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== Athletics == {{Main|Duke Blue Devils}} {{See also|CarolinaβDuke rivalry}} [[File:Duke Athletics logo.svg|thumb|Duke Athletics Logo]] Teams for then Trinity College were known originally as the Trinity Eleven, the Blue and White or the Methodists. William H. Lander, as editor-in-chief, and Mike Bradshaw, as managing editor, of the Trinity Chronicle began the academic year 1922β23 referring to the athletic teams as the Blue Devils. The Chronicle staff continued its use and through repetition, Blue Devils eventually caught on.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/sports/2006/2/21/story_of_blue_devil.aspx|title=The Story of the Blue Devil|publisher=[[Duke Blue Devils]]|access-date=December 31, 2023}}</ref> Duke University Athletic Association chairs 27 sports and more than 650 student-athletes. The Blue Devils are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC). Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, and wrestling; women's sports include basketball, cross country, fencing, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, and volleyball.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/|title=Duke University Blue Devils {{!}} Official Athletics Site β GoDuke.com|website=www.goduke.com|language=en|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-date=March 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329195955/https://goduke.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> Duke's teams have won 17 NCAA team national championshipsβthe women's golf team has won [[NCAA Women's Golf Championship|seven]] (1999, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2014 and 2019), the [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|men's basketball team]] has won five ([[1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1991]], [[1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1992]], [[2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2001]], [[2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2010]], and [[2015 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|2015]]), the [[Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse|men's lacrosse team]] has won three ([[2010 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|2010]], [[2013 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|2013]], and [[2014 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|2014]]), and the men's soccer ([[NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship|1986]]) and women's tennis ([[NCAA Women's Tennis Championship|2009]]) teams have won one each.<ref name="Championships">{{cite web |url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1482254 |title=Duke National Championships |date=June 18, 2008 |publisher=Duke University |access-date=May 27, 2014 |archive-date=May 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527215128/http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=1482254 |url-status=live}}</ref> Duke consistently ranks among the top in the [[National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics]] (NACDA) [[Directors' Cup]], an overall measure of an institution's athletic success. For Division I in 2015, Duke finished 20th overall and fifth in the ACC. The Blue Devils have finished within the top 10 six times since the inception of the Cup in 1993β94. Also, Athletic Director Kevin White earned multiple awards in 2014, including the [[National Football Foundation]]'s [[John L. Toner Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballfoundation.org/tabid/567/Article/54791/Duke-AD-Kevin-White-Named-2014-Recipient-of-NFF-John-L-Toner-Award.aspx|title=Duke AD Kevin White Named 2014 Recipient of NFF John L. Toner Award > National Football Foundation > NewsDetail|last=Foundation|first=National Football|website=www.footballfoundation.org|language=en-US|access-date=September 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909010358/http://www.footballfoundation.org/tabid/567/Article/54791/Duke-AD-Kevin-White-Named-2014-Recipient-of-NFF-John-L-Toner-Award.aspx|archive-date=September 9, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> On the academic front, nine Duke varsity athletics programs registered a perfect 1,000 score in the NCAA's multi-year Academic Progress Report (APR) released in April 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=210900489|title=Nine Duke Teams Post Perfect APR Scores|date=April 20, 2016 |access-date=February 13, 2018|archive-date=September 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904210345/http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=210900489|url-status=live}}</ref> === Men's basketball === {{Main|Duke Blue Devils men's basketball}} [[File:BSKT005 Cameron Indoor Stadium DiscoverDurham.jpg|thumb|[[Cameron Indoor Stadium]], home of the Blue Devils]] [[File:Carolina-Duke basketball 2006 2.jpg|thumb|The March 4, 2006, game between Duke and [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|UNC]] was the most watched college basketball game in [[ESPN]] history.]] Duke's men's basketball team is one of the nation's most successful basketball programs.<ref>[http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/Reports/alltimewinningest.pdf All-Time Winningest Teams] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411122923/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/Reports/alltimewinningest.pdf |date=April 11, 2016 }}. ''[[NCAA]]'', 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2011.