The 2023 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Blue Devils were led by head coach Mike Elko, in his second year, and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The Duke Blue Devils football team drew an average home attendance of 25,111 in 2023.
Schedule Duke and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023. The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004, that its scheduling format just includes one division. The new format sets Duke with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Blue Devils three set conference opponents for the next four years are: NC State, North Carolina, and Wake Forest. As such, this is the first season since 1932 that the Blue Devils didn't play rival Georgia Tech.
2023 Duke Football Schedule Announced2023 Duke Football Schedule
Roster
Game summaries vs. No. 9 Clemson
vs. Lafayette
vs. Northwestern
at UConn
vs. No. 11 Notre Dame
vs. NC State
Statistics NCSUDUKE First downs 18 12 Total yards 305 301 Rushing yards 112 194 Passing yards 193 107 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 36:56 23:04
Team Category Player StatisticsNC State Passing MJ Morris 24–40, 193 yards, 1 INT Rushing MJ Morris 14 rushes, 38 yards Receiving KC Concepcion 6 receptions, 63 yardsDuke Passing Henry Belin IV 4–12, 107 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jordan Waters 13 rushes, 123 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jalon Calhoun 1 reception, 69 yards, 1 TD
at No. 4 Florida State
at No. 18 Louisville
vs. Wake Forest
at No. 24 North Carolina (Victory Bell)
at Virginia
vs. Pittsburgh
vs. Troy
Rankings
Coaching staff Name Title Mike Elko Head coachTyler SantucciCo-defensive coordinatorLyle Hemphill Co-defensive coordinator/Safeties coach Harland Bower Defensive ends coachAdam CushingRun Game coordinator/offensive line coach Zohn Burden Pass game coordinator/wide receivers coach Kevin JohnsOffensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coachPatrick Dougherty Special teams coordinator/tight ends coach Trooper Taylor Associate head coach/running backs coach Ishmael Aristide Cornerbacks coach Jess SimpsonAssociate head coach/defensive line coach
Players drafted into the NFL
1 26 Graham Barton C Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3 95 DeWayne Carter DT Buffalo Bills 5 163 Jacob Monk C Green Bay Packers
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