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American college football season
The 2013 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division.. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe , in his sixth year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina .
The 2013 season was one of the best for Duke in its 125-year history. The Blue Devils finished the regular season with a 10–2 record and the most wins in team history.[ 1] They also won their first ACC Coastal Division title and a berth in the 2013 ACC Championship Game against Florida State . Duke lost to Florida State, 45–7, and earned a bid to the 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl against Texas A&M , where they were defeated 52–48.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 4:00 pm North Carolina Central * ESPN3 W 45–022,521
September 7 4:30 pm at Memphis * ESPN3 W 28–1444,237
September 14 3:30 pm Georgia Tech Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ESPNU L 14–3821,267
September 21 12:30 pm Pittsburgh Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ACCN L 55–5822,714
September 28 3:00 pm Troy * Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ESPN3 W 38–3130,126
October 12 12:30 pm Navy * Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ACCN W 35–723,749
October 19 3:30 pm at Virginia ACCRSN W 35–2239,071
October 26 3:30 pm at No. 16 Virginia Tech ESPNU W 13–1063,326
November 9 4:00 pm NC State Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry ) ESPNU W 38–2032,010
November 16 3:30 pm No. 24 Miami (FL) Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ESPNU W 48–3030,044
November 23 12:00 pm at Wake Forest No. 25 ESPN2 W 28–2128,463
November 30 12:00 pm at North Carolina No. 24 ESPN2 W 27–2562,000
December 7 8:00 pm vs. No. 1 Florida State No. 20 ABC L 7–4567,694
December 31 8:00 pm vs. No. 20 Texas A&M * No. 22 ESPN L 48–5267,946
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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North Carolina Central [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
0
0
0
0
Blue Devils
14
14
14
3
45
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
7
0
7
14
28
Tigers
0
7
0
7
14
1
2
3
4
Total
Yellow Jackets
10
14
7
7
38
Blue Devils
7
0
0
7
14
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
20
17
14
7
58
Blue Devils
7
21
7
20
55
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
7
14
7
3
31
Blue Devils
14
14
7
3
38
1
2
3
4
Total
Midshipmen
0
7
0
0
7
Blue Devils
0
14
14
7
35
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
0
7
10
18
35
Cavaliers
14
8
0
0
22
At No. 16 Virginia Tech [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Devils
0
6
7
0
13
No. 16 Hokies
0
0
7
3
10
1
2
3
4
Total
Wolfpack
0
0
13
7
20
Blue Devils
7
3
7
21
38
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 24 Hurricanes
17
3
10
0
30
Blue Devils
7
14
10
17
48
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 25 Blue Devils
0
14
14
0
28
Demon Deacons
7
7
7
0
21
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 24 Blue Devils
7
10
7
3
27
Tar Heels
7
8
7
3
25
Vs. No. 1 Florida State (2013 ACC Championship game)[ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 20 Blue Devils
0
0
0
7
7
No. 1 Seminoles
0
17
21
7
45
Vs. No. 20 Texas A&M (Chick-fil-A Bowl)[ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 22 Blue Devils
14
24
3
7
48
No. 20 Aggies
3
14
14
21
52
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