Duke vs. Miami

Duke and Miami have 21 meetings on file, the first in 1976; Miami leads the series 16–⁠5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Miami 7–⁠3.

Scheduled 2027 at Duke; 2028 at Miami. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Duke wins
5
Miami wins
16
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1976
Longest streak
9 Miami
Current streak
1 Miami
Last 10 meetings
Miami 7–⁠3
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
1970s1–⁠0
1980s0–⁠1
2000s0–⁠5
2010s3–⁠7
2020s1–⁠3
Average margin
20.5 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Duke
2–⁠9 Duke’s record at home
At Miami
7–⁠3 Miami’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Duke’s biggest win2022: Duke 45, Miami 21by 24 points
  2. Miami’s biggest win2020: Miami 48, Duke 0by 48 points
  3. Upset2015: Miami 30, Duke 27Miami had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2022: Duke 45, Miami 21Duke had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2018: Duke 20, Miami 12Duke had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsDukeSeriesMiami
2008–⁠2010David Cutcliffe0–⁠3Randy Shannon
2011–⁠2014David Cutcliffe1–⁠3Al Golden
2016–⁠2018David Cutcliffe1–⁠2Mark Richt
2019–⁠2021David Cutcliffe1–⁠2Manny Diaz

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Duke’s side (Cutcliffe 0–⁠3 against Shannon). 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 Miami, 1976 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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

Sean Renfree Duke36 of 59, 432 yards, 4 TD2012 Passing
Tyler Van Dyke Miami34 of 49, 381 yards, 3 TD2021 Passing
Brandon Johnson Duke9 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for loss, 1 INT, 1 TD2022 Defense
Jamison Crowder Duke8 catches, 203 yards, 2 TD2012 Receiving
Chris Rumph II Duke8 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 3.5 for loss2019 Defense

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

Every game

Nov 14, 2026Duke at Miami upcomingat Miami
Nov 2, 20245Miami 53, Duke 31at Miami
Oct 22, 2022Duke 45, Miami 21at Miami
Nov 27, 2021Miami 47, Duke 10at Duke
Dec 5, 20209Miami 48, Duke 0at Duke
Nov 30, 2019Duke 27, Miami 17at Duke
Nov 3, 2018Duke 20, Miami 12at Miami
Sep 29, 201714Miami 31, Duke 6at Duke
Nov 26, 2016Miami 40, Duke 21at Miami
Oct 31, 2015Miami 30, 22Duke 27at Duke
Sep 27, 2014Miami 22, Duke 10at Miami
Nov 16, 2013Duke 48, 24Miami 30at Duke
Nov 24, 2012Miami 52, Duke 45at Duke
Nov 5, 2011Miami 49, Duke 14at Miami
Oct 16, 2010Miami 28, Duke 13at Duke
Nov 21, 200921Miami 34, Duke 16at Miami
Oct 18, 2008Miami 49, Duke 31at Duke
Sep 29, 2007Miami 24, Duke 14at Miami
Oct 21, 2006Miami 20, Duke 15at Duke
Oct 8, 20059Miami 52, Duke 7at Miami
Oct 1, 198315Miami 56, Duke 17at Duke
Oct 9, 1976Duke 20, Miami 7at Miami

Every game is listed as played on the field.