Duke Blue Devils football

College Football Bowl Subdivision team; member of Atlantic Coast Conference

Duke Blue Devils football

| | 2024 Duke Blue Devils football team

|

First season| 1888
Athletic director| Nina King
Head coach| Manny Diaz
1st season, 0–0 (–)
Stadium| Wallace Wade Stadium
(capacity: 40,000)
Field surface| Grass
Location| Durham, North Carolina
Conference| ACC
Division| Coastal
Past conferences| SoCon
All-time record| 538-556-31 [1] (.492)
Bowl record| 8-8 (.500)
Unclaimed national titles| 2 (1936, 1941)
Conference titles| 17 (7 ACC, 10 SoCon)
Division titles| 1 (2013)
Rivalries| North Carolina (rivalry)
Wake Forest (rivalry)
NC State (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans| 6
Current uniform
Colors| Duke blue and white[2]

Fight song| "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!"
"Blue and White"
Mascot| Blue Devil
Marching band| Duke University Marching Band
Website| goduke.com

The Duke Blue Devils football team represents Duke University in the sport of American football. The Blue Devils compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The program has 17 conference championships (7 ACC championships and 10 Southern Conference titles), 53 All-Americans, 10 ACC Players of the Year, and have had three Pro Football Hall of Famers come through the program.[3] The team is coached by Manny Diaz and play their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

After struggling for most of the time since the mid-1960s, the Blue Devils underwent a renaissance under David Cutcliffe (2008–2021). Duke secured their first Coastal division title on November 30, 2013 with a win over arch-rival North Carolina. Additionally, the Blue Devils cracked the top 25 of the BCS standings, the AP Poll, and the Coaches' Poll during the 2013 season and very nearly scored an upset over a potent Texas A&M team in the 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl, losing by only four points after jumping out to a 38–17 lead at halftime. In 2014, Duke followed up with a nine win season, including a victory over eventual Orange Bowl winner Georgia Tech, and another close bowl loss to 15th-ranked Arizona State in the Sun Bowl. In 2015, the Blue Devils broke through for a 44–41 overtime win over Indiana in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium, and followed up with a win over Northern Illinois in the 2017 Quick Lane Bowl.

## History[edit]

### Early history (1888–1930)[edit]

Main article: History of Duke Blue Devils football

See also: List of Duke Blue Devils football seasons

John Franklin Crowell, Duke football's first head coach

The Duke Blue Devils, then known as the Trinity Blue and White, first fielded a football team in 1888, coached by John Franklin Crowell.[4] The first game against North Carolina was the first "scientific" game in the state.[5] Trinity finished the first two seasons in their football history with records of 2–1 in 1888 and 1–1 in 1889.[4] From 1890–1895, Trinity competed without a head coach.[6] The 1891 team went undefeated.[7][8] Trinity did not compete in football from 1895 to 1919.[9] The Trinity Blue and White resumed football competition in 1920 under head coach Floyd J. Egan, compiling a record of 4–0–1 that season.[10] In 1921, they finished 6–1–2 were led by James A. Baldwin, previously the head coach at Maine.[11]

In February 1922, Herman Steiner was selected as the head coach of the Trinity College football team for the 1922 season.[12][13] During the 1922 football season, Steiner coached the Trinity football team to a 7–2–1 record as the team outscored its opponents 156–57.[14][15] E. L. Alexander took over the reins of the Trinity Blue Devils in 1923 and led the team to a 5–4 record.[16] In their first season competing as Duke University, Howard Jones took over in 1924 and led the Blue Devils to a 4–5 record before leaving for USC.[17] Former Indiana head coach James Herron led the Blue Devils to another 4–5 record in 1925.[18] From 1926 to 1930, the program was led by head coach James DeHart who compiled a 24–23–2 record during his tenure.[19] DeHart led the Blue Devils, an independent for all of its history up to that point, into the Southern Conference in 1928.[20]

### Wallace Wade era (1931–1950)[edit]

Wade at Vanderbilt, c. 1921

In late 1930, Wallace Wade shocked the college football world by leaving national powerhouse Alabama for Duke.[21] Wade's success at Alabama translated well to Duke's program. He sent former Alabama players and future Duke assistants Herschel Caldwell and Ellis Hagler to the school a year early to prepare a team.[22]

Duke won seven Southern Conference championships in the 16 years that Wade was coach.[23] He also led the team to two Rose Bowls. Wade served a stint in the military in World War II, leaving the team after the 1941 season and returning before the start of the 1946 season.[21] Wade's achievements placed him in the College Football Hall of Fame.[21]

Duke was invited to the 1942 Rose Bowl against Oregon State.[21] Due to fears of additional west coast attacks by the Japanese in the wake of Pearl Harbor, the game was moved to Durham.[21] As Duke's stadium was significantly smaller than the regular venue, bleachers were borrowed from both North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina.[24] Despite being 3 to 1 favorites, the Iron Dukes lost 20–16.[25][21]

