The 2017 season's largest margin: Duke 60, North Carolina Central 7. A 53-point win — the year's high-water mark.
2017 — The 2017 Season
Duke's 2017 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
Who carried it
- Daniel JonesQB2,691 passing yards
- Shaun WilsonRB818 rushing yards
- Brittain BrownRB701 rushing yards
- T.J. RahmingWR795 receiving yards
- Johnathan LloydWR367 receiving yards
- Chris TaylorWR332 receiving yards
- Joe Giles-HarrisLB125 tackles
- Alonzo Saxton IIS90 tackles
- Ben HumphreysLB70 tackles
- Mike RamsayDT5.5 sacks
- Drew JordanDE3 sacks
- Trevon McSwainDT2.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2017.
The season's deepest loss: Duke 6, Miami 31. A 25-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Duke beat Northern Illinois 36-14 in the postseason.
"Go Duke"
2017 is a middle chapter for Duke — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.