Duke football did more than just stay undefeated during its comeback win over Connecticut on Saturday night. The Blue Devils also worked their way into the school history books.
The Blue Devils’ 26-21 victory over the Huskies improved the team to 3-0 for the third consecutive season, the first time in nine decades that the program managed that feat for three years in a row.
The last time that Duke football managed this feat, the Blue Devils got off to a 3-0 start in four straight seasons back from 1933-36. Even the legendary Steve Spurrier, who spent three seasons with the program, didn’t replicate the feat.
Diaz also became the seventh coach in school history and the second this century to start his career with three straight wins.
The most notable September win from the past three seasons came in Week 1 last year when Duke upset the Clemson Tigers at Wallace Wade Stadium to start the season.