</ref><ref>Beard, Aaron. [http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/nba/20040702-0221-bkn-lakers-krzyzewski.html Duke: Lakers, Krzyzewski discussing coaching vacancy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628201852/http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/nba/20040702-0221-bkn-lakers-krzyzewski.html |date=June 28, 2011 }}. Associated Press, July 2, 2004. Retrieved May 24, 2011.</ref> The team's success was particularly outstanding during its 42 years (1980-2022) under coach [[Mike Krzyzewski]] (often simply called "Coach K").<ref>{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/coaches/mike-krzyzewski/4159|title=Mike Krzyzewski β Ambassador to Duke University β Men's Basketball|publisher=[[Duke Blue Devils]]|access-date=December 31, 2023}}</ref> The team holds the record for the most [[ACC men's basketball tournament|Atlantic Coast Conference tournament]] titles with twenty three.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2024/3/12/mens-basketball-quick-facts-duke-at-acc-tournament|title=Quick Facts: Duke at ACC Tournament|publisher=[[Duke Blue Devils]]|access-date=March 15, 2025}}</ref> Coach K has also coached the [[United States men's national basketball team|USA men's national basketball team]] since 2006 and led the team to Olympic golds in [[2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team|2008]], [[2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team|2012]], and [[2016 United States men's Olympic basketball team|2016]]. His teams also won [[FIBA Basketball World Cup|World Championship]] gold in [[2010 FIBA World Championship|2010]] and [[2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup|2014]]. Overall, 32 Duke players<ref name="basketball.realgm.com">{{cite web|url=http://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/conferences/Atlantic-Coast-Conference/1/Duke/31/nba-players|title=Duke Players in the NBA β RealGM|website=basketball.realgm.com|access-date=February 13, 2018|archive-date=August 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801034319/https://basketball.realgm.com/ncaa/conferences/Atlantic-Coast-Conference/1/Duke/31/nba-players|url-status=live}}</ref> have been selected in the first round of the NBA draft in the Coach K era. More than 50 Duke players have been selected in the [[NBA draft]].<ref name="basketball.realgm.com" /> Former consensus national players of the year in men's basketball include: [[Dick Groat]], [[Art Heyman]], [[Johnny Dawkins]], [[Danny Ferry]], [[Christian Laettner]], [[Elton Brand]], [[Jay Williams (basketball)|Jay Williams]] (twice), [[Shane Battier]], [[JJ Redick]] (twice), [[Marvin Bagley III]], [[RJ Barrett]], [[Zion Williamson]] and [[Cooper Flagg]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/sports/2009/6/25/national-players-of-the-year|title=Duke National Players of the Year|publisher=[[Duke Blue Devils]]|access-date=April 12, 2025}}</ref> In 2021, [[Jon Scheyer]] was named the team's next head coach following Coach K's retirement at the end of the 2021-22 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2021/6/2/mens-basketball-krzyzewski-announces-2021-22-as-final-season-scheyer-named-next-head-coach.aspx|title=Krzyzewski Announces 2021β22 As final season, Scheyer named next head coach|website=GoDuke.com|publisher=[[Duke Blue Devils]]|access-date=February 13, 2025}}</ref> === Football === {{Main|Duke Blue Devils football}} The Blue Devils have won seven [[List of Atlantic Coast Conference football champions|ACC Football Championships]], have had ten players honored as ACC Player of the Year (the most in the ACC),<ref name="mediaguidelist">{{Cite journal|title=ACC Champions|journal=2007 Atlantic Coast Conference Media Guide|publisher=Atlantic Coast Conference|year=2007 |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07fbguide093096.pdf|page=93|access-date=January 13, 2011|archive-date=July 8, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212605/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07fbguide093096.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> and have had three [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]rs come through the program (second in the ACC to only [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami's]] four). The Blue Devils have produced 11 College Football Hall of Famers, which is tied for the second most in the ACC. Duke has also won 18 total conference championships (7 ACC, 9 Southern Conference, and 1 Big Five Conference). That total is tied with Clemson for the highest in the ACC.<ref>[http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/colleges.aspx Colleges β Pro Football Hall of Fame] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016085421/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/colleges.aspx |date=October 16, 2015}}. Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.</ref> The most famous Duke football season came in 1938,<ref name="1938IronDukes">Young, Jim. [http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070803/football-dukes1.html The 1938 Iron Dukes: A Lasting Legacy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319173233/http://www.dukemagazine.duke.edu/dukemag/issues/070803/football-dukes1.html |date=March 19, 2012}}. ''Duke Magazine'', July/August 2003. Retrieved July 11, 2011.