Kevin Duke

Biography

Duke concluded his third season as an assistant coach for the Sacred Heart football team in 2025. He works primarily with the quarterbacks. Duke was the quarterback for the Pioneers and a member of the 2018 Northeast Conference Championship team. That year, he earned Second-Team All-NEC honors after throwing for 1,736 yards and 13 touchdowns. Six times, he was named NEC Offensive Player of the Week during his junior and senior campaigns. A two-year team captain, he earned four spots on the NEC Academic Honor Roll. Duke was a member of the SHU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and collected All-America honors from the National Strength & Conditioning Association. Duke graduated from Sacred Heart in 2018 with a Bachelor's degree in Marketing. He added a master's in Business Administration the following year. Before joining Sacred Heart, he had a two-year stint as a graduate assistant at Springfield College, serving as the special teams coordinator and safeties coach. He helped the Pride to a 7-4 record and a spot in the NCAA Division III playoffs. Under his direction, kicker Christian Hutra was named NEWMAC Special Teams Athlete of the Year.