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Program overview
Duke
2025 finish: 9-5-0 across 14 games. Jump into coaching history, title years, and long-view program trends.
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham • NC
ACCWallace Wade Stadium
All-Time Wins
537
All-Time Losses
558
Win %
49%
Track coaching history, title years, Heisman winners, roster movement, and the conference path that shaped the modern program.
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Next game: Duke vs Tulane on Sat, Sep 5.
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Duke football program guide
This overview connects the core facts behind Duke football: conference home, stadium context, all-time record, title seasons, Heisman winners, coaching tenures, and the recent season baseline. It is meant to be the starting point before moving into the deeper team tabs.
The latest indexed season is 2025, when Duke finished 9-5. Use the related links to compare Duke against national title lists, all-time wins, rankings, rivalries, recruiting, and transfer activity.
Institution + Market Profile
Duke University
Durham, NC · ACC
NACUBO participant value; entity may be university, foundation, system, or related foundations as named in the NACUBO Excel.
Enrollment
18,499
Fall 2024
Living Alumni
200,000
rounded public/institutional alumni figure
200-Mile Population
12,000,000
Modeled rounded U.S. population estimate within 200-mile great-circle radius; see Methodology sheet.
Nearest Pro Team
Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)
18.3 mi from campus · Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC
Endowment
$12.32B
FY2025 · P4 rank 5 · +3.6% YoY
Billionaire Alumni
3
Melinda French Gates, Tim Cook, David Rubenstein
Enrollment, alumni, market, and endowment values are directional; school reporting scopes and named endowment entities vary.
Program Snapshot
Program essentials
Core program details, venue context, and team visuals in one place.
Conference
ACC
Division
Not listed
Home field
Wallace Wade Stadium
Location
Durham, NC
Capacity
40,004
Venue type
Outdoor
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Program Dashboard
This season and next actions
Start from the latest season record, then jump into the team history, coaching, and title surfaces most fans usually need next.
Current read
2025: 9-5-0
14 games tracked with a 64% win rate.
Current Season
Performance pulse
Wins
9
Losses
5
Ties
0
Games
14
Win %
64%
Conference Timeline
Realignment context
- Atlantic Coast Conference1953-
- Southern Conference1928-1952
- NCAA independent schools prior to 19371888-1927
Stadium Access
Venue links
External headlines
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Read storyCoaching History
Sideline eras
| Manny Diaz | 2024-2025 | 9-4-0 |
| Trooper Taylor | 2023 | 1-0-0 |
| Mike Elko | 2022-2023 | 16-9-0 |
| David Cutcliffe | 2008-2021 | 77-97-0 |
| Ted Roof | 2003-2007 | 6-45-0 |
| Carl Franks | 1999-2003 | 7-45-0 |
| Fred Goldsmith | 1994-1998 | 17-39-0 |
| Barry Wilson | 1990-1993 | 13-30-1 |
| Steve Spurrier | 1987-1989 | 20-13-1 |
| Steve Sloan | 1983-1986 | 13-31-0 |
| Red Wilson | 1979-1982 | 16-27-1 |
| Mike McGee | 1971-1978 | 37-47-4 |
| Tom Harp | 1966-1970 | 22-28-1 |
| Bill Murray | 1951-1965 | 93-51-9 |
| Wallace Wade | 1946-1950 | 25-17-4 |
| Wallace Wade | 1931-1941 | 85-19-3 |
| Jimmy DeHart | 1926-1930 | 24-23-2 |
| James Herron | 1925 | 4-5-0 |
| Howard Jones | 1924 | 4-5-0 |
| S.M. Alexander | 1923 | 5-4-0 |
| Herman Steiner | 1922 | 7-2-1 |
National Championships
Title profile
No national championships recorded.
Heisman Trophy Winners
Award lineage
No Heisman Trophy winners from this school.