While North Carolina, N.C. State and Duke have won national championships in men's basketball, the success of Triangle football programs has been more modest.

Duke had powerhouse teams in the 1930s and 40s, and won Atlantic Coast Conference titles in the 1950s and early 60s, but the Blue Devils have won one game in the last two seasons.

North Carolina and N.C. State have new coaches this season -- Butch Davis at UNC and Tom O'Brien at NCSU. UNC and N.C. State have had winning seasons and been to several bowls in the last three decades, but the Tar Heels won their last ACC championship in 1980 and the Wolfpack in 1979.

Duke's last title was in 1989, when Steve Spurrier was the coach, but the Blue Devils have had just one winning season since '89. Duke and North Carolina traditionally play the last game of the regular season, but the Heels and Pack have had a more heated rivalry over the last 30 years. Tickets to the State-Carolina football game are scarce.

Wake Forest has built what is now the most successful program among North Carolina's ACC universities, winning the league championship in 2006.

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Here's a look at Triangle ACC programs:

Duke Blue Devils

  • Duke plays at Wallace Wade Stadium. Here's how you can find out about tickets, parking, and the schedule.
  • In 2006, Duke finished 0-12, (0-8 in the ACC). Duke's offense ranked 105th in total yards (283.4 per game), 102nd in rushing yards (98.2) and 112th in scoring (14.9 points per game).
  • 53 Duke football players have made All-America teams.
  • Ted Roof is the Duke coach. A former All-ACC linebacker, at Georgia Tech, he was hired in 2003. The program has had 20 coaches since 1888. Go here to learn more about the team's history.

North Carolina Tar Heels

  • North Carolina plays at Kenan Stadium. Here's how you can find out about tickets, parking and the schedule.
  • In 2006, UNC finished 3-9 (2-6 in the ACC). The defense allowed a league-high 172.8 rushing yards per game.
  • 26 UNC football players - including Charlie Justice, Lawrence Taylor and Julius Peppers - have been honored by having their names and jersey numbers placed on the upper deck facade of Kenan Stadium.
  • Butch Davis left Miami after the 2000 season for the Cleveland Browns, but his Miami recruits went 23-1 from 2001 to 2002 and won the national title.

N.C. State Wolfpack

  • North Carolina State plays at Carter-Finley Stadium. Here's how you can find out about tickets, parking and the schedule.
  • In 2006, N.C. State finished 3-9 (2-6 in the ACC). State averaged 58.0 penalty yards per game, which ranked 97th in the country
  • N.C. State played its first football game in 1892. The program rose to prominence in the 1960s under Earle Edwards, whose teams won three ACC titles outright and shared two others.
  • The current coach, Tom O'Brien was hired from Boston College.

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The Triangle is also home to football programs at three historically black schools: North Carolina Central of Durham, and St. Augustine's and Shaw, both in Raleigh. NCCU has moved up to Division I, while St. Aug's and Shaw are members of the Division II CIAA.

N.C. Central Eagles Roster ι Schedule

  • N.C. Central plays at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium.
  • Coach Mose Rison is the school's 19th head football coach.
  • N.C. Central is competing as an independent in its Division I transition. It is seeking to become a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
  • Go here to learn more about the recent history of the Eagles' program.

St. Augustine's Falcons Roster ι Schedule

  • St. Augustine's plays at Broughton High School
  • Coach Michael Costa was hired in 2001 when the school brought back football.
  • The Falcons finished the 2006 season with a 4-6 record.

Shaw Bears Schedule

  • Shaw plays its home games at Durham County Stadium.
  • The team is coached by Darrell Asberry, an alumni of Jackson State University.
  • The Bears finished the 2006 season with a 3-7 record.