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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...
The list of two-sport collegiate athletes ranges from hall-of-fame lacrosse and football player Jim Brown to Pro Bowler Julius Peppers, who played both football and basketball at North Carolina, to...
Things were looking good for the Blue Devils at the beginning of the second half.
When Ralph Friedgen took the head coaching position at Maryland in 2001, he adopted a 5-6 football team which hadn’t finished in the top four of the conference in a decade.
For a program perennially at the top of the ACC, No. 14 Florida State’s off-season was anything but steady.
ACC wars are won in the trenches.
Surprise, surprise: “The U” is loaded with talent again.
With a solid defensive core and a talented yet inconsistent offense, the 2005 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets look to improve on last season’s 7-5 record and regain a place in the upper echelons...