Wade retired after the 1950 season. For his great achievements, Duke named their football stadium after him.[21] The Blue Devils still play their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium.[26] Wade's final record at Duke is 110–36–7.[27]

### William Murray era (1951–1965)[edit]

Delaware head coach Bill Murray was chosen to replace Wallace Wade as Duke's head coach in 1951.[28][29][30] The football program proved successful under Murray's tutelage, winning six of the first ten ACC football championships from 1953 to 1962.[31][32] From 1943 until 1957, the Blue Devils were ranked in the AP Poll at some point in the season.[33] Murray's Duke teams would be last successes the Blue Devils football program would have for another two decades. Bill Murray would be the last Duke head football coach to leave the Blue Devils with a winning record until Steve Spurrier,[33] and the last to leave Duke after having won multiple conference championships.[33] After Murray's retirement following the 1965 season, Duke's football program would steadily decline into becoming the ACC's "cellar-dweller".[33] Murray led Duke to its last bowl appearance and conference championships, shared or outright, until 1989.[33] Murray's final record at Duke was 91–51–9 in 15 seasons.[32][33]

### Struggles (1966–1986)[edit]

After Murray came Tom Harp, who had a 22–28–1 record in 5 seasons with the Blue Devils.[34] A very successful high school coach, Harp came to Duke after a mediocre stint as Cornell's head football coach.[35] Harp's teams struggled on the field, only producing one winning season, a 6–5 1970 season that would be Harp's last at Duke,[34] as he was fired following the season.[36]

Mike McGee returned to his alma mater from East Carolina to serve as head football coach in late 1970.[37] Duke continued in the mediocrity and sub-par on-the-field performances that had been seen under Harp, going 37–47–4 overall.[38] McGee's two best years were 1971 and 1974, in which his Duke teams went a mediocre 6–5.[38] McGee was dismissed after the 1978 season.[39]

Elon head coach Shirley "Red" Wilson replaced McGee[40] and went 16–27–1 as Duke's head football coach.[41] Wilson's teams only won two games in his first two seasons,[42][43] then had back-to-back 6–5 records.[44][45] Wilson's teams became known for their innovative passing attack under offensive coordinator Steve Spurrier, whose 1982 offense featuring quarterback Ben Bennett set a school record for yardage before Wilson retired and Spurrier left to become the head coach of the USFL's Tampa Bay Bandits.[46][47]

There was hope when Steve Sloan was hired that the Duke football program would finally return to its glory days under Wallace Wade.[48] However, Sloan could not translate his successes from those places to Duke. Sloan's Blue Devils teams had a 13–31 overall record in the four seasons he was there,[49] failing to win more than four games in a single season. Sloan resigned after four seasons as Duke head coach to become athletics director at the University of Alabama.[50]

### Steve Spurrier era (1987–1989)[edit]

Coach Spurrier

The Duke Blue Devils football program had a string of successful years under Steve Spurrier. Duke was Spurrier's first college head coaching position.[51] When Spurrier arrived as Duke's 17th head football coach in program history, he inherited a Duke program that was commonly viewed as the worst football program in the ACC.[52] Unlike most of his predecessors since Wallace Wade, Spurrier was able to have success as Duke's head football coach. He hired coaches Ian Goodall, Joe Jeb, and Patrick Cooke to serve as assistant coaches.[53] Spurrier led the Blue Devils to a share of the ACC title in 1989,[51] its first ACC football title of any kind, shared or outright, since the Bill Murray era.[52] Spurrier won ACC Coach of the Year honors in 1988 and 1989 for his achievements.[51][52] He led Duke to the 1989 All-American Bowl, a game they lost 49–21 to Texas Tech.[52] That bowl appearance was the program's first bowl appearance since the 1960 Cotton Bowl.[52]

After three seasons and a 20–13–1 overall record,[49] and leading the Blue Devils to seemingly unheard of football success, Spurrier left Duke after the 1989 season to accept the head football coaching position at his alma mater Florida.

### Regression (1990–2007)[edit]

Barry Wilson was promoted from assistant coach and took over the Blue Devils football program after the departure of Steve Spurrier,[54] but struggled with a 13–30–1 record in four seasons despite inheriting a team that had shared an ACC championship the season before he became the head coach.[55] Unable to duplicate or build upon the successes of his predecessor, Wilson resigned as head coach after the 1993 season.[56]

On December 16, 1993, Rice head coach Fred Goldsmith was named Wilson's replacement, becoming the Blue Devils' 19th head football coach.[57][58][59]

The 1994 Blue Devils raced out to an 8–1 record, and was briefly ranked as high as No. 16 in the country before two consecutive heartbreaking losses to close the season, 24–23 to North Carolina State and 41–40 to arch-rival North Carolina.[60] The 1994 team played in the program's first New Years Day Bowl game since 1961, falling to Wisconsin 34–21 in the 1995 Hall of Fame Bowl,[61][60] later known as the Outback Bowl.

