2019 Duke Blue Devils football team

2019 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZac Roper (4th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense4–2–5
MVPDylan Singleton
Captains
  • Zach Baker
  • Edgar Cerenord
  • Quentin Harris
  • Tre Hornbuckle
  • Koby Quansah
  • Dylan Singleton
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Uniform
2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:30 p.m.vs. No. 2 Alabama*
ABCL 3–4271,916
September 76:00 p.m.No. 15 (FCS) North Carolina A&T*
ACCN ExtraW 45–1338,313
September 147:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee*
Stadium FacebookW 41–1819,852
September 277:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech
ESPNW 45–1059,537
October 58:00 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 30–3322,610
October 1212:30 p.m.Georgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCRSNW 41–2321,741
October 193:30 p.m.at Virginia
ACCNL 14–4852,847
October 264:00 p.m.at North Carolina
ACCRSNL 17–2050,500
November 97:30 p.m.No. 15 Notre Dame*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 7–3840,004
November 164:00 p.m.Syracuse
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ACCNL 6–4916,286
November 237:30 p.m.at Wake Forest
ACCNL 27–3924,130
November 303:30 p.m.Miami (FL)
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN2W 27–1715,913

[2]

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
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)

See also: 2019 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and 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

See also: 2019 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team
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

See also: 2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
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

See also: 2019 Virginia Tech Hokies football team
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

See also: 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
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

See also: 2019 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
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

See also: 2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team
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

See also: 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
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

See also: 2019 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
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

See also: 2019 Syracuse Orange football team
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

See also: 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
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)

See also: 2019 Miami Hurricanes football team
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

  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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