Duke Blue Devils football
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The Duke Blue Devils
football
program is a college football
team that represents Duke University
(or "Duke"). The team is currently a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference
(ACC), which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA). The Blue Devils compete in the Coastal Division of the ACC. The program has 17 conference championships (7 ACC championships and 10 Southern Conference titles), 53 All-America
ns, 10 ACC Players of the Year (the most in the ACC), and have had three Pro Football Hall of Fame
rs come through the program (second in the ACC to only Miami
's four). The team is currently coached by David Cutcliffe
and play their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium
in Durham, North Carolina
.
In 1930
, Wallace Wade
shocked the college football world by leaving Alabama
for Duke, later rationalizing the move by saying that Duke shared his belief that a school should provide its athletes with a strong academic background. Wade's success at Alabama (three national championships) translated well to Duke's program. The team won 7 Southern Conference championships in the 16 years that Wade was coach. He also led the team to 2 Rose Bowls. Wade's achievements placed him in the College Football Hall of Fame
.
The most famous Duke football season came in 1938
, when the "Iron Dukes" went unscored upon for the entire regular season. Duke reached their first Rose Bowl appearance, where they lost 7-3 when Southern California
scored a touchdown
in the final minute of the game on a pass from a second string quarterback to a third string tight end.
Duke would be invited again to make the trip to Pasadena for the 1942 Rose Bowl, this time to play Oregon State
in 1942
. Due to fears of additional west coast attacks by the Japanese in the wake of Pearl Harbor
, the decision was made to move the game to Durham. As Duke's stadium was significantly smaller than the regular venue, bleachers were borrowed from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina, which boosted capacity from 35,000 to 55,000. Despite being 3 to 1 favorites, the Iron Dukes would lose the game 20 to 16.
The football program also proved successful in the 1950s and 1960s, winning six of the first ten ACC football championships from 1953 to 1962 under coach Bill Murray
. From 1943 until 1957, the Blue Devils were ranked in the AP Poll at some point in the season.
The football program also had a string of successful years in the late 1980s when the team was coached by Steve Spurrier
. Spurrier led the Blue Devils to a share of the ACC title in 1989. The 1989 ACC Title was the last title won by a school in the state of North Carolina
until Wake Forest
won their second ACC Title in 2006.
The team rose to prominence again in 1994, the first season under coach Fred Goldsmith
. The team raced out to an 8-1 record, and was briefly ranked as high as #13 in the country before losing the last two games of the season 24-23 to North Carolina State
and 41-40 to arch-rival North Carolina
. The 1994 team played in the program's first New Years Day Bowl game since 1962, falling to Wisconsin
34-21 in the Hall Of Fame Bowl, now known as the Outback Bowl
.
Since 1994, however, Duke's football program has declined, with the team lacking a winning season since. From 1999 to 2007, Duke's football win-loss record was at 13-90; from 2005 to 2007 Duke suffered a 22-game losing streak. In 2008, a judge ruled in favor of Duke after they pulled out of a four-game contract with the University of Louisville
; the judge stated that it was up to Louisville to find a suitable replacement as he wrote, in the ruling, that any Division I team would be equivalent or better. Duke's 2009 season gave them five wins and seven losses, the closest the school has come to bowl eligibility since 1994.
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 has topped the list 12 years, earning it the most Academic Achievement Awards of any university.
Since 1962, Duke has only appeared in the polls during 1971, 1989 and 1994.
Duke has never been ranked #1 in the AP or Coaches polls.
There have been 253 straight AP Polls without Duke since 1994 (the 13th longest streak in the NCAA).
Southern Conference
(1930–1952)
Atlantic Coast Conference
(1953–present) (charter member)
Atlantic Coast Conference: 1953*, 1954, 1955*, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1989*
and is called the Carolina–Duke rivalry. In football, the teams fight for the Victory Bell each year. The series is 58-35-4 in favor of North Carolina. The trophy series is 42-20-1 in favor of North Carolina.
do not have a a rivalry with Duke in football. The series is 30-19-0 in favor of Maryland.
rivalry with Wake Forest
. The series is 53-32-2 in favor of Duke.
