2018 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2018 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Coastal Division. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his 11th year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The Blue Devils finished the regular season with an 8–5 overall record. They went 3–5 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Coastal Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl, where they defeated [2018 2018 Temple Owls football team|Temple Owls football team|Temple].

Recruiting

The Blue Devils signed a total of 16 recruits.

Listed in the order that they were released

Lott Trophy	Ben Humphries	LB	SR
Rimington Trophy	Zach Harmon	C	SR
Chuck Bednarik Award	Mark Gilbert	CB	JR
Chuck Bednarik Award	Joe Giles-Harris	LB	JR
Maxwell Award	Daniel Jones	QB	JR
Davey O'Brien Award	Daniel Jones	QB	JR
Doak Walker Award	Brittain Brown	RB	SO
Fred Biletnikoff Award	T. J. Rahming	WR	SR
John Mackey Award	Daniel Helm	TE	SR
Butkus Award	Joe Giles-Harris	LB	JR
Jim Thorpe Award	Mark Gilbert	CB	JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	Mark Gilbert	CB	JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	Joe Giles-Harris	LB	JR
Paul Hornung Award	Brittain Brown	RB/KR	SO
Wuerffel Trophy	Jonathan Lloyd	WR	SR
Walter Camp Award	Joe Gilles-Harris	LB	JR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award	Daniel Jones	QB	JR
Manning Award	Daniel Jones	QB	JR

The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.

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