Georgia Tech had an off year but has done well against Duke in the recent past. 10 NORTH CAROLINA (11-3) Everybody wants to forget the Tar Heels hanging 66 points on Duke a season ago. With that said, see you in the new Wallace Wade Stadium on September the 3rd, which can't come soon enough. Do you have a sports website? Gone is Al Golden. Do you have a blog? 2014-2020 Fueled by Sports. The Wildcats are not expected to take a major step back and will be the favorite in this contest. A season ago, even the Duke team had to get used to the changes but now they can start to build a home team advantage. Duke wants revenge for sure due to last seasons loss where they didn't show up until late in the game. No game time has been set but expect a night-time kickoff to the season. Duke returns more than half their starters but they lose their special teams kickers which is something to watch with concern of development from newcomers. The bad news for Duke here is that three players who could have gone to the NFL Draft have decided to return on the defensive side of the ball. See our ethics statement. 10 WAKE FOREST (3-9) - In a stark departure from seasons past, Duke will take on Wake Forest very early on their slate. 14 at Louisville (8-5) The Cards stumbled out of the gate last season before playing good football down the stretch and knocking off Texas A & M in style in their bowl game. After a stretch of games which include road games at Northwestern, Notre Dame, Louisville and rival Virginia at home, Duke will need time to mend some injuries and rest. How cool is it for Duke to play at Notre Dame? The reason is that Cutcliffe knew what kind of system the Hokies ran, adjusted to it and had success against what had been an ACC powerhouse. Regardless of the outcome, there is more interest in the off season for Duke Football than ever before. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. 3 Blue Devils Named McDonalds All Americans. It should be a lot of fun for the fan base and team to use this game as an early measuring stick on where the program stands before a difficult ACC slate ahead. Duke football's schedule has several intriguing elements for 2016. The bad news is that they return a lot of players from that team with a staff in tact. Make no mistake that counting this game as a sure win would be unwise and the uncertainty of their strategy makes this game as interesting as ever. Duke plays just six home games this season while looking to continue that bowl participation streak. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. UNC will be a pre season top 25 team and their program made a major leap last season with a terrific offense. If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. Copyright 2000-2022 Sports Reference LLC. Duke's 2016 Football Schedule Full Of Great Opponents And PromisingGames, A Look At The Video From Dukes Wednesday Scrimmage. 24 at Notre Dame (10-3) The Blue Devils will have little time to lick any early season wounds before heading to South Bend to take on the Fighting Irish in a game that will be televised by NBC. All Rights Reserved. This will be the easiest game on the slate this season. The offense will benefit from another year of experience for Thomas Sirk, but this will be a season when a solid backup needs to emerge. That also leaves UNC, which ran all over Duke this past year and Pitt. What we will likely see is am improved Virginia team that recruited well under its former coach but the talent didn't always translate on the field. Last season they defeated the Stanford Cardinals in an early home game and later Duke in Durham. Army is improving but this is one of the more winnable games on this years slate. Enter former Georgia coach Mark Richt who takes over a talented roster and a solid recruiting class. Duke fans will see a more complete Wallace Wade Stadium which should infuse the team and fan base. No less than three new coaches are in the Coastal Division this season which will present a new challenge in preparation but Duke will have plenty of film to watch before their last game of the season. Northwestern and Notre Dame won't be easy, to say the least. 1 VIRGINIA (4-8) Duke will take on a Cavaliers team sporting a new head coach inBronco Mendenhall, What that means is the Duke staff doesn't know what to expect at this time and will have three games of film to base strategy on. The Irish replaces an FCS team on the schedule in a major upgrade of the overall slate. The most interesting game on the schedule Duke's first trip to South Bend. 3 N.C. CENTRAL (8-3) - Duke once again opens with the Eagles in Wallace Wade Stadium with the usual Employment Appreciation Day. The Duke-Arizona Series Is Going To Be Interesting - And Different, Trevor Keels, Knicks Lose Summer League Title To Portland. DBR Podcast #434: Summer Practice Video & Brotherhood News! Enter Justin Fuente, who comes from Memphis and who looks to revitalize the Hokies. 26 at Miami (8-5) Duke lost this game a season ago, sort of. First of all, at least from January it looks harder. 8 ARMY (2-10) Duke will celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Rose Bowl Game on this day. The Atlantic Coast Conference released the 2016 football scheduled and we take an early look at the Duke Blue Devils slate. Paul Johnson dissed the Duke program years back during a coaching search but good came out of it in that Duke landed the greatest fit they could possibly have in David Cutcliffe. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. All rights reserved. Duke may have to scratch out enough wins to be bowl eligible against a tough slate or they could turn another corner and win some game they are not expected to. The bad news is that Duke closes out the season with two road games against formidable conference foes. On Military Appreciation Day in Wallace Wade Stadium Duke Football will begin the toughest November slate in recent memory. The Hurricanes will be picked in the upper part of the division in pre season polls. While Louisville will be picked behind Clemson and Florida State, they will be considered the 3rd best team in the league and ranked in the pre season polls.