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award
Southern Conference Coach of the Year
ACC Coach of the Year
ACC Player of the Year
ACC Rookie of the Year
College Football Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Consensus All-Americans
Duke Blue Devils
Duke University's 26 varsity sports teams, known as the Blue Devils, compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The name comes from the French "les Diables Bleus" or "the Blue Devils," which was the nickname given during World War I to the Chasseurs Alpins, the French Alpine light infantry...
football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
program is a college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
team that represents Duke University
Duke University
Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
(or "Duke"). The team is currently a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
(ACC), which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA). The Blue Devils compete in the Coastal Division of the ACC. The program has 17 conference championships (7 ACC championships and 10 Southern Conference titles), 53 All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
ns, 10 ACC Players of the Year (the most in the ACC), and have had three Pro Football Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...
rs come through the program (second in the ACC to only Miami
Miami Hurricanes football
The Miami Hurricanes football program competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the University of Miami. The program began in 1926 and has won five AP national championships...
's four). The team is currently coached by David Cutcliffe
David Cutcliffe
David Cutcliffe is the head football coach of the Duke University Blue Devils. He is best known for coaching Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning at the University of Tennessee, and Manning's younger brother and fellow Super Bowl Champion Eli at the University of Mississippi...
and play their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium
Wallace Wade Stadium
Wallace Wade Stadium is a 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. The...
in Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina
Durham is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the county seat of Durham County and also extends into Wake County. It is the fifth-largest city in the state, and the 85th-largest in the United States by population, with 228,330 residents as of the 2010 United States census...
.
Team history
1930 in sports
-American football:NFL championship* Green Bay Packers win the National Football League title with a record of 10–3–1College championship* College football national championship – Alabama Crimson Tide and Notre Dame Fighting Irish...
, Wallace Wade
Wallace William Wade
William Wallace Wade was an American football player and coach of football, basketball and baseball in the United States. He served as the head football coach at the University of Alabama from 1923 to 1930 and at Duke University from 1931 to 1941 and again from 1946 to 1950, compiling a career...
shocked the college football world by leaving Alabama
Alabama Crimson Tide football
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for Duke, later rationalizing the move by saying that Duke shared his belief that a school should provide its athletes with a strong academic background. Wade's success at Alabama (three national championships) translated well to Duke's program. The team won 7 Southern Conference championships in the 16 years that Wade was coach. He also led the team to 2 Rose Bowls. Wade's achievements placed him in the College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
.
The most famous Duke football season came in 1938
1938 in sports
-American football:* New York Giants 23–17 Green Bay Packers for the NFL title.* First High School Oil Bowl is played.-Association football:World Cup* 1938 World Cup held in France – Italy retain their title, beating Hungary 4-2 in the final....
, when the "Iron Dukes" went unscored upon for the entire regular season. Duke reached their first Rose Bowl appearance, where they lost 7-3 when Southern California
University of Southern California Trojans football
The USC Trojans football program, established in 1888, represents the University of Southern California in college football. USC is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I FBS and the Pacific-12 Conference . The Trojans have been a football powerhouse throughout NCAA...
scored a touchdown
Touchdown
A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...
in the final minute of the game on a pass from a second string quarterback to a third string tight end.
Duke would be invited again to make the trip to Pasadena for the 1942 Rose Bowl, this time to play Oregon State
Oregon State Beavers football
The Oregon State Beavers football team represents Oregon State University in NCAA Division I-A college football. The team first fielded an organized football team in 1893 and is currently a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. The head coach is Mike Riley, with Danny Langsdorf as the offensive...
in 1942
1942 Rose Bowl
The 1942 Rose Bowl was the 28th Rose Bowl game. Originally scheduled to be played in the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, it was moved to Durham, North Carolina, due to fears about an attack by the Japanese on the West Coast of the United States following the attack on Pearl Harbor...
. Due to fears of additional west coast attacks by the Japanese in the wake of Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor
Pearl Harbor, known to Hawaiians as Puuloa, is a lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Much of the harbor and surrounding lands is a United States Navy deep-water naval base. It is also the headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet...
, the decision was made to move the game to Durham. As Duke's stadium was significantly smaller than the regular venue, bleachers were borrowed from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina, which boosted capacity from 35,000 to 55,000. Despite being 3 to 1 favorites, the Iron Dukes would lose the game 20 to 16.
The football program also proved successful in the 1950s and 1960s, winning six of the first ten ACC football championships from 1953 to 1962 under coach Bill Murray
William D. Murray
William D. "Bill" Murray was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at University of Delaware from 1940 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1950 and at Duke University from 1951 to 1965, compiling a career college football record of 142–67–11...
. From 1943 until 1957, the Blue Devils were ranked in the AP Poll at some point in the season.
The football program also had a string of successful years in the late 1980s when the team was coached by Steve Spurrier
Steve Spurrier
Stephen Orr Spurrier is an American college football coach and player. Spurrier is the current head coach of the University of South Carolina's Gamecocks football team. He is also a former professional player and coach...
