian Santos	Sr
OT	`66`	Jaylen Miller	Jr
G	`67`	Rakavius Chambers	Jr
OT	`68`	Elijah Wroten	Fr
G	`69`	Zach Baker	Sr
G	`71`	Maurice McIntyre	Fr
OT	`72`	Jack Griffin	Fr
OT	`73`	Anthony Hinton	Fr
OT	`74`	Ron Carr	Fr
C	`75`	Liam Smith	Jr
OT	`76`	Peace Addo	Fr
OT	`77`	Robert Kraeling	Jr
OT	`78`	Casey Holman	Fr
OT	`79`	Jacob Rimmer	So
TE	`80`	Matt Smith	Fr
WR	`81`	Aaron Young	Sr
TE	`82`	John Golette	Fr
TE	`83`	Zamari Ellis	Fr
WR	`84`	Trevor Horton	Fr
WR	`85`	Damond Philyaw-Johnson	So
TE	`87`	Noah Gray	Jr
TE	`88`	Jake Marwede	So
TE	`89`	Mark Birmingham	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`2`	Javon Jackson	Jr
S	`4`	Myles Hudzick	Jr
CB	`9`	Isaiah Kemp	Fr
S	`10`	Marquis Waters	Jr
CB	`13`	Tony Davis	Fr
S	`16`	Dylan Singleton	Sr
S	`26`	Michael Carter II	Jr
S	`27`	Damani Neal	So
CB	`28`	Mark Gilbert	Jr
S	`29`	Nate Thompson	Fr
S	`30`	Jalen Alexander	Fr
CB	`31`	Josh Blackwell	So
LB	`32`	Brandon Hill	Jr
CB	`33`	Leonard Johnson	So
LB	`34`	Sayyid Stevens	Fr
S	`35`	Antone Williams	Jr
CB	`37`	Ken Torain	Fr
CB	`39`	Jeremiah Lewis	Fr
LB	`40`	Jacob Morgenstern	Jr
LB	`41`	Xander Gagnon	Jr
LB	`42`	Shaka Heyward	Fr
LB	`43`	Rocky Shelton II	Fr
LB	`46`	Mason Russell	Fr
LB	`49`	Koby Quansah	Sr
DE	`51`	Victor Dimukeje	Jr
LB	`52`	Cole Carteaux	So
DE	`53`	Scott Jones	Sr
DT	`53`	Tahj Rice	So
DT	`54`	Derrick Tangelo	Jr
DT	`56`	Elijah Brown	Fr
DE	`59`	Tre Hornbuckle	Sr
DT	`60`	Noah Waddell	Sr
DT	`74`	Michael Larbie	Fr
DE	`86`	Drew Jordon	Jr
DT	`90`	DeWayne Carter	Fr
DE	`91`	Ahmad Craig	Fr
DT	`92`	Edgar Cerenord	Sr
DE	`93`	Ben Frye	So
DE	`94`	R. J. Oben	Fr
DT	`95`	Trevon McSwain	Sr
DE	`96`	Chris Rumph II	So
DE	`97`	Caleb Oppan	Fr
DE	`99`	Christian Rorie	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`11`	Tim Skapek	Sr
K	`36`	Matthew Kone	Jr
P	`37`	Jackson Hubbard	Jr
K	`38`	Jack Driggers	Jr
K	`44`	Charlie Ham	Fr
P	`45`	Austin Parker	Sr
K	`48`	A. J. Reed	Jr
LS	`57`	John Taylor	Jr
LS	`58`	Ben Wyatt	Jr
LS	`62`	Lee Rodio	Sr
P	`98`	Porter Wilson	Fr

Head coach

David Cutcliffe

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Zac Roper
Associate head coach/offensive coordinator
Matt Guerrieri
Co-defensive coordinator/safeties
Ben Albert
Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line
Jim Bridge
Offensive line
Derek Jones
Associate head coach/cornerbacks
Re'quan Boyette
Running backs
Jeff Faris
Tight ends
Lanier Goethie
Linbackers
Trooper Taylor
Wide receivers
Kirk Benedict
Special teams coordinator

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 16, 2026

Game summaries

Vs. No. 2 Alabama (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	3	0	0	3
No. 2 Crimson Tide	0	14	21	7	42

Statistics	DUKE	ALA
First downs	11	30
Total yards	204	512
Rushing yards	107	145
Passing yards	97	367
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	23:23	36:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	12/22, 97 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Brittain Brown	7 rushes, 36 yards
	Receiving	Noah Gray	5 receptions, 45 yards
Alabama	Passing	Tua Tagovailoa	26/31, 336 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Jerome Ford	10 rushes, 64 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jerry Jeudy	10 receptions, 137 yards, TD

No. 15 (FCS) North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 (FCS) Aggies	3	7	3	0	13
Blue Devils	7	21	10	7	45

Statistics	NCAT	DUKE
First downs	10	31
Total yards	249	574
Rushing yards	138	210
Passing yards	111	364
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	25:30	34:30

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Carolina A&T	Passing	Kylil Carter	8/22, 111 yards
	Rushing	Jah-Maine Martin	10 rushes, 82 yards, TD
	Receiving	Elijah Bell	2 receptions, 52 yards
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	30/42, 345 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Quentin Harris	13 rushes, 83 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jalon Calhoun	8 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD

At Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	14	17	10	0	41
Blue Raiders	3	0	8	7	18

Statistics	DUKE	MTSU
First downs	26	19
Total yards	463	339
Rushing yards	226	138
Passing yards	237	201
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	34:07	25:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	24/27, 237 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Quentin Harris	11 rushes, 107 yards
	Receiving	Aaron Young	6 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Asher O'Hara	19/27, 201 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Asher O'Hara	18 rushes, 67 yards
	Receiving	Jimmy Marshall	3 receptions, 42 yards

At Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	21	10	14	45
Hokies	3	0	7	0	10

Statistics	DUKE	VT
First downs	24	14
Total yards	422	259
Rushing yards	234	139
Passing yards	188	120
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	32:14	27:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	20/27, 163 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Quentin Harris	17 rushes, 100 yards, TD
	Receiving	Mataeo Durant	3 receptions, 53 yards
Virginia Tech	Passing	Ryan Willis	7/18, 112 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	DeShawn McClease	17 rushes, 102 yards
	Receiving	Damon Hazleton	1 reception, 72 yards, TD

Pittsburgh

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	10	9	7	7	33
Blue Devils	3	0	7	20	30

Statistics	PITT	DUKE
First downs	22	20
Total yards	337	288
Rushing yards	69	123
Passing yards	268	165
Turnovers	4	6
Time of possession	30:11	29:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Pittsburgh	Passing	Kenny Pickett	29/48, 268 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Todd Sibley	12 rushes, 60 yards
	Receiving	Taysir Mack	9 receptions, 85 yards, TD
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	18/43, 165 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Deon Jackson	19 rushes, 60 yards, TD
	Receiving	Deon Jackson	2 receptions, 47 yards, TD

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	7	7	3	6	23
Blue Devils	10	28	3	0	41

Statistics	GT	DUKE
First downs	20	20
Total yards	379	373
Rushing yards	173	197
Passing yards	206	176
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	27:32	32:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing	James Graham	15/35, 206 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jordan Mason	18 rushes, 106 yards
	Receiving	Adonicas Sanders	3 receptions, 69 yards
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	11/20, 176 yards
	Rushing	Mataeo Durant	13 rushes, 74 yards
	Receiving	Jalon Calhoun	4 receptions, 68 yards

At Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	0	0	7	7	14
Cavaliers	0	17	24	7	48

Statistics	DUKE	UVA
First downs	14	17
Total yards	250	307
Rushing yards	132	154
Passing yards	118	153
Turnovers	5	2
Time of possession	25:31	34:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	13/26, 88 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Quentin Harris	8 rushes, 37 yards
	Receiving	Scott Bracey	2 receptions, 43 yards, TD
Virginia	Passing	Bryce Perkins	13/26, 141 yards, INT
	Rushing	Wayne Taulapapa	14 rushes, 77 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Hasise Dubois	4 receptions, 62 yards

At North Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	3	0	14	0	17
Tar Heels	7	0	10	3	20

Statistics	DUKE	UNC
First downs	22	22
Total yards	329	432
Rushing yards	100	205
Passing yards	229	227
Turnovers	3	3
Time of possession	29:18	30:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	22/39, 229 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Deon Jackson	19 rushes, 91 yards
	Receiving	Scott Bracy	5 receptions, 62 yards, TD
North Carolina	Passing	Sam Howell	10/26, 227 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Javonte Williams	22 rushes, 111 yards
	Receiving	Dazz Newsome	4 receptions, 103 yards, TD

No. 15 Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Fighting Irish	14	7	7	10	38
Blue Devils	0	7	0	0	7

Statistics	ND	DUKE
First downs	21	10
Total yards	469	197
Rushing yards	288	95
Passing yards	181	102
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	32:52	27:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Notre Dame	Passing	Ian Book	18/32, 181 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ian Book	12 rushes, 139 yards
	Receiving	Chase Claypool	5 receptions, 97 yards, TD
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	16/28, 102 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Deon Jackson	14 rushes, 52 yards
	Receiving	Aaron Young	2 receptions, 30 yards, TD

Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
Orange	14	0	21	14	49
Blue Devils	0	6	0	0	6

Statistics	SYR	DUKE
First downs	16	19
Total yards	395	279
Rushing yards	286	122
Passing yards	109	157
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	27:18	32:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Syracuse	Passing	Tommy DeVito	6/15, 105 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Moe Neal	17 rushes, 115 yards, TD
	Receiving	Trishton Jackson	2 receptions, 68 yards, TD
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	19/36, 157 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Mataeo Durant	11 rushes, 54 yards
	Receiving	Aaron Young	5 receptions, 63 yards

At Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	7	3	3	14	27
Demon Deacons	3	10	10	16	39

Statistics	DUKE	WAKE
First downs	13	26
Total yards	290	618
Rushing yards	127	334
Passing yards	163	284
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	20:27	39:33

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	14/23, 163 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Mataeo Durant	7 rushes, 71 yards
	Receiving	Noah Gray	7 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Wake Forest	Passing	Jamie Newman	14/25, 284 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jamie Newman	29 rushes, 144 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kendall Hinton	6 receptions, 189 yards, TD

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes	0	14	3	0	17
Blue Devils	3	10	0	14	27

Statistics	MIA	DUKE
First downs	15	14
Total yards	259	287
Rushing yards	98	131
Passing yards	161	156
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	33:19	26:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami	Passing	Jarren Williams	11/26, 142 yards, TD
	Rushing	Robert Burns	18 rushes, 48 yards
	Receiving	Will Mallory	4 receptions, 93 yards
Duke	Passing	Quentin Harris	10/24, 156 yards, TD
	Rushing	Mataeo Durant	7 rushes, 59 yards
	Receiving	Jalon Calhoun	3 receptions, 82 yards, TD

References

^ "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run". theACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
^ "2019 Duke Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2019.

[1] "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run". theACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.

[2] "2019 Duke Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2019.

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