2011 Duke Blue Devils football team

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2011

| poll = Coaches

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 3

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Richmond

| opprank = 16 (FCS)

| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 21–23

| attend = 32,741

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 10

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Stanford

| opprank = 6

| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 14–44

| attend = 24,785

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 17

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Boston College

| site_stadium = Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Chestnut Hill, MA

| tv = ACCN

| score = 20–19

| attend = 35,812

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 48–27

| attend = 20,138

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| time = 7:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = FIU

| site_stadium = FIU Stadium

| site_cityst = Miami, FL

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 31–27

| attend = 22,682

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| time = 3:00 pm

| w/l = l

| opponent = Florida State

| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| tv = FSN

| score = 16–41

| attend = 24,687

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = l

| opponent = Wake Forest

| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ACCN

| score = 23–24

| attend = 22,258

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = l

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| opprank = 15

| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| tv = ACCN

| score = 10–14

| attend = 27,392

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| time = 3:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| site_stadium = Sun Life Stadium

| site_cityst = Miami Gardens, FL

| tv = FSN

| score = 14–49

| attend = 62,053

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| time = 3:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Virginia

| site_stadium = Scott Stadium

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| tv = FSN

| score = 21–31

| attend = 45,733

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| time = 12:30 pm

| w/l = l

| opponent = Georgia Tech

| opprank = 23

| site_stadium = Wallace Wade Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NC

| tv = ACCN

| score = 31–38

| attend = 18,747

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 26

| time = 3:30 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = North Carolina

| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC

| gamename = Victory Bell

| tv = FSN

| score = 21–37

| attend = 58,500

}}

}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&SPID=1843&SPSID=22666|title=Football - Schedule & Results - Duke University Blue Devils | Official Athletics Site|publisher=GoDuke.com|access-date=May 27, 2012}}

{{Americanfootballbox|small=y

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|titlestyle=background-color:#000066; color:#fff; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Week One: Richmond Spiders at Duke Blue Devils

|date=September 3, 2011

|time=7:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Spiders

|R1=0|R2=10|R3=7|R4=6

|home=Blue Devils

|H1=0|H2=7|H3=14|H4=0

|stadium=Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

|attendance=32,741

|weather=

|referee=

|TV=ESPN3

|TVAnnouncers=Neil Solondz, Jay Taylor

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

• No scoring

;Second quarter

• RICHMOND – Stephen Barnette 6-yard TD pass from Aaron Corp (Remington Hinshaw kick), 14:56
• DUKE – Desmond Scott 29-yard TD run (Will Snyderwine kick), 12:57
• RICHMOND – Remington Hinshaw 29-yard field goal, 4:18

;Third quarter

• DUKE – Brandon Connette 6-yard TD run (Will Snyderwine kick), 8:23
• RICHMOND – Kendall Gaskins 8-yard TD run (Remington Hinshaw kick), 5:15
• DUKE – Anthony Boone 3-yard TD run (Will Snyderwine kick), 0:39

;Fourth quarter

• RICHMOND – Garrett Turner 1-yard TD run (PAT failed), 10:12

|stats=

;Top passers

• RICHMOND – Aaron Corp – 14/31, 193 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
• DUKE – Sean Renfree – 23/33, 201 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT

;Top rushers

• RICHMOND – Kendall Gaskins – 67 yards, 1 TD
• DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 86 yards

;Top receivers

• RICHMOND – Tre Gray – 129 yards
• DUKE – Conner Vernon – 78 yards

}}

{{see also|2011 Richmond Spiders football team}}

Despite high expectations, Duke lost to FCS opponent Richmond for the third time in six seasons. Down by 2, the Blue Devils missed a 28-yard field goal to take the lead with less than 2 minutes left in the game.

{{Clear}}

{{Americanfootballbox|small=y

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|titlestyle=background-color:#990000; color:#fff; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Week Two: #6 Stanford Cardinal at Duke Blue Devils

|date=September 10, 2011

|time=3:30 p.m. EDT

|road=#6 Cardinal

|R1=7|R2=10|R3=13|R4=14

|home=Blue Devils

|H1=0|H2=7|H3=0|H4=7

|stadium=Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

|attendance=24,785

|weather=

|referee=

|TV=ESPNU

|TVAnnouncers=Clay Matvick, Brian Griese, Allison Williams

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

• STANFORD – Coby Fleener 3-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick), 10:01

;Second quarter

• STANFORD – Jordan Williamson 40-yard field goal, 12:01
• DUKE – Lee Butler 76-yard interception return (Will Snyderwine kick), 2:14
• STANFORD – Chris Owusu 10-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick), 0:39

