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DUKE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE 2011 DUKE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION Room 115 Phone: 919-684-2633 Cameron Indoor Stadium Fax: 919-684-2489 Durham, N.C. 27708 Wallace Wade Stadium Press Box Phone: 919-684-4203 STAFF DIRECTORY Art Chase Assistant Director of Athletics/Sports Information Sport Responsibilities: Football Alma Mater: Guilford, 1991 Joined Duke SID: August, 2000 Offi ce: 919-684-2614 Cell: 919-599-9820 Email: [email protected] Art Chase Lindy Brown Assistant Director of Associate Sports Lindy Brown Associate Sports Information Director Athletics/Sports Information Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Women’s Basketball, Women’s Golf, Women’s Soccer Alma Mater: Western Carolina, 1996 Joined Duke SID: November, 1999 Offi ce: 919-684-2664 Cell: 919-599-9821 Email: [email protected] Matt Plizga Associate Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Men’s Basketball, Men’s Golf Alma Mater: Penn State Erie - The Behrend College, 1999 Joined Duke SID: July, 2001 Offi ce: 919-668-1712 Cell: 919-812-0882 Email: [email protected] Ben Blevins Assistant Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Football, Men’s Basketball, Men’s Tennis Alma Mater: Colorado State, 2004 Joined Duke SID: August, 2007 Offi ce: 919-668-4393 Cell: 919-812-7146 Email: [email protected] Matt Plizga Ben Blevins Associate Sports Assistant Sports Chris Cook Assistant Sports Information Director Information Director Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Baseball, Fencing, Volleyball Alma Mater: Wofford, 2006 Joined Duke SID: July, 2007 Offi ce: 919-684-8708 Cell: 919-812-7141 Email: [email protected] Meredith Rieder Assistant Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Men’s Lacrosse, Men’s Soccer, Wrestling Alma Mater: Denison, 2002 Joined Duke SID: August, 2008 Offi ce: 919-684-3328 Cell: 919-812-6741 Email: [email protected] Ashley Wolf Assistant Sports Information Director Sport Responsibilities: Field Hockey, Women’s Lacrosse Alma Mater: Cornell, 2008 Joined Duke SID: August, 2009 Offi ce: 919-668-5739 Cell: 603-325-2225 Email: [email protected] Chris Cook Meredith Rieder Assistant Sports Assistant Sports Leslie Gaber Sports Information Staff Assistant Information Director Information Director Sport Responsibilities: M/W Cross Country, M/W Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field, M/W Swimming & Diving Alma Mater: DePauw, 2011 Joined Duke SID: July, 2011 Leslie Gaber Offi ce: 919-684-2633 Cell: 614-519-9872 Email: [email protected] Sports Information Staff Assistant Ashley Wolf Assistant Sports Information Director DUKE FOOTBALL 2011 MEDIA GUIDE DIRECTORY QUICK FACTS MEDIA INFORMATION HISTORY 81 DUKE UNIVERSITY Sports Information Department IFC Annual Ledger 82 Location Durham, N.C. Quick Facts 1 Coaching Ledger 82 Founded 1838 Credits 1 Annual Results 83-90 Enrollment 6,504 Media Information 2 Milestone Games & Wins 90 Nickname Blue Devils 2011 Schedule 3 Largest Crowds 90 School Colors Duke Blue & White 2010 Results 3 Series Ledgers 91-93 Stadium Wallace Wade Stadium 2011 Team Analysis 3 Homecoming Results 93 Capacity 33,941 Future Opponents 3 Bowl Game Summaries 94-97 Surface Natural grass 2011 Roster 4-5 Duke Vs. Nationally-Ranked Opponents 98 Conference ACC 2011 Preseason Depth Chart 6 Duke When Nationally-Ranked 99 Division Coastal 2011 Opponent SID Information IBC Largest Comebacks 100 Affi liation NCAA I-A 2011 ACC Composite Schedule BC Overtime Games 100 President Dr. Richard H. Brodhead Wins in Final Minute 100 VP & Director of Athletics Kevin M. White PLAYERS 7 Wins on Final Snap 100 Offi cial Website GoDuke.com Player Biographies 8-50 Fourth Quarter Wins 101 Duke Vs. No. 1 102 2011 DUKE FOOTBALL PREVIEW STAFF 51 Duke Vs. Reigning National Champions 102 Offense Multiple David Cutcliffe 52-57 Duke Vs. Heisman Trophy Winners 102 Defense Multiple Ron Middleton 57 Lettermen 103-109 2010 Overall Record 3-9 Jim Knowles 58 Captains 110 2010 ACC Record (Finish) 1-7 (t5th/Coastal) Kurt Roper 58 Honors & Awards 111-113 Lettermen Returning 42 Matt Luke 59 All-Star Game Participation 114 (20 Offense; 19 Defense; 3 Special Teams) Jim Collins 59 All-Time Assistant Coaches 114 Lettermen Lost 20 Matt Lubick 60 All-Americas 115-119 (6 Offense; 8 Defense; 3 Special Teams; 3 Other) Rick Petri 60 College Football Hall of Fame 120 Starters Returning 17 Zac Roper 61 Pro Football Hall of Fame 121 (8 Offense; 6 Defense; 3 Special Teams) Derek Jones 61 Professional Draft Picks 122 Starters Lost 8 Quality Control 62 NFL Roster 123 (3 Offense; 5 Defense; 0 Special Teams) Graduate Assistants 62 NFL Honors 124 Administrative Staff 63 Duke Quarterbacks 125-150 DUKE FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Strength & Conditioning 63 David Cutcliffe Head Coach Sports Medicine 63 RECORDS 151 Alma Mater Alabama, 1976 Academic Support 63 Passing 152-159 Record at Duke/Years 12-24/3 Football Relations 64 Rushing 160-166 Overall Record/Years 56-53/9 Video Operations 64 Receiving 167-176 Ron Middleton Associate Head Coach (TE) Equipment Staff 64 Miscellaneous Game Superlatives 177-178 Special Teams Coordinator