2025 Duke Blue Devils football team

2025 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	1–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Manny Diaz (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jonathan Brewer (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jonathan Patke (2nd season)
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Boston College		0	–	0					1	–	0
California		0	–	0					1	–	0
Duke		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 14 Florida State		0	–	0					1	–	0
Georgia Tech		0	–	0					1	–	0
Louisville		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 5 Miami (FL)		0	–	0					1	–	0
Pittsburgh		0	–	0					1	–	0
NC State		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 17 SMU		0	–	0					1	–	0
Virginia		0	–	0					1	–	0
Wake Forest		0	–	0					1	–	0
No. 8 Clemson		0	–	0					0	–	1
North Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	1
Stanford		0	–	0					0	–	1
Syracuse		0	–	0					0	–	1
Virginia Tech		0	–	0					0	–	1
Championship: December 6, 2025
As of September 4, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Duke Blue Devils football team will represent Duke University during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Blue Devils are led by head coach Manny Diaz, coaching his second year as the Blue Devils head coach, and will play their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium located in Durham, North Carolina.

Transfers

Outgoing

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	New School
Maalik Murphy	QB	6'5"	232 lbs	Inglewood, CA	Oregon State
Grayson Loftis	QB	6'2"	205 lbs	Gaffney, SC	Charlotte
Carter Wyatt	LB	6'1"	233 lbs	Wilmington, NC	Elon
Casey Donahue	LS	6'4"	210 lbs	Durham, NC	TBA
Montreze Smith	LB	5'11"	195 lbs	Carrollton, GA	Western Kentucky
Star Thomas	RB	6'0''	210 lbs	Homer, LA	Tennessee
Rent Montie	QB	6'3''	210 lbs	Palm Harbor, FL	TBA
Placide Djungu-Sungu	S	6'1''	195 lbs	Arlington, TX	Baylor
Marquise Collins	RB	5'9"	210 lbs	College Station, TX	UAB
Zachary Franks	IOL	6'6"	310 lbs	Baltimore, MD	UMass
James Pogorelc	OT	6'8"	300 lbs	Chantilly, VA	James Madison
Al Wooten II	RB	6'0"	225 lbs	Memphis, TN	Towson
Spencer Jones	WR	6'4"	205 lbs	Olney, MD	Campbell
Quaran Boyd	RB	5'10"	190 lbs	Virginia Beach, VA	TBA
Ryan Leavy	P	6'0"	170 lbs	Tampa, FL	East Carolina

Incoming

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Hometown	Previous School
Darian Mensah	QB	6'3"	215 lbs	New Orleans, LA	Tulane
Anderson Castle	RB	6'0''	220 lbs	Boone, NC	Appalachian State
Jaiden Francois	CB	5'10''	195 lbs	Homestead, FL	Utah State
Cooper Barkate	WR	6'1"	195 lbs	Santa Ana, CA	Harvard
Andrel Anthony	WR	6'2"	185 lbs	East Lansing, MI	Oklahoma
Josiah Green	DL	6'1"	280 lbs	Indianapolis, IN	Dartmouth
Caleb Weaver	S	5'9"	170 lbs	Charlotte, NC	Sam Houston State
Landen King	TE	6'5"	232 lbs	Humble, TX	Utah
Jordan Larsen	IOL	6'3"	310 lbs	Harrisburg, SD	South Dakota

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:30 p.m.	Elon *	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCNX/ESPN+	W 45–17	15,677
September 6	12:00 p.m.	No. 11 Illinois *	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN
September 13	8:00 p.m.	at Tulane *	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN2
September 20		NC State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)
September 27		at Syracuse	JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
October 4		at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA
October 18		Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC
November 1		at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC
November 8	3:30 p.m.	at UConn *	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN
November 15		Virginia	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC
November 22		at North Carolina	Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)
November 29		Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

Further information: 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV
CFP	Not released																Not released

Game summaries

vs Elon (FCS)

See also: 2025 Elon Phoenix football team

Pregame line	Over/under
DUKE -36.5	51.5 [5]

Elon Phoenix (FCS) (0–0) vs Duke Blue Devils (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix (FCS)	0	10	0	7	17
Blue Devils	3	7	14	21	45

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

• Date: August 28
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance: 15,677
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ACCNX/ESPN+): Matt Schick (play-by-play), Forrest Conoly (analyst), and Michella Chester (sideline)

