Schedule Duke and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.[1] [2] 2004 , that its scheduling format just includes one division. The new format sets Duke with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Blue Devils three set conference opponents for the next four years are: NC State , North Carolina , and Wake Forest .[3] [4] 1932 that the Blue Devils didn't play rival Georgia Tech .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 8:00 p.m. No. 9 Clemson ESPN W 28–731,638 September 9 6:00 p.m. Lafayette * No. 21 Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ACCNX /ESPN+ W 42–717,481 September 16 3:30 p.m. Northwestern * No. 21 Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ACCN W 38–1418,141 September 23 3:30 p.m. at UConn * No. 18 CBSSN W 41–729,033 September 30 7:30 p.m. No. 11 Notre Dame * No. 17 ABC L 14–2140,768 October 14 8:00 p.m. NC State No. 17 Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry ) ACCN W 24–331,833 October 21 7:30 p.m. at No. 4 Florida State No. 16 ABC L 20–3879,560 October 28 3:30 p.m. at No. 18 Louisville No. 20 ESPN L 0–2352,319 7:30 p.m. Wake Forest Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry ) ESPN W 24–2118,277 November 11 8:00 pm at No. 24 North Carolina ACCN L 45–47 2OT 50,500 November 18 3:00 p.m. at Virginia The CW L 27–3036,400 November 25 12:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC ACCN W 30–1917,639 December 23 12:00 p.m. vs. Troy ABC W 17–1020,023
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Roster 2023 Duke Blue Devils football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Game summaries
vs. No. 9 Clemson Pregame line Over/under CLEM -12.5 54
No. 9 Clemson Tigers (0-0) at Duke Blue Devils (0-0) - Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 9 Clemson 0 7 0 0 7 Duke 3 3 7 15 28
at Wallace Wade Stadium
Date : Game time : 8:00 p.m. EST /5:00 p.m. PST Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind : 5 mph SEGame attendance : 31,638Referee : Marcus WoodsTV announcers (ESPN) : Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Tom Luginbill (sideline)
Game information First quarter 9:19 DUKE - Todd Pelino 22-yard field goal - 3-0 Duke , Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:26 Second quarter 14:19 DUKE - Todd Pelino 42-yard field goal - 6-0 Duke , Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:34 10:09 CLEM - Will Shipley 2-yard pass from Cade Klubnik (Robert Gunn III kick) - 7-6 Clemson , Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:12 Third quarter 12:40 DUKE - Riley Leonard 44-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 13-7 Duke , Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:20 Fourth quarter 10:33 DUKE - Jaquez Moore 9-yard run (Riley Leonard two-point pass complete to Jalon Calhoun) - 21-7 Duke , Drive: 6 plays, 33 yards, 3:53 3:15 DUKE - Jordan Waters 36-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 28-7 Duke , Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:46
Statistics No. 9 Clemson Duke First downs 29 17 Plays–yards 83–422 64–374 Rushes–yards 40–213 30–199 Passing yards 209 175 Passing: comp–att–int 27–43–1 17–34–0 Time of possession 33:33 26:27
Team Category Player Statistics No. 9 Clemson Passing Cade Klubnik 27/43, 209 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Will Shipley 17 carries, 114 yards Receiving Antonio Williams 7 receptions, 56 yards Duke Passing Riley Leonard 17/33, 175 yards Rushing Riley Leonard 8 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jordan Waters 3 receptions, 46 yards
vs. Lafayette Pregame line Over/under DUKE -42.5 49
Lafayette Leopards (1-0) vs. No. 21 Duke Blue Devils (1-0) - Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Lafayette 7 0 0 0 7 No. 21 Duke 7 14 14 7 42
at Wallace Wade Stadium
Date : Game time : 6:00 p.m. EST /3:00 p.m. PST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind : 5 mph NWGame attendance : 17,481Referee : Mike RocheTV announcers (ACC Network) : Lowell Galindo (play-by-play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
