I know it’s Basketball Central around here, but has Duke ever had a good football team? I mean, come on! I’m from Big 10 country, and even Northwestern has a good team now.
“Has Duke ever had a good football team”?!
Let me educate you, son! While Duke hasn’t fielded a consistently great football team since Steve Spurrier coached here in the late 1980s, it was outstanding in the 1930s under Coach Wallace Wade. In fact, the 1938 “Iron Dukes” are one of only three teams ever in college football to finish the regular season undefeated, untied, and unscored upon! That year, the Blue Devils lost the Rose Bowl to Southern Cal 7-3, when the Trojans scored a touchdown in the final minute. Duke Football also had great success throughout the 1950s and 1960s under Coach Bill Murray. Unlike Northwestern, Duke Football has an overall winning percentage over .500.
“Even Northwestern has a good team now”?
Perhaps you’ve forgotten this date in Northwestern football history: September 15, 2007. Duke ended its 22 game losing streak in Evanston, Illinois by beating Northwestern 20-14. Sure, Northwestern had a good season this year: but it’s easy for a quarterback named Kafka to put up big numbers when he’s throwing to The Bucket Rider and Gregor Samsa, with levitating abilities and all those arms, respectively. The future of Duke Football is looking pretty bright under the leadership of Coach David Cutcliffe.