Duke vs. Florida State

Duke and Florida State have 23 meetings on file, the first in 1992; officially, Florida State leads 20–⁠1; as played, 22–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Florida State 9–⁠1. The NCAA vacated Florida State’s two wins (2006 and 2007); they don’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Scheduled 2027 at Florida State; 2030 at Duke. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Official series
Florida State leads 20–⁠1
Duke wins on file
1
Florida State wins on file
22
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1992
Longest streak
22 Florida State
Current streak
1 Duke
Last 10 meetings
Florida State 9–⁠1
Most recent
2024

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1990s0–⁠8
2000s0–⁠8
2010s0–⁠4
2020s1–⁠2
Both ranked
3 meetings: Duke 0, Florida State 3
Average margin
31 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Duke
1–⁠8 Duke’s record at home
At Florida State
11–⁠0 Florida State’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠3 Duke first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Duke’s biggest win2024: Duke 23, Florida State 16by 7 points
  2. Florida State’s biggest win2003: Florida State 56, Duke 7by 49 points
  3. Ranked showdown2023: Florida State 38, Duke 20No. 16 Duke at No. 4 Florida State
  4. Ranked showdown2013: Florida State 45, Duke 7No. 20 Duke at No. 1 Florida State
  5. Ranked showdown1994: Florida State 59, Duke 20No. 16 Duke at No. 9 Florida State

Coach against coach

YearsDukeSeriesFlorida State
1994–⁠1998Fred Goldsmith0–⁠5Bobby Bowden
1999–⁠2003Carl Franks0–⁠5Bobby Bowden
2004–⁠2007Ted Roof0–⁠4Bobby Bowden
2011–⁠2017David Cutcliffe0–⁠4Jimbo Fisher

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Duke’s side (Goldsmith 0–⁠5 against Bowden). 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 State, 1992 on1300150017001995200020052010201520202025

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

Named most valuable

Jameis Winston Florida State2013

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Oct 18, 2024Duke 23, Florida State 16at Duke
Oct 21, 20234Florida State 38, 16Duke 20at Florida State
Dec 12, 2020Florida State 56, Duke 35at Florida State
Oct 14, 2017Florida State 17, Duke 10at Duke
Dec 7, 20131Florida State 45, 20Duke 7Neutral siteACC Championship Game
Oct 27, 201211Florida State 48, Duke 7at Florida State
Oct 15, 2011Florida State 41, Duke 16at Duke
Oct 27, 2007Florida State 25, Duke 6vacatedat Florida State
Oct 14, 2006Florida State 51, Duke 24vacatedat Duke
Oct 22, 200511Florida State 55, Duke 24at Duke
Nov 6, 200413Florida State 29, Duke 7at Florida State
Sep 27, 20036Florida State 56, Duke 7at Duke
Sep 21, 20025Florida State 48, Duke 17at Florida State
Sep 1, 20016Florida State 55, Duke 13at Duke
Oct 14, 20007Florida State 63, Duke 14at Florida State
Oct 2, 19991Florida State 51, Duke 23Neutral site
Sep 19, 199811Florida State 62, Duke 13at Florida State
Oct 11, 19974Florida State 51, Duke 27at Duke
Sep 7, 19963Florida State 44, Duke 7at Florida State
Sep 2, 19951Florida State 70, Duke 26Neutral site
Oct 29, 19949Florida State 59, 16Duke 20at Florida State
Sep 4, 19931Florida State 45, Duke 7at Duke
Sep 5, 19924Florida State 48, Duke 21at Florida State

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.