Duke vs. Florida

Duke and Florida first met in 1962 and have played 5 times; Florida leads the series 3–⁠2. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Florida 3–⁠2, and Florida has won the last 2.

Duke wins
2
Florida wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
1962
Longest streak
2 Florida
Current streak
2 Florida
Last 10 meetings
Florida 3–⁠2
Most recent
1975

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s1–⁠0
1970s1–⁠3
Average margin
8 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Florida
3–⁠2 Florida’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Duke’s biggest win1962: Duke 28, Florida 21by 7 points
  2. Florida’s biggest win1974: Florida 30, Duke 13by 17 points
  3. Upset1971: Duke 12, Florida 6Duke had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsDukeSeriesFlorida
1971–⁠1975Mike McGee1–⁠2Doug Dickey

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Duke’s side (McGee 1–⁠2 against Dickey). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Duke and Florida, 1962 on1300150017001900197019801990200020102020

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.

Every game

Oct 25, 197512Florida 24, Duke 16at Florida
Oct 26, 197412Florida 30, Duke 13at Florida
Sep 11, 1971Duke 12, Florida 6at Florida
Sep 12, 197015Florida 21, Duke 19at Florida
Oct 6, 1962Duke 28, Florida 21at Florida

Every game is listed as played on the field.