;Third quarter

• STANFORD – Coby Fleener 60-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick), 6:41
• STANFORD – Jeremy Stewart 30-yard run (Pat failed), 4:06

;Fourth quarter

• STANFORD – Zach Ertz 3-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Jordan Williamson kick), 14:56
• STANFORD – Tyler Gaffney 1-yard run (Jordan Williamson kick), 8:00
• DUKE – Anthony Boone 2-yard run (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 0:57

|stats=

;Top passers

• STANFORD – Andrew Luck – 20/28, 290 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
• DUKE – Sean Renfree – 19/27, 179 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT

;Top rushers

• STANFORD – Stepfan Taylor – 75 yards
• DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 43 yards

;Top receivers

• STANFORD – Chris Owusu – 106 yards, 1 TD
• DUKE – Conner Vernon – 98 yards

}}

{{see also|2011 Stanford Cardinal football team}}

Although the Blue Devils kept the first half close, Stanford opened up the game in the second half. The last win for Duke against a top-10 nonconference game was against Stanford in 1971.

{{Clear}}

{{Americanfootballbox|small=y

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|titlestyle=background-color:#660000; color:#fff; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Week Three: Duke Blue Devils at Boston College Eagles

|date=September 17, 2011

|time=12:30 p.m. EDT

|road=Blue Devils

|R1=0|R2=14|R3=0|R4=6

|home=Eagles

|H1=7|H2=12|H3=0|H4=0

|stadium=Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

|attendance=35,812

|weather=

|referee=

|TV=ACC Network

|TVAnnouncers=Steve Martin, Dave Archer

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

• BC – Tahj Kimble 31-yard pass from Chase Rettig (Nate Freese kick), 5:57

;Second quarter

• BC – Nate Freese 43-yard field goal, 10:44
• DUKE – Conner Vernon 53-yard pass from Sean Renfree (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 8:31
• BC – Nate Freese 47-yard field goal, 4:03
• BC – Andre Williams 7-yard run (Pat failed), 1:21
• DUKE – Conner Vernon 21-yard pass from Sean Renfree (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 0:30

;Third quarter

• No scoring

;Fourth quarter

• DUKE – Sean Renfree 1-yard run (Two-Point conversion failed), 9:57

|stats=

;Top passers

• DUKE – Sean Renfree – 41/53, 368 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
• BC – Chase Rettig – 17/33, 247 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT

;Top rushers

• DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 54 yards
• BC – Andre Williams – 56 yards, 1 TD

;Top receivers

• DUKE – Conner Vernon – 116 yards, 2 TD
• BC – Larmond – 87 yards

}}

{{see also|2011 Boston College Eagles football team}}

In its conference opener, Duke broke through for its first win of the season. Sean Renfree set a Duke record with 41 completions, and BC missed a go-ahead 23-yard field goal with 43 seconds left in the game.

{{Clear}}

{{Americanfootballbox|small=y

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|titlestyle=background-color:#00331A; color:#fff; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Week Four: Tulane Green Wave at Duke Blue Devils

|date=September 24, 2011

|time=3:30 p.m. EDT

|road=Green Wave

|R1=7|R2=3|R3=3|R4=14

|home=Blue Devils

|H1=21|H2=10|H3=14|H4=3

|stadium=Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

|attendance=20,138

|weather=

|referee=

|TV=ESPN3

|TVAnnouncers=Neil Solondz, Je'Rod Cherry

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

• DUKE – Juwan Thompson 1-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 11:25
• TULANE – Ryan Travis 23-yard interception return (Cairo Santos kick), 8:22
• DUKE – Juwan Thompson 20-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 7:27
• DUKE – Conner Vernon recovered fumble in end zone (Will Snyderwine kick), 2:45

;Second quarter

• TULANE – Cairo Santos 20-yard field goal, 14:24
• DUKE – Will Snyderwine 40-yard field goal, 11:23
• DUKE – Sean Renfree 2-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 1:33

;Third quarter

• DUKE – Jay Hollingsworth 3-yard run (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 10:22
• TULANE – Cairo Santos 49-yard field goal, 8:17
• DUKE – Sean Renfree 7-yard run (Jeffrey Ijjas kick), 1:57

;Fourth quarter

• DUKE – Jeffrey Ijjas 26-yard field goal, 13:19
• TULANE – Brock Sanders 2-yard pass from Ryan Griffin (Cairo Santos kick), 10:37
• TULANE – Robert Kelley 7-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 2:09

|stats=

;Top passers

• TULANE – Ryan Griffin – 14/29, 188 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
• DUKE – Sean Renfree – 21/30, 278 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

;Top rushers

• TULANE – Brandon LeBeau – 26 yards
• DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 69 yards, 2 TD

;Top receivers

• TULANE – Justyn Shackleford – 59 yards
• DUKE – Conner Vernon – 96 yards, 1 TD

}}

{{see also|2011 Tulane Green Wave football team}}

Following up on a win at BC, Duke scored 5 rushing touchdowns to defeat Tulane by 21 points. Duke's offense was not forced to punt until the fourth quarter.