</ref> when [[Wallace Wade]] coached the "Iron Dukes" that shut out all regular season opponents; only three teams in history can claim such a feat.<ref>[http://www.nmnathletics.com/attachments1/1352.pdf Iron Dukes: Providing Scholarship Support for the Duke Student-Athlete] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910181657/http://www.nmnathletics.com/attachments1/1352.pdf |date=September 10, 2008}}. ''Iron Dukes.'' Retrieved June 21, 2011.</ref> That same year, Duke made their first [[Rose Bowl Game|Rose Bowl]] appearance, where they lost, 7β3, when [[USC Trojans football|USC]] scored a touchdown in the final minute of the game.<ref name="1938IronDukes" /> Wade's Blue Devils lost another Rose Bowl to [[Oregon State Beavers football|Oregon State]] in 1942, this one held at Duke's [[Wallace Wade Stadium|home stadium]] due to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which resulted in the fear that a large gathering on the West Coast might be in range of Japanese aircraft carriers.<ref>King, William E. [http://library.duke.edu/uarchives/history/histnotes/rosebowl.html The 1942 Durham Rose Bowl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081030022510/http://library.duke.edu/uarchives/history/histnotes/rosebowl.html |date=October 30, 2008}}. ''Duke University Archives.'' Retrieved January 12, 2011.</ref> The football program proved successful in the 1950s and 1960s, winning six of the first ten [[List of Atlantic Coast Conference football champions|ACC football championships]] from 1953 to 1962 under coach [[Bill Murray (American football coach)|Bill Murray]]; the Blue Devils would not win the ACC championship again until 1989 under coach [[Steve Spurrier]].<ref name="Dukefootballbooklet">[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/duke-37-42.pdf Duke Blue Devils] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212007/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/duke-37-42.pdf |date=March 3, 2016}}. ''Theacc.com.'' Retrieved June 12, 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/sports-legends/article278261693.html|title=Exclusive: Coach Steve Spurrier opens up on the highs and lows of a legendary career|last=Fowler|first=Scott|date=May 28, 2024|website=[[The Charlotte Observer]]|access-date=April 13, 2025}}</ref> [[David Cutcliffe]] was brought in prior to the 2008 season, and amassed more wins in his first season than the previous three years combined. The 2009 team won 5 of 12 games, and was eliminated from bowl contention in the next-to-last game of the season.<ref name="Football_1994"> Wiseman, Steve. [http://heraldsun.com/bookmark/14767894 Dilweg: Duke kept looking for next Spurrier] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120321034823/http://heraldsun.com/bookmark/14767894 |date=March 21, 2012}}. ''The Herald-Sun'', July 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011. </ref> Mike MacIntyre, the defensive coordinator, was named 2009 Assistant Coach of the Year by the [[American Football Coaches Association]] (AFCA).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=204835839 |title=MacIntyre Named National Assistant Coach of the Year |website=GoDuke.com |date=November 18, 2009 |access-date=March 26, 2011 |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711104005/http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=204835839 |url-status=live}}</ref> While the football team has struggled at times on the field, the graduation rate of its players is consistently among the highest among [[Football Bowl Subdivision|Division I FBS]] schools. Duke's high graduation rates have earned it more AFCA Academic Achievement Awards than any other institution.<ref>[http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010808aaa.html Notre Dame Receives 2007 American Football Coaches Association's Academic Achievement Award] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119034937/http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/010808aaa.html |date=January 19, 2012}}. Notre Dame Athletics, 2007. Retrieved August 10, 2011.</ref> In 2012, Duke football team made its first bowl game appearance since 1994<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/10/20/duke-beats-north-carolina-bowl-eligible/1647011/|title=Great catch lifts Duke to bowl eligibility for first time since 1994|website=USA Today|language=en|access-date=September 20, 2019|archive-date=May 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521233245/https://www.usatoday.com/story/gameon/2012/10/20/duke-beats-north-carolina-bowl-eligible/1647011/|url-status=live}}</ref> with a win over arch-rival [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]], a bowl which they would lose to the [[Cincinnati Bearcats football|Cincinnati Bearcats]] in the by a score of 48β34.