2025 Duke Blue Devils football team

2025 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC champion
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 42–39 vs. Arizona State
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record9–5 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJonathan Brewer (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorJonathan Patke (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Captains
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Virginia y   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Duke y$   6 – 2     9 – 5  
No. 2 Miami (FL) ^   6 – 2     13 – 3  
Georgia Tech   6 – 2     9 – 4  
SMU   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Pittsburgh   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Louisville   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Wake Forest   4 – 4     9 – 4  
NC State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
California   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Clemson   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Stanford   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Florida State   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Virginia Tech   2 – 6     3 – 9  
North Carolina   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Boston College   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Syracuse   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Duke 27, Virginia 20OT
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of March 20, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Blue Devils were led by head coach Manny Diaz, coaching his second year as the Blue Devils head coach, and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium located in Durham, North Carolina.

Despite finishing the regular season with a 7–5 record, Duke finished first in a five-way tie for second place in the ACC with a 6–2 conference record. This included a 3-0 record against their Tobacco Road rivals, thus winning the North Carolina state championship and The Battle for the Old State Trophy for the second year in a row. Their season earned them a spot in the ACC championship game, where they upset the Virginia Cavaliers in overtime and won their first ACC title since 1989 and their first outright ACC title since 1962.[1] Furthermore, this was Duke's first victory in the ACC championship game since the game's inception. They then participated in the Sun Bowl, where they beat the Arizona State Sun Devils in a high-scoring shootout to finish 9-5 on the season.[2]

The Duke Blue Devils drew an average home attendance of 24,283, the 88th-highest of all NCAA Division I FBS football teams.[3]

Transfers

Outgoing

Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown New School
Maalik Murphy QB 6'5" 232 lbs Inglewood, CA Oregon State
Grayson Loftis QB 6'2" 205 lbs Gaffney, SC Charlotte
Carter Wyatt LB 6'1" 233 lbs Wilmington, NC Elon
Casey Donahue LS 6'4" 210 lbs Durham, NC TBA
Montreze Smith LB 5'11" 195 lbs Carrollton, GA Western Kentucky
Star Thomas RB 6'0'' 210 lbs Homer, LA Tennessee
Rent Montie QB 6'3'' 210 lbs Palm Harbor, FL TBA
Placide Djungu-Sungu S 6'1'' 195 lbs Arlington, TX Baylor
Marquise Collins RB 5'9" 210 lbs College Station, TX UAB
Zachary Franks IOL 6'6" 310 lbs Baltimore, MD UMass
James Pogorelc OT 6'8" 300 lbs Chantilly, VA James Madison
Al Wooten II RB 6'0" 225 lbs Memphis, TN Towson
Spencer Jones WR 6'4" 205 lbs Olney, MD Campbell
Quran Boyd RB 5'10" 190 lbs Virginia Beach, VA TBA
Ryan Leavy P 6'0" 170 lbs Tampa, FL East Carolina

Incoming

Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown Previous School
Darian Mensah QB 6'3" 215 lbs New Orleans, LA Tulane
Anderson Castle RB 6'0'' 220 lbs Boone, NC Appalachian State
Jaiden Francois CB 5'10'' 195 lbs Homestead, FL Utah State
Cooper Barkate WR 6'1" 195 lbs Santa Ana, CA Harvard
Andrel Anthony WR 6'2" 185 lbs East Lansing, MI Oklahoma
Josiah Green DL 6'1" 280 lbs Indianapolis, IN Dartmouth
Caleb Weaver S 5'9" 170 lbs Charlotte, NC Sam Houston State
Landen King TE 6'5" 232 lbs Humble, TX Utah
Jordan Larsen IOL 6'3" 310 lbs Harrisburg, SD South Dakota

[4][5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:30 p.m.Elon*
ACCNX/ESPN+W 45–1715,677
September 612:00 p.m.No. 11 Illinois*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNL 19–4523,893
September 138:00 p.m.at Tulane*
ESPN2L 27–3430,000
September 204:00 p.m.NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
ESPN2W 45–3330,022
September 2712:00 p.m.at Syracuse
ACCNW 38–344,451
October 410:30 p.m.at California
ESPNW 45–2142,240
October 1812:00 p.m.No. 12 Georgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPNL 18–2727,846
November 112:00 p.m.at Clemson
ACCNW 46–4575,809
November 83:30 p.m.at UConn*
CBSSNL 34–3738,106
November 153:30 p.m.No. 19 Virginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
ESPN2L 17–3427,215
November 223:30 p.m.at North Carolina
ACCNW 32–2550,500
November 293:30 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
ACCNW 49–3221,045
December 68:00 p.m.vs. No. 17 Virginia
ABCW 27–20 OT41,672
December 314:00 p.m.vs. Arizona State*
CBSW 42–3944,975

Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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Roster

2025 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Darian Mensah So
WR 18 Cooper Barkate GS
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 0 Chandler Rivers Sr
LB 38 Memorable Factor GS
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Elon (FCS)

See also: 2025 Elon Phoenix football team
Elon Phoenix (FCS) (0–0) at Duke Blue Devils (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Phoenix (FCS) 0 10 0717
Blue Devils 3 7 142145

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

  • Date: August 28
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 15,677
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ACCNX/ESPN+): Matt Schick (play-by-play), Forrest Conoly (analyst), and Michella Chester (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • DUKE – Todd Pelino 41-yard field goal, 1:31. Blue Devils 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 4:32.
Second quarter
  • ELON – Luke Barnes 35-yard field goal, 9:50. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 6:41.
  • DUKE – Jaquez Moore 32-yard run (Todd Pelino kick), 8:01. Blue Devils 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:49.
  • ELON – Landen Clark 2-yard run (Luke Barnes kick), 3:43. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:18.
Third quarter
  • DUKE – Sahmir Hagans 15-yard pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick), 10:59. Blue Devils 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:57.
  • DUKE – Andrel Anthony 27-yard pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick), 5:46. Blue Devils 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:36.
Fourth quarter
  • ELON – Landyn Backey 3-yard run (Luke Barnes kick), 14:12. Blue Devils 24–17. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:34.
  • DUKE – Sahmir Hagans 6-yard pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick), 11:28. Blue Devils 31–17. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:39.
  • DUKE – Que'Sean Brown 78-yard punt return (Todd Pelino kick), 9:18. Blue Devils 38–17.
  • DUKE – Peyton Jones 5-yard run (Todd Pelino kick), 1:55. Blue Devils 45–17. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 5:00.
Statistics ELON DUKE
First downs 14 23
Plays–yards 62–275 59–548
Rushes–yards 44–163 25–159
Passing yards 112 389
Passing: comp–att–int 11/18/0 27/34/0
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 32:53 27:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Elon Passing Landen Clark 10/16, 101 yards
Rushing Landen Clark 18 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dylan Magazu 3 receptions, 61 yards
Duke Passing Darian Mensah 27/34, 389 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Anderson Castle 3 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Cooper Barkate 5 receptions, 117 yards

No. 11 Illinois

See also: 2025 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
No. 11 Illinois Fighting Illini (1–0) at Duke Blue Devils (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 11 Fighting Illini 7 7 141745
Blue Devils 3 10 6019

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. EDT
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee:  
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • DUKE – Todd Pelino 40-yard field goal, 10:26. Blue Devils 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 4:34.
  • ILL – Kaden Feagin 1-yard run (David Olano kick), 1:51. Fighting Illini 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:14.
Second quarter
  • DUKE – Todd Pelino 40-yard field goal, 11:08. Fighting Illini 7–6. Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, 5:43.
  • ILL – Cole Rusk 8-yard pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano kick), 5:01. Fighting Illini 14–6. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:07.
  • DUKE – Andrel Anthony 5-yard pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick), 0:08. Fighting Illini 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 1:03.
Third quarter
  • ILL – Justin Bowick 4-yard pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano kick), 9:34. Fighting Illini 21–13. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:26.
  • ILL – Hank Beatty 25-yard run (David Olano kick), 6:54. Fighting Illini 28–13. Drive: 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:06.
  • DUKE – Andrel Anthony 6-yard pass from Darian Mensah (pass failed), 4:00. Fighting Illini 28–19. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:54.
Fourth quarter
  • ILL – David Olano 35-yard field goal, 14:04. Fighting Illini 31–19. Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:56.
  • ILL – Collin Dixon 2-yard pass from Luke Altmyer (David Olano kick), 4:14. Fighting Illini 38–19. Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 6:45.
  • ILL – Ca'Lil Valentine 23-yard run (David Olano kick), 3:58. Fighting Illini 45–19. Drive: 1 play, 23 yards, 0:06.
Statistics ILL DUKE
First downs 25 21
Plays–yards 73–419 63–438
Rushes–yards 42–123 24–82
Passing yards 296 356
Passing: comp–att–int 22–31–0 25–39–1
Turnovers 0 5
Time of possession 36:12 23:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Illinois Passing Luke Altmyer 22/31, 296 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Kaden Feagin 17 rushes, 48 yards, TD
Receiving Hank Beatty 8 receptions, 128 yards
Duke Passing Darian Mensah 23/24, 234 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jaquez Moore 6 rushes, 30 yards
Receiving Cooper Barkate 4 receptions, 88 yards

