The 2022 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Elko, the Blue Devils played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | 
|---|
 | 7:30 pm | Temple* |  | ACCN Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Taylor Davis | W 30–0 | 20,722 | 
| September 10 | 11:00 am | at Northwestern* |  | FS1 Eric Collins, Devin Gardner | W 31–23 | 24,622 | 
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | North Carolina A&T* | - Wallace Wade Stadium
 - Durham, NC
 
  | ACCNX/ESPN+ Mike Morgan, Mike Glennon, Jalyn Johnson | W 49–20 | 32,802 | 
| September 24 | 11:00 am | at Kansas* |  | FS1 Eric Collins, Devin Gardner | L 27–35 | 47,233 | 
| October 1 | 7:30 pm | Virginia | - Wallace Wade Stadium
 - Durham, NC
 
  | ACCRSN Tom Werme, James Bates, Lyndsay Rowley | W 38–17 | 15,152 | 
| October 8 | 4:00 pm | at Georgia Tech |  | ACCRSN Tom Werme, James Bates, Lyndsay Rowley | L 20–23 OT | 32,041 | 
| October 15 | 8:00 pm | North Carolina |  | ACCN Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Taylor Davis | L 35–38 | 40,004 | 
| October 22 | 12:30 pm | at Miami (FL) |  | ACCRSN Tom Werme, James Bates, Wiley Ballard | W 45–21 | 57,421 | 
 | 7:00 pm | at Boston College |  | ESPN2 Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Dawn Davenport | W 38–31 | 34,092 | 
| November 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech | - Wallace Wade Stadium
 - Durham, NC
 
  | ACCRSN Evan Lepler, Dave Archer, Rebecca Fiorentino | W 24–7 | 20,857 | 
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Pittsburgh |  | ACCN Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Lericia Harris | L 26–28 | 45,362 | 
| November 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Wake Forest | - Wallace Wade Stadium
 - Durham, NC (rivalry)
 
  | ACCN Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Taylor Davis | W 34–31 | 17,492 | 
 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. UCF* |  | ESPN/Bowl Season Radio Kevin Brown, Hutson Mason, Marilyn Payne/Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller, Scott Wykoff | W 30–13 | 17,974 | 
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Game summaries
Temple
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
Total | 
| Owls
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0 | 
0 | 
| Blue Devils
 | 
10
 | 
14
 | 
3
 | 
3 | 
30 | 
At Northwestern
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
Total | 
| Blue Devils
 | 
14
 | 
7
 | 
0
 | 
10 | 
31 | 
| Wildcats
 | 
0
 | 
10
 | 
6
 | 
7 | 
23 | 
North Carolina A&T
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
Total | 
| Aggies
 | 
0
 | 
6
 | 
0
 | 
14 | 
20 | 
| Blue Devils
 | 
21
 | 
7
 | 
14
 | 
7 | 
49 | 
At Kansas
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
Total | 
| Blue Devils
 | 
7
 | 
6
 | 
0
 | 
14 | 
27 | 
| Jayhawks
 | 
7
 | 
14
 | 
7
 | 
7 | 
35 | 
Virginia
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
Total | 
| Cavaliers
 | 
0
 | 
7
 | 
3
 | 
7 | 
17 | 
| Blue Devils
 | 
14
 | 
7
 | 
7
 | 
10 | 
38 | 
At Georgia Tech
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 |  | 
Total | 
| Blue Devils
 | 
0
 | 
3
 | 
3
 | 
14 | 0 | 
20 | 
| Yellow Jackets
 | 
3
 | 
7
 | 
7
 | 
3 | 3 | 
23 | 
North Carolina
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
Total | 
| Tar Heels
 | 
10
 | 
7
 | 
14
 | 
7 | 
38 | 
| Blue Devils
 | 
7
 | 
14
 | 
0
 | 
14 | 
35 | 
At Miami
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
Total | 
| Blue Devils
 | 
0
 | 
17
 | 
7
 | 
21 | 
45 | 
| Hurricanes
 | 
7
 | 
0
 | 
14
 | 
0 | 
21 | 
At Boston College
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
Total | 
| Blue Devils
 | 
10
 | 
14
 | 
7
 | 
7 | 
38 | 
| Eagles
 | 
7
 | 
7
 | 
7
 | 
10 | 
31 | 
Virginia Tech
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
Total | 
| Hokies
 | 
7
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
0 | 
7 | 
| Blue Devils
 | 
3
 | 
7
 | 
7
 | 
7 | 
24 | 
At Pittsburgh
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
Total | 
| Blue Devils
 | 
7
 | 
7
 | 
0
 | 
12 | 
26 | 
| Panthers
 | 
10
 | 
10
 | 
0
 | 
8 | 
28 | 
Wake Forest
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
Total | 
| Demon Deacons
 | 
7
 | 
10
 | 
7
 | 
7 | 
31 | 
| Blue Devils
 | 
3
 | 
17
 | 
7
 | 
7 | 
34 | 
Vs. UCF (Military Bowl)
| 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
 | 
Total | 
| Knights
 | 
7
 | 
0
 | 
0
 | 
6 | 
13 | 
| Blue Devils
 | 
7
 | 
13
 | 
3
 | 
7 | 
30 | 
Roster
| 2022 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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| Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
 | 
- Head coach
  
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
  
 
- Legend
  
- (C) Team captain
 
- (S) Suspended
 
- (I) Ineligible
  
  Injured 
  Redshirt 
 
Roster
 
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Coaching staff
| Name | 
Title
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| Mike Elko | 
Head coach
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| Robb Smith | 
Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach
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| Lyle Hemphill | 
Safeties coach
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| Harland Bower | 
Defensive ends coach
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| Adam Cushing | 
Run Game coordinator/offensive line coach
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| Zohn Burden | 
Pass game coordinator/wide receivers coach
 | 
| Kevin Johns | 
Offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coach
 | 
| Patrick Dougherty | 
Special teams coordinator/tight ends coach
 | 
| Trooper Taylor | 
Associate head coach/running backs coach
 | 
| Ishmael Aristide | 
Cornerbacks coach
 | 
| Jess Simpson | 
Co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
 — = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week | 
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | 
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| AP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | — | RV | 
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| Coaches | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | 
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| CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released | 
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