2019 Duke Blue Devils football team
The 2019 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season s a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the Coastal Division. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his 12th year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. They finished the season 5–7 overall and 3–5 in ACC play to place sixth in the Coastal Division.
Preseason media poll
In the preseason ACC media poll, Duke was predicted to finish in fifth in the Coastal Division.
Game summaries
Vs. No. 2 Alabama (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)
| Statistics | DUKE | ALA |
| First downs | 11 | 30 |
| Total yards | 204 | 512 |
| Rushing yards | 107 | 145 |
| Passing yards | 97 | 367 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 23:23 | 36:37 |
| Statistics | NCAT | DUKE |
| First downs | 10 | 31 |
| Total yards | 249 | 574 |
| Rushing yards | 138 | 210 |
| Passing yards | 111 | 364 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 25:30 | 34:30 |
| Statistics | DUKE | MTSU |
| First downs | 26 | 19 |
| Total yards | 463 | 339 |
| Rushing yards | 226 | 138 |
| Passing yards | 237 | 201 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 34:07 | 25:53 |
| Statistics | DUKE | VT |
| First downs | 24 | 14 |
| Total yards | 422 | 259 |
| Rushing yards | 234 | 139 |
| Passing yards | 188 | 120 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 32:14 | 27:46 |
Pittsburgh
| Statistics | PITT | DUKE |
| First downs | 22 | 20 |
| Total yards | 337 | 288 |
| Rushing yards | 69 | 123 |
| Passing yards | 268 | 165 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 6 |
| Time of possession | 30:11 | 29:49 |
Georgia Tech
| Statistics | GT | DUKE |
| First downs | 20 | 20 |
| Total yards | 379 | 373 |
| Rushing yards | 173 | 197 |
| Passing yards | 206 | 176 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 27:32 | 32:28 |
| Statistics | DUKE | UVA |
| First downs | 14 | 17 |
| Total yards | 250 | 307 |
| Rushing yards | 132 | 154 |
| Passing yards | 118 | 153 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 25:31 | 34:29 |
At North Carolina
| Statistics | DUKE | UNC |
| First downs | 22 | 22 |
| Total yards | 329 | 432 |
| Rushing yards | 100 | 205 |
| Passing yards | 229 | 227 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 29:18 | 30:42 |
| Statistics | ND | DUKE |
| First downs | 21 | 10 |
| Total yards | 469 | 197 |
| Rushing yards | 288 | 95 |
| Passing yards | 181 | 102 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 32:52 | 27:08 |
Syracuse
| Statistics | SYR | DUKE |
| First downs | 16 | 19 |
| Total yards | 395 | 279 |
| Rushing yards | 286 | 122 |
| Passing yards | 109 | 157 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 27:18 | 32:42 |
| Statistics | DUKE | WAKE |
| First downs | 13 | 26 |
| Total yards | 290 | 618 |
| Rushing yards | 127 | 334 |
| Passing yards | 163 | 284 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 20:27 | 39:33 |
Miami (FL)
| Statistics | MIA | DUKE |
| First downs | 15 | 14 |
| Total yards | 259 | 287 |
| Rushing yards | 98 | 131 |
| Passing yards | 161 | 156 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 33:19 | 26:41 |