at Tulane

See also: 2025 Tulane Green Wave football team
Duke Blue Devils (1–1) at Tulane Green Wave (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 0 9 71127
Green Wave 14 10 7334

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT / 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: SE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 30,000
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:50) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 19-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:14; Tulane 7–0)
  • (2:56) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 6-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:39; Tulane 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (15:00) DUKE – Todd Pelino 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 2:56; Tulane 14–3)
  • (6:00) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 20-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:14; Tulane 21–3)
  • (1:54) TULN – Patrick Durkin 29-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:34; Tulane 24–3)
  • (0:18) DUKE – Sahmir Hagans 29-yard pass from Darian Mensah, pass failed (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:36; Tulane 24–9)
Third quarter
  • (11:46) DUKE – Landen King 3-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Todd Pelino kick (Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:09; Tulane 24–16)
  • (6:31) TULN – Jake Retzlaff 11-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:15; Tulane 31–16)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:12) TULN – Patrick Durkin 27-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:52; Tulane 34–16)
  • (2:57) DUKE – Nate Sheppard 4-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Nate Sheppard run (Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 4:34; Tulane 34–24)
  • (1:06) DUKE – Todd Pelino 47-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 1:22; Tulane 34–27)
Statistics DUKE TUL
First downs 27 22
Plays–yards 75–452 63–426
Rushes–yards 24–139 38–156
Passing yards 313 270
Passing: comp–att–int 30–51–1 17–25–0
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 26:43 33:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Duke Passing Darian Mensah 30/51, 313 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Nate Sheppard 5 carries, 75 yards
Receiving Que'Sean Brown 6 receptions, 81 yards
Tulane Passing Jake Retzlaff 15/23, 245 yards
Rushing Jake Retzlaff 17 carries, 111 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Shazz Preston 3 receptions, 95 yards

NC State

See also: 2025 NC State Wolfpack football team and Tobacco Road (rivalry) § Football
NC State Wolfpack (3–0) at Duke Blue Devils (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wolfpack 7 13 6733
Blue Devils 7 14 141045

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Scattered clouds, 88 °F (31 °C), E 7 mph
  • Game attendance: 30,022
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics NCSU DUKE
First downs 26 22
Plays–yards 73–537 62–419
Rushes–yards 34–173 34–150
Passing yards 364 269
Passing: comp–att–int 29–39–3 19–28–0
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 32:29 27:31
Team Category Player Statistics
NC State Passing CJ Bailey 29/39, 364 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Hollywood Smothers 17 carries, 123 yards, TD
Receiving Terrell Anderson 6 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TD
Duke Passing Darian Mensah 19/28, 269 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Anderson Castle 12 carries, 92 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Cooper Barkate 3 reception, 65 yards, TD

at Syracuse

See also: 2025 Syracuse Orange football team
Duke Blue Devils (2–2) at Syracuse Orange (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 10 14 7738
Orange 3 0 003

