2012 Duke Blue Devils football team

The Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2012 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 fifth-year head coach David Cutcliffe and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium They finished the season 6–7 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place fifth in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl, the program's first bowl game since 1995, where they were defeated by Cincinnati.

2012 Duke Blue Devils football
Belk Bowl, L 34–48 vs. Cincinnati
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionCoastal Division
Record6–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKurt Roper (5th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorJim Knowles (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
MVPSean Renfree
CaptainWalt Canty, Ross Cockrell, Sean Renfree, Conner Vernon
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 10 Florida State xy$  7 1   12 2  
No. 11 Clemson x  7 1   11 2  
NC State  4 4   7 6  
Wake Forest  3 5   5 7  
Maryland  2 6   4 8  
Boston College  1 7   2 10  
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech xy  5 3   7 7  
North Carolina 5 3   8 4  
Miami (FL) 5 3   7 5  
Virginia Tech  4 4   7 6  
Duke  3 5   6 7  
Virginia  2 6   4 8  
Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • † North Carolina ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to NCAA sanctions.
    ‡ Miami ineligible for ACC title, championship game, and bowl game due to self-imposed sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll
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