{{Clear}}

{{Americanfootballbox|small=y

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|titlestyle=background-color:#002d62; color:#fff; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Week Five: Duke Blue Devils at Florida International Golden Panthers

|date=October 1, 2011

|time=6:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Blue Devils

|R1=17|R2=0|R3=0|R4=14

|home=Golden Panthers

|H1=14|H2=3|H3=3|H4=7

|stadium=FIU Stadium, Miami, Florida

|attendance=22,682

|weather=

|referee=

|TV= ESPN3

|TVAnnouncers=Rob Stone, Danny Kanell

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

• DUKE – Will Snyderwine 27-yard field goal, 9:29
• FIU – T.Y. Hilton 63-yard pass from Wesley Carroll (Jack Griffin kick), 9:10
• DUKE – Conner Vernon 26-yard pass from Sean Renfree (Will Snyderwine kick), 6:46
• FIU – Jonathan Faucher 15-yard pass from Wesley Carroll (Jack Griffin kick), 3:13
• DUKE – Cooper Helfet 22-yard pass from Sean Renfree (Will Snyderwine kick), 0:53

;Second quarter

• FIU – Jack Griffin 36-yard field goal, 4:01

;Third quarter

• FIU – Jack Griffin 33-yard field goal, 0:12

;Fourth quarter

• FIU – Wayne Times 34-yard pass from Wesley Carroll (Jack Griffin kick), 13:30
• DUKE – Juwan Thompson 6-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 11:56
• DUKE – Juwan Thompson 9-yard run (Will Snyderwine kick), 6:52

|stats=

;Top passers

• DUKE – Sean Renfree – 28/43, 335 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT
• FIU – Wesley Carroll – 25/39, 348 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT

;Top rushers

• DUKE – Juwan Thompson – 30 yards, 2 TD
• FIU – Darriet Perry – 102 yards

;Top receivers

• DUKE – Conner Vernon – 117 yards, 1 TD
• FIU – T.Y. Hilton – 102 yards, 1 TD

}}

{{see also|2011 FIU Golden Panthers football team}}

Duke won its 3rd game in a row by overcoming a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter and not committing any turnovers. Conner Vernon and Donovan Varner both had over 100 yards receiving.

{{Clear}}

{{Americanfootballbox|small=y

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|titlestyle=background-color:#540115; color:#fff; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Week Six: Florida State Seminoles at Duke Blue Devils

|date=October 15, 2011

|time=3:00 p.m. EDT

|road=#23 Seminoles

|R1=17|R2=10|R3=7|R4=7

|home=Blue Devils

|H1=3|H2=0|H3=0|H4=13

|stadium=Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

|attendance=

|weather=

|referee=

|TV=FSN

|TVAnnouncers=Rich Waltz, Keith Jones, Jenn Hildreth

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

;Second quarter

;Third quarter

;Fourth quarter

|stats=

;Top passers

• FSU–
• DUKE–

;Top rushers

• FSU–
• DUKE–

;Top receivers

• FSU–
• DUKE–

;Top tacklers

• FSU–
• DUKE–

}}

{{see also|2011 Florida State Seminoles football team}}

{{Clear}}

{{Americanfootballbox|small=y

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|titlestyle=background-color:#000000; color:#fff; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Week Seven: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Duke Blue Devils

|date=October 22, 2011

|time=12:30 p.m.

|road=Demon Deacons

|R1=7|R2=10|R3=0|R4=7

|home=Blue Devils

|H1=0|H2=3|H3=10|H4=10

|stadium=Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

|attendance=22,258

|weather=

|referee=

|TV=ACC Network

|TVAnnouncers=Steve Martin, Dave Archer, Scott Pryzwansky

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

;Second quarter

;Third quarter

;Fourth quarter

|stats=

;Top passers

• WF–
• DUKE–

;Top rushers

• WF–
• DUKE–

;Top receivers

• WF–
• DUKE–

;Top tacklers

• WF–
• DUKE–

}}

{{see also|2011 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team}}

{{Clear}}

{{Americanfootballbox|small=y

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|titlestyle=background-color:#660000; color:#fff; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Week Eight: Virginia Tech Hokies at Duke Blue Devils

|date=October 29, 2011

|time=12:30 p.m.

