Duke University
From BR Bullpen
- Location: Durham, NC
- Nickname: Blue Devils
- Conference: Atlantic Coast Conference 1954-present; Southern Conference 1929?-1953
- Ballpark: Jack Coombs Field and Durham Bulls Athletic Park
College World Series Appearances: 3 1952, 1953 & 1961
Alumni[edit]
- JD Alleva, minor league catcher
- David Amaro, minor league infielder
- Wayne Ambler, infielder
- John Angelos, owner
- Jeff Becker, minor league infielder
- Charlie Beilenson, minor league pitcher
- Bill Bell, pitcher
- Hunter Bledsoe, minor league infielder
- Eric Bolling, minor league infielder
- Richard Brereton, Great Britain National Team infielder-pitcher
- Larry Broadway, minor league infielder
- Gordon Brody, surgeon
- Bob Brower, outfielder
- Greg Burke, pitcher
- Chris Capuano, pitcher
- Troy Caradonna, minor league catcher
- Bob Carpenter, owner
- Bob Chakales, pitcher
- Wallace Clark, minor league infielder
- Archie Cochrane, minor league owner
- Gordy Coleman, infielder
- Griffin Conine, outfielder
- Bobby Coombs, pitcher
- Frank Cooper, minor league outfielder
- Claude Corbitt, infielder
- John Courtright, pitcher
- Stephen Cowie, minor league pitcher
- Al Curtis, minor league pitcher
- W. Harrison Daniel, author
- Brandy Davis, outfielder
- Crash Davis, infielder
- Ron Davis, outfielder
- Chubby Dean, infielder/pitcher
- Mike Degerick, pitcher
- Andrew Fischer, minor league infielder
- Mort Flohr, pitcher
- Nate Freiman, infielder
- Jim Gallagher, minor league infielder-outfielder
- Jeremy Gould, minor league pitcher
- Lee Griffeth, pitcher
- Dick Groat, infielder
- Alex Hassan, outfielder
- Horace Hendrickson, college coach
- Ryan Jackson, infielder
- Bryce Jarvis, pitcher
- Footer Johnson, pinch hitter
- Austin Knickerbocker, outfielder
- Wayne Krivsky, general manager
- Dillon Haviland, minor league pitcher
- Jack Labosky, CPBL infielder
- Todd Lamb, minor league pitcher
- Trajan Langdon, minor league infielder
- Wade Lefler, outfielder
- Jake Lemmerman, minor league infielder
- Joe Lewis, minor league pitcher
- Wes Livengood, pitcher
- Joey Loperfido, outfielder
- Bill Mallon, researcher
- Chris Manno, minor league pitcher
- Ned Martin, broadcaster
- James Marvel, pitcher
- Bill McCahan, pitcher
- Quinton McCracken, outfielder
- Tim McKeithan, pitcher
- Sean McNally, minor league infielder
- Matt Mervis, infielder
- Don Minnick, pitcher
- Pete Naktenis, pitcher
- Richard Nixon, President
- Ron Northey, outfielder
- Dennis O'Grady, minor league pitcher
- Dan Otero, pitcher
- Graham Pauley, infielder
- Ace Parker, infielder
- Cristian Perez, coach
