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This is a list of seasons completed by the Duke Blue Devils football team. Representing Duke University, the Blue Devils compete in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the NCAA Division I FBS. Since 1929, Duke has played their home games out of Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The Blue Devils began playing football as an independent in 1888, though the school did not field a team from 1895 to 1919. In 1930, the program joined the Southern Conference, where they captured nine conference titles in 22 years. The Blue Devils joined the ACC as a charter member in 1953, and have competed in the conference ever since.[1]

Duke's primary rival is the North Carolina Tar Heels. The series dates back to 1888, and has been played annually since 1922. The teams compete for the Victory Bell. As of the 2018 season, North Carolina holds a 59–39–4 lead in the series.

Seasons

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Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl Coach AP
John Franklin Crowell (Independent) (1888–1889)
1888 Trinity 2–1
1889 Trinity 1–1
No Coach (Independent) (1888–1889)
1890 Trinity 0–1
1891 Trinity 3–0
1892 Trinity 1–3
1893 Trinity 3–1
1894 Trinity 0–1
1895 – 1919 No team
Floyd J. Egan (Independent) (1920)
1920 Trinity 4–0–1
James A. Baldwin (Independent) (1921)
1921 Trinity 6–1–2
Herman G. Steiner (Independent) (1922)
1922 Trinity 7–2–1
E. L. Alexander (Independent) (1923)
1923 Trinity 5–4
Howard Jones (Independent) (1924)
1924 Duke 4–5
Pat Herron (Independent) (1925)
1925 Duke 4–5
Jimmy DeHart (Independent) (1926–1927)
1926 Duke 3–6
1927 Duke 4–5
Jimmy DeHart (Southern Conference) (1928–1930)
1928 Duke 5–5 1–1 T–10th
1929 Duke 4–6 2–1 T–7th
1930 Duke 8–1–2 4–1–1 4th
Wallace Wade (Southern Conference) (1931–1941)
1931 Duke 5–3–2 3–3–1 T–8th
1932 Duke 7–3 5–3 9th
1933 Duke 9–1 4–0 1st
1934 Duke 7–2 3–1 T–3rd
1935 Duke 8–2 5–0 1st
1936 Duke 9–1 7–0 1st
11
1937 Duke 7–2–1 5–1 4th
20
1938 Duke 9–1 5–0 1st L Rose
3
1939 Duke 8–1 5–0 1st
8
1940 Duke 7–2 4–1 2nd
18
1941 Duke 9–1 5–0 1st L Rose
2
Eddie Cameron (Southern Conference) (1942–1945)
1942 Duke 5–4–1 3–1–1 T–4th
1943 Duke 8–1 4–0 1st
7
1944 Duke 6–4 4–0 1st W Sugar
11
1945 Duke 6–2 4–0 1st
13
Wallace Wade (Southern Conference) (1946–1950)
1946 Duke 4–5 3–2 5th
1947 Duke 4–3–2 3–1–1 4th
19
1948 Duke 4–3–2 3–2–1 7th
1949 Duke 6–3 4–2 T–4th
1950 Duke 7–3 5–2 6th
Bill Murray (Southern Conference) (1951–1952)
1951 Duke 5–4–1 4–2 6th
1952 Duke 8–2 5–0 1st
18
16
Bill Murray (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1953–1965)
1953 Duke 7–2–1 4–0 T–1st
18
18
1954 Duke 8–2–1 4–0 1st W Orange
14
14
1955 Duke 7–2–1 4–0 T–1st
16
1956 Duke 5–4–1 4–1 2nd
20
1957 Duke 6–3–2 5–1–1 2nd L Orange
14
16
1958 Duke 5–5 3–2 3rd
1959 Duke 4–6 2–3 6th
1960 Duke 8–3 5–1 1st W Cotton
11
10
1961 Duke 7–3 5–1 1st
14
20
1962 Duke 8–2 6–0 1st
14
1963 Duke 5–4–1 5–2 T–3rd
1964 Duke 4–5–1 3–2–1 2nd
1965 Duke 6–4 4–2 3rd[n 1]
Tom Harp (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1966–1970)
1966 Duke 5–5 2–3 5th
1967 Duke 4–6 2–4 6th
1968 Duke 4–6 3–4 5th
1969 Duke 3–6–1 3–3–1 T–3rd
1970 Duke 6–5 5–2 T–2nd
Mike McGee (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1971–1978)
1971 Duke 6–5 2–3 T–3rd
1972 Duke 5–6 3–3 4th
1973 Duke 2–8–1 1–4–1 5th
