2008 Duke Blue Devils

The 2008 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Season facts

 * Duke's four wins equaled the team’s win total from the previous four seasons combined
 * According to the Sagarin rankings, Duke faced the second toughest schedule in the country
 * Of the 11 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams the Blue Devils played against, 10 became bowl-eligible (Virginia fell just short at 5-7). The 12th team, James Madison, went 12-1 in the Championship Subdivision.
 * Duke place-kickers went 13-for-18 in field goal attempts, a 72.2 percent clip that was a team's best since 1998
 * Punter Kevin Jones ranked third in the ACC with a 40.8-yard average per kick
 * For the first time in history, attendance was over 30,000 for four home games
 * Duke has finished last or tied for last in the ACC for five consecutive seasons and six out of the last seven