Editing Duke University (section)

=== 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 – 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, 7–3, 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 48–34.<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 10–2, 6–2 (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 27–25|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 45–7.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=333410052|title=Duke vs. Florida State – Game Summary – 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 52–48.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=333650245|title=Duke vs. Texas A&M – Game Summary – 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 9–3, 5–3 (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 36–31. 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 – 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>