at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, New York

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: None (played indoors)
  • Game attendance: 44,451
  • Referee: Adam Savoie
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Steve Addazio (analyst), and Dana Boyle (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:42) DUKE – Todd Pelino 22-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:50; Duke 3-0)
  • (4:10) SYR – Tripp Woody 29-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:32; 3-3)
  • (3:12) DUKE – Nate Sheppard 49-yard run, Todd Pelino kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:58; Duke 10-3)
Second quarter
  • (12:01) DUKE – Cooper Barkate 34-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Todd Pelino kick (Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 0:48; Duke 17-3)
  • (1:55) DUKE – Cooper Barkate 12-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Todd Pelino kick (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 5:24; Duke 24-3)
Third quarter
  • (5:34) DUKE – Nate Sheppard 12-yard run, Todd Pelino kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:14; Duke 31-3)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:04) DUKE – Anderson Castle 13-yard run, Todd Pelino kick (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:33; Duke 38-3)
Statistics DUKE SYR
First downs 23 19
Plays–yards 59-503 51-314
Rushes–yards 37-235 27-85
Passing yards 268 229
Passing: comp–att–int 22-28-0 24-37-1
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 31:15 28:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Duke Passing Darian Mensah 22/28, 268 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nate Sheppard 15 carries, 168 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Cooper Barkate 4 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD
Syracuse Passing Rickie Collins 24/37, 229 yards, INT
Rushing Yasin Willis 11 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Johntay Cook 6 receptions, 74 yards

at California

See also: 2025 California Golden Bears football team
Duke Blue Devils (3–2) at California Golden Bears (4–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 7 24 01445
Golden Bears 14 7 0021

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 10:30 p.m. EDT / 7:30 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather:  
  • Game attendance: 42,240
  • Referee: Darryl Berry
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics DUKE CAL
First downs 24 20
Plays–yards 445 286
Rushes–yards 36-180 29-41
Passing yards 265 245
Passing: comp–att–int 22-30-0 20-32-4
Turnovers 0 4
Time of possession 31:03 28:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Duke Passing Darian Mensah 22/30, 265 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nate Sheppard 12 carries, 91 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Que'Sean Brown 7 receptions, 108 yards, TD
California Passing Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele 20/31, 245 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Kendrick Raphael 18 carries, 67 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Mason Mini 3 receptions, 56 yards

No. 12 Georgia Tech

See also: 2025 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
No. 12 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (6–0) vs Duke Blue Devils (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Yellow Jackets 7 0 31727
Blue Devils 0 7 3818

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics GT DUKE
First downs 21 26
Plays–yards 57-376 76-441
Rushes–yards 36-171 32-68
Passing yards 205 373
Passing: comp–att–int 14-21-0 32-44-0
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 26:31 33:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgia Tech Passing Haynes King 14/21, 205 yards
Rushing 14 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Isiah Canion 3 receptions, 56 yards
Duke Passing Darian Mensah 32/44, 373 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nate Sheppard 15 carries, 50 yards
Receiving Cooper Barkate 13 receptions, 172 yards

at Clemson

See also: 2025 Clemson Tigers football team
Duke Blue Devils (4–3) at Clemson Tigers (3–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 21 7 71146
Tigers 7 21 10745

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: SW @ 1 mph • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 75,809
  • Referee: Tim Hedgepeth
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Steve Addazio (analyst), and Dana Boyle (sideline)
  • Sources:[8][9]
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:08) DUKE – Que'Sean Brown 19 yard pass from Darian Mensah, Todd Pelino kick (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:05; DUKE 7–0)
  • (06:25) CLEM – Antonio Williams 5 yard rush, Nolan Hauser kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:43; Tied 7–7)
  • (05:33) DUKE – Cooper Barkate 77 yard pass from Mensah, Pelino kick (Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards, 0:34; DUKE 14–7)
  • (10:08) DUKE – Andrel Anthony 20 yard pass from Mensah, Pelino kick (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:24; DUKE 21–7)
Second quarter
  • (06:25) CLEM – Williams 4 yard pass from Cade Klubnik, Hauser kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:39; DUKE 21–14)
  • (06:25) CLEM – Adam Randall 2 yard rush, Hauser kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 2:39; Tied 21–21)
  • (06:25) CLEM – Randall 2 yard rush, Hauser kick (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:30; CLEM 28–21)
  • (00:11) DUKE – Brown 43 yard pass from Mensah, Pelino kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 0:50; Tied 28–28)
Third quarter
  • (08:25) CLEM – Peter Woods 1 yard rush, Hauser kick (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 4:03; CLEM 35–28)
  • (08:13) DUKE – Sahmir Hagans 100 yard kickoff return, Pelino kick (Drive: N/A; Tied 35–35)
  • (00:14) CLEM – Hauser 22 yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 7:59; CLEM 38–35)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:40) DUKE – Pelino 37 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 4:34; Tied 38–38)
  • (10:28) CLEM – T. J. Moore 75 yard pass from Klubnik, Hauser kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12; CLEM 45–38)
  • (00:40) DUKE – Nate Sheppard 3 yard rush, Hagans pass from Mensah, 2 pt conversion good (Drive: 11 plays, 94 yards, 4:39; DUKE 46–45)
Statistics DUKE CLEM
First downs 22 28
Plays–yards 64–439 72–560
Rushes–yards 22–78 36–175
Passing yards 361 385
Passing: comp–att–int 27–42–0 27–36–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 25:35 34:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Duke Passing Darian Mensah 27/41, 361 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Nate Sheppard 13 carries, 60 yards, TD
Receiving Cooper Barkate 6 receptions, 127 yards, TD
Clemson Passing Cade Klubnik 27/36, 385 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Adam Randall 16 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Antonio Williams 10 receptions, 142 yards, TD

