Duke Blue Devils

Duke Blue Devils
Logo
UniversityDuke University
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
NCAADivision I (FBS)
Athletic directorNina King
LocationDurham, North Carolina
Varsity teams27
Football stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Basketball arenaCameron Indoor Stadium
Baseball stadiumJack Coombs Field
Soccer stadiumKoskinen Stadium
MascotBlue Devil
NicknameBlue Devils
Fight songFight! Blue Devils, Fight!
Blue and White
ColorsDuke blue and white[1]
   
Websitegoduke.com
Atlantic Coast Conference logo in Duke's colors

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.

  1. ^ "Duke Athletics Quick Facts". GoDuke.com. September 5, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. ^ King, William E. "Why a Blue Devil?". Duke University Libraries. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "The Story of the Blue Devil". Duke Blue Devils. Retrieved December 13, 2017.