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
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