After 1994, however, Duke's football program continued to decline, with the team only winning a total of nine more games under Goldsmith's watch.[62] Goldsmith's teams struggled after that 1994 season, failing to win more than four games in a single season and only notching three more wins in ACC play.[62] In 1995, the Blue Devils finished 3–8.[63] Goldsmith's 1996 Duke team went 0–11, the school's first winless record in the modern era and only the second winless season in school history.[62] In 1997, the Blue Devils went 2–9.[64] The Blue Devils compiled a 4–7 record in 1998.[65]

On December 1, 1998, Carl Franks, offensive coordinator at Florida under former Blue Devils head coach Steve Spurrier, was hired to replace Fred Goldsmith and tasked with turning around the Duke football program.[66] A Duke alum, Franks had also served as running backs coach at Duke under Spurrier from 1987–1989 and had played running back and tight end for the Blue Devils under Shirley Wilson from 1980–1982.[67]

Franks led the Blue Devils to a 3–8 record in 1999.[68] From 2000 to 2001 Duke suffered a 22-game losing streak, with both the 2000 and 2001 seasons being winless 0–11 campaigns, with only four of the 22 losses coming by eight points or fewer.[69][70][71][72] Franks was dismissed mid-season in 2003.[73] Defensive coordinator Ted Roof was appointed interim head coach.[74]

The Blue Devils' 1999–2001 teams were ranked 7th in a list on the 10 worst college football teams of all time by ESPN's Page 2.[75] Franks finished 7–45 in four full seasons and a partial fifth,[72] Despite the poor record, Franks was lauded for the academic success of his players, evidenced by his program winning the Academic Achievement Award from the American Football Coaches Association in 2003.[76]

Ted Roof was elevated from defensive coordinator and named interim Duke head coach for the final five games of the 2003 season.[77] The Blue Devils won two of their last three games of the season, Roof's interim tag was removed, and he was named the program's 21st head football coach in 2004.[77]

Roof compiled a dismal 6–45 record before his firing after four seasons and a partial fifth.[78] One positive aspect, however, from Roof's tenure was that Duke defenses consistently ranked in the top 30 in tackles for loss for the first time in years.[78] Roof would go on to win a national championship as Auburn's defensive coordinator in 2010 under head coach Gene Chizik.[79]

### David Cutcliffe era (2008–2021)[edit]

Coach Cutcliffe

In December 2007, Tennessee offensive coordinator and former Ole Miss head coach David Cutcliffe was hired as Duke's 22nd head football coach.[80][81]

Duke went 4–8 in 2008[82] and 5–7 in 2009,[83] the closest the school had come to bowl eligibility since 1994.[84] Cutcliffe fielded back-to-back 3–9 seasons in 2010 and 2011.[85][86] Duke's 2012 team became bowl eligible for the first time since 1994,[87] finishing the season with a 6–7 record.[88]

Duke's 2013 season was a break-out year, as the Blue Devils have continued to cross off many of their infamous losing streaks. On October 26, 2013, Duke achieved its first win over a ranked team since 1994 with a 13–10 victory over No. 14 Virginia Tech. That win over Virginia Tech was also Duke's first road win over a ranked team since 1971.[89] The Blue Devils achieved their first winning season since 1994 with a 38–20 home victory over in-state rival NC State,[90] and Duke appeared in the AP Poll for the first time since 1994, listed at No. 25 with a record of 8–2.[91] With a 27–25 win over North Carolina on November 30, 2013, Duke locked up their first 10-win season in school history, the Coastal Division title, and a spot in the 2013 ACC Championship Game against Florida State, during which time Duke was ranked No. 20.[92] The Blue Devils lost that game to the Seminoles, the eventual national champions,[93] by a score of 45–7.[94] David Cutcliffe received the Walter Camp Coach of the Year award in 2013.[95]

Duke finished 9–4 in 2014.[96] 2015 would see the Blue Devils finish 8–5.[97] 2015 also marked the beginning of a $100 million renovation project to Wallace Wade Stadium.[98] Cutcliffe's Blue Devils struggled to a 4–8 record in 2016.[99] Duke finished 7–6 in 2017.[100]

### Mike Elko era (2022–2023)[edit]

On December 10, 2021, former Texas A&M Aggies defensive coordinator Mike Elko was hired as the Blue Devils 23rd head football coach.[101] Elko returned to Texas A&M University as their head coach, November 2023.[102]

## Conference affiliations[edit]

* Independent (1889–1894, 1920–1929)
* Southern Conference (1930–1952)
* Atlantic Coast Conference (1953–present)

## Championships[edit]

### National championships[edit]

Duke does not officially claim any national championships. The 1936 team was retroactively named national champions by Berryman (QRPS), a mathematical rating system designed by Clyde P. Berryman in 1990. The NCAA recognizes the Berryman title in its official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision records.[103] James Howell, a football historian, also selected Duke as 1936 national champions using his Football Power Ratings formula.[104]

Ray Bryne, a minor selector, chose the 1941 Blue Devils as national champions.[105]

Year  | Coach  | Selectors

|
|

1936 | Wallace Wade | Berryman (QRPS)†, James Howell
1941 | Ray Bryne

† The 1936 Berryman (QRPS) title is recognized by the NCAA.

