Game notes: Clemson at Duke
Friday, November 20, 7:30 p.m. ET, Wallace Wade Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Clemson (4–2, 2–1 in conference) at Duke (4–2, 1–2 in conference), Friday, November 20, 7:30 p.m. ET, Wallace Wade 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 57th meeting; Clemson leads the series 37–18–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 1, 2025: Duke 46, Clemson 45.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1934: Duke 20, Clemson 6.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Duke is 13–15 at home against Clemson.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Duke 46–45 (at Clemson); 2023: Duke 28–7 (at Duke); 2018: Clemson 35–6 (at Clemson); 2012: Clemson 56–20 (at Duke); 2008: Clemson 31–7 (at Clemson).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Clemson
- Clemson is 4–2 (2–1 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 10–51 at No. 11 LSU; W 22–7 vs. Georgia Southern; W 28–20 vs. North Carolina; W 24–10 at California; L 13–41 vs. No. 4 Miami; W 37–0 vs. Charleston Southern.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Clemson is No. 42 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Dabo Swinney is 191–55 in his 19th season at Clemson.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Dabo Swinney is 3–2 against Duke.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Tait Reynolds (QB): 945 passing yards, 1 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Gideon Davidson (RB): 430 rushing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Corey Myrick (S): 43 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nolan Hauser needs 2 field goals to pass Jad Dean (51, 2003–06) for eighth on Clemson’s career field goals list. He has 50 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 2021, Clemson beat No. 13 Wake Forest 48–27.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.
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 1–1 against Clemson.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 1948, Duke lost to No. 5 North Carolina 20–0.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
- Manny Diaz is 1–1 against Dabo Swinney’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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