Duke and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.[1][2] The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 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] As such, this is the first season since 1932 that the Blue Devils didn't play rival Georgia Tech.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 9 Clemson | | | ESPN | W 28–7 | 31,638 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Lafayette* | No. 21 | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| ACCNX/ESPN+ | W 42–7 | 17,481 |
September 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Northwestern* | No. 21 | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| ACCN | W 38–14 | 18,141 |
September 23 | 3:30 p.m. | at UConn* | No. 18 | | CBSSN | W 41–7 | 29,033 |
September 30 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 11 Notre Dame* | No. 17 | | ABC | L 14–21 | 40,768 |
October 14 | 8:00 p.m. | NC State | No. 17 | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC (rivalry)
| ACCN | W 24–3 | 31,833 |
October 21 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Florida State | No. 16 | | ABC | L 20–38 | 79,560 |
October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Louisville | No. 20 | | ESPN | L 0–23 | 52,319 |
November 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Wake Forest | | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC (rivalry)
| ESPN | W 24–21 | 18,277 |
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 27–30 | 36,400 |
November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh | | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| ACCN | W 30–19 | 17,639 |
December 23 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. Troy | | | ABC | W 17–10 | 20,023 |
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2023 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
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Pregame line |
Over/under
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CLEM -12.5 |
54
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No. 9 Clemson Tigers (0-0) at Duke Blue Devils (0-0) - Game summary
Quarter |
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 SE
- Game attendance: 31,638
- Referee: Marcus Woods
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Tom Luginbill (sideline)
Game information
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- 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
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Statistics
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No. 9 Clemson
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Duke
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First downs |
29 |
17
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Plays–yards |
83–422 |
64–374
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Rushes–yards |
40–213 |
30–199
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Passing yards |
209 |
175
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Passing: comp–att–int |
27–43–1 |
17–34–0
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Time of possession |
33:33 |
26:27
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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No. 9 Clemson
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Passing |
Cade Klubnik |
27/43, 209 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
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Rushing |
Will Shipley |
17 carries, 114 yards
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Receiving |
Antonio Williams |
7 receptions, 56 yards
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Duke
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Passing |
Riley Leonard |
17/33, 175 yards
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Rushing |
Riley Leonard |
8 carries, 98 yards, 1 TD
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Receiving |
Jordan Waters |
3 receptions, 46 yards
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Pregame line |
Over/under
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DUKE -42.5 |
49
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Lafayette Leopards (1-0) vs. No. 21 Duke Blue Devils (1-0) - Game summary
Quarter |
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 NW
- Game attendance: 17,481
- Referee: Mike Roche
- TV announcers (ACC Network): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
Game information
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- 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
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Statistics
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Lafayette
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No. 21 Duke
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First downs |
14 |
28
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Plays–yards |
51–213 |
66–515
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Rushes–yards |
33–126 |
45–261
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Passing yards |
87 |
254
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Passing: comp–att–int |
9–18–2 |
20–21–0
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Time of possession |
27:19 |
32:41
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Lafayette
|
Passing |
Dean DeNobile |
9/17, 87 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
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Rushing |
Jamar Curtis |
10 carries, 40 yards
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Receiving |
Elijah Steward |
4 receptions, 37 yards
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No. 21 Duke
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Passing |
Riley Leonard |
12/12, 136 yards, 1 TD
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Rushing |
Jordan Waters |
11 carries, 112 yards, 2 TD
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Receiving |
Jordan Moore |
4 receptions, 84 yards, 1 TD
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Pregame line |
Over/under
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DUKE -17.0 |
48
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Northwestern Wildcats (1-1) at No. 21 Duke Blue Devils (2-0) - Game summary
Quarter |
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 NE
- Game attendance: 18,141
- Referee: Mark Kluczynski
- TV announcers (ACC Network): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst), and Sherree Burruss (sideline)
Game information
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- 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
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Statistics
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Northwestern
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No. 21 Duke
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First downs |
19 |
25
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Plays–yards |
70–267 |
60–487
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Rushes–yards |
30–104 |
40–268
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Passing yards |
163 |
219
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Passing: comp–att–int |
22–40–1 |
15–20–0
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Time of possession |
28:54 |
31:06
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Northwestern
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Passing |
Ben Bryant |
17/34, 123 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
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Rushing |
Cam Porter |
10 carries, 49 yards
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Receiving |
Cam Johnson |
5 receptions, 45 yards
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No. 21 Duke
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Passing |
Riley Leonard |
15/20, 219 yards
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Rushing |
Riley Leonard |
13 carries, 97 yards, 2 TD
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Receiving |
Jalon Calhoun |
5 receptions, 112 yards
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Pregame line |
Over/under
|
DUKE -22.0 |
45
