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Duke

ACC · 2025 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
9–5
0.643 Win %
Conference
3rd
7–2 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
105
1922–2026
All-Time Record
538–557–28
0.492 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1943
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 8 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Duke head-to-head · History & Eras

2025 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 1ELONUnranked—W 45–17
3Week 3 · Sep 7Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB109–4L 19–45
4Week 4 · Sep 14Tulane (TULANE)H2HAMC11–3L 27–34
5Week 5 · Sep 21NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC8–5W 45–33
6Week 6 · Sep 27Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HACC3–9W 38–3
7Week 7 · Oct 5California (CALIFORNIA)H2HACC7–6W 45–21
9Week 9 · Oct 19Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC9–4L 18–27
11Week 11 · Nov 2Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–6W 46–45
12Week 12 · Nov 9UConn (CONNECTICUT)H2HIND FBSI9–4L 34–37
13Week 13 · Nov 16Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC11–3L 17–34
14Week 14 · Nov 23North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC4–8W 32–25
15Week 15 · Nov 30Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC9–4W 49–32
16Regular Season Final · Dec 6Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC11–3W 27–20
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HB128–5W 42–39

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.050
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+39
-18+57
  • Virginia +11
  • Wake Forest +9
  • NC State +8
  • Arizona State +8
  • California +7
  • Clemson +7
  • North Carolina +4
  • Syracuse +3
  • Tulane -3
  • Virginia -3
  • Illinois -4
  • Georgia Tech -4
  • UConn -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #25Better than 82%
Win % Place 47thBetter than 66%

0.643 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#28Post-Season W2#33Post-Season W3#27Post-Season W4#25Post-Season W5#25Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+28
-26
-7
+12
+35
+24
-9
+1
-3
-17
+7
+17
+7
+3

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1182020#1212021#482022#352023#362024

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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