CFB Schedule college football
Wk 7 · 2026

North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils — Sat, Oct 17

Sat, Oct 17 · Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham
North Carolina Tar Heels
ACC · no games yet
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DUKE -4.5 · total 54.5 DraftKings
Duke Blue Devils
ACC · no games yet

What is at stake

A ACC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

Efficiency · 2025 ratings

-7.7#110
Efficiency margin
+3.3#47
19.3
Offense (pts/100)
31.9
27.0
Defense (pts/100)
28.6
58.1
Pace (plays/g)
67.4
4.84
Yards / play
5.94
5.09
Yards / play allowed
6.24
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.

Team stats · 2025 per game

19.2
Points / game
34.0
24.5
Points allowed
28.7
289
Yards / game
415
337
Yards allowed
409
211
Pass yds allowed
269
126
Rush yds allowed
140
1.25
Turnovers / game
1.00
From completed 2025 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

North Carolina form

L 19-42at NCSUL 25-32vs DUKEL 12-28at WAKEW 20-15vs STANW 27-10at SYR
2025 season

Duke form

W 27-20at UVAW 49-32vs WAKEW 32-25at UNCL 17-34vs UVAL 34-37at CONN
2025 season

North Carolina this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Duke this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.

Common opponents · 4

OpponentNorth CarolinaDuke
Clemson
ACC
at Wk 3 · scheduled previewvs Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Miami
ACC
vs Wk 9 · scheduled previewat Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Virginia
ACC
at Wk 12 · scheduled previewat Wk 8 · scheduled preview
NC State
ACC
vs Wk 13 · scheduled previewat Wk 10 · scheduled preview
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Series history · 2006–2026

North Carolina leads the series 13–7 · Duke has won the last 2
20 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 7.5 points toward North Carolina
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-11-22Duke 32 — 25 North Carolinaat UNCDuke
20242024-09-28North Carolina 20 — 21 Dukeat DUKEDuke
20232023-11-11Duke 45 — 47 North Carolinaat UNCNorth Carolina
20222022-10-15North Carolina 38 — 35 Dukeat DUKENorth Carolina
20212021-10-02Duke 7 — 38 North Carolinaat UNCNorth Carolina
20202020-11-07North Carolina 56 — 24 Dukeat DUKENorth Carolina
20192019-10-26Duke 17 — 20 North Carolinaat UNCNorth Carolina
20182018-11-10North Carolina 35 — 42 Dukeat DUKEDuke
20172017-09-23Duke 27 — 17 North Carolinaat UNCDuke
20162016-11-10North Carolina 27 — 28 Dukeat DUKEDuke
20152015-11-07Duke 31 — 66 North Carolinaat UNCNorth Carolina
20142014-11-20North Carolina 45 — 20 Dukeat DUKENorth Carolina
20132013-11-30Duke 27 — 25 North Carolinaat UNCDuke
20122012-10-20North Carolina 30 — 33 Dukeat DUKEDuke
20112011-11-26Duke 21 — 37 North Carolinaat UNCNorth Carolina
20102010-11-27North Carolina 24 — 19 Dukeat DUKENorth Carolina
20092009-11-07Duke 6 — 19 North Carolinaat UNCNorth Carolina
20082008-11-29North Carolina 28 — 20 Dukeat DUKENorth Carolina
20072007-11-24Duke 14 — 20 North Carolinaat UNCNorth Carolina
20062006-11-25North Carolina 45 — 44 Dukeat DUKENorth Carolina

North Carolina leaders 2025 season

PassingGio Lopez QB #3170/261, 1747 YDS, 10 TD, 5 INT
Max Johnson QB #754/87, 432 YDS, 2 TD
RushingDemon June RB #084 CAR, 464 YDS, 2 TD
Benjamin Hall RB #771 CAR, 274 YDS, 2 TD
Davion Gause RB #761 CAR, 259 YDS, 3 TD
ReceivingJordan Shipp WR #160 REC, 671 YDS, 6 TD
Kobe Paysour WR #835 REC, 438 YDS, 1 TD
Demon June RB #017 REC, 159 YDS, 1 TD
Javarius Green WR #413 REC, 150 YDS
Defense
TacklesKhmori House DB #678
Andrew Simpson LB #261
Will Hardy DB #3153
SacksMelkart Abou Jaoude DL #910.5
Tyler Thompson DL #37
Andrew Simpson LB #25
InterceptionsAndrew Simpson LB #21
Kaleb Cost DB #21
Jaiden Patterson DB #181
full roster and per-player history

Duke leaders 2025 season

PassingDarian Mensah QB #10305/449, 3646 YDS, 30 TD, 5 INT
Henry Belin IV QB #22/5, 22 YDS
RushingNate Sheppard RB #20178 CAR, 962 YDS, 10 TD
Anderson Castle RB #4110 CAR, 470 YDS, 11 TD
Jaquez Moore RB #939 CAR, 192 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingCooper Barkate WR #1868 REC, 1069 YDS, 6 TD
Que'Sean Brown WR #354 REC, 668 YDS, 3 TD
Sahmir Hagans WR #237 REC, 463 YDS, 6 TD
Jeremiah Hasley TE #8534 REC, 404 YDS, 5 TD
Defense
TacklesCaleb Weaver S #382
Luke Mergott LB #3480
DaShawn Stone S #877
SacksVincent Anthony Jr. DE #77.5
Josiah Green DT #43.5
Aaron Hall DT #992.5
InterceptionsChandler Rivers CB #02
Moussa Kane CB #222
Tre Freeman LB #122
full roster and per-player history
These are season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.