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No. 18 Duke Blue Devils (3-0) at UConn Huskies (0-3) - Game summary
Quarter |
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 NE
- Game attendance: 29,038
- Referee: Jerry Magalanes
- TV announcers (CBS): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), and Keiana Martin (sideline)
Game information
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- 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
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Statistics
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No. 18 Duke
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UConn
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First downs |
20 |
14
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Plays–yards |
61–328 |
66–203
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Rushes–yards |
27–80 |
38–89
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Passing yards |
248 |
114
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Passing: comp–att–int |
23–34–0 |
13–28–0
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Time of possession |
29:50 |
30:10
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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No. 18 Duke
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Passing |
Riley Leonard |
23/34, 248 yards, 1 TD
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Rushing |
Riley Leonard |
4 carries, 30 yards, 1 TD
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Receiving |
Jordan Moore |
8 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
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UConn
|
Passing |
Ta'Quan Roberson |
13/28, 114 yards
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Rushing |
Victor Rosa |
14 carries, 68 yards
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Receiving |
Brett Buckman |
2 receptions, 31 yards
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vs. No. 11 Notre Dame
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Pregame line |
Over/under
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ND -5.5 |
52.5
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No. 11 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (4-1) at No. 17 Duke Blue Devils (4-0) - Game summary
Quarter |
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: 40,768
- Referee: Riley Johnson
- TV announcers (ABC): Rece Davis (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline)
Game information
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- 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
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Statistics
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No. 11 Notre Dame
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No. 17 Duke
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First downs |
16 |
17
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Plays–yards |
63–381 |
67–323
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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
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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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
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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
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Pregame line
|
Over/under
|
DUKE –4 |
42.5
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NC State Wolfpack (4–2) at No. 17 Duke Blue Devils (4–1) - Game summary
Quarter |
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, 2023
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST/5:00 p.m. PST
- Game weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 31,833
- Referee: Mike Roche
- TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Taylor Tannebaum (sideline)
Game information
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- 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
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
NC State |
Passing |
MJ Morris |
24–40, 193 yards, 1 INT
|
Rushing |
MJ Morris |
14 rushes, 38 yards
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Receiving |
KC Concepcion |
6 receptions, 63 yards
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Duke |
Passing |
Henry Belin IV |
4–12, 107 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
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Rushing |
Jordan Waters |
13 rushes, 123 yards, 1 TD
|
Receiving |
Jalon Calhoun |
1 reception, 69 yards, 1 TD
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at No. 4 Florida State
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at No. 18 Louisville
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Pregame line |
Over/under
|
LOU −4.5 |
46.5
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No. 20 Duke Blue Devils (5–2) at No. 18 Louisville Cardinals (6–1) – Game summary
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 20 Duke |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 18 Louisville |
14 |
3 |
6 | 0 | 23 |
at L&N Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky
- Date:
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: 4 mph N
- Game attendance: 52,319
- Referee: Jerry Magallanes
- TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Greg McElroy (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline)
Game information
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- First quarter
- 7:13 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 14-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 7–0 Louisville, Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:19
- 1:01 LOU – Jawhar Jordan 23-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) – 14–0 Louisville, Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:09
- Second quarter
- 0:49 LOU – Brock Travelstead 47-yard field goal – 17–0 Louisville, Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:49
- Third quarter
- 7:32 LOU – Brock Travelstead 20-yard field goal – 20–0 Louisville, Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 7:28
- 3:24 LOU – Brock Travelstead 24-yard field goal – 23–0 Louisville, Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:31
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Statistics
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DUKE
|
LOU
|
First downs |
9 |
20
|
Plays–yards |
49–202 |
64–351
|
Rushes–yards |
21–51 |
48–234
|
Passing yards |
151 |
117
|
Passing: comp–att–int |
12–28–1 |
11–16–0
|
Time of possession |
23:09 |
36:51
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
Duke
|
Passing |
Riley Leonard |
9/23, 121 yards, 1 INT
|
Rushing |
Jordan Waters |
5 carries, 23 yards
|
Receiving |
Jordan Moore |
6 receptions, 92 yards
|
Louisville
|
Passing |
Jack Plummer |
11/16, 117 yards
|
Rushing |
Jawhar Jordan |
21 carries, 163 yards, 2 TD
|
Receiving |
Jamari Thrash |
7 receptions, 73 yards
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | RV | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 20 | — | RV | — | — | — | — | RV |
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Coaches | RV | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 21 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | RV |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Players drafted into the NFL
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- ^ Wiseman, Steve (January 30, 2023). "Duke football 2023 schedule: Can't miss game. Toughest stretch. Intriguing opponent". The News & Observer. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ Bergin, Mark (January 30, 2023). "Here are the 2023 football schedules for NC State, North Carolina and Duke". WRAL. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "ACC Announces Football Schedule Model for 2023–26" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. June 28, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ Murphy, Brian (June 28, 2022). "ACC eliminates football divisions, adopts new schedule model in 2023". WRAL. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ 2023 Duke Football Schedule Announced
- ^ 2023 Duke Football Schedule