CFB Schedule college football
Wk 1 · 2026

Tulane Green Wave at Duke Blue Devils — Sat, Sep 5

Sat, Sep 5 · Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham · ACC Network
American · no games yet
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3:30pET
DUKE -9.5 · total 51.5 DraftKings
ACC · no games yet

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

Efficiency · 2025 ratings

+4.3#40
Efficiency margin
+3.3#47
27.1
Offense (pts/100)
31.9
22.9
Defense (pts/100)
28.6
64.3
Pace (plays/g)
67.4
6.14
Yards / play
5.94
5.49
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

29.1
Points / game
34.0
22.6
Points allowed
28.7
411
Yards / game
415
376
Yards allowed
409
255
Pass yds allowed
269
120
Rush yds allowed
140
1.08
Turnovers / game
1.00
From completed 2025 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Tulane form

W 34-21vs UNTW 27-0vs CLTW 37-13at TEMW 35-24vs FAUW 38-32at MEM
2025 season

Duke form

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

Tulane 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 · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026

Duke leads the series 3–1 · Tulane won the last one
4 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 19.5 points toward Duke
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20252025-09-13Duke 2734 Tulaneat TULNTulane
20152015-09-03Duke 377 Tulaneat TULNDuke
20142014-09-20Tulane 1347 Dukeat DUKEDuke
20112011-09-24Tulane 2748 Dukeat DUKEDuke

Tulane leaders 2025 season

PassingJake Retzlaff QB #12222/356, 2862 YDS, 14 TD, 6 INT
Brendan Sullivan QB #619/29, 222 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingJake Retzlaff QB #12118 CAR, 610 YDS, 16 TD
Javin Gordon RB #6122 CAR, 505 YDS, 5 TD
Jamauri McClure RB #2568 CAR, 456 YDS, 2 TD
ReceivingShazz Preston WR #738 REC, 598 YDS, 4 TD
Anthony Brown-Stephens WR #535 REC, 466 YDS, 2 TD
Omari Hayes WR #935 REC, 463 YDS, 1 TD
Bryce Bohanon WR #8331 REC, 417 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesJack Tchienchou S #177
Chris Rodgers LB #475
Bailey Despanie S #3255
SacksHarvey Dyson III LB #57
Jordan Norman DL #336
Santana Hopper DL #974.5
InterceptionsJoker Johnson DB #204
Javion White DB #03
Jack Tchienchou S #12

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
Player production is per game from the 2025 season, for players on the current roster.