2025 Duke Blue Devils football team

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2025 Duke Blue Devils football
Duke Athletics logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jonathan Brewer (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJonathan Patke (2nd season)
Home stadium Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Boston College  0 0   0 0  
California  0 0   0 0  
Clemson  0 0   0 0  
Duke  0 0   0 0  
Florida State  0 0   0 0  
Georgia Tech  0 0   0 0  
Louisville  0 0   0 0  
Miami (FL)  0 0   0 0  
North Carolina  0 0   0 0  
NC State  0 0   0 0  
Pittsburgh  0 0   0 0  
SMU  0 0   0 0  
Stanford  0 0   0 0  
Syracuse  0 0   0 0  
Virginia  0 0   0 0  
Virginia Tech  0 0   0 0  
Wake Forest  0 0   0 0  
Championship: December 6, 2025
As of January 24, 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.

Contents

Transfers

Outgoing

NamePos.HeightWeightHometownNew School
Maalik Murphy QB6'5"232 lbs Inglewood, CA Oregon State
Grayson LoftisQB6'2"205 lbs Gaffney, SC Charlotte
Carter WyattLB6'1"233 lbs Wilmington, NC TBA
Casey DonahueLS6'4"210 lbs Durham, NC TBA
Montreze SmithLB5'11"195 lbs Carrollton, GA Western Kentucky
Star ThomasRB6'0''210 lbs Homer, LA Tennessee
Rent MontieQB6'3''210 lbs Palm Harbor, FL TBA

Incoming

NamePos.HeightWeightHometownPrevious School
Darian Mensah QB6'3"215 lbs New Orleans, LA Tulane
Anderson CastleRB6'0''220 lbs Boone, NC Appalachian State
Jaiden FrancoisCB5'10''195 lbs Homestead, FL Utah State
Cooper BarkateWR6'1"195 lbs Santa Ana, CA Harvard
Andrel AnthonyWR6'2"185 lbs East Lansing, MI Oklahoma
Josiah GreenDL6'1"280 lbs Indianapolis, IN Dartmouth
Caleb WeaverS5'9"170 lbs Charlotte, NC Sam Houston State

[1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 30 Elon *
September 6 Illinois *
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
September 13at Tulane *
September 20 NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
November 8at UConn *
TBA Georgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
TBA Virginia
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
TBA Wake Forest
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
TBAat California
TBAat Clemson
TBAat North Carolina
TBAat Syracuse
  • *Non-conference game

[3] [4]

Game summaries

vs Elon

Pregame lineOver/under
Elon Phoenix (0–0) vs Duke Blue Devils (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Phoenix0
Blue Devils0

at Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, North Carolina

  • Date: August 30
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsELONDUKE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ElonPassing
Rushing
Receiving
DukePassing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Illinois

Pregame lineOver/under
Illinois Fighting Illini (0–0) vs Duke Blue Devils (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Fighting Illini0
Blue Devils0

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina

  • Date: September 6
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsILLDUKE
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
IllinoisPassing
Rushing
Receiving
DukePassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Tulane

Pregame lineOver/under
Duke Blue Devils (0–0) at Tulane Green Wave (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Blue Devils0
Green Wave0

at Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: September 13
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsDUKETUL
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
DukePassing
Rushing
Receiving
TulanePassing
Rushing
Receiving

at UConn

Pregame lineOver/under
Duke Blue Devils (0–0) at UConn Huskies (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Blue Devils0
Huskies0

at Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: November 8
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsDUKEUCONN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
DukePassing
Rushing
Receiving
UConnPassing
Rushing
Receiving

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