- Bobby Phillips, minor league infielder-outfielder
- John Poff, outfielder
- David Rubenstein, owner
- Tony Runion, minor league pitcher
- Scott Schoeneweis, pitcher
- RJ Schreck, minor league outfielder
- Frank Seward, pitcher
- Eddie Shokes, infielder
- Dave Smith, pitcher
- Tal Smith, general manager
- Brad Snyder, author
- Al Spangler, outfielder
- Ray Spuhler, college coach
- Marcus Stroman, pitcher
- Teddy Sullivan, minor league pitcher
- Roy Talcott, pitcher
- Jake Tarr, minor league catcher
- Eric Tipton, outfielder
- Mike Trombley, pitcher
- Hal Wagner, catcher
- Ken Weafer, pitcher
- Cicero Weaver, minor league pitcher
- Billy Werber, infielder
- Billy Werber Jr., minor league infielder
- John Winkin, college coach; scout
- Bob Wolff, broadcaster
- Cole Young, infielder
Coaches[edit]
- Otis Stocksdale, 1902-1907
- M.T. Adkins, 1908-1914
- Claude West, 1915-1916
- Frank Manush, 1917
- Lee Gooch, 1919
- Chick Doak, 1920
- Pat Egan, 1921
- Herman Steiner, 1922
- Howard Jones, 1923-1924
- Bill Towe, 1925
- G.B. Whited, 1926-1928
- Jack Coombs, 1929-1952
- Ace Parker, 1953-1966
- James Bly, 1966-1967
- Tom Butters, 1968-1970
- Enos Slaughter, 1971-1977
- Tom D'Armi, 1978-1984
- Larry Smith, 1985-1987
- Steve Traylor, 1988-1999
- Bill Hillier, 2000-2005
- Sean McNally, 2006-2012
- Chris Pollard, 2013-2025
- Corey Muscara, 2026-present
Assistant coaches[edit]
- Dusty Blake, 2018-2021
- Scott Loiseau, 2026-
- Andrew See, 2013-2015
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
| Year | Overall Record | Conference Record | Post Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 7-1 | ||
| 1897 | 7-3 | ||
| 1898 | 4-4-1 | ||
| 1899 | 11-6 | ||
| 1900 | 8-4 | ||
| 1901 | 6-5 | ||
| 1902 | 12-8 | ||
| 1903 | 9-5-1 | ||
| 1904 | 14-3-2 | ||
| 1905 | 14-5-1 | ||
| 1906 | 8-7 | ||
| 1907 | 19-8 | ||
| 1908 | 17-3-1 | ||
| 1909 | 18-7 | ||
| 1910 | 16-10-3 | ||
| 1911 | 16-9 | ||
| 1912 | 11-13 | ||
| 1913 | 15-13 | ||
| 1914 | 10-11 | ||
| 1915 | 8-9-1 | ||
| 1916 | 6-17-2 | ||
| 1917 | 4-6-1 | ||
| 1918 | |||
| 1919 | 19-4-2 | ||
| 1920 | 10-9 | ||
| 1921 | 10-8-1 | ||
| 1922 | 12-6 | ||
| 1923 | 17-4 | ||
| 1924 | 14-4 | ||
| 1925 | 9-9 | ||
| 1926 | 7-12 | ||
| 1927 | 8-10 | ||
| 1928 | 13-7-1 | ||
| 1929 | 13-5 | ||
| 1930 | 17-5 | ||
| 1931 | 11-4 | ||
| 1932 | 15-7 | ||
| 1933 | 12-7 | ||
| 1934 | 20-4 | ||
| 1935 | 24-3 | ||
| 1936 | 18-7 | ||
| 1937 | 22-2 | ||
| 1938 | 18-3 | ||
| 1939 | 22-2 | ||
| 1940 | 16-7 | ||
| 1941 | 14-11 | ||
| 1942 | 15-7 | ||
| 1943 | 8-4 | ||
| 1944 | 9-7 | ||
| 1945 | 9-7 | ||
| 1946 | 15-8 | ||
| 1947 | 18-10 | ||
| 1948 | 15-12 | ||
| 1949 | 12-17-2 | ||
