TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome to Duke Football ______1 Staff Duke Blue Devils Football ______2-5 Head Coach David Cutcliffe______76-84 David Cutcliffe ______6-7 Assistant Coaches______85-93 Coaching Staff ______8-9 Support Staff ______94-101 Support Staff ______10-11 VP/Director of Athletics Kevin White ______102 2009 Offense ______12-13 Athletic Administration ______103 2009 Defense ______14-15 2009 Special Teams ______16-17 Players Duke Difference ______18-19 Returnees ______106-143 Duke University ______20-23 Newcomers ______144-149 Durham, N.C. ______24-25 North Carolina ______26-27 2008 In Review Duke Academics ______28-29 Notebook ______152-153 Success After Graduation ______30-33 Game Recaps ______154-159 Duke Alumni ______34-35 Duke Statistics ______160-161 Athletic Facilities ______36-37 ACC Statistics ______162-163 Yoh Football Center ______38-41 Wallace Wade Stadium ______42-43 Tradition Blue Devil Spirit ______44-45 Timeline ______166-171 Duke Football Tradition ______46-47 Bowl Games ______172-175 The ACC ______48-49 All-Americas & Awards ______176-177 ACC Player of the Year ______50-51 Pro Football Hall of Fame ______178 Duke & the NFL ______52-53 College Football Hall of Fame ______179 Strength & Conditioning ______54-55 Conference Honors ______180-182 Sports Medicine ______56-57 Team Honors ______183 Nike Equipment ______58-59 All-Star Games ______184 Academic Support ______60-61 NFL Draft Picks ______185 Duke in the Community ______62-63 All-Time NFL Roster ______186-187 Duke Athletics ______64-65 All-Time Lettermen ______188-191 2009 Outlook Record Book 2009 Notebook ______68-69 Passing ______194 2009 Roster ______70-71 Rushing ______195 Preseason Depth Chart ______72 Receiving ______196 Quick Facts ______73 Total Offense, All Purpose, Scoring, Kicking & Punting ______197 Return & Defense ______198 Annual Results Summary ______199 Annual Results ______200-205 Media Information ______206-208
PAGE2009 1 OUTLOOK G PAGE 1 In 2003, Duke University re-joined approximately 50 other Southern universities in presenting the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. This award program, sponsored by the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation, recognizes one graduating senior for his or her outstanding commitment to service. Greg Akinbiyi (right), a four- year letterman at defensive end for the Blue Devils, received the honor in April, 2009. “When I came here I realized I could make a difference. I’m at Duke University. I never imagined coming to a university like this. And then having the opportunity to give back, to really engage people, instead of just playing video games and going to practice all day — it was something that really challenged me.”
2009 OUTLOOK G PAGEPAGE 2 2 On April 17, 2009, Steve Brooks (left) and Bob Pascal (right) combined to make a $10 million commitment to the Duke football program. “Duke University, and the football program in particular, is grateful to have the tremendous support of Steve Brooks and Bob Pascal,” Blue Devil head coach David Cutcliffe said. “Their generosity to our program is paralleled only by the Yoh family. We are proud to call Steve and Bob members of the Duke football family. The maxim for our program is the “Pursuit of Excellence”, and certainly Steve and Bob exemplify that motto themselves. This fi nancial commitment, especially considering the current state of the economy, is truly remarkable and speaks volumes to their loyalty and passion for Duke.”
PAGE2009 3 OUTLOOK G PAGE 3 2009 OUTLOOK G PAGEPAGE 4 4 In 2009, Duke’s football program was honored by the NCAA with a Public Recognition Award. The awards are presented each year to teams fi nishing among the top 10 percent of their respective sport based on the most recent multi-year Academic Performance Rate (APR). Duke had the only football program in the ACC qualify for the award and was one of just three schools from the six BCS conferences honored. In addition, Duke was one of 12 Division I institutions to have 12 or more sports honored, joining Colgate, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Harvard, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Princeton, Notre Dame, Pennsylvania and Yale.
PAGE2009 5 OUTLOOK G PAGE 5 Introduced as Duke’s 21st head football coach on December 15, 2007
Spent 19 seasons (1982-98 & 2006-07) at Tennessee as the Volunteers went 173-54-7, captured fi ve SEC championships and the 1998 national title
With Cutcliffe as offensive coordinator, Tennessee scored 30 or more points in 62-of- 100 games, posting a 59-3 (.952) ledger in those contests
Guided Ole Miss to a 44-29 record from 1998- 04 including the 2003 SEC Western Division championship and victory over Oklahoma State in the Cotton Bowl
2003 SEC Coach of the Year
1998 Frank Broyles Award recipient as the nation’s top assistant coach
Has participated in 22 bowl games, compiling a 4-1 record as a head coach
Mentored two of the past three Super Bowl MVPs in Peyton Manning (Tennessee) and Eli Manning (Ole Miss)
2009 OUTLOOK G PAGEPAGE 6 6 PAGE2009 7 OUTLOOK G PAGE 7 2009 OUTLOOK G PAGEPAGE 8 8 PAGE2009 9 OUTLOOK G PAGE 9 2009 OUTLOOK G PAGEPAGE 10 10 PAGE2009 11 OUTLOOK G PAGE 11 2009 OUTLOOK G PAGEPAGE 12 12 PAGE2009 13 OUTLOOK G PAGE 13 2009 OUTLOOK G PAGEPAGE 14 14 PAGE2009 15 OUTLOOK G PAGE 15 2009 OUTLOOK G PAGEPAGE 16 16 PAGE2009 17 OUTLOOK G PAGE 17 Duke has won the award for the highest graduation rate in college football a record 12 times from the American Football Coaches Association.