Support Staff 64 Total Offense 179 Jim Knowles Defensive Coordinator Kevin White 65 All-Purpose 179 Kurt Roper Offensive Coordinator (QB) Senior Administration 66 Scoring 180 Matt Luke Offensive Coordinator (Run Game/OL) Placekicking 181-182 Jim Collins Assistant Defensive Coordinator (LB) 2010 IN REVIEW 67 Punting 183 Matt Lubick Passing Game Coordinator (WR) 2010 Notebook 68-69 Return 184-186 Recruiting Coordinator 2010 Honors 69 Defensive 187-189 Zac Roper Assistant Coach (RB) 2010 Game Summaries 70-75 Freshman 190-194 Assistant Special Teams Coordinator 2010 Statistics 76-77 Team 195 Derek Jones Assistant Coach (DB) 2010 Starting Lineups 77 Scoring Superlatives 195 Rick Petri Assistant Coach (DL) 2010 ACC Standings 78 Annual Leaders 196-201 Drew Dayton Quality Control (DEF) 2010 ACC Award Winners 78 Annual Team Statistics 202-205 Shaun Sarrett Quality Control (OFF) 2010 ACC Statistics 79-80 The Last Time 206 Ben Loebner Graduate Assistant Coach (OFF) 2010 ACC & NCAA Statistical Rankings 80 Long Plays 207 John Russell Graduate Assistant Coach (DEF) Bowl Game 208 Kerry Johnson Operations Assistant (OFF) Leon Wright Operations Assistant (DEF) DUKE FOOTBALL HISTORY 2011 DUKE FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE First Year 1888 EDITOR RESEARCH ASSISTANCE PRINTING All-Time Record/Seasons 456-474-31/98 Art Chase Colin Small, John Roth Riverside Printing All-Time Bowl Record 3-5 Rocky Mount, N.C. EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS PHOTOGRAPHY Last Bowl Game/Year Hall of Fame/1995 Chelsea Amsley, Ben Blevins, Jon Gardiner, Duke Photography SPECIAL THANKS Result 34-20 loss to Wisconsin Jean O. Brooks, Kelsey Conaway, Adam Barnes Chris Cook, Elissa Marks, Karen Edwards Zach McDonie, Ashley Wolf 1 DUKE FOOTBALL 2011 MEDIA GUIDE MEDIA INFORMATION GLENN E. (TED) MANN PRESS BOX DUKE FOOTBALL ON TWITTER DUKE FOOTBALL RADIO SHOW • Named after former Sports Information Director Ted • @Duke_FB is the offi cial Twitter account of the Duke WITH DAVID CUTCLIFFE Mann, the Duke press box is located on the third fl oor football program • Tuesday nights beginning August 23, Art Chase and of the Finch-Yeager Building on the west side of Wallace David Cutcliffe will host the Duke Football Radio Show Wade Stadium ... Admittance is by credential only for the COLLEGEPRESSBOX.COM with David Cutcliffe at the Washington Duke Inn & Golf news media and press box personnel • CollegePressBox.com is the offi cial media website Club ... The show, which is produced by the Blue Devil • Cheering in the press box will not be tolerated ...Violators for ACC football ... Access and download weekly game IMG Sports Network, runs from 7-8 p.m. and airs live on of this policy will be asked to leave notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos WDNC 620 The Buzz • A pregame meal is provided approximately two hours and more for the conference and each of its 12 member before kickoff with refreshments available throughout schools COACH DAVID CUTCLIFFE’S the game • Login information will be distributed to accredited media DUKE FOOTBALL SHOW • A charter inductee of the CoSIDA Hall of Fame, Mann members, who may apply for a password by sending an • Coach David Cutcliffe’s Duke Football Show is produced served the Duke athletic department for almost 47 years e-mail to [email protected] by Blue Devil IMG Sports Network before retiring in 1973 • The 30-minute program features head coach David INTERVIEW PROCEDURES Cutcliffe and highlights of every Duke football game ... PRESS CREDENTIALS • Student-Athletes: All interviews with Duke student- For broadcast information, please contact the Duke Sports • All media attending Duke football home games must athletes must be arranged through the Sports Information Information Offi ce apply for and be issued press credentials ... Requests Offi ce ... Player interviews will be available Tuesday and for credentials should be made in advance by email, Wednesday during a typical game week BLUE DEVIL IMG SPORTS NETWORK mail or fax and directed to Sports Information Director • Coaching Staff: For interviews with head coach David • A state-wide radio audience follows all the action of Duke Art Chase Cutcliffe and the remainder of the coaching staff, please football on the Blue Devil IMG Sports Network • Priority is given to daily newspapers, major magazines contact Art Chase • Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Harris, the voice of the and electronic media in the geographic areas of the Blue Devils for the past 35 seasons, calls all the action for competing teams ... Duke reserves the right to refuse any CUTCLIFFE SUNDAY TELECONFERENCE Duke fans each game ... Beginning with Duke’s 21-18 win credential request deemed not to be in the best interest • Duke head coach David Cutcliffe will hold a teleconfer- over Tennessee to open the 1976 campaign, Harris has of the University ence each Sunday at 5 p.m. worked 394 consecutive Blue Devil gridiron tilts entering • Media members should contact Art Chase for the phone the 2011 season LOCKER ROOM POLICY number and access code • The 2010 season will mark analyst Wes Chesson’s • The Duke football locker room is closed to the media 32nd year providing color commentary ..