Duke football is looking to build off of year one under head coach Manny Diaz that saw the program finish the season with a 9-4 record and a 5-3 record in the ACC. The season was capped off with a bid to the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, where the Blue Devils fell 52-20 to #14 Ole Miss.
Duke's schedule has gotten released bit by bit over the last several days, but the ACC has now released each team's full schedule for the 2025-26 college football season.
Full list of Duke opponents and dates in 2025-26:
vs. Elon - August 30th
vs. Illinois - September 6th
at Tulane - September 13th
vs. North Carolina State - September 20th
at Syracuse - September 27th
at California - October 4th
OPEN - October 11th
vs. Georgia Tech - October 18th
OPEN - October 25th
at Clemson - November 1st
at UConn - November 8th
vs. Virginia - November 15th
at North Carolina - November 22nd
vs. Wake Forest - November 29th
Duke will have several tests in an ACC that the Blue Devils are expected to make some noise in as a sleeper team in the league next season. On3's 'way too early' top 25 rankings featured three opponents for Duke: #7 Illinois, #10 Clemson, and #24 Georgia Tech.
The Blue Devils' full schedule is officially revealed as Diaz looks to build on his first season at the helm in Durham.