| Duke Blue Devils | |
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| University | Duke University |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| Athletic director | Nina King |
| Location | Durham, North Carolina |
| Varsity teams | 27 |
| Football stadium | Wallace Wade Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Cameron Indoor Stadium |
| Baseball stadium | Jack Coombs Field |
| Soccer stadium | Koskinen Stadium |
| Mascot | Blue Devil |
| Nickname | Blue Devils |
| Fight song | Fight! Blue Devils, Fight! Blue and White |
| Colors | Duke blue and white[1] |
| Website | goduke |
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The Duke Blue Devils are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina. Duke's athletics department features 27 varsity teams that all compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level. The name comes from the French "les Diables Bleus" or "the Blue Devils," which was the nickname given during World War I to the Chasseurs Alpins, the French Alpine light infantry battalion.[2][3]
Duke joined the Southern Conference in 1929, and left in 1953 to become a founder of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
- ^ "Duke Athletics Quick Facts". GoDuke.com. September 5, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
- ^ King, William E. "Why a Blue Devil?". Duke University Libraries. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ "The Story of the Blue Devil". Duke Blue Devils. Retrieved December 13, 2017.