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Duke Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
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- Overall record
- 23-166-6
- Win percentage
- 13.3%
- Current streak
- 2W
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
23-166-6
195 games · 13.3%
Against Top 10
4-65-5
74 games · 8.8%
Against Top 5
0-33-1
34 games · 1.5%
Streaks
2W
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 2
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9-61-5 | 75 | 15.3% |
| Road | 8-95-1 | 104 | 8.2% |
| Neutral | 6-10 | 16 | 37.5% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 3-12 | 15 | 20% |
| 2010s | 5-19 | 24 | 20.8% |
| 2000s | 0-24 | 24 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2-29 | 31 | 6.5% |
| 1980s | 2-15 | 17 | 11.8% |
| 1970s | 2-24 | 26 | 7.7% |
| 1960s | 2-8 | 10 | 20% |
| 1950s | 4-21-6 | 31 | 22.6% |
| 1940s | 2-12 | 14 | 14.3% |
| 1930s | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-3 | 5 | 40% |
| 2024 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2023 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2022 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2021 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2020 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2019 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2018 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2017 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2016 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2015 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2014 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 2013 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2012 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2011 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2010 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2009 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2007 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2006 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2005 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2004 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2003 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2002 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2001 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2000 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1999 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1998 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1997 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1996 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1995 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1994 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1993 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 1992 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1991 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1990 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1989 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1988 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1987 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1986 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1983 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1982 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1981 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1980 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1979 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1978 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1977 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1976 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1975 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1974 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1973 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1972 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1971 | 2-0 | 2 | 100% |
| 1970 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1967 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1966 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1965 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1964 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1963 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1962 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1961 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1960 | 2-0 | 2 | 100% |
| 1959 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 1958 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1957 | 1-2-2 | 5 | 40% |
| 1956 | 0-4-1 | 5 | 10% |
| 1955 | 1-1-1 | 3 | 50% |
| 1954 | 1-2-1 | 4 | 37.5% |
| 1953 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1952 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1951 | 0-1-1 | 2 | 25% |
| 1950 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1947 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1946 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1945 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1944 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1943 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1941 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1940 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1939 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1938 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1936 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 6
Arkansas, 1960
7-6 · Neutral · Duke was No. 11
Win over No. 7
Clemson, 1989
21-17 · Home · Duke was unranked
Win over No. 8
Navy, 1960
19-10 · Home · Duke was No. 7
Win over No. 10
Stanford, 1971
9-3 · Road · Duke was No. 19
Win over No. 13
Virginia, 1994
28-25 · Home · Duke was No. 23
Win over No. 13
Georgia Tech, 1939
7-6 · Road · Duke was No. 6
Win over No. 14
Ohio State, 1955
20-14 · Road · Duke was No. 11
Win over No. 14
Georgia Tech, 1943
14-7 · Road · Duke was No. 5
Win over No. 15
North Carolina, 2016
28-27 · Home · Duke was unranked
Win over No. 16
Virginia, 2025
27-20 · Neutral · Duke was unranked
All 195 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | W 42-39 | No. 24 Arizona State | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2025 | W 27-20 | No. 16 Virginia | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2025 | L 17-34 | No. 20 Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 2025 | L 18-27 | No. 12 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2025 | L 19-45 | No. 11 Illinois | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | L 20-52 | No. 16 Ole Miss | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2024 | L 31-53 | No. 5 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | L 27-28 | No. 22 SMU | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 45-47 | No. 24 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 2023 | L 0-23 | No. 18 Louisville | No. 20 | Road |
