2021 Duke Blue Devils football team

2021 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record3–9 (0–8 ACC)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorRe'quan Boyette (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJeff Faris (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinatorBen Albert (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMatt Guerrieri (4th season)
Base defense4–2–5
CaptainJake Bobo, DeWayne Carter, Gunnar Holmberg, Leonard Johnson, Jack Wohlabaugh
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 15 Wake Forest xy   7 1     11 3  
No. 20 NC State   6 2     9 3  
No. 14 Clemson   6 2     10 3  
Louisville   4 4     6 7  
Florida State   4 4     5 7  
Syracuse   2 6     5 7  
Boston College   2 6     6 6  
Coastal Division
No. 13 Pittsburgh xy$   7 1     11 3  
Miami (FL)   5 3     7 5  
Virginia   4 4     6 6  
Virginia Tech   4 4     6 7  
North Carolina   3 5     6 7  
Georgia Tech   2 6     3 9  
Duke   0 8     3 9  
Championship: Pittsburgh 45, Wake Forest 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his 14th year, and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. They finished the season 3–9, 0–8 in ACC play to finish in last place in the Coastal division.

On November 28, 2021, the school announced that long-time coach David Cutcliffe would not return as head coach of the Blue Devils.[1] On December 10, the school named Texas A&M defensive coordinator Mike Elko the team's new head coach.[2]

  1. ^ "Duke's Cutcliffe won't return after 'mutual' separation". AP NEWS. November 28, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Duke hires Texas A&M coordinator Elko as coach". ESPN.com. December 11, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2022.

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