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The Duke Blue Devils, then known as the Trinity Blue and White, first fielded a football team in 1888, coached by John Franklin Crowell. [1] The first game against North Carolina was the first "scientific" game in the state. [2] Trinity finished the first two seasons in their football history with records of 2–1 in 1888 and 1–1 in 1889. [1]
Feb 11, 2024 · The 2013 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division.. The team was led by head coach David Cutcliffe, in his sixth year, and played its home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
- Winningest Season in School History. The winningest season in program history has to be at No. 1, right? Coach David Cutcliffe had his ups and downs but has to be credited as the man that brought Duke back from the bottom of all teams in Power Five football.
- Cotton Bowl Follows ACC Title. Bill Murray is perhaps the most successful coach in school history, with seven conference championships to his name.
- So Long, Steve Spurrier. The height of coach Steve Spurrier’s regime at Duke was a season that went so well in 1989 that it saw Spurrier leave for a better job at the season’s end.
- Great Start for New Coach. The only winning season of the Fred Goldsmith era came in 1994 — his first as head coach. Going 8-4 while also getting to play in a bowl game — albeit a loss to Wisconsin — was unheard of at the time for Blue Devil football.
The most famous Duke football season came in 1938, when Wallace Wade was head coach and the "Iron Dukes" were born. Wade shocked the college football world by leaving Alabama for Duke in 1930, later rationalizing the move by saying that Duke shared his belief that a school should provide its athletes with a strong academic background.
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May 2, 2024 · Most of the buzz around Duke football in the spring of 2024 centered around the quarterback position. In the first year of head coach Manny Diaz, former Texas quarterback Maalik Murphy transferred in to compete for a starting job. However, it seems like he’ll have to do just that: compete.
