The Duke Blue Devils varsity football team has long been a source of pride for the track and field division as well as students at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Although Duke’s football team was first established in 1895, it was only formally established after World War I, when Duke’s Board of Trustees voted to lift the 25-year ban on football on campus. Since then, the Duke Blue Devils have made their presence felt strongly on the college football scene. In fact, Duke’s football program has been consistently cited over the years as one of the most successful of all college football programs. It has also been cited for 12 years as one of the top schools graduating nearly all of its football players, an accomplishment Duke is proud to have for its players in other sports as well.
The Blue Devils have been playing at Wallace Wade Stadium on the Duke University campus since 1929. Once known as Duke Stadium, it was renamed in 1967 after Wallace Wade, the legendary Hall of Famer and coach. of the Blue Devils football team who managed the team. to victory during his tenure from 1930-1950.
Milestones and achievements
The Duke Blue Devils football team has won a total of 17 conference titles, 10 of which were won under the current Atlantic Coast Conference. (ACC) The team won its last title in 1989; this would place Duke fourth among ACC 12-member teams with the most championship titles.
In addition to these championships, Duke has also seen 53 of its players over the years become part of the prestigious All-America college football team.
Quarterbacks on current roster
Currently, the team’s quarterbacks consist of Zack Asack, Mike Capetto, Thaddeus Lewis, and Sean Renfree.
Recent news
Under coach David Cutcliffe, (who has been the head coach of the Duke Blue Devils football team for a year), the Blue Devils this season are vying for a shot at, at least, a bowl appearance. The team has been looking forward to appearing in any of the college tournaments since it last had that opportunity in 1994. So far this season, with an even record of 4 wins and 4 losses, hopes remain high for the Dukes to achieve the dream of a national title that has eluded them for so long. As the remainder of the regular season will be difficult for the Dukes, the team strives to fight the odds for a berth in a college bowl appearance that many Blue Devil fans are eagerly watching and hoping to see happen. As Cutcliffe reminded the team of him earlier this season, this is the time when they have to fight like mad to stay alive. Any Blue Devils fan would not want to miss these pivotal moments for the team and witness how they fight to stay alive and make history once again.