Game information

First quarter DUKE – Todd Pelino 41-yard field goal, 1:31. Blue Devils 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 4:32. Second quarter ELON – Luke Barnes 35-yard field goal, 9:50. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 58 yards, 6:41. DUKE – Jaquez Moore 32-yard run (Todd Pelino kick), 8:01. Blue Devils 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:49. ELON – Landen Clark 2-yard run (Luke Barnes kick), 3:43. Tied 10–10. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:18. Third quarter DUKE – Sahmir Hagans 15-yard pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick), 10:59. Blue Devils 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:57. DUKE – Andrel Anthony 27-yard pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick), 5:46. Blue Devils 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:36. Fourth quarter ELON – Landyn Backey 3-yard run (Luke Barnes kick), 14:12. Blue Devils 24–17. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:34. DUKE – Sahmir Hagans 6-yard pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick), 11:28. Blue Devils 31–17. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:39. DUKE – Que'Sean Brown 78-yard punt return (Todd Pelino kick), 9:18. Blue Devils 38–17. DUKE – Peyton Jones 5-yard run (Todd Pelino kick), 1:55. Blue Devils 45–17. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 5:00.

Statistics	ELON	DUKE
First downs	14	23
Plays–yards	62–275	59–548
Rushes–yards	44–163	25–159
Passing yards	112	389
Passing: comp–att–int	11/18/0	27/34/0
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	32:53	27:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Elon	Passing	Landen Clark	10/16, 101 yards
	Rushing	Landen Clark	18 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dylan Magazu	3 receptions, 61 yards
Duke	Passing	Darian Mensah	27/34, 389 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Anderson Castle	3 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Cooper Barkate	5 receptions, 117 yards

vs No. 11 Illinois

See also: 2025 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Pregame line	Over/under

No. 11 Illinois Fighting Illini (1–0) vs Duke Blue Devils (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
No. 11 Fighting Illini			0
Blue Devils			0

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Dusty Dvoracek (analyst), and Taylor McGregor (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ILL	DUKE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Illinois	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Duke	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Tulane

See also: 2025 Tulane Green Wave football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Duke Blue Devils (0–0) at Tulane Green Wave (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Blue Devils			0
Green Wave			0

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 8:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
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• TV announcers (ESPN2):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DUKE	TUL
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs NC State

See also: 2025 NC State Wolfpack football team and Tobacco Road (rivalry) § Football

Pregame line	Over/under

NC State Wolfpack (0–0) vs Duke Blue Devils (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Wolfpack			0
Blue Devils			0

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

• Date: September 20
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NCST	DUKE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
NC State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Duke	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Syracuse

See also: 2025 Syracuse Orange football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Duke Blue Devils (0–0) at Syracuse Orange (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Blue Devils			0
Orange			0

at JMA Wireless Dome • Syracuse, New York

• Date: September 27
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DUKE	SYR
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Syracuse	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at California

See also: 2025 California Golden Bears football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Duke Blue Devils (0–0) at California Golden Bears (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Blue Devils			0
Golden Bears			0

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, California

• Date: October 4
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DUKE	CAL
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
California	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Georgia Tech

See also: 2025 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0–0) vs Duke Blue Devils (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Yellow Jackets			0
Blue Devils			0

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

• Date: October 18
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	GT	DUKE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Georgia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Duke	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Clemson

See also: 2025 Clemson Tigers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Duke Blue Devils (0–0) at Clemson Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Blue Devils			0
Tigers			0

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina

• Date: November 1
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First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DUKE	CLEM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Clemson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UConn

See also: 2025 UConn Huskies football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Duke Blue Devils (0–0) at UConn Huskies (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Blue Devils			0
Huskies			0

at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
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• TV announcers (CBSSN):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DUKE	UCONN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UConn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Virginia

See also: 2025 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) vs Duke Blue Devils (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Cavaliers			0
Blue Devils			0

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

• Date: November 15
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UVA	DUKE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Duke	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at North Carolina

See also: 2025 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina), and Tobacco Road (rivalry) § Football

Pregame line	Over/under

Duke Blue Devils (0–0) at North Carolina Tar Heels (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Blue Devils			0
Tar Heels			0

at Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina

• Date: November 22
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First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	DUKE	UNC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duke	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Wake Forest

See also: 2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team, Duke–Wake Forest football rivalry, and Tobacco Road (rivalry) § Football

Pregame line	Over/under

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0–0) vs Duke Blue Devils (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Demon Deacons			0
Blue Devils			0

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

• Date: November 29
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Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	WAKE	DUKE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wake Forest	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Duke	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "Duke Football Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
2. ESPN Staff (December 11, 2024). "QB Mensah, top player in portal, chooses Duke". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
3. "Illinois adds Duke to 2025, 2026 football schedules". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
4. "2025 Duke Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
5. "Elon Phoenix vs Duke Blue Devils". Odds Shark. August 28, 2025. Retrieved August 29, 2025.