1974 Duke 6–5 2–4 5th
1975 Duke 4–5–2 3–0–2 2nd
1976 Duke 5–5–1 2–3–1 4th
1977 Duke 5–6 2–4 5th
1978 Duke 4–7 2–4 5th
Shirley Wilson (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1979–1982)
1979 Duke 2–8–1 0–6 7th
1980 Duke 2–9 1–5 7th
1981 Duke 6–5 3–3 4th
1982 Duke 6–5 3–3 T–3rd
Steve Sloan (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1983–1986)
1983 Duke 3–8 3–4 T–5th
1984 Duke 2–9 1–6 T–7th
1985 Duke 4–7 2–5 T–6th
1986 Duke 4–7 2–5 T–6th
Steve Spurrier (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1987–1989)
1987 Duke 5–6 2–5 7th
1988 Duke 7–3–1 3–3–1 6th
1989 Duke 8–4 6–1 T–1st L All-American
Barry Wilson (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1990–1993)
1990 Duke 4–7 1–6 7th
1991 Duke 4–6–1 1–6 7th
1992 Duke 2–9 0–8 9th
1993 Duke 3–8 2–6 T–7th
Fred Goldsmith (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1994–1998)
1994 Duke 8–4 5–3 T–3rd L Hall of Fame
1995 Duke 3–8 1–7 8th
1996 Duke 0–11 0–8 9th
1997 Duke 2–9 0–8 9th
1998 Duke 4–7 2–6 6th
Carl Franks (Atlantic Coast Conference) (1999–2003)
1999 Duke 3–8 3–5 T–5th
2000 Duke 0–11 0–8 9th
2001 Duke 0–11 0–8 9th
2002 Duke 2–10 0–8 9th
2003 Duke [2] 2–5 0–4 Fired
Ted Roof (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2003–2007)
2003 Duke 2-3 2–2 8th
2004 Duke 2–9 1–7 T–10th
2005 Duke 1–10 0–8 6th (Coastal)
2006 Duke 0–12 0–8 6th (Coastal)
2007 Duke 1–11 0–8 6th (Coastal)
David Cutcliffe (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2008–2021)
2008 Duke 4–8 1–7 6th (Coastal)
2009 Duke 5–7 3–5 5th (Coastal)
2010 Duke 3–9 1–7 T–5th (Coastal)
2011 Duke 3–9 1–7 6th (Coastal)
2012 Duke 6–7 3–5 T–5th (Coastal) L Belk
2013 Duke 10–4 6–2 1st (Coastal) L Chick-fil-A
22
23
2014 Duke 9–4 5–3 2nd (Coastal) L Sun
2015 Duke 8–5 4–4 T–4th (Coastal) W Pinstripe
2016 Duke 4–8 1–7 T–6th (Coastal)
2017 Duke 7–6 3–5 T–4th (Coastal) W Quick Lane
2018 Duke 8–5 3–5 6th (Coastal) W Independence
2019 Duke 5–7 3–5 6th (Coastal)
2020 Duke 2–9 1–9 T–14th
2021 Duke 3–9 0–8 7th (Coastal)
Mike Elko (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2022–2023)
2022 Duke 9–4 5–3 T–2nd (Coastal) W Military
2023 Duke 8–5 4–4 T–6th W Birmingham
Manny Diaz (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2024–Present)
2024 Duke
Total: 538–556–31 [3]
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

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  1. ^ Duke also won a share of the 1965 ACC Championship on the field, finishing tied for first with South Carolina (who they defeated) at 4–2. However, the Gamecocks were stripped of all of their league wins after it emerged they had used two ineligible players. This elevated NC State and Clemson (both of whom had lost to South Carolina) to 5–2 in the standings, ahead of 4–2 Duke. While Duke still claims the 1965 conference title, the ACC does not recognize it.

References

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  1. ^ https://goduke.com/documents/2022/7/21/2022_Duke_Football_Media_Guide.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ Carl Franks was fired after a 2-5 start to the season and replaced by interim head coach Ted Roof.
  3. ^ NCAA Statistics https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/history?utf8=✓&org_id=193&sport_code=MFB&commit=Search
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