Game notes: Duke at Wake Forest
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The matchup
- Duke (4–2, 1–2 in conference) at Wake Forest (6–1, 4–1 in conference), Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, Allegacy Federal Credit Union 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 106th meeting; Duke leads the series 60–40–2 in the games on file. Officially, Duke leads 62–41–2; as played, 60–40–2.results, WikipediaEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 29, 2025: Duke 49, Wake Forest 32.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- The first meeting on file is from 1921: Duke 17, Wake Forest 0 (the rivalry’s article dates the series to 1889).results, WikipediaThe earliest meeting on file.
- Wake Forest is 18–28–2 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 49–32 (at Duke); 2024: Duke 23–17 (at Wake Forest); 2023: Duke 24–21 (at Duke); 2022: Duke 34–31 (at Duke); 2021: Wake Forest 45–7 (at Wake Forest).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 2–0 against Wake Forest.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 2020, Duke lost to Georgia Tech 56–33.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.
Wake Forest
- Wake Forest is 6–1 (4–1 in conference games), 1–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 38–16 vs. Akron; W 38–36 at Purdue; L 20–33 vs. No. 5 Miami; W 30–27 at No. 16 Louisville; W 57–3 vs. Stanford; W 38–14 at NC State; W 41–7 at California.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Wake Forest has won four straight, since losing 33–20 to Miami (Sept. 18, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Wake Forest is No. 22 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jake Dickert is 15–5 in his second season at Wake Forest and 38–25 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jake Dickert is 0–1 against Duke.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Giovanni Lopez (QB): 1,947 passing yards, 17 TD, No. 5 in FBS in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Carlos Hernandez (WR): 49 catches, 720 yards, 4 TD, No. 6 in FBS in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Vincent Firenze (LB): 49 tackles, 1 sack, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2015, Wake Forest lost to Duke 27–21.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
- Jake Dickert is 0–1 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).
- 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).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
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