### Conference championships[edit]

See also: List of Southern Conference football champions and List of Atlantic Coast Conference football champions

Year  | Coach  | Conference  | Overall Record  | Conference Record

|
|
|
|

1933 | Wallace Wade | Southern Conference | 9–1 | 4–0
1935 | 8–2 | 5–0
1936 | 9–1 | 7–0
1938 | 9–1 | 5–0
1939 | 8–1 | 5–0
1941 | 9–1 | 5–0
1943 | Eddie Cameron | 8–1 | 4–0
1944 | 6–4 | 4–0
1945 | 6–2 | 4–0
1952 | William D. Murray | 8–2 | 5–0
1953† | Atlantic Coast Conference | 7–2–1 | 4–0
1954 | 8–2–1 | 4–0
1955† | 7–2–1 | 4–0
1960 | 8–3 | 5–1
1961 | 7–3 | 5–1
1962 | 8–2 | 6–0
1989† | Steve Spurrier | 8–4 | 6–1

† Co-champions

Duke also won a share of the 1965 ACC Championship on the field, finishing tied for first with South Carolina (who they defeated) at 4–2. However, the Gamecocks were stripped of all of their league wins after it emerged they had used two ineligible players. This elevated NC State and Clemson (both of whom had lost to South Carolina) to 5–2 in the standings, ahead of 4–2 Duke. While Duke still claims the 1965 conference title, the ACC does not recognize it.[106]

### Division championships[edit]

Year  | Coach  | Division Championship  | Opponent  | CG Result

|
|
|
|

2013 | David Cutcliffe | ACC Coastal | Florida State | L 7–45

## Head coaches[edit]

List of Duke head coaches.[107]

* John Franklin Crowell (1888–1889)
* No coach (1890–1895)
* No team (1896–1919)
* Floyd J. Egan (1920)
* James A. Baldwin (1921)
* Herman G. Steiner (1922)
* E. L. Alexander (1923)
* Howard Jones (1924)
* James P. Herron (1925)
* Jimmy DeHart (1926–1930)
* Wallace Wade (1931–1941)
* Eddie Cameron (1942–1945)
* Wallace Wade (1946–1950)
* William D. Murray (1951–1965)
* Tom Harp (1966–1970)
* Mike McGee (1971–1978)
* Shirley Wilson (1979–1982)
* Steve Sloan (1983–1986)
* Steve Spurrier (1987–1989)
* Barry Wilson (1990–1993)
* Fred Goldsmith (1994–1998)
* Carl Franks (1999–2003)
* Ted Roof (2003–2007)
* David Cutcliffe (2008-2021)
* Mike Elko (2021–2023)
* Manny Diaz (2024–)

## Bowl games[edit]

Duke has a 8–8 record in their 16 bowl games.[108]

Year  | Bowl  | Opponent  | Result

|
|
|

1938 | Rose | Southern California | L 3–7
1941 | Rose | Oregon State | L 16–20
1944 | Sugar | Alabama | W 29–26
1954 | Orange | Nebraska | W 34–7
1957 | Orange | Oklahoma | L 21–48
1960 | Cotton | Arkansas | W 7–6
1989 | All-American | Texas Tech | L 21–49
1994 | Hall of Fame | Wisconsin | L 20–34
2012 | Belk | Cincinnati | L 34–48
2013 | Chick-fil-A | Texas A&M | L 48–52
2014 | Sun | Arizona State | L 31–36
2015 | Pinstripe | Indiana | W 44–41OT
2017 | Quick Lane | Northern Illinois | W 36–14
2018 | Independence | Temple | W 56–27
2022 | Military | UCF | W 30–13
2023 | Birmingham | Troy | W 17–10

## Rivalries[edit]

This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (June 2020)

|

### North Carolina[edit]

Main article: Carolina–Duke rivalry

The Blue Devils traditional all-sport rivalry is with the North Carolina. In football, the teams fight for the Victory Bell each year. The trophy series is 40–21–1 in favor of North Carolina. North Carolina leads the series is 65–41–4 through the 2023 season.[109]

### Wake Forest[edit]

See also: Tobacco Road (rivalry)

Duke maintains a rivalry with Wake Forest. This rivalry started due to the schools' historical religious affiliations and close proximity to one another (Wake Forest University was originally located in the town of Wake Forest before moving to Winston-Salem in 1956). Duke was originally known as Trinity College and the athletic teams were known as the Methodists, while Wake Forest's athletic teams were known at the time as the Baptists. The series is 60–41–2 in favor of Duke through the 2023 season. Duke won the most recent matchup in 2023 by a score of 24-21.[110]

### NC State[edit]

Main article: Tobacco Road (rivalry)

Duke maintains a Research Triangle rivalry with NC State. The series with NC State is 42–37–5 in favor of Duke through the 2023 season.[111]

## Facilities[edit]

### Wallace Wade Stadium[edit]

Wallace Wade Stadium, home to Duke football and site of the 1942 Rose Bowl as it appeared in 2005, prior to renovation.

Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium is a 40,004-seat stadium on the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Primarily used for American football, it is the home field of the Duke Blue Devils. It opened in 1929 with a game against Pitt, as the first facility in Duke's new West Campus. Originally named Duke Stadium, it was renamed in 1967 for former head football coach Wallace Wade and has remained Wallace Wade Stadium ever since. The field was named Brooks Field at the beginning of the 2015 season after the removal of track and lowering of the field level seats.

The stadium is notable for being the site of the 1942 Rose Bowl Game. Duke had won the invitation to the game as the eastern representative. However, the attack on Pearl Harbor, just weeks after the end of the 1941 season, led to fears of a Japanese attack on the West Coast. General John L. DeWitt, commander of the Western Defense Command, advised the Tournament of Roses Association not to hold the game at the Rose Bowl Stadium itself, since he was not willing to take a chance on the Japanese choosing to stage a bombing raid on a stadium with over 90,000 people in attendance. Soon afterward, the government banned all large public gatherings on the West Coast, which ruled out Bell Field on the campus of Oregon State, the host team from the PCC, as an alternative venue. The Tournament of Roses Association originally planned to cancel the game, but Duke officials invited the Rose Bowl and Oregon State to Durham to play the game. The offer was accepted, and on a cold, rainy January 1, 1942, 56,000 fans, 22,000 of whom sat on bleachers borrowed from nearby NC State and UNC, watched the heavily favored Blue Devils fall to the strong defense of the Beavers 20–16. It was the only time the game has been played outside of Pasadena, California, until 2020 when the 2021 Rose Bowl was relocated to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In September 2014, renovation plans were released. The new stadium would seat nearly 40,000 and have 21 luxury suites housed within a new five-story, 90,000 square foot tower along the stadium's west side. A new 42 feet high by 75.6 feet wide LED video board would be installed 90 feet closer to the field than the previous one. Another notable feature was the removal of the stadium's track, which allowed 4,000 additional seats to be added along with lowering and recentering the field. The concourses along the stadium's north and west sides were enhanced with new concessions and new gates, restroom facilities and first aid stations. Integrated seating in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act were also added for disabled guests and their companions.[112] The first two phases of the renovations were finished over a two-year period, including the new press box, eight broadcast booths[113] and suites completed by the 2016 college football season. Phase three is to be completed prior to the 2017 season. It includes completion of ADA boxes in one-third of the concourse on the north and east concourse, rebuilding the concourse surface, and construction of a north gate ticket booth and various concessions, bathroom, and future store buildings on the east concourse. The alumni box on the north concourse will also be replaced with a new auxiliary scoreboard.[114]

## Academic achievements[edit]

Duke is consistently ranked at or near the top of the list of Division I-A schools which graduate nearly all of their football players. Duke topped the list 12 years in a row through 2006, earning it the most Academic Achievement Awards of any university.[115] Duke has had an American Football Coaches Association's Academic Achievement Award winner in '81, '84, '87, '90, '93, '94, '95, '96, '97, '99, '03, '05, '14, making it one of the schools with the most winners.[116]

## Awards[edit]

Outland Trophy

* Mike McGee (1959)

Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award

* Fred Goldsmith (1994)
* David Cutcliffe (2013)

Walter Camp Coach of the Year Award

* David Cutcliffe (2013)

Southern Conference Coach of the Year

* Wallace Wade (1949)
* Bill Murray (1952)

ACC Coach of the Year

* Bill Murray (1954, 1960 and 1962)
* Steve Spurrier (1988 and 1989)
* Fred Goldsmith (1994)
* David Cutcliffe (2012 and 2013)
* Mike Elko (2022)

ACC Player of the Year

* Robert Baldwin, HB (1994)
* Clarkston Hines, WR (1989)
* Anthony Dilweg, QB (1988)
* Ben Bennett, QB (1983)
* Chris Castor, WR (1982)
* Steve Jones, HB (1972)
* Ernie Jackson, DB (1971)
* Jay Wilkinson, HB (1963)
* Mike McGee, G (1959)
* Jerry Barger, HB (1954)

ACC Rookie of the Year

* Ben Bennett, QB (1980)