|road=#15 Hokies

|R1=7|R2=7|R3=0|R4=0

|home=Blue Devils

|H1=0|H2=7|H3=3|H4=0

|stadium=Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

|attendance=27,392

|weather=

|referee=

|TV=ACC Network

|TVAnnouncers=Tim Brant, Dave Archer, Scott Pryzwansky

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

;Second quarter

;Third quarter

;Fourth quarter

|stats=

;Top passers

• VT–
• DUKE–

;Top rushers

• VT–
• DUKE–

;Top receivers

• VT–
• DUKE–

;Top tacklers

• VT–
• DUKE–

}}

{{see also|2011 Virginia Tech Hokies football team}}

{{Clear}}

{{Americanfootballbox|small=y

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|titlestyle=background-color:#F47321; color:#fff; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Week Nine: Duke Blue Devils at Miami Hurricanes

|date=November 5, 2011

|time=3:00 p.m.

|road=Blue Devils

|R1=0

|R2=7

|R3=7

|R4=0

|home=Hurricanes

|H1=14

|H2=14

|H3=7

|H4=14

|stadium=Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

|attendance=

|weather=

|referee=

|TV=FSN Affiliates

|TVAnnouncers=Rich Waltz, Keith Jones, Jenn Hildreth

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

;Second quarter

;Third quarter

;Fourth quarter

|stats=

;Top passers

• DUKE–
• MIAMI–

;Top rushers

• DUKE–
• MIAMI–

;Top receivers

• DUKE–
• MIAMI–

;Top tacklers

• DUKE–
• MIAMI–

}}

{{see also|2011 Miami Hurricanes football team}}

{{Clear}}

{{Americanfootballbox|small=y

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|titlestyle=background-color:#ff6600; color:#fff; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Week Ten: Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Cavaliers

|date=November 12, 2011

|time=3:00

|road=Blue Devils

|R1=0

|R2=14

|R3=7

|R4=0

|home=Cavaliers

|H1=7

|H2=7

|H3=17

|H4=0

|stadium=Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia

|attendance=

|weather=

|referee=

|TV=ACC Network

|TVAnnouncers=Rich Waltz, Keith Jones, Jenn Hildreth

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

;Second quarter

;Third quarter

;Fourth quarter

|stats=

;Top passers

• DUKE–
• UVA–

;Top rushers

• DUKE–
• UVA–

;Top receivers

• DUKE–
• UVA–

;Top tacklers

• DUKE–
• UVA–

}}

{{see also|2011 Virginia Cavaliers football team}}

{{Clear}}

{{Americanfootballbox|small=y

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|titlestyle=background-color:#CFB53B; color:#fff; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Week Eleven: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Duke Blue Devils

|date=November 19, 2011

|time=12:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

|road=Yellow Jackets

|R1=14

|R2=14

|R3=3

|R4=7

|home=Blue Devils

|H1=7

|H2=7

|H3=3

|H4=14

|stadium=Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina

|attendance=

|weather=

|referee=

|TV=ACC Network

|TVAnnouncers=Tim Brant, Dave Archer, Mike Hogewood

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

;Second quarter

;Third quarter

;Fourth quarter

|stats=

;Top passers

• GT–
• DUKE–

;Top rushers

• GT–
• DUKE–

;Top receivers

• GT–
• DUKE–

;Top tacklers

• GT–
• DUKE–

}}

{{see also|2011 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team}}

{{Clear}}

{{Americanfootballbox|small=y

|bg=#fff

|bg2=#eee

|titlestyle=background-color:#56A0D3; color:#fff; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title= Week Twelve: Duke Blue Devils at North Carolina Tar Heels

|date=November 26, 2011

|time=3:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

|road=Blue Devils

|R1=7

|R2=7

|R3=7

|R4=0

|home=Tar Heels

|H1=10

|H2=10

|H3=10

|H4=7

|stadium=Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

|attendance=

|weather=

|referee=

|TV=ACC Network

|TVAnnouncers=Rich Waltz, Keith Jones, Jenn Hildreth

|reference=

|scoring=

;First quarter

;Second quarter

;Third quarter

;Fourth quarter

|stats=

;Top passers

• DUKE–
• UNC–

;Top rushers

• DUKE–
• UNC–

;Top receivers

• DUKE–
• UNC–

;Top tacklers

• DUKE–
• UNC–

}}

{{see also|2011 North Carolina Tar Heels football team|Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina)}}

{{Clear}}

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=22695&SPID=1843&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=205184920 2011 Media Guide]

{{Duke Blue Devils football navbox}}

Duke

Category:Duke Blue Devils football seasons

Duke Blue Devils football