Duke head coach David Cutcliffe has enjoyed tremendous success in his 26 seasons on the sidelines. The 2003 SEC Coach of the Year, Cutcliffe helped Tennessee and Ole Miss to 22 bowl games and mentored Super Bowl MVPs Peyton and Eli Manning. Cutcliffe has participated in 22 bowl games in his coaching career and is 4-1 (.800) in bowl contests as a head coach.
Over the past four years, Duke has placed more student-athletes – 22 – on the Academic All-ACC Football team than any other league school.
Duke University is ranked eighth in the 2009 U.S. News & World Report listing for America’s Best Colleges.
In 2009, an ACC-leading 12 of Duke’s intercollegiate athletic programs were honored with NCAA Public Recognition Awards. The awards are presented each year to teams fi nishing among the top 10 percent of their respective sport based on the most recent multi-year Academic Performance Rate (APR). Duke’s 12 programs that received the honor include baseball, men’s basketball, men’s cross country, women’s fencing, football, men’s golf, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s swimming and diving, men’s indoor track and fi eld, men’s outdoor track and fi eld and volleyball. Boston College was second among league schools with 11 teams honored, followed by North Carolina (6), Virginia (5), Wake Forest (5), Miami (4), Georgia Tech (3), N.C. State (2), Florida State (1), Maryland (1), Virginia Tech (1) and Clemson (0).
Duke had the only football program in the ACC qualify for the NCAA Public Recognition award and was one of just three schools from the six BCS conferences honored, joining Rutgers and Stanford.
2009 OUTLOOK G PAGEPAGE 18 18 At Duke University, student-athletes are awarded the best possible college experience with a fi rst rate combination of academics and athletics and have accepted the task of upholding the strong traditions put forth by their predecessors.
Four-year Duke letterman from 2004-07, fi nishing career with 191 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks Earned degree in electrical and computer engineering from Duke in 2008 Outside linebacker, Super Bowl XLIII champion Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers’ Rookie of the Year in 2008
“If I had to do it all over again, I’d still choose Duke.”
1. Harvard 2. Princeton 3. Yale 4. MIT Stanford 6. Cal Tech Pennsylvania 8. Duke Columbia Univ. of Chicago
PAGE2009 19 OUTLOOK G PAGE 19 2009 OUTLOOK G PAGEPAGE 20 20 Duke University is an independent, comprehen- sive, non-sectarian research university that traces its roots to 1838, when it was established as Union Insti- tute in Randolph County, North Carolina. Through the support of the Duke family and others, in 1892 the school – renamed Trinity College – was moved to Durham on what is now East Campus.
In 1924, Trinity College, a long-time benefi ciary of Duke family generosity, became the nucleus of Duke University. With $21 million provided by James B. Duke as a memorial to his father, Washington Duke and the donation of land by Julian S. Carr, West Cam- pus was created and East Campus was rebuilt.
Today, the Georgian architecture of East Campus and the Gothic-styled West Campus are part of a 9,350-acre campus that includes two undergraduate schools – Trinity college of Arts and Sciences and the Pratt School of Engineering – as well as eight gradu- ate and professional schools, the world-renowned Duke University Medical Center, the 7,900-acre Duke Forest, and the beautiful 55-acre Sarah P. Duke Gardens.
Duke offers one of the most dynamic under- graduate academic experiences in the world. There are many different choices with majors, minors, certifi cate programs, Focus clusters and fi rst-year seminars. The Duke education is structured and fl exible, classic and contemporary, theoretical and realistic. Come with an open and curious mind, a readiness to challenge and to be challenged, and a willingness to take chances.
PAGE2009 21 OUTLOOK G PAGE 21 DUKE QUICK FACTS
Duke is consistently ranked among the nation’s top 10 universities
Duke has a student/faculty ratio of 8:1
Seventy-fi ve percent of classes at Duke have fewer than 20 students
Student-athletes make up more than 10 percent of the Duke student body
Duke has eight professional schools — the Divinity School, Fuqua School of Business, the Graduate School, the Law School, the Nicholas School of the Environment, the School of Medicine, the Nursing School, the Sanford School for Public Policy, and two graduate schools — Arts & Sciences and Engineering
Ninety-four percent of Duke students graduate in four years
2009 OUTLOOK G PAGEPAGE 22 22 MAJORS AT DUKE
African and African American Studies (bachelor of arts) Art History (BA) Asian & Middle Eastern Studies (BA) Biology (BA, bachelor of science) Canadian Studies (second major only) Chemistry (BA, BS) Classical Civilization (BA) Classical Languages (BA) Computer Science (BA, BS) Cultural Anthropology (BA) Dance (BA) Earth & Ocean Sciences (BA, BS) Economics (BA, BS) English (BA) Environmental Science and Policy (BA) Environmental Sciences (BS) Evolutionary Anthropology (BA, BS) French Studies (BA) German (BA) History (BA) Interdepartmental Major (BA, BS) International Comparative Studies (BA) Italian Studies (BA) Linguistics (BA) Literature (BA) Mathematics (BA, BS) Medieval & Renaissance Studies (BA) Music (BA) Neuroscience (BA, BS) Philosophy (BA) Physics (BA, BS) Poltical Science (BA) Program II (An alternative to a major, BA, BS) Psychology (BA, BS) Public Policy Studies (BA) Religion (BA) Russian (BA) Slavic and Eurasian Studies (BA) Sociology (BA) Spanish (BA) Statistical Science (BA, BS) Theater Studies (BA) Visual Arts (BA) Women’s Studies (BA)
PAGE2009 23 OUTLOOK G PAGE 23 American Tobacco – known as Down- town Durham’s Entertainment District – features a wide variety of resturants and events. The area includes Durham Bulls Athletic Park, home of the Durham Bulls – the Triple-A baseball affi liate of the 2008 American League Champion Tampa Bay Rays.