Wake Forest at Duke

Saturday, October 18, 2003

Wake Forest beat Duke 42–⁠13. It was their 84th meeting; after it, Duke led the series 51–⁠28–⁠2 in the games on file.

AwayWake Forest5–⁠7 in 2003
42
HomeDuke4–⁠8 in 2003
13

Final at Wallace Wade Stadium, DurhamHigh 70°F, low 40°FAttendance 17,314

At kickoff
61°F, clear, wind 10 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Horace Williams (KIGX), 13 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Wake Forest14280042
Duke007613

Efficiency

Wake ForestDuke
−0.26First-down EPA−0.55
0.00Second-down EPA−0.10
0.31Third-down EPA0.73

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Wake Forest 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Duke leads 62–⁠41–⁠2; as played, 60–⁠40–⁠2 in the 102 games on file; the official count covers all 105 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Duke 49, Wake Forest 32
2024Duke 23, Wake Forest 17
2023Duke 24, Wake Forest 21
2022Duke 34, Wake Forest 31
2021Wake Forest 45, Duke 7
2019Wake Forest 39, Duke 27

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