The Duke Blue Devils stacked yet another iconic win onto its 2024 resume on Friday night, this time beating the Florida State Seminoles for the first time in school history.
Between the defensive triumph, Duke’s 20-point comeback over the North Carolina Tar Heels, and overtime victory over the Northwestern Wildcats, first-year head coach [autotag]Manny Diaz[/autotag] and his team officially have a place in the college football postseason. Friday’s victory over FSU improved the Blue Devils to 6-1 for the year, securing at least a .500 record and clinching bowl eligibility.
After a combined 10-25 record with no bowl appearances from 2019-21, Duke has now won at least six games in each of the past three seasons. Before this most recent stretch, the Blue Devils hadn’t made a bowl game in three consecutive seasons since 2012-15.
With Wake Forest and NC State left on the schedule, two teams with a combined 5-8 record, there’s a reasonable chance that Diaz win eight games in his first year with the program. If he does finish with an 8-4 record or better, it would be the first time Duke wins at least eight games in three straight seasons since that same 2013-15 stretch.