| 2023 | L 20-38 | No. 4 Florida State | No. 16 | Road |
| 2023 | L 14-21 | No. 11 Notre Dame | No. 17 | Home |
| 2022 | W 30-13 | No. 22 UCF | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2021 | L 7-45 | No. 13 Wake Forest | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 0-48 | No. 9 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | L 7-38 | No. 15 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | L 6-35 | No. 2 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 3-24 | No. 13 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 6-31 | No. 14 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | W 28-27 | No. 15 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | L 21-24 | No. 23 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | L 14-24 | No. 7 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 31-66 | No. 21 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | W 34-20 | No. 20 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2015 | L 10-19 | No. 23 Northwestern | Unranked | Home |
| 2014 | L 31-36 | No. 15 Arizona State | No. 25 | Neutral |
| 2014 | W 31-25 | No. 22 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2013 | L 48-52 | No. 20 Texas A&M | No. 22 | Neutral |
| 2013 | L 7-45 | No. 1 Florida State | No. 20 | Neutral |
| 2013 | W 48-30 | No. 24 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | W 13-10 | No. 16 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2012 | L 34-48 | No. 21 Cincinnati | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2012 | L 20-56 | No. 10 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 7-48 | No. 11 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2012 | L 13-50 | No. 25 Stanford | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 10-14 | No. 15 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2011 | L 14-44 | No. 6 Stanford | Unranked | Home |
| 2010 | L 7-44 | No. 23 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2010 | L 13-62 | No. 1 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 16-34 | No. 21 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 10-49 | No. 7 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 26-34 | No. 6 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 16-44 | No. 22 Kansas | Unranked | Road |
| 2007 | L 10-47 | No. 25 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | L 14-43 | No. 12 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2006 | L 21-49 | No. 18 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 7-28 | No. 22 Boston College | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 0-36 | No. 14 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2005 | L 24-55 | No. 11 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | L 7-52 | No. 9 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2005 | L 7-38 | No. 23 Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 2005 | L 0-45 | No. 7 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2004 | L 7-29 | No. 13 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 16-37 | No. 14 Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 2004 | L 21-55 | No. 23 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | L 6-23 | No. 19 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | L 7-56 | No. 6 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | L 22-24 | No. 13 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 17-48 | No. 5 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2001 | L 10-37 | No. 17 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2001 | L 13-55 | No. 6 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 14-63 | No. 7 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 22-52 | No. 7 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1999 | L 31-38 | No. 8 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1999 | L 23-51 | No. 1 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1998 | L 0-24 | No. 10 Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | L 13-62 | No. 10 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1997 | L 14-50 | No. 8 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1997 | L 27-51 | No. 4 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 10-27 | No. 13 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 3-27 | No. 16 Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 7-44 | No. 3 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 17-34 | No. 24 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 30-44 | No. 19 Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 28-41 | No. 24 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 26-70 | No. 1 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | L 20-34 | No. 23 Wisconsin | No. 25 | Neutral |
| 1994 | W 28-25 | No. 13 Virginia | No. 23 | Home |
| 1994 | L 20-59 | No. 9 Florida State | No. 16 | Road |
| 1993 | L 24-38 | No. 13 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | W 21-20 | No. 22 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 1993 | L 19-52 | No. 11 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 0-35 | No. 22 Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 7-45 | No. 1 Florida State | Unranked | Home |
| 1992 | L 28-31 | No. 21 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1992 | L 27-45 | No. 14 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 6-21 | No. 19 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 28-55 | No. 14 Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1992 | L 21-48 | No. 4 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 21-33 | No. 13 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 31-32 | No. 24 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 1990 | L 31-48 | No. 16 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 7-26 | No. 16 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 0-59 | No. 7 Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | L 21-49 | No. 24 Texas Tech | No. 20 | Neutral |
