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Duke-Wake Forest
Duke and Wake Forest have met 104 times since 1889. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 59-40-2
- Current streak
- Duke 3 games
- Longest streak
- Duke 12 games (1952-1963)
- Avg. margin / points
- 15.9 / 41.8
Series overview
Duke 59-40-2 Wake Forest. Current streak: Duke 3 games.
Last five meetings
Duke 3 | Wake Forest 2
Largest margin
67 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1889 through 2024.
- 101 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Nov 30, 2024.
Related pages
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Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Duke and Wake Forest have a tracked series that starts in 1889 and spans 104 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1889-2024
- Busiest era
- 1930s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 1 years (1942-1944)
- 1930s10 games
- 1950s10 games
- 1970s10 games
- 1980s10 games
Biggest games and recent trend
Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.
4 featured games
Latest meeting
2024 - Nov 30, 2024
Duke 23, Wake Forest 17. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1973 - Nov 10, 1973
Duke 7, Wake Forest 7. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2010 - Sep 11, 2010
Duke 48, Wake Forest 54. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
1937 - Nov 6, 1937
Duke 67, Wake Forest 0. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Duke 3, Wake Forest 2 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Duke 6, Wake Forest 4 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Balanced scoring profile; average total 41.8, average margin 15.9.
- Current streak
- Duke 3 games
Players and coaches from recent chapters
Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.
Jordan Moore
Duke, 2024
Receiving Yards: 861
Maalik Murphy
Duke, 2024
Passing Yards: 2932
Star Thomas
Duke, 2024
Rushing Yards: 871
Demond Claiborne
Wake Forest, 2024
Rushing Yards: 1048
Hank Bachmeier
Wake Forest, 2024
Passing Yards: 2593
Taylor Morin
Wake Forest, 2024
Receiving Yards: 756
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Dave Clawson
Wake Forest - 2019-2024 - 35-29
Mike Elko
Duke - 2022-2023 - 16-9
David Cutcliffe
Duke - 2019-2021 - 8-16
Manny Diaz
Duke - 2024 - 9-4
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 49F, 1 with precipitation.
Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.
Duke team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Wake Forest team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Duke season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Wake Forest season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Duke weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Wake Forest weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
Game stats archive
Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.
Rankings
Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.
College football records
National record and history context.
Historical comparison
Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.
Recent rivalry results
The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.
10 most recent tracked games
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2024 | Duke at Wake Forest | Duke 23, Wake Forest 17 | Venue unavailable | Duke |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Wake Forest at Duke | Duke 24, Wake Forest 21 | Venue unavailable | Duke |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Wake Forest at Duke | Duke 34, Wake Forest 31 | Venue unavailable | Duke |
| Oct 30, 2021 | Duke at Wake Forest | Duke 7, Wake Forest 45 | Venue unavailable | Wake Forest |
| Nov 24, 2019 | Duke at Wake Forest | Duke 27, Wake Forest 39 | Venue unavailable | Wake Forest |
| Nov 24, 2018 | Wake Forest at Duke | Duke 7, Wake Forest 59 | Venue unavailable | Wake Forest |
| Nov 25, 2017 | Duke at Wake Forest | Duke 31, Wake Forest 23 | Venue unavailable | Duke |
| Sep 10, 2016 | Wake Forest at Duke | Duke 14, Wake Forest 24 | Venue unavailable | Wake Forest |
| Nov 28, 2015 | Duke at Wake Forest | Duke 27, Wake Forest 21 | Venue unavailable | Duke |
| Nov 30, 2014 | Wake Forest at Duke | Duke 41, Wake Forest 21 | Venue unavailable | Duke |
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