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With a kick and a block, Duke's season came full circle Saturday, as the Blue Devils fell to North Carolina for the 15th time in the past 16 years. After defensive end Patrick Bailey returned an...
While most Duke students will still be digesting their Thanksgiving dinners Saturday, the Blue Devils football team will be looking to capture their first victory of the season and their first...
Once again, the Blue Devils squandered opportunities, committed costly errors and beat themselves. Duke had its chances throughout the game, but Georgia Tech would not relinquish the momentum and...
Duke entered Bobby Dodd Stadium Saturday needing a strong team effort against No. 17 Georgia Tech to win its first game of the season. But after the Yellow Jackets (9-2, 7-1 in the ACC) won 49-21,...
In Duke's 2006 campaign-despite a few close games-the Blue Devils have struggled mightily. With two games remaining, the team is still searching for its first victory. It won't get any easier...
Judging from the Blue Devils' winless record, outsiders may consider this football season-and the team as a whole-a lost cause. But the seniors, who hope to leave behind a legacy, believe a win in...
With a chance to tie the game and stun the boisterous crowd in attendance early in the third quarter Saturday night, Duke faced fourth-and-inches on the Boston College goal line. The Blue Devils'...
For four quarters Saturday night, BC's running backs ran over, around and through Blue Devil tacklers. Sometimes, they burst through tractor-trailer-wide holes created by the Eagles' mammoth...
When Duke takes the field in Chestnut Hill, Mass. against No. 22 Boston College Saturday night, it will take the nation's longest losing streak-17 games-along with it.
Fifth-year senior Eli Nichols, a man of eclectic interests, embodies this motto in the classroom, on the field and, well, out at the fishing pond.
In the two years before head coach Ted Roof took over, Duke pulled in freshman classes ranked No. 76 and No. 65, according to scout.com. Since the Roof era has began, he and his staff have been...
With the Blue Devils in danger of finishing the season winless and morale low, team leaders are working hard to rally the troops to end the season on a high note over the final three weeks.
The Blue Devils (0-9) extended the nation's longest losing streak to 17 with a 38-13 drubbing at the hands of Navy (6-3) in Wallace Wade Stadium.
"We challenged the offense before the game," Roof said. "We said, 'OK, if we win the toss and get the football, you guys are going to score.'"
The last time the Blue Devils scored first at home was in last season's down-to-the-wire, 28-21 loss to Navy. This time around, Duke (0-8) hopes to get off to a similar start but end up with a...
When the Owls and the Falcons had a birds-of-prey battle this weekend, the Blue Devils were anointed with a dubious honor. Temple's 28-14 upset over Bowling Green was the Owls' first victory in 20...
It was a tale of two halves for Duke again Saturday, and for the second straight week, the Blue Devils' rally was too little, too late. Duke (0-8) allowed Vanderbilt (4-5) to jump out to a 28-0...
Early in the second quarter Saturday with Duke already trailing 14-0, Vanderbilt quarterback Chris Nickson dropped back to pass, dodged one man in the backfield, and carried two others into the end...
Like Duke (0-7), Vanderbilt is also a private school fighting for attention in a major conference, and that may serve as hope for the winless Blue Devils. Although the Commodores (3-5) are not a...
Duke may still be waiting for those results to show up in the win column, but after a few tough weeks at the beginning of the season, the offensive line has shown progress in recent weeks.