Game information First quarter 11:31 DUKE - Jalon Calhoun 16-yard pass from Riley Leonard (Todd Pelino kick) - 7-0 Duke , Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:26 4:11 LAF - Chris Carasia 12-yard pass from Dean DeNobile (Jack Simonetta kick) - 7-7 , Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:20 Second quarter 12:45 DUKE - Jordan Waters 5-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 14-7 Duke , Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:27 1:17 DUKE - Jordan Waters 16-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 21-7 Duke , Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 1:17 Third quarter 7:52 DUKE - Jaquez Moore 39-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 28-7 Duke , Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:48 1:50 DUKE - Henry Belin IV 1-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 35-7 Duke , Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:13 Fourth quarter 13:45 DUKE - Jordan Moore 5-yard pass from Henry Belin IV (Todd Pelino kick) - 42-7 Duke , Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 2:17
Statistics Lafayette No. 21 Duke First downs 14 28 Plays–yards 51–213 66–515 Rushes–yards 33–126 45–261 Passing yards 87 254 Passing: comp–att–int 9–18–2 20–21–0 Time of possession 27:19 32:41
Team Category Player Statistics Lafayette Passing Dean DeNobile 9/17, 87 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jamar Curtis 10 carries, 40 yards Receiving Elijah Steward 4 receptions, 37 yards No. 21 Duke Passing Riley Leonard 12/12, 136 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jordan Waters 11 carries, 112 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jordan Moore 4 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD
vs. Northwestern Pregame line Over/under DUKE -17.0 48
Northwestern Wildcats (1-1) at No. 21 Duke Blue Devils (2-0) - Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Northwestern 0 7 0 7 14 No. 21 Duke 7 10 14 7 38
at Wallace Wade Stadium
Date : Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST /12:30 p.m. PST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind : 3 mph NEGame attendance : 18,141Referee : Mark KluczynskiTV announcers (ACC Network) : Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Sherree Burruss (sideline)
Game information First quarter 11:06 DUKE - Jordan Waters 24-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 7-0 Duke , Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:36 Second quarter 14:19 DUKE - Jordan Waters 2-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 14-0 Duke , Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 4:12 9:06 DUKE - Todd Pelino 35-yard field goal - 17-0 Duke , Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:50 0:34 NW - A. J. Henning 14-yard pass from Ben Bryant (Jack Olsen kick) - 17-7 Duke , Drive: 15 plays, 73 yards, 8:26 Third quarter 10:01 DUKE - Riley Leonard 3-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 24-7 Duke , Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:55 3:08 DUKE - Riley Leonard 2-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 31-7 Duke , Drive: 12 plays, 94 yards, 5:27 Fourth quarter 6:32 DUKE - Peyton Jones 15-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 38-7 Duke , Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 2:20 1:27 NW - Brendan Sullivan 10-yard run (Jack Olsen kick) - 38-14 Duke , Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 5:01
Statistics Northwestern No. 21 Duke First downs 19 25 Plays–yards 70–267 60–487 Rushes–yards 30–104 40–268 Passing yards 163 219 Passing: comp–att–int 22–40–1 15–20–0 Time of possession 28:54 31:06
Team Category Player Statistics Northwestern Passing Ben Bryant 17/34, 123 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Cam Porter 10 carries, 49 yards Receiving Cam Johnson 5 receptions, 45 yards No. 21 Duke Passing Riley Leonard 15/20, 219 yards Rushing Riley Leonard 13 carries, 97 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jalon Calhoun 5 receptions, 112 yards
at UConn Pregame line Over/under DUKE -22.0 45
No. 18 Duke Blue Devils (3-0) at UConn Huskies (0-3) - Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 18 Duke 7 20 14 0 41 UConn 0 0 0 7 7
at Pratt & Whitney Stadium
Date : Game time : 3:30 p.m. EST /12:30 p.m. PST Game weather : Rainy • Temperature : 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind : 12 mph NEGame attendance : 29,038Referee : Jerry MagalanesTV announcers (CBS) : Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), and Keiana Martin (sideline)