| 1950 | 11-18-1 | ||
| 1951 | 17-8 | SoCon | |
| 1952 | 31-7 | SoCon / CWS District Tournaments / CWS | |
| 1953 | 22-10 | SoCon / CWS District Tournaments / CWS | |
| 1954 | 10-13 | 5-9 | |
| 1955 | 10-11 | 6-6 | |
| 1956 | 16-12-2 | 12-3-1 | CWS District Tournaments |
| 1957 | 19-8 | 10-4 | CWS District Tournaments |
| 1958 | 9-11 | 7-5 | |
| 1959 | 9-16 | 5-10 | |
| 1960 | 13-8-1 | 9-4-1 | |
| 1961 | 16-11 | 11-3 | CWS District Tournaments / CWS |
| 1962 | 13-12-1 | 6-8 | |
| 1963 | 15-10 | 8-6 | |
| 1964 | 4-21 | 0-10 | |
| 1965 | 8-17 | 5-9 | |
| 1966 | 8-16 | 4-9 | |
| 1967 | 9-20 | 2-12 | |
| 1968 | 12-19 | 7-13 | |
| 1969 | 14-18-1 | 7-13 | |
| 1970 | 17-16 | 10-11 | |
| 1971 | 15-14 | 4-10 | |
| 1972 | 12-16 | 3-7 | |
| 1973 | 7-17 | 2-10 | ACC |
| 1974 | 9-16 | 3-8 | ACC |
| 1975 | 9-18 | 2-10 | ACC |
| 1976 | 7-23 | 1-11 | ACC |
| 1977 | 9-16 | 1-7 | ACC |
| 1978 | 12-21 | 1-10 | ACC |
| 1979 | 12-18 | 1-11 | |
| 1980 | 17-11 | 2-9 | ACC |
| 1981 | 29-10 | 6-6 | ACC |
| 1982 | 16-13-1 | 3-7 | ACC |
| 1983 | 14-12-1 | 1-8-1 | ACC |
| 1984 | 26-13 | 3-8 | ACC |
| 1985 | 18-15-3 | 5-8-1 | ACC |
| 1986 | 25-17 | 2-12 | |
| 1987 | 18-26-1 | 3-14 | ACC |
| 1988 | 10-35 | 3-16 | ACC |
| 1989 | 20-23 | 2-14 | ACC |
| 1990 | 28-25 | 4-15 | ACC |
| 1991 | 24-27 | 6-15 | ACC |
| 1992 | 38-16 | 12-12 | ACC |
| 1993 | 39-19-1 | 11-13 | ACC |
| 1994 | 33-20 | 16-8 | ACC |
| 1995 | 30-27 | 4-20 | ACC |
| 1996 | 39-18 | 9-14 | ACC |
| 1997 | 33-25 | 9-14 | ACC |
| 1998 | 38-20 | 8-15 | ACC |
| 1999 | 24-31 | 4-18 | ACC |
| 2000 | 17-41 | 5-19 | ACC |
| 2001 | 23-33 | 10-13 | ACC |
| 2002 | 23-33 | 4-20 | ACC |
| 2003 | 18-36 | 2-21 | ACC |
| 2004 | 25-31 | 8-16 | ACC |
| 2005 | 14-39 | 5-25 | ACC |
| 2006 | 15-40 | 6-24 | |
| 2007 | 29-25 | 8-22 | |
| 2008 | 37-18-1 | 10-18-1 | |
| 2009 | 35-24 | 15-15 | ACC |
| 2010 | 29-27 | 8-22 | |
| 2011 | 26-30 | 7-23 | |
| 2012 | 21-34 | 9-21 | |
| 2013 | 26-29 | 9-21 | |
| 2014 | 33-25 | 16-14 | ACC |
| 2015 | 31-22 | 10-19 | |
| 2016 | 33-24 | 14-15 | ACC / CWS Regionals |
| 2017 | 30-28 | 12-18 | ACC |
| 2018 | 45-18 | 18-11 | ACC / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals |
| 2019 | 35-27 | 15-15 | ACC / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals |
| 2020 | 12-4 | 2-1 | |
| 2021 | 33-22 | 16-17 | ACC / CWS Regionals |
| 2022 | 22-32 | 10-20 | |
| 2023 | 39-24 | 16-13 | ACC / CWS Regionals |
| 2024 | 40-20 | 16-14 | ACC / CWS Regionals |
| 2025 | 41-21 | 17-13 | ACC / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals |
| 2026 | 10-20 | ACC |
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