College Football Hall of Fame

* Howard Jones, Coach (1951)
* Wallace Wade, Coach (1955)
* Ace Parker, HB (1955)
* George McAfee, HB (1961)
* Dan Hill, C (1962)
* Eric Tipton, HB (1965)
* Fred Crawford, T (1973)
* Bill Murray, Coach (1974)
* Steve Lach, HB (1980)
* Al DeRogatis, DT (1986)
* Mike McGee, G (1990)
* Clarkston Hines, WR (2011)
* Steve Spurrier, Coach (2017)

Pro Football Hall of Fame

* George McAfee, HB (1966)
* Ace Parker, HB (1972)
* Sonny Jurgensen, QB (1983)

Consensus All-Americans

* Fred Crawford, T (1933)
* Ace Parker, HB (1936)
* Ernie Jackson, DB (1971)
* Clarkston Hines, WR (1989)
* Jeremy Cash, DB (2015)

## Future opponents[edit]

Year  | Non-conference opponents  | ACC home games  | ACC away games

|
|
|

2024[117] | at Northeastern (9/7)  | UConn (9/14)  | at Middle Tennessee (9/21)  | TBD  | Florida State  | North Carolina  | SMU  | Virginia Tech  | Georgia Tech  | Miami  | NC State  | Wake Forest
2025[118] | Illinois  | at Tulane (9/13)  | at UConn (11.8)  | TBD  | Georgia Tech  | NC State  | Virginia  | Wake Forest  | at California  | at Clemson  | at North Carolina  | at Syracuse
2026[119] | Tulane  | at Illinois (9/12)  | UConn (11/7)  | TBD  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2027  | TBD  | TBD  | TBD  | TBD  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2028  | TCU  | at Temple (9/16)  | TBD  | TBD  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2029  | at TCU  | Middle Tennessee (9/15)  | at UConn (9/29)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2030  | at UConn 8/31)  | at Notre Dame  | TBD  | TBD  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2031  | TBD  | TBD  | TBD  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2032  | TBD  | TBD  | TBD  | TBD  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2033  | Notre Dame (9/24)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2034  | TBD  | TBD  | TBD  | TBD  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2035  | Notre Dame  | TBD  | TBD  | TBD  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2036  | TBD  | TBD  | TBD  | TBD  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2037  | TBD  | TBD  | TBD  | TBD  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## References[edit]

