California vs. Duke
California and Duke have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1962; Duke leads the series 2–0–1 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s Duke 2–0. Share
2029 at California; 2030 at Duke. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- California wins
- 0
- Duke wins
- 2
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1962
- Longest streak
- 1 Duke
- Current streak
- 1 Duke
- Last 10 meetings
- Duke 2–0
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 12.7 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At California
- 0–1–1 California’s record at home
- At Duke
- 1–0 Duke’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Elliott Schaper Duke | 12 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for loss, 1 INT | 2025 Defense |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
On television
| 2025 | ESPN | 1.0 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Oct 4, 2025 | Duke 45, California 21 | at California | ||
| Oct 12, 1963 | California 22, Duke 22 | at California | ||
| Oct 13, 1962 | Duke 21, California 7 | at Duke |
Every game is listed as played on the field.