at UConn

See also: 2025 UConn Huskies football team
Duke Blue Devils (5–3) at UConn Huskies (6–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 7 7 14634
Huskies 10 10 31437

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 38,106
  • Referee: Darryl DeBerry
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • DUKE - Sheppard, Nate 13 yd run (Pelino, Todd kick), 12:31. Blue Devils 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, TOP 01:05
  • CONN - Vereen, Juice 10 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 9:03. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, TOP 03:28
  • CONN - Freeman, Chris 29 yd field goal, 6:12. Huskies 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, TOP 02:12
Second Quarter
  • DUKE - Anthony, Andrel 10 yd pass from Mensah, Darian (Pelino, Todd kick), 12:25. Blue Devils 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, TOP 03:38
  • CONN - Bell, Skyler 4 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 5:59. Huskies 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, TOP 06:21
  • CONN - Freeman, Chris 45 yd field goal, 0:51. Huskies 20–14. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:19
Third Quarter
  • DUKE - Sheppard, Nate 3 yd run (Pelino, Todd kick), 10:13. Blue Devils 21–20. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:47
  • CONN - Freeman,Chris 20 yd field goal, 6:50. Huskies 23–21. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 03:23
  • DUKE - King, Landen 1 yd pass from Mensah, Darian (Pelino, Todd kick), 2:09. Blue Devils 28–23. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:41
Fourth Quarter
  • CONN - Edwards, Cam 3 yd run (Pass no good), 10:48. Huskies 29–28. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, TOP 06:15
  • DUKE - Hasley, Jeremiah 10 yd pass from Mensah, Darian (Pass no good), 5:34. Blue Devils 34–29. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, TOP 05:09
  • CONN - Bell, Skyler 19 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Fagnano, Joe rush), 1:58. Huskies 37–34. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:36
Statistics DUKE UCONN
First downs 26 25
Plays–yards 65–390 70–467
Rushes–yards 34–168 30–156
Passing yards 222 311
Passing: comp–att–int 22–31–2 27–40–0
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 26:47 33:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Duke Passing Darian Mensah 22/31, 222 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Nate Sheppard 16 carries, 100 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Que'sean Brown 5 receptions, 61 yards
UConn Passing Joe Fagnano 27/39, 311 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Joe Fagnano 6 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Reymello Murphy 5 receptions, 110 yards

No. 19 Virginia

See also: 2025 Virginia Cavaliers football team
No. 19 Virginia Cavaliers (8–2) at Duke Blue Devils (5–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 19 Cavaliers 7 10 14334
Blue Devils 0 3 01417