1. ^ NCAA Statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/history?utf8=✓&org_id=193&sport_code=MFB&commit=Search
2. ^ "Duke Athletics Quick Facts". GoDuke.com. September 5, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
3. ^ "Hall of Famers by College - Hall of Famers | Pro Football Hall of Fame Official Site". www.profootballhof.com.
4. ^ a b Mcdonald, Amy (July 14, 2013). "John Franklin Crowell (1857–1931)". library.duke.edu. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
5. ^ "The Game and the Bell | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library". Library.duke.edu. November 20, 1998. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
6. ^ "Guide to the Cataloged Collections in the Manuscript Department of the William R. Perkins Library, Duke University | Collection Guides | Rubenstein Library". Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
7. ^ "Champions of the South regardless of conference affiliation".
8. ^ Jim L. Sumner (1990). "John Franklin Crowell, Methodism, and the Football Controversy at Trinity College, 1887–1894" (PDF). Journal of Sport History. 17 (1). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
9. ^ "Trinity College To Have Football Season". Winstom-Salem Journal. July 25, 1920.
10. ^ Roth, John (September 29, 2017). The Encyclopedia of Duke Basketball. Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0822339045 - via Google Books.
11. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 23, 2017.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
12. ^ "Trinity Gets Local Coach". The Atlanta Constitution. February 5, 1922.
13. ^ "Fine Staff for Trinity". The Atlanta Constitution. September 17, 1922.[permanent dead link]
14. ^ "1922 Duke". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
15. ^ The Chanticleer for 1923. Duke University. 1923. pp. 147, 149.
16. ^ Trinity College Alumni Association (September 29, 2017). "Trinity alumni register [serial]". Durham, N.C. : Trinity College Alumni Association - via Internet Archive.
17. ^ Howard Jones at the College Football Hall of Fame
18. ^ "1925 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
19. ^ "Jimmy DeHart Coaching Record - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
20. ^ "The History of the Southern Conference". Retrieved August 5, 2018.
21. ^ a b c d e f g Jonathan Fravel. "Alabama Legend: How Did Wallace Wade End Up at Duke?". Bleacher Report.
22. ^ Durden, Robert Franklin (1993). The Launching of Duke University, 1924–1949. ISBN 0822313022. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
23. ^ "Wallace Wade". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
24. ^ David M. Rubenstein. "The Durham Rose Bowl, 1942". Duke University Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
25. ^ "War and Roses: The 1942 Rose Bowl rallied a rattled country". Retrieved August 5, 2018.
26. ^ Kalland, Robby (August 20, 2015). "LOOK: Renovations almost complete at Duke's Wallace Wade Stadium". CBSSports.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
27. ^ "Wallace Wade Coaching Record". Sports-reference.com. January 1, 1970. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
28. ^ "Bill Murray". Footballfoundation.org. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
29. ^ "William D. "Bill" Murray – Duke University Blue Devils &No. 124; Official Athletics Site". GoDuke.com. December 14, 2005. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
30. ^ "CONTENTdm". digital.la84.org.
31. ^ Duke Blue Devils Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Theacc.com. Retrieved on June 12, 2007.
32. ^ a b "Bill Murray". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
33. ^ a b c d e f "William D." goduke.com.
34. ^ a b "Tom Harp". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
35. ^ "The Free Lance-Star – Google News Archive Search". google.com.
36. ^ "Herald-Journal – Google News Archive Search". google.com.
37. ^ "Michael B. McGee". goduke.com.
38. ^ a b "Mike McGee". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
39. ^ "The Dispatch – Google News Archive Search". google.com.
40. ^ "The Dispatch – Google News Archive Search". google.com.
41. ^ "Red Wilson". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
42. ^ "1979 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
43. ^ "1980 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
44. ^ "1981 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
45. ^ "1982 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
46. ^ "Red Wilson said he had no idea his contract..." Retrieved August 5, 2018.
47. ^ "Ben Bennett". Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
48. ^ "Steve Sloan". August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
49. ^ a b "Steve Sloan". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
50. ^ "Sports People: FOOTBALL; Sloan Resigns". The New York Times. August 16, 1989.
51. ^ a b c "Steve Spurrier". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
52. ^ a b c d e "Spurrier fondly recalls his days as Duke football coach | College | NewsObserver.com". Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
53. ^ Jacobs, Barry; Times, Special to The New York (October 7, 1989). "Duke Is Looking Smart in Football, Too". The New York Times.
54. ^ "Duke coach Wilson learns there's no place to hide". tribunedigital-baltimoresun.
55. ^ "Barry Wilson". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
56. ^ "Losses Mount, Duke Coach Quits". tribunedigital-chicagotribune.
57. ^ "Duke Names Goldsmith Football Coach". upi.com.
58. ^ Haynes, Allen. "Lenoir Rhyne football coach Fred Goldsmith to retire". Retrieved August 5, 2018.
59. ^ "USATODAY.com – Goldsmith returns to coaching roots". usatoday30.usatoday.com.
60. ^ a b "1994 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
61. ^ "That time Wisconsin and Duke played a bowl game". April 6, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
62. ^ a b c "Fred Goldsmith". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
63. ^ "1995 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
64. ^ "1997 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
65. ^ "1998 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
66. ^ "Duke Hires Gators Asst. Franks". cbsnews.com. December 2, 1998.
67. ^ brent.woronoff@news-jrnl.com, Brent Woronoff. "Former UF assistant, Duke head coach Franks 'elevates' B-CU staff". Retrieved August 5, 2018.
68. ^ "1999 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
69. ^ "2000 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
70. ^ "2001 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
71. ^ "After snapping 22-game losing streak, it's finally Duke's turn to laugh - USATODAY.com". usatoday.com.
72. ^ a b "Carl Franks". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
73. ^ WRAL (October 20, 2003). "Franks Fired As Duke's Football Coach :: WRAL.com". Retrieved August 5, 2018.
74. ^ "Ted Roof bio". Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
75. ^ Callos, Alex. "The 25 Worst College Football Programs Ever". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
76. ^ "Duke News Briefs: June 27, 2003". Retrieved August 5, 2018.
77. ^ a b "Duke hires Roof as football coach after 5-game test". philly-archives.
78. ^ a b "ESPN". ESPN.com. November 26, 2007.
79. ^ "Ted Roof Bio – AuburnTigers.com – Official Athletics Site of the Auburn Tigers". auburntigers.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
80. ^ "Sources: Duke hires Vols' Cutcliffe as new coach". ESPN.com. December 14, 2007.
81. ^ "Low: Duke offers Cutcliffe second chance". ESPN.com. January 15, 2008.
82. ^ "2008 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
83. ^ "2009 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
84. ^ Duke looks to rebound Archived November 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
85. ^ "2010 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
86. ^ "2011 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
87. ^ "Late touchdown lifts Duke to 33-30 win over UNC - Duke - NewsObserver.com". Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
88. ^ "2012 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
89. ^ "Record-setting day leads to historic win for Duke football". The Duke Chronicle. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
90. ^ "NC State Wolfpack vs Duke Blue Devils – Recap". ESPN.com.
91. ^ "The AP Top 25 Poll". College Football. Archived from the original on November 20, 2013.
92. ^ "How to watch the ACC title game". December 7, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
93. ^ "Florida State vs. Auburn – Game Recap – January 6, 2014 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
94. ^ "Duke vs. Florida State – Game Recap – December 7, 2013 – ESPN". ESPN.com.
95. ^ "Cutcliffe Named National Coach of the Year". goduke.com.
96. ^ "2014 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
97. ^ "2015 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
98. ^ "Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium". Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
99. ^ "2016 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
100. ^ "2017 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
101. ^ "Mike Elko Named Head Football Coach". Duke University. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
102. ^ Jeyarajah, Shehan. "Texas A&M hires Mike Elko: Aggies bring back former defensive boss after successful run leading Duke". cbssports.com. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
103. ^ 2016 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis, IN: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
104. ^ "1936 National Championships". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010.
105. ^ "1941 National Championships". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
106. ^ "ACC Strips Duke Of 1965 ACC Crown". goduke.com.
107. ^ "Duke Blue Devils Coaches". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
108. ^ "Duke Blue Devils Bowls". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
109. ^ "Winsipedia - Duke Blue Devils vs. North Carolina Tar Heels football series history". Winsipedia.
110. ^ "Winsipedia - Duke Blue Devils vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons football series history". Winsipedia.
111. ^ "Winsipedia - Duke Blue Devils vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack football series history". Winsipedia.
112. ^ Wiseman, Steve. "Duke football looks ahead to refurbished Wallace Wade". www.heraldsun.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2014. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
113. ^ "Duke Wallace Wade Stadium". Retrieved December 21, 2016.
114. ^ "Stadium Renovations Enhance Football Experience". Retrieved August 5, 2018.
115. ^ "- SMU Receives 2006 AFCA Academic Achievement Award". Archived from the original on October 4, 2006. Retrieved December 24, 2007.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
116. ^ "Duke Gang". Duke Gang. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
117. ^ "Future Duke Football Schedules: 2024". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
118. ^ "Future Duke Football Schedules: 2025". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
119. ^ "Future Duke Football Schedules: 2026". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Duke Blue Devils football.

