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Duke University's 26 varsity sports teams are known as the Blue Devils, and compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Their 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 battalion. business!
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About The Duke Blue Devils
The team is located in Durham, NC, their athletics director is Dr. Chris Kennedy, and they are members of the NCAA Division I-A. The team’s colors are duke blue and white, and the mascot is Blue Devil. In the 1938 when the "Iron Dukes" were born, and Wallace Wade was head coach, came the most famous Duke football season. Wade shocked the college football world by leaving Alabama for Duke in 1930, and his success at Alabama translated well to Duke's program, most notably in 1938, when his "Iron Dukes" went unscored upon the entire regular season.
Duke reached their first Rose Bowl appearance, where they lost 7-3 when USC scored a touchdown in the final minute of the game, and they lost another Rose Bowl to Oregon State in 1942, this one held at Duke's home stadium in Durham, North Carolina due to Pearl Harbor. Wade's achievements placed him in the Hall of Fame. 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. 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.