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 27,215
  • Referee: Adam Savoie
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Dawn Davenport (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • UVA – J'Mari Taylor 5-yard run (Will Bettridge kick), 8:13. Cavaliers 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:47.
Second quarter
  • DUKE – Todd Pelino 49-yard field goal, 5:33. Cavaliers 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 33 yards, 5:49.
  • UVA – Sage Ennis 12-yard pass from Chandler Morris (Will Bettridge kick), 1:39. Cavaliers 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:54.
  • UVA – Will Bettridge 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Cavaliers 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 1:00.
Third quarter
  • UVA – Trell Harris 20-yard pass from Chandler Morris (Will Bettridge kick), 6:49. Cavaliers 24–3. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 5:08.
  • UVA – J'Mari Taylor 78-yard run (Will Bettridge kick), 2:27. Cavaliers 31–3. Drive: 3 plays, 86 yards, 1:32.
Fourth quarter
  • DUKE – Cooper Bartake 11-yard pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick), 10:23. Cavaliers 31–10. Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 3:42.
  • DUKE – Tre Freeman 18-yard interception return (Todd Pelino kick), 9:30. Cavaliers 31–17.
  • UVA – Will Bettridge 42-yard field goal, 5:42. Cavaliers 34–17. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:48.
Statistics UVA DUKE
First downs 22 11
Plays–yards 77–540 58–255
Rushes–yards 42–224 23–42
Passing yards 316 213
Passing: comp–att–int 23–35–2 18–35–0
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 35:58 24:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Virginia Passing Chandler Morris 23/35, 316 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing J'Mari Taylor 18 rushes, 133 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Trell Harris 8 receptions, 161 yards, TD
Duke Passing Darian Mensah 18/35, 213 yards, TD
Rushing Nate Sheppard 12 rushes, 43 yards
Receiving Landen King 2 receptions, 48 yards

at North Carolina

See also: 2025 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina), and Tobacco Road (rivalry) § Football
Duke Blue Devils (5–5) at North Carolina Tar Heels (4–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 7 10 7832
Tar Heels 7 3 8725

at Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,500
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Steve Addazio (analyst) and Dana Boyle (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • UNC – Gio Lopez 1-yard run (Rece Verhoff kick), 7:57. Tar Heels 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:03.
  • DUKE – Anderson Castle 1-yard run (Todd Pelino kick), 2:59. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:51.
Second quarter
  • DUKE – Jeremiah Hasley 14-yard pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick), 10:25. Blue Devils 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 6:11.
  • DUKE – Todd Pelino 33-yard field goal, 2:33. Blue Devils 17–7. Drive: 14 plays, 71 yards, 6:51.
  • UNC – Rece Verhoff 49-yard field goal, 0:07. Blue Devils 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 2:26.
Third quarter
  • DUKE – Anderson Castle 1-yard run (Todd Pelino kick), 9:15. Blue Devils 24–10. Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 5:45.
  • UNC – Jordan Shipp 20-yard pass from Gio Lopez (Gio Lopez pass to Jordan Shipp), 4:52. Blue Devils 24–18. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 4:23.
Fourth quarter
  • UNC – Davion Gause 12-yard run (Rece Verhoff kick), 13:13. Tar Heels 25–24. Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:30.
  • DUKE – Anderson Castle 1-yard run (Darian Mensah pass to Nate Sheppard), 2:18. Blue Devils 32–25. Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:19.
Statistics DUKE UNC
First downs 24 18
Plays–yards 76–352 52–305
Rushes–yards 43–177 25–101
Passing yards 175 204
Passing: comp–att–int 20–33–0 21–27–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 36:00 24:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Duke Passing Darian Mensah 20/33, 175 yards, TD
Rushing Nate Sheppard 22 rushes, 90 yards
Receiving Jeremiah Hasley 7 receptions, 85 yards, TD
North Carolina Passing Gio Lopez 21/27, 204 yards, TD
Rushing Davion Gause 8 rushes, 63 yards, TD
Receiving Jordan Shipp 8 receptions, 83 yards, TD

Wake Forest

See also: 2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team, Duke–Wake Forest football rivalry, and Tobacco Road (rivalry) § Football
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8–3) at Duke Blue Devils (6–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 3 14 8732
Blue Devils 14 7 141449

