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Duke-Wake Forest Greatest Games
The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 51/100
- Overtime
- 1
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 101
- Series record
- Duke 59-40-2 Wake Forest
- Tracked years
- 1889-2024
- Trophy
- No named trophy
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
7 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1938Week 6
Duke at Wake Forest
Duke 7, Wake Forest 0
Winner: Duke
No. 3 Duke vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 7-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1939Week 7
Wake Forest at Duke
Wake Forest 0, Duke 6
Winner: Duke
Unranked Wake Forest vs. No. 7 Duke · 6-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
- 1952Week 10
Duke at Wake Forest
Duke 14, Wake Forest 7
Winner: Duke
No. 13 Duke vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 7-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
41
Game score
- 1979Week 11
Duke at Wake Forest
Duke 14, Wake Forest 17
Winner: Wake Forest
Unranked Duke vs. No. 17 Wake Forest · 3-point margin
Ranking 9/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
41
Game score
- 1973Week 11
Wake Forest at Duke
Wake Forest 7, Duke 7
Result: Tie
Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked Duke · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1930Week 11
Wake Forest at Duke
Wake Forest 13, Duke 13
Result: Tie
Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked Duke · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1945Week 6
Duke at Wake Forest
Duke 26, Wake Forest 19
Winner: Duke
No. 20 Duke vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 7-point margin
Ranking 6/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1996Week 13
Duke at Wake Forest
Duke 16, Wake Forest 17
Winner: Wake Forest
Unranked Duke vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 2004Week 10
Duke at Wake Forest
Duke 22, Wake Forest 24
Winner: Wake Forest
Unranked Duke vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 2000Week 11
Duke at Wake Forest
Duke 26, Wake Forest 28
Winner: Wake Forest
Unranked Duke vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1986Week 11
Wake Forest at Duke
Wake Forest 36, Duke 38
Winner: Duke
Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked Duke · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1972Week 10
Wake Forest at Duke
Wake Forest 9, Duke 7
Winner: Wake Forest
Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked Duke · 2-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
- 1998Week 7
Duke at Wake Forest
Duke 19, Wake Forest 16
Winner: Duke
Unranked Duke vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1987Week 11
Duke at Wake Forest
Duke 27, Wake Forest 30
Winner: Wake Forest
Unranked Duke vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1980Week 11
Wake Forest at Duke
Wake Forest 27, Duke 24
Winner: Wake Forest
Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked Duke · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1978Week 11
Wake Forest at Duke
Wake Forest 0, Duke 3
Winner: Duke
Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked Duke · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1922Week 8
Duke at Wake Forest
Duke 3, Wake Forest 0
Winner: Duke
Unranked Duke vs. Unranked Wake Forest · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
32
Game score
- 1984Week 12
Wake Forest at Duke
Wake Forest 20, Duke 16
Winner: Wake Forest
Unranked Wake Forest vs. Unranked Duke · 4-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
31
Game score
- 1957Week 6
Wake Forest at Duke
Wake Forest 7, Duke 34
Winner: Duke
Unranked Wake Forest vs. No. 4 Duke · 27-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 8/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
- 1953Week 2
Wake Forest at Duke
Wake Forest 0, Duke 19
Winner: Duke
Unranked Wake Forest vs. No. 12 Duke · 19-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15
30
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.