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/bowls/2012/12/28/belk-bowl-cincinnati-duke-brendon-kay-josh-snead-travis-kelce/1795473/|title=Late fumble costs Duke as Cincinnati wins Belk Bowl|website=USA Today|language=en|access-date=September 20, 2019|archive-date=May 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521233243/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/bowls/2012/12/28/belk-bowl-cincinnati-duke-brendon-kay-josh-snead-travis-kelce/1795473/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Wallace Wade Stadium Blue Devil Tower.jpg|thumb|The Blue Devil Tower at [[Wallace Wade Stadium]]]] 2013 marked the beginning of the Blue Devils' recent but relative success, having a breakout 10β2, 6β2 (ACC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/150/season/2013|title=2013 Duke Blue Devils Schedule Stats|website=ESPN|language=en|access-date=September 20, 2019|archive-date=May 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521233250/https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/150/season/2013|url-status=live}}</ref> season while claiming the title of Coastal Division Champions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://goduke.com/news/2013/11/30/209327961.aspx|title=ACC Coastal Division Champs! Duke Beats UNC 27β25|date=November 30, 2013 |publisher=Duke University|language=en|access-date=September 20, 2019|archive-date=May 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521233246/https://goduke.com/news/2013/11/30/209327961.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Duke would go on to play the [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State Seminoles]] in the [[2013 ACC Championship Game|ACC Championship game]] where they would lose to the national champions 45β7.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=333410052|title=Duke vs. Florida State β Game Summary β December 7, 2013|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=September 20, 2019|archive-date=May 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521233244/https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=333410052|url-status=live}}</ref> Duke received an invite to the [[2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl|Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl]] that same year in which they took on the [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M Aggies]] led by college football legend [[Johnny Manziel]], losing by a score of 52β48.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=333650245|title=Duke vs. Texas A&M β Game Summary β December 31, 2013|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=September 20, 2019|archive-date=May 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521233244/https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=333650245|url-status=live}}</ref> For the 2014 season, Duke finished 9β3, 5β3 (ACC) and earned a trip to the Sun Bowl,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/12/27/7455265/arizona-state-duke-results-sun-bowl-2014|title=Arizona State the superior Devils|date=December 27, 2014 |access-date=February 13, 2018|archive-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810211607/https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/12/27/7455265/arizona-state-duke-results-sun-bowl-2014|url-status=live}}</ref> where the Blue Devils lost to the Pac-12's Arizona State 36β31. In 2015, the Detroit Lions drafted Duke offensive guard Laken Tomlinson<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/profiles/laken-tomlinson?id=2552345|title=2015 NFL Draft Profile: Laken Tomlinson|website=NFL.com|access-date=February 13, 2018|archive-date=February 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210191333/http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/profiles/laken-tomlinson?id=2552345|url-status=live}}</ref> and the Washington Redskins drafted wide receiver Jamison Crowder.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/profiles/jamison-crowder?id=2552415|title=2015 NFL Draft Profile: Jamison Crowder|website=NFL.com|access-date=February 13, 2018|archive-date=August 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810212725/http://www.nfl.com/draft/2015/profiles/jamison-crowder?id=2552415|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, Duke quarterback [[Daniel Jones (American football)|Daniel Jones]] was drafted sixth overall by the New York Giants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/daniel-jones?id=32194a4f-4e16-5462-39a4-3b4fa743c66f|title=NFL Draft & Combine Profile β Daniel Jones|website=NFL.com|language=en-US|access-date=September 20, 2019|archive-date=September 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923053932/https://www.nfl.com/prospects/daniel-jones?id=32194a4f-4e16-5462-39a4-3b4fa743c66f|url-status=live}}</ref> === Track and field === {{main article|Duke Blue Devils track and field}} In 2003, Norm Ogilvie was promoted to Director of Track and Field, and has led athletes to over 60 individual [[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] championships, and 81 [[All-America]] selections, along with most of the track and field records being broken during his tenure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209606820|title=Norm Ogilvie Bio|website=goduke.com|access-date=April 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921094321/http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209606820|archive-date=September 21, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> A new facility, the Morris Williams Track and Field Stadium, opened in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209851600|title=Morris Williams Track & Field Stadium Opens Monday|website=goduke.com|date=January 16, 2015|access-date=April 18, 2016|archive-date=September 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921100200/http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209851600|url-status=live}}</ref>
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