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.
"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 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.
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...
Although the Commodores only secured one more win in their final seven games, the start of the 2005 season showed that a football program at an academically-focused university could compete in 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.
Against Florida State Oct. 14, Duke gave up 51 points and almost 500 yards of total offense. But Saturday against the other ACC powerhouse from the state of Florida, the Blue Devils were six yards...
Down 20-15 to Miami with three seconds remaining, the Blue Devils had a chance to capture their first victory of the season. But on what could have been the play of the year for Duke, the Blue...
Game Analysis: A freshman leader and a supportive fan base were nearly enough to secure Duke's first win of the season against Miami Saturday. Although the Blue Devils are still sporting a...
The Blue Devils are still searching for their first victory and may have finally received the lucky break they need to get it.
Although the fight between the Hurricanes and Golden Panthers was an extreme case, incidents of this nature are not new to the Miami football program.
The 35-0 thrashing that Miami put on Florida International hardly deserved any coverage this weekend. The bashing that occurred during it, however, caused the suspension of 31 players and concern...
Game Analysis: There are brief moments when the Blue Devils have shined this season, like when John Talley perfectly played a Drew Weatherford pass and returned it 50 yards for a...
