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Following Duke's 44-6 drubbing Saturday against Wake Forest, the Blue Devils had little to celebrate.
After two months of games filled with injuries, mistakes and one-sided losses, the football team has a chance to get its seniors one last win in Wallace Wade Stadium.
With his team's chances of winning an ACC matchup slipping away each passing week, Duke head football coach Ted Roof has begun to open up the playbook to try to secure a victory in the final...
The Blue Devils won the battle on the ground, but lost the war in the air against a superior Seminole team.
Facing a Florida State team that has run its inferior opponents off the field with big plays early on, Duke had a simple game plan: Don't give up the deep ball.
Once again, Duke is set to face a talented ACC team looking for revenge.
Head coach Ted Roof shared an old football adage with the media at his weekly press luncheon: "For every freshman you play, it is going to cost you a football game.".
Trailing 14-10 with nine minutes left in the third quarter, Duke finally got the big break it had so desperately needed all season.
Coming into the 2005 Duke football season, there was reason to be optimistic.
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - In losing their first two ACC games against then-No. 7 Virginia Tech and then-No. 23 Virginia by an average of 38 points, the Blue Devils never gave up.
CORAL GABLES, Fla.
After Duke's loss to Navy Oct. 1, head coach Ted Roof and several defensive players were quick to point part of the blame for the defeat at the high-yardage plays the Midshipmen made on offense.
Duke not only lost to Navy Saturday, but the last-minute defeat also left four more top offensive players with injuries.
Despite giving up more than 30 points per game coming into Saturday's matchup against Navy, Duke's defense has received little criticism this season.
The life of a varsity athlete is difficult. Most of the weekend is spent on long bus rides or plane trips. Early-morning practices disrupt sleep schedules.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - In ACC play this year, the state of Virginia has been merciless to Duke.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-Sometimes even the opening kickoff can serve as a good indication of how a football game will turn out.
Midway through the third quarter of Saturday's game against Virginia Military Institute, head coach Ted Roof gave Blue Devil fans a glimpse of the future of Duke football.
Saturday's game against VMI featured several season firsts for the Blue Devils: It marked the first 100-yard rushing game by a Duke running back, the first touchdown pass by a Blue Devil...