. Spurrier led the Blue Devils to a share of the ACC title in 1989. The 1989 ACC Title was the last title won by a school in the state of North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
until Wake Forest
Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represents Wake Forest University in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Wake Forest plays its home football games at BB&T Field....
won their second ACC Title in 2006.
The team rose to prominence again in 1994, the first season under coach Fred Goldsmith
Fred Goldsmith (coach)
Fred Goldsmith is an American college football coach. He is the 18th and current head football coach for Lenoir–Rhyne University, an NCAA division II school in Hickory, North Carolina...
. The team raced out to an 8-1 record, and was briefly ranked as high as #13 in the country before losing the last two games of the season 24-23 to North Carolina State
NC State Wolfpack football
The NC State Wolfpack football team represents North Carolina State University in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Wolfpack currently compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference....
and 41-40 to arch-rival North Carolina
North Carolina Tar Heels football
The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in collegiate level football. In Carolina’s first 121 seasons of football competition, the Tar Heels have compiled a record of 646–488–54, a winning percentage of .566...
. The 1994 team played in the program's first New Years Day Bowl game since 1962, falling to Wisconsin
Wisconsin Badgers football
The Wisconsin Badgers are a college football program that represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football...
34-21 in the Hall Of Fame Bowl, now known as the Outback Bowl
Outback Bowl
The Outback Bowl is an annual New Year's Day college football bowl game played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The event was originally called the Hall of Fame Bowl from 1986 to 1994 until being renamed in 1995 for its new title sponsor, Outback Steakhouse...
.
Since 1994, however, Duke's football program has declined, with the team lacking a winning season since. From 1999 to 2007, Duke's football win-loss record was at 13-90; from 2005 to 2007 Duke suffered a 22-game losing streak. In 2008, a judge ruled in favor of Duke after they pulled out of a four-game contract with the University of Louisville
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
; the judge stated that it was up to Louisville to find a suitable replacement as he wrote, in the ruling, that any Division I team would be equivalent or better. Duke's 2009 season gave them five wins and seven losses, the closest the school has come to bowl eligibility since 1994.
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 has topped the list 12 years, earning it the most Academic Achievement Awards of any university.
Duke in the Polls
| Year | Final AP Poll | Final Coaches Poll |
| 1936 | #11 | |
| 1937 | #20 | |
| 1938 | #3 | |
| 1939 | #8 | |
| 1940 | #18 | |
| 1941 | #2 | |
| 1943 | #7 | |
| 1944 | #11 | |
| 1945 | #13 | |
| 1947 | #19 | |
| 1952 | #16 | #18 |
| 1953 | #18 | #18 |
| 1954 | #14 | #14 |
| 1955 | #16 | |
| 1956 | #20 | |
| 1957 | #16 | #14 |
| 1960 | #10 | #11 |
| 1961 | #20 | #14 |
| 1962 | #14 | |
Since 1962, Duke has only appeared in the polls during 1971, 1989 and 1994.
Duke has never been ranked #1 in the AP or Coaches polls.
There have been 253 straight AP Polls without Duke since 1994 (the 13th longest streak in the NCAA).
Conference affiliations
Independent (1889–1894, 1920–1929)Southern Conference
Southern Conference
The Southern Conference is a Division I college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision . Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama, Georgia, North...
