Duke vs. Elon

Duke and Elon have 8 meetings on file, the first in 1923; Duke leads the series 8–⁠0 in the games on file. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Duke 8–⁠0, and Duke has won the last 8.

Duke wins
8
Elon wins
0
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1923
Longest streak
8 Duke
Current streak
8 Duke
Last 10 meetings
Duke 8–⁠0
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s4–⁠0
2010s2–⁠0
2020s2–⁠0
Average margin
29.4 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Duke
7–⁠0 Duke’s record at home
At Elon
0–⁠1 Elon’s record at home
Shutouts
4

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Duke’s biggest win1924: Duke 54, Elon 0by 54 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Duke and Elon, 1923 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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

Darian Mensah Duke27 of 34, 389 yards, 3 TD2025 Passing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Aug 28, 2025Duke 45, Elon 17at Duke
Aug 30, 2024Duke 26, Elon 3at Duke
Aug 30, 2014Duke 52, Elon 13at Duke
Sep 4, 2010Duke 41, Elon 27at Duke
Oct 9, 1926Duke 32, Elon 0at Duke
Nov 14, 1925Duke 6, Elon 0at Elon
Nov 8, 1924Duke 54, Elon 0at Duke
Nov 3, 1923Duke 39, Elon 0at Duke

Every game is listed as played on the field.