* Official website

* v
* t
* e

Duke Blue Devils football

Venues|

* Hanes Field (c. 1913–1928)
* Wallace Wade Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* North Carolina: Victory Bell

Culture & lore|

* History
* Blue Devil
* "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!"
* Blue and White (Duke fight song)
* Marching band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895–1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

* v
* t
* e

Duke University

Academics|

Schools and Institutes
Divinity School
Fuqua School of Business
Graduate School
Kenan Institute for Ethics
Nicholas School of the Environment
Pratt School of Engineering
Sanford School of Public Policy
School of Law
School of Medicine
School of Nursing
Trinity College of Arts and Sciences

International
Duke Kunshan University
Duke–NUS Medical School

Programs
FOCUS
Robertson Scholars
TIP

Athletics|

* ACC
* Athletic Director
* Baseball
* Basketball
* Men's
* Women's
* Blue and White
* Cameron Crazies
* Cameron Indoor Stadium
* Carlyle Cup
* Duke–North Carolina rivalry
* "Dear Old Duke"
* Duke blue
* "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!"
* Football
* Blue Devil
* Jack Coombs Field
* Koskinen Stadium
* Krzyzewskiville
* Lacrosse
* Soccer
* Men's
* Women's
* Tobacco Road
* Victory Bell
* Wallace Wade Stadium

Campus|

* East Campus
* West Campus
* Duke Chapel
* Duke Forest
* Durham
* Fitzpatrick Center
* Douglas M. and Grace Knight House
* J. Deryl Hart House
* Franklin Center
* Lee Monument
* Libraries
* Lemur Center
* Levine Science Research Center
* Medical Center
* Rapid Transit Train
* Nasher Museum of Art
* Sarah P. Duke Gardens
* Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory
* Duke Smart Home
* Marine Lab

Student life|

* American Dance Festival
* Cameron Crazies
* The Chronicle
* Krzyzewskiville
* WXDU
* The Chanticleer
* The Pitchforks

People|

* Alumni
* James B. Duke
* Julian S. Carr
* Presidents
* Washington Duke

History|

* History of Duke University
* Duke lacrosse case
* Group of 88
* 2010 faux sex thesis controversy

Related|

The Duke Endowment

* Category
* Commons

* v
* t
* e

Atlantic Coast Conference football

Current teams|

* Boston College Eagles
* Clemson Tigers
* Duke Blue Devils
* Florida State Seminoles
* Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
* Louisville Cardinals
* Miami Hurricanes
* NC State Wolfpack
* North Carolina Tar Heels
* Pittsburgh Panthers
* Syracuse Orange
* Virginia Cavaliers
* Virginia Tech Hokies
* Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Future teams|

* California Golden Bears
* SMU Mustangs
* Stanford Cardinal (all joining in 2024)

Championships and awards|

* Conference champions
* All-time standings
* ACC Championship Game
* ACC football honors

Seasons|

* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template