(1930–1952)
Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
(1953–present) (charter member)
Conference championships
Southern Conference: 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1952Atlantic Coast Conference: 1953*, 1954, 1955*, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1989*
- co-champions
Bowl games
| Date | Bowl | W/L | Opponent | PF | PA | Notes |
| 1939 | Rose Bowl 1939 Rose Bowl The 1939 Rose Bowl was the 25th Rose Bowl college football game, that took place in 1939. It featured the Southern California Trojans against the Duke Blue Devils . Duke led after an early fourth quarter,... |
L | Southern California | 3 | 7 | |
| 1942 | Rose Bowl 1942 Rose Bowl The 1942 Rose Bowl was the 28th Rose Bowl game. Originally scheduled to be played in the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, it was moved to Durham, North Carolina, due to fears about an attack by the Japanese on the West Coast of the United States following the attack on Pearl Harbor... |
L | Oregon State 1941 Oregon State Beavers football team The 1941 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State College in the 1941 college football season. The Beavers ended this season with eight wins and two losses. They were the Pacific Coast Conference champions and won the 1942 Rose Bowl over Duke. Because of the Japanese attack on... |
16 | 20 | |
| 1945 | Sugar Bowl 1945 Sugar Bowl The 1945 Sugar Bowl, part of the 1944 bowl game season, took place on January 1, 1945, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. The competing teams were the Alabama Crimson Tide, representing the Southeastern Conference and the , representing the Southern Conference... |
W | Alabama Alabama Crimson Tide football |TeamName = Alabama football |Image = Alabama Crimson Tide Logo.svg |ImageSize = 110 |Helmet = Alabama Football.png |ImageSize2 = 150 |CurrentSeason = 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team... |
29 | 26 | |
| 1955 | Orange Bowl 1955 Orange Bowl On New Year's Day, Duke beat Nebraska 34–7 in the 1955 Orange Bowl.... |
W | Nebraska Nebraska Cornhuskers football The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in college football. The program has established itself as a traditional powerhouse, and has the fourth-most all-time victories of any NCAA Division I-A team. Nebraska is one of only six football programs in NCAA Division I-A... |
34 | 7 | |
| 1958 | Orange Bowl Orange Bowl The Orange Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game played at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. It has been played annually since January 1, 1935 and celebrated its 75th playing on January 1, 2009... |
L | Oklahoma Oklahoma Sooners football The Oklahoma Sooners football program is a college football team that represents the University of Oklahoma . The team is currently a member of the Big 12 Conference, which is a Division I Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association... |
21 | 48 | |
| 1961 | Cotton Bowl Classic | W | Arkansas | 7 | 6 | |
| 1989 | All American Bowl | L | Texas Tech | 21 | 49 | |
| 1995 | Hall of Fame Bowl 1995 Hall of Fame Bowl The 1995 edition to the Hall of Fame Bowl featured the , and the Wisconsin Badgers.Wisconsin scored first on a 19 yard interception returned from a touchdown by Jeff Messenger, as Wisconsin opened a 7-0 lead. Wisconsin's John Hall kicked two field goals of 48 and 43 yards as Wisconsin increased its... |
L | Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers football The Wisconsin Badgers are a college football program that represents the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision and the Big Ten Conference. They play their home games at Camp Randall Stadium, the fourth-oldest stadium in college football... |
20 | 34 | |
| Total | 8 bowl games | 3-5 |
North Carolina
The Blue Devils traditional all sport rivalry is with the North Carolina Tar HeelsNorth Carolina Tar Heels football
The North Carolina Tar Heels football team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in collegiate level football. In Carolina’s first 121 seasons of football competition, the Tar Heels have compiled a record of 646–488–54, a winning percentage of .566...
and is called the Carolina–Duke rivalry. In football, the teams fight for the Victory Bell each year. The series is 58-35-4 in favor of North Carolina. The trophy series is 42-20-1 in favor of North Carolina.
Maryland
Like in basketball, the Maryland TerrapinsMaryland Terrapins football
The Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Terrapins compete within the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
do not have a a rivalry with Duke in football. The series is 30-19-0 in favor of Maryland.
Wake Forest
Duke maintains a Tobacco RoadTobacco Road
Tobacco Road refers to the tobacco-producing area of North Carolina and is often used when referring to sports played among rival North Carolina universities...
rivalry with Wake Forest
Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represents Wake Forest University in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Wake Forest plays its home football games at BB&T Field....
. The series is 53-32-2 in favor of Duke.
Awards
Outland TrophyOutland Trophy
The Outland Trophy is awarded to the best United States college football interior lineman by the Football Writers Association of America. It is named after John H. Outland. One of only a few players ever to be named All-America at two positions, Outland garnered consensus All-America honors in...
- Mike McGee (1959)
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award
The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award is an annual college football award given to the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision head coach whose team excels on the field, in the classroom, and in the community. The award is named for Bobby Dodd, longtime head football coach at Georgia Tech and was...
- Fred GoldsmithFred Goldsmith (coach)Fred Goldsmith is an American college football coach. He is the 18th and current head football coach for Lenoir–Rhyne University, an NCAA division II school in Hickory, North Carolina...
(1994)
Southern Conference Coach of the Year
- Wallace Wade (1949)
- Bill MurrayWilliam D. MurrayWilliam D. "Bill" Murray was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at University of Delaware from 1940 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1950 and at Duke University from 1951 to 1965, compiling a career college football record of 142–67–11...
(1952)
ACC Coach of the Year
- Bill MurrayWilliam D. MurrayWilliam D. "Bill" Murray was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at University of Delaware from 1940 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1950 and at Duke University from 1951 to 1965, compiling a career college football record of 142–67–11...
(1954, 1960 and 1962) - Steve SpurrierSteve SpurrierStephen Orr Spurrier is an American college football coach and player. Spurrier is the current head coach of the University of South Carolina's Gamecocks football team. He is also a former professional player and coach...