Game information First quarter 6:16 DUKE - Jordan Waters 1-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 7-0 Duke , Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:58 Second quarter 12:42 DUKE - Todd Pelino 50-yard field goal - 10-0 Duke , Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 6:32 12:25 DUKE - Jordan Waters 10-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 17-0 Duke , Drive: 1 play, 10 yards, 0:05 4:55 DUKE - Riley Leonard 3-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 24-0 Duke , Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:03 0:00 DUKE - Todd Pelino 40-yard field goal - 27-0 Duke , Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 0:34 Third quarter 7:13 DUKE - DeWayne Carter 26-yard fumble return (Todd Pelino kick) - 34-0 Duke , Drive: 2 plays, -1 yard, 0:41 3:01 DUKE - Jordan Moore 22-yard pass from Riley Leonard (Todd Pelino kick) - 41-0 Duke , Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 3:07 Fourth quarter 0:12 CONN - Ta'Quan Roberson 2-yard run (Noe Ruelas kick) - 41-7 Duke , Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:43
Statistics No. 18 Duke UConn First downs 20 14 Plays–yards 61–328 66–203 Rushes–yards 27–80 38–89 Passing yards 248 114 Passing: comp–att–int 23–34–0 13–28–0 Time of possession 29:50 30:10
Team Category Player Statistics No. 18 Duke Passing Riley Leonard 23/34, 248 yards, 1 TD Rushing Riley Leonard 4 carries, 30 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jordan Moore 8 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD UConn Passing Ta'Quan Roberson 13/28, 114 yards Rushing Victor Rosa 14 carries, 68 yards Receiving Brett Buckman 2 receptions, 31 yards
vs. No. 11 Notre Dame Pregame line Over/under ND -5.5 52.5
No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-1) at No. 17 Duke Blue Devils (4-0) - Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total No. 11 Notre Dame 7 3 3 8 21 No. 17 Duke 0 0 7 7 14
at Wallace Wade Stadium
Date : Game time : 7:30 p.m. EST /4:30 p.m. PST Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 71 °F (22 °C)Game attendance : 40,768Referee : Riley JohnsonTV announcers (ABC) : Rece Davis (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline)
Game information First quarter 11:00 ND - Audric Estimé 6-yard run (Spencer Shrader kick) - 7-0 Notre Dame , Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 4:00 Second quarter 14:56 ND - Spencer Shrader 35-yard field goal - 10-0 Notre Dame , Drive: 4 plays, -4 yards, 1:33 Third quarter 9:17 ND - Spencer Shrader 45-yard field goal - 13-0 Notre Dame , Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:45 3:36 DUKE - Jordan Waters 1-yard run (Todd Pelino kick) - 13-7 Notre Dame , Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:41 Fourth quarter 9:17 DUKE - Jordan Moore 3-yard pass from Riley Leonard (Todd Pelino kick) - 14-13 Duke', Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:27 0:31 ND - Audric Estimé 30-yard run (Sam Hartman two-point pass complete to Rico Flores Jr.) - 21-14 Notre Dame , Drive: 10 plays, 95 yards, 2:04
Statistics No. 11 Notre Dame No. 17 Duke First downs 16 17 Plays–yards 63–381 67–323 Rushes–yards 32–159 40–189 Passing yards 222 134 Passing: comp–att–int 15–31–0 12–27–1 Time of possession 28:15 31:45
Team Category Player Statistics No. 11 Notre Dame Passing Sam Hartman 15/30, 222 yards Rushing Audric Estimé 18 carries, 81 yards, 2 TD Receiving Mitchell Evans 6 receptions, 134 yards No. 17 Duke Passing Riley Leonard 12/27, 134 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Riley Leonard 18 carries, 88 yards Receiving Jordan Moore 4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD
vs. NC State Pregame line Over/under DUKE –442.5
NC State Wolfpack (4–2) at No. 17 Duke Blue Devils (4–1) - Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Wolfpack 3 0 0 0 3 No. 17 Blue Devils 7 10 7 0 24
at Wallace Wade Stadium , Durham, NC
Date : October 14, 2023Game time : 8:00 p.m. EST /5:00 p.m. PST Game weather : CloudyGame attendance : 31,833Referee : Mike RocheTV announcers (ACCN ) : Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Taylor Tannebaum (sideline)
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics NCSU DUKE First downs 18 12 Total yards 305 301 Rushing yards 112 194 Passing yards 193 107 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 36:56 23:04
Team Category Player Statistics NC State Passing MJ Morris 24–40, 193 yards, 1 INT Rushing MJ Morris 14 rushes, 38 yards Receiving KC Concepcion 6 receptions, 63 yards Duke Passing Henry Belin IV 4–12, 107 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jordan Waters 13 rushes, 123 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jalon Calhoun 1 reception, 69 yards, 1 TD
Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV 21 21 18 17 19 17 16 20 — RV — — — — RV Coaches RV 24 20 18 16 21 18 17 21 RV RV — — — — RV CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
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