| 1989 | W 35-26 | No. 22 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | W 21-17 | No. 7 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | L 6-28 | No. 17 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | L 17-49 | No. 11 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 10-17 | No. 7 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 3-35 | No. 16 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 7-31 | No. 14 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 3-38 | No. 13 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 17-56 | No. 12 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | L 14-49 | No. 20 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1981 | L 10-31 | No. 12 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | L 10-38 | No. 6 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | L 13-34 | No. 11 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 21-44 | No. 13 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 7-20 | No. 15 South Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 28-35 | No. 18 Auburn | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 14-17 | No. 17 Wake Forest | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 0-27 | No. 5 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 8-28 | No. 20 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 8-31 | No. 17 Navy | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 0-52 | No. 3 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | L 3-16 | No. 15 North Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1977 | L 11-17 | No. 20 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1977 | L 9-21 | No. 1 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | L 38-39 | No. 19 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | L 3-30 | No. 5 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 1976 | L 31-44 | No. 2 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 1975 | L 16-24 | No. 12 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1975 | L 7-35 | No. 4 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 13-56 | No. 13 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 13-30 | No. 12 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 21-35 | No. 16 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 3-21 | No. 16 NC State | Unranked | Home |
| 1973 | L 17-24 | No. 17 Tulane | Unranked | Home |
| 1973 | L 17-21 | No. 10 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1972 | L 0-14 | No. 16 North Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1972 | L 6-10 | No. 19 Stanford | Unranked | Home |
| 1972 | L 6-14 | No. 12 Washington | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | W 9-3 | No. 10 Stanford | No. 19 | Road |
| 1971 | W 28-12 | No. 19 South Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 1970 | L 10-34 | No. 1 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 19-21 | No. 13 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1967 | L 7-28 | No. 4 NC State | Unranked | Road |
| 1966 | L 0-64 | No. 1 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1966 | L 7-48 | No. 5 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1965 | L 23-35 | No. 7 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1964 | L 8-21 | No. 10 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1963 | L 25-38 | No. 2 Navy | Unranked | Home |
| 1962 | L 7-14 | No. 9 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1961 | L 0-21 | No. 8 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1960 | W 7-6 | No. 6 Arkansas | No. 11 | Neutral |
| 1960 | W 19-10 | No. 8 Navy | No. 7 | Home |
| 1959 | L 0-6 | No. 11 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | W 10-7 | No. 19 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 0-12 | No. 20 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 13-14 | No. 14 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 7-12 | No. 20 South Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1958 | L 18-50 | No. 1 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1958 | L 7-9 | No. 11 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1958 | L 0-8 | No. 18 South Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | L 21-48 | No. 5 Oklahoma | No. 16 | Neutral |
| 1957 | T 6-6 | No. 9 Navy | No. 11 | Home |
| 1957 | L 0-13 | No. 18 Georgia Tech | No. 16 | Road |
| 1957 | T 14-14 | No. 10 NC State | No. 7 | Home |
| 1957 | W 7-6 | No. 19 Rice | No. 5 | Road |
| 1956 | T 7-7 | No. 15 Navy | Unranked | Road |
| 1956 | L 0-7 | No. 2 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1956 | L 14-27 | No. 13 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 1956 | L 20-33 | No. 6 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1956 | L 0-7 | No. 17 South Carolina | Unranked | Road |
| 1955 | T 7-7 | No. 9 Navy | Unranked | Home |
| 1955 | L 0-27 | No. 12 Georgia Tech | No. 17 | Road |
| 1955 | W 20-14 | No. 14 Ohio State | No. 11 | Road |
| 1954 | W 34-7 | No. 20 Nebraska | No. 20 | Neutral |
| 1954 | L 7-40 | No. 19 Navy | No. 11 | Road |
| 1954 | L 14-28 | No. 18 Army | No. 6 | Home |
| 1954 | T 13-13 | No. 5 Purdue | No. 6 | Home |
| 1953 | L 10-13 | No. 10 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1952 | L 7-28 | No. 2 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1951 | T 14-14 | No. 7 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1951 | L 0-26 | No. 2 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1950 | L 14-26 | No. 18 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 1950 | L 7-28 | No. 18 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1947 | L 0-7 | No. 9 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1946 | L 0-14 | No. 7 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1946 | L 0-19 | No. 1 Army | Unranked | Road |
| 1946 | L 7-12 | No. 10 Tennessee | No. 19 | Home |
| 1946 | L 6-13 | No. 12 NC State | No. 13 | Road |
| 1945 | L 13-48 | No. 1 Army | No. 11 | Road |
| 1945 | L 0-21 | No. 4 Navy | No. 16 | Home |
| 1944 | W 29-26 | No. 16 Alabama | No. 11 | Neutral |
| 1944 | L 0-7 | No. 2 Navy | No. 11 | Road |
| 1944 | L 6-13 | No. 20 North Carolina Pre-Flight | No. 11 | Home |
| 1943 | W 14-7 | No. 14 Georgia Tech | No. 5 | Road |
| 1943 | L 13-14 | No. 7 Navy | No. 9 | Road |
| 1941 | L 16-20 | No. 17 Oregon State | No. 3 | Neutral |
| 1940 | L 0-13 | No. 5 Tennessee | No. 12 | Road |
| 1939 | W 7-6 | No. 13 Georgia Tech | No. 6 | Road |
| 1938 | L 3-7 | No. 8 USC | No. 3 | Neutral |
| 1936 | L 13-15 | No. 17 Tennessee | No. 11 | Road |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
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