(1988 and 1989) - Fred GoldsmithFred Goldsmith (coach)Fred Goldsmith is an American college football coach. He is the 18th and current head football coach for Lenoir–Rhyne University, an NCAA division II school in Hickory, North Carolina...
(1994)
ACC Player of the Year
- Robert Baldwin, Halfback (1994)
- Clarkston HinesClarkston HinesClarkston Hines is a retired American football player. He attended Duke University, where he was an All-American. He was also named the 1990 Male Athlete of the Year. He was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010....
, Wide Receiver (1989) - Anthony DilwegAnthony DilwegAnthony Hume Dilweg was a quarterback for the Green Bay Packers who was last signed to the Los Angeles Raiders in the National Football League...
, Quarterback (1988) - Ben BennettBen BennettBen Bennett is an American football coach most recently the head coach of the af2's Austin Wranglers. He has been involved in professional football as a player and coach since 1984...
, Quarterback (1983) - Chris Castor, Wide Receiver (1982)
- Steve JonesSteve Jones (American football)Steven Hunter Jones is a former American football running back. He played six seasons in the National Football League....
, Halfback (1972) - Ernie JacksonErnie JacksonEarnest Jackson is a former professional American football cornerback for eight seasons in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons, and the Detroit Lions. He played college football at Duke University....
, Defensive Back (1971) - Jay Wilkinson, Halfback (1963)
- Mike McGee, Guard (1959)
- Jerry Barger, Halfback (1954)
ACC Rookie of the Year
- Ben BennettBen BennettBen Bennett is an American football coach most recently the head coach of the af2's Austin Wranglers. He has been involved in professional football as a player and coach since 1984...
, Quarterback (1980)
College Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move...
- Howard Jones, Coach (1951)
- Wallace Wade, Coach (1955)
- Ace Parker, Halfback (1955)
- George McAfeeGeorge McAfeeGeorge Anderson McAfee was a former American football player. McAfee is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played college football at Duke University. He is a former running back who played for the Chicago Bears...
, Halfback (1961) - Dan HillDan Hill (American football)Dan Hill is a former football player. He was an All-American at Duke University. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1962....
, Center (1962) - Eric TiptonEric TiptonEric Gordon Tipton was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Athletics and the Cincinnati Reds...
, Halfback (1965) - Fred Crawford, Tackle (1973)
- Bill MurrayWilliam D. MurrayWilliam D. "Bill" Murray was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at University of Delaware from 1940 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1950 and at Duke University from 1951 to 1965, compiling a career college football record of 142–67–11...
, Coach (1974) - Al DeRogatisAl DeRogatisAlbert John "Al" DeRogatis was an American football player and television and radio sportscaster.-Biography:...
, Defensive Tackle (1986) - Mike McGee, Guard (1990)
- Clarkston HinesClarkston HinesClarkston Hines is a retired American football player. He attended Duke University, where he was an All-American. He was also named the 1990 Male Athlete of the Year. He was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010....
, Wide Receiver (2011)
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...
- George McAfeeGeorge McAfeeGeorge Anderson McAfee was a former American football player. McAfee is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He played college football at Duke University. He is a former running back who played for the Chicago Bears...
, Halfback (1966) - Ace Parker, Halfback (1972)
- Sonny JurgensenSonny JurgensenChristian Adolph "Sonny" Jurgensen III is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983....
, Quarterback (1983)
Consensus All-Americans
College Football All-America Team
The College Football All-America Team is an honor given annually to the best American college football players at their respective positions. The original usage of the term All-America seems to have been to the 1889 College Football All-America Team selected by Casper Whitney and published in This...
- Fred Crawford, Tackle (19331933 College Football All-America TeamThe 1933 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1933...
) - Ace Parker, Halfback (19361936 College Football All-America TeamThe 1936 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams for the 1936 college football season...
) - Ernie JohnsonErnie JohnsonErnie Johnson may refer to:*Ernie Johnson *Ernie Johnson , running back at UCLA*Ernie Johnson **Ernie Johnson, Jr. , son and sports commentator...
, Defensive Back (19711971 College Football All-America TeamThe 1971 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. The organizations that chose the teams were Associated Press, United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers Association of America,...
) - Clarkston HinesClarkston HinesClarkston Hines is a retired American football player. He attended Duke University, where he was an All-American. He was also named the 1990 Male Athlete of the Year. He was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010....
, Wide Receiver (19891989 College Football All-America TeamThe 1989 College Football All-America team is composed of various organizations that choose College All-America teams that season. The organizations that chose the teams were Associated Press, United Press International, Newspaper Enterprise Association, Football Writers Association of America,...
)