Duke Blue Devils football
The Duke Blue Devils football team represents Duke University in the sport of American football. The Blue Devils compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The program has 17 conference championships, 53 All-Americans, 10 ACC Players of the Year, and have had three Pro Football Hall of Famers come through the program. The team is coached by Manny Diaz and play their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.
John Franklin Crowell, Duke football's first head coach
Wade at Vanderbilt, c. 1921
Coach Spurrier
Wallace Wade Stadium, home to Duke football and site of the 1942 Rose Bowl as it appeared in 2005, prior to renovation.
Wallace Wade Stadium, in full Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium, is a 40,004-seat outdoor stadium in the southeastern United States, located on the campus of Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Primarily used for American football, it is the home field of the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Panoramic view from west in 2018
Duke Stadium in 1932
An attendance record was set in 1939, against the seventh-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. The 13–3 Duke win was seen by over 52,000 fans. New records were set in 1942, 1947, 1949.
Blue Devil Tower opened in 2016 with 516 club seats and 21 suites.