When the media picks them to win the Coastal, they falter, Folks will pick the Jackets in the middle of the pack next season which by the aforementioned oddity means they'll be pretty good. Remember where you heard that. 17 at Northwestern (10-3) Duke hits the road in week 3 against what should be a formidable Northwestern team that finished among the nation's top 25 teams last year. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Record: 4-8 (91st of 128) (Schedule & Results), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Thursday, July 21, 12:18AM. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Duke has had some fun games with Pitt. Five MLB Players Off to a Slow Start in 2022, Top 25 Coaches in College Football History.

Johnson's teams had their way with Duke early in but that has been flipped. The schedule is in a word, tougher. 5 VIRGINIA TECH (7-6) The Beamer era is over and in some ways that is bad. The break will also allow them to plan for the game ahead against an option team. Duke has yet to play Louisville in the ACC, so that's another unknown. Team:SelectAir ForceAkronAlabamaAppalachian StateArizonaArizona StateArkansasArkansas StateArmyAuburnBall StateBaylorBoise StateBoston CollegeBowling GreenBuffaloBYUCaliforniaCentral MichiganCharlotteCincinnatiClemsonColoradoColorado StateConnecticutDukeEastern MichiganEast CarolinaFloridaFlorida AtlanticFIUFlorida StateFresno StateGeorgiaGeorgia SouthernGeorgia StateGeorgia TechHawaiiHoustonIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaIowa StateKansasKansas StateKent StateKentuckyLSULouisiana TechLouisiana-LafayetteLouisiana-MonroeLouisvilleMarshallMarylandMassachusettsMemphisMiami (FL)Miami (OH)MichiganMichigan StateMiddle TennesseeMinnesotaMississippi StateMissouriNavyNebraskaNevadaNew MexicoNew Mexico StateNorth CarolinaNC StateNorth TexasNorthern IllinoisNorthwesternNotre DameOhioOhio StateOklahomaOklahoma StateOle MissOld DominionOregonOregon StatePenn StatePittsburghPurdueRiceRutgersSan Diego StateSan Jose StateSouth AlabamaSouth CarolinaSouth FloridaSMUSouthern MissStanfordSyracuseTempleTennesseeTexasTexas A&MTCUTexas StateTexas TechToledoTroyTulaneTulsaUCFUCLAUNLVUSCUtahUtah StateUTEPUTSAVanderbiltVirginiaVirginia TechWake ForestWashingtonWashington StateWest VirginiaWestern KentuckyWestern MichiganWisconsinWyoming Season:Year20162015. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. 22 OPEN DATE - The open date could not come at a better time. Well, we do know a fair amount about Miami's Mark Richt, who was at Georgia for years, but most of what we know about Virginia's Bronco Mendenhall or Virginia Tech's Justin Fuentes is secondary, but they come with strong reputations. That's like teams coming to Cameron for the first time: it's a big deal. When people count the Yellow Jackets out, they win big. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Join our linker program. A lot of promising young talent and a crafty, crusty transfer. Notre Dame will be a pre season Top 10 or better pick and they will present quite the challenge for Duke. Or write about sports? Duke has a solid recruiting class coming in and signing day is right around the corner when we'll hear more on that. You will hear about Duke backing out of a game with the Cards years ago before kickoff when the program was building beforekickoff. This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Duke has struggled with their rival in the last two outings and this game will be played on a Thursday night and televised on the ESPN Networks. The thing is that Duke has improved to the point where you can't rule them out of any of these games, but at least eight are going to be challenging. The ACC back loaded the schedule with Coastal Division games where each should be important. Duke will have just five days rest after playing a physical Hokies team before kickoff. Zion Williamson Wins Another Round vs. Former Agent Gina Ford, YouTube Gold: When The Grateful Dead Helped Lithuanian Basketball In The 1992 Olympics. Duke draws a very competitive schedule during the season in which they will unveil even more changes to Wallace Wade Stadium. Pitt returns enough players to be one of the better teams in the division and their coaching staff is in tact which is new to the program due to recent departures. 19 at Pittsburgh (8-5) The good news is that Duke will have nine days rest before this game. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. This game will also be held on a Friday evening and televised by the ESPN network. And second, at least three schools are bringing new coaches in, and there's no way to know what to expect. We present them here for purely educational purposes. 29 at Georgia Tech (3-9) The Yellow Jackets problems a year ago started when Duke took them down in Wallace Wade Stadium and they will seek revenge. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Find out more. The Deacons have become a rival of sorts and this will be a key early ACC match up that is pretty much a must win game for the Blue Devils. The best word which describes the upcoming football season is "interesting." Much will be made before kick off of last seasons officiating debacle in Wally World. A much improved Demon Deacon program will present a challenge on HOF Day on Brooks Field.