Game notes: Duke at NC State
Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, Carter-Finley Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Duke (4–2, 1–2 in conference) at NC State (3–3, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, Carter-Finley Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 87th meeting; Duke leads the series 44–37–5.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 20, 2025: Duke 45, NC State 33.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1924: NC State 14, Duke 0.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- NC State is 21–18–4 at home against Duke.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Duke 45–33 (at Duke); 2024: Duke 29–19 (at NC State); 2023: Duke 24–3 (at Duke); 2020: NC State 31–20 (at NC State); 2013: Duke 38–20 (at Duke).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Duke
- Duke is 4–2 (1–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 17–3 vs. Tulane; W 31–27 at Illinois; W 35–7 vs. Stanford; W 62–7 vs. William & Mary; L 25–28 at Georgia Tech; L 20–24 vs. North Carolina.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Duke has lost two straight, since beating William & Mary 62–7 (Sept. 26, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Duke is No. 29 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Manny Diaz is 22–11 in his third season at Duke and 43–26 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Manny Diaz is 4–0 against NC State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Nate Sheppard (RB): 820 rushing yards, 8 TD, No. 6 in FBS in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Walker Eget (QB): 1,229 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Andrew Pellicciotta (S): 33 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nate Sheppard needs 38 yards to pass Julius Grantham (1,989, 1982–86) for 10th on Duke’s career rushing yards list. He has 1,952 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2015, Duke lost to No. 21 North Carolina 66–31.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
NC State
- NC State is 3–3 (1–2 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 8–34 at Virginia; W 73–0 vs. Richmond; L 31–35 at Vanderbilt; W 41–31 vs. App State; W 31–28 vs. Louisville; L 14–38 vs. Wake Forest.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- NC State is No. 66 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Dave Doeren is 98–73 in his 14th season at NC State and 121–77 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Dave Doeren is 1–4 against Duke.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- C.J. Bailey (QB): 1,507 passing yards, 9 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Keenan Jackson (WR): 27 catches, 400 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Raul Aguirre Jr. (LB): 55 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kanoah Vinesett is tied with Adam Kiker (30, 2000–03) for 10th on NC State’s career field goals list, at 30 so far; one more field goal breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1981, NC State lost to No. 6 Penn State 22–15.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Dave Doeren is 0–4 against Manny Diaz’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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