2001 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 2001 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke University in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team participated as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They played their homes games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The team was led by head coach Carl Franks.

2001 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–11 (0–8 ACC)
Head coach	Carl Franks (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Fun and gun
Defensive coordinator	Bob Trott (6th season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Mike Hart
Captain	Ben Erdeljac, Ronnie Hamilton, Mike Hart, Nate Krill
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium

2001 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Maryland $		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 15 Florida State		6	–	2					8	–	4
North Carolina		5	–	3					8	–	5
Clemson		4	–	4					7	–	5
No. 24 Georgia Tech		4	–	4					8	–	5
NC State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Wake Forest		3	–	5					6	–	5
Virginia		3	–	5					5	–	7
Duke		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

This season was notable for being one of the only time a team has gone winless in two straight seasons, with Duke also going winless in 2000.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	No. 6 Florida State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	PPV	L 13–55	23,312
September 8	8:00 pm	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 13–15	17,745
September 22	6:00 pm	No. 16 Northwestern*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 7–44	18,427
September 29	1:00 pm	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 10–31	54,653
October 6	1:00 pm	No. 17 Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 10–37	10,431
October 13	1:00 pm	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)		L 35–42	10,835
October 20	1:00 pm	at No. 12 Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	JPS	L 17–59	43,528
October 27	1:00 pm	Vanderbilt*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		L 28–42	18,332
November 3	1:00 pm	NC State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)		L 31–55	35,206
November 17	1:30 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)		L 17–52	52,000
December 1	1:00 pm	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		L 31–59	72,577
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time