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

  • Date: November 29
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 42 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 21,045
  • Referee: Nolan Dumas
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Steve Addazio (analyst) and Dana Boyle (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • DUKE – Nate Sheppard 5-yard run (Todd Pelino kick), 10:36. Blue Devils 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:24.
  • WAKE – Connor Calvert 42-yard field goal, 5:59. Blue Devils 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 4:31.
  • DUKE – Darian Mensah 4-yard run (Todd Pelino kick), 0:00. Blue Devils 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:59.
Second quarter
  • WAKE – Sawyer Racanelli 22-yard pass from Robby Ashford (Connor Calvert kick), 11:56. Blue Devils 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:04.
  • DUKE – Anderson Castle 1-yard run (Todd Pelino kick), 1:38. Blue Devils 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 2:24.
  • WAKE – Karate Benson 20-yard pass from Robby Ashford (Connor Calvert kick), 0:29. Blue Devils 21–17. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:09.
Third quarter
  • DUKE – Sahmir Hagans 30-yard pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick), 9:45. Blue Devils 28–17. Drive: 2 plays, 35 yards, 0:31.
  • DUKE – Anderson Castle 2-yard run (Todd Pelino kick), 3:51. Blue Devils 35–17. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:15.
  • WAKE – Robby Ashford 10-yard run (Robby Ashford run), 0:00. Blue Devils 35–25. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:52.
Fourth quarter
  • DUKE – Nate Sheppard 13-yard run (Todd Pelino kick), 13:57. Blue Devils 42–25. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 1:01.
  • WAKE – Ty Clark III 1-yard run (Connor Calvert kick), 11:13. Blue Devils 42–32. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 2:41.
  • DUKE – Jeremiah Hasley 11-yard pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick), 0:23. Blue Devils 49–32. Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, 1:39.
Statistics WAKE DUKE
First downs 27 24
Plays–yards 75–468 74–378
Rushes–yards 32–126 39–110
Passing yards 342 268
Passing: comp–att–int 27–43–1 24–35–0
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 25:21 34:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Wake Forest Passing Robby Ashford 27/43, 342 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Demond Claiborne 13 rushes, 58 yards
Receiving Sawyer Racanelli 7 receptions, 123 yards, TD
Duke Passing Darian Mensah 24/35, 268 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nate Sheppard 23 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Cooper Barkate 8 receptions, 83 yards

vs. No. 17 Virginia (ACC Championship Game)

See also: 2025 ACC Championship Game
2025 ACC Championship Game
Duke Blue Devils (7–5) vs. No. 17 Virginia Cavaliers (10–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Blue Devils 7 7 33727
No. 17 Cavaliers 0 7 310020

at Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: December 6
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 39 °F (4 °C) • Wind: W at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 41,672
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath, and Taylor McGregor (sideline reporters)
Game information
First quarter
  • DUKE – Jeremiah Halsey 12-yard pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick), 10:40. Blue Devils 7–0. Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 9:38.
Second quarter
  • UVA – J'Mari Taylor 11-yard pass from Chandler Morris (Will Bettridge kick), 14:16. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 1:31.
  • DUKE – Nate Sheppard 16-yard run (Todd Pelino kick), 6:14. Blue Devils 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 8:02.
Third quarter
  • UVA – Will Bettridge 24-yard field goal, 7:19. Blue Devils 14–10. Drive: 17 plays, 68 yards, 7:41.
  • DUKE – Todd Pelino 29-yard field goal, 3:53. Blue Devils 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:26.
Fourth quarter
  • DUKE – Todd Pelino 23-yard field goal, 5:02. Blue Devils 20–10. Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 2:19.
  • UVA – Will Bettridge 42-yard field goal, 3:54. Blue Devils 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:08.
  • UVA – Eli Wood 18-yard pass from Chandler Morris (Will Bettridge kick), 0:22. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 96 yards, 1:22.
Overtime
  • DUKE – Jeremiah Hasley 1-yard run (Todd Pelino kick). Blue Devils 27–20. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards.
Statistics DUKE UVA
First downs 19 25
Plays–yards 69–333 69–344
Rushes–yards 44–137 29–128
Passing yards 196 216
Passing: comp–att–int 19–25–1 21–40–2
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 34:24 25:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Duke Passing Darian Mensah 19/25, 196 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Nate Sheppard 21 rushes, 97 yards, TD
Receiving Cooper Bartake 5 receptions, 91 yards
Virginia Passing Chandler Morris 21/40, 216 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Harrison Waylee 11 rushes, 66 yards
Receiving Cam Ross 5 receptions, 59 yards

vs. Arizona State (Sun Bowl)

See also: 2025 Arizona State Sun Devils football team and 2025 Sun Bowl
2025 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Arizona State Sun Devils (8–4) vs. Duke Blue Devils (8–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Sun Devils 14 10 8739
Blue Devils 14 14 7742

at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ASU DUKE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Duke Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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