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Duke Football Coaches
Career records, seasons, ranked finishes, quality scores, and profile links for coaches connected to Duke.
- Indexed coaches
- 20
- Coach seasons
- 204
- Wins leader
- Steve Spurrier
Coach record table
Sorted by career wins among coaches with at least one indexed game and one indexed season.
| Coach | Years | Record | Win % | Top-10 Finishes | Peak SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Spurrier Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1987-2015 · 26 seasons | 228-89-2 | 71.8% | 13 | 31.2 |
| Howard Jones Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1908-1940 · 29 seasons | 194-64-21 | 73.3% | 3 | 35.3 |
| Wallace Wade Peak Dominator, Longevity Coach | 1923-1950 · 24 seasons | 171-49-10 | 76.5% | 3 | 25.0 |
| David Cutcliffe Longevity Coach, Offense-First | 1998-2021 · 21 seasons | 121-126 | 49.0% | 0 | 11.3 |
| Bill Murray Consistent Winner, Program Stabilizer | 1951-1965 · 15 seasons | 93-51-9 | 63.7% | 1 | 16.4 |
| Steve Sloan Longevity Coach, Journeyman | 1973-1986 · 14 seasons | 68-86-3 | 44.3% | 0 | 15.9 |
| Tom Harp Longevity Coach, Defense-First | 1961-1977 · 13 seasons | 52-70-4 | 42.9% | 0 | 0.8 |
| Jimmy DeHart Longevity Coach | 1922-1932 · 11 seasons | 51-50-6 | 50.5% | 0 | 6.3 |
| Mike McGee Volatile Builder, Defense-First | 1970-1978 · 9 seasons | 40-55-4 | 42.4% | 0 | 9.5 |
| Fred Goldsmith Longevity Coach, Offense-First | 1989-1998 · 10 seasons | 40-70-1 | 36.5% | 0 | 7.1 |
| Manny Diaz Program Stabilizer | 2019-2025 · 5 seasons | 39-24 | 61.9% | 0 | 5.2 |
| Mike Elko Consistent Winner | 2022-2025 · 4 seasons | 35-16 | 68.6% | 0 | 16.6 |
| Red Wilson Balanced | 1979-1982 · 4 seasons | 16-27-1 | 37.5% | 0 | 6.0 |
| Barry Wilson Offense-First | 1990-1993 · 4 seasons | 13-30-1 | 30.7% | 0 | 1.0 |
| Herman Steiner Balanced | 1922-1922 · 1 seasons | 7-2-1 | 75.0% | 0 | -8.0 |
| Carl Franks Offense-First | 1999-2003 · 5 seasons | 7-45 | 13.5% | 0 | -5.1 |
| Ted Roof Defense-First | 2003-2007 · 5 seasons | 6-45 | 11.8% | 0 | -5.1 |
| SM Alexander Balanced | 1923-1923 · 1 seasons | 5-4 | 55.6% | 0 | -22.1 |
| James Herron Balanced | 1922-1925 · 2 seasons | 5-9-2 | 37.5% | 0 | -7.5 |
| Trooper Taylor Defense-First | 2023-2023 · 1 seasons | 1-0 | 100.0% | 0 | 9.8 |