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Duke vs. NC State

Duke and NC State have 86 meetings on file, the first in 1924; Duke leads the series 44–⁠37–⁠5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and Duke has won the last 3.

Scheduled 2027 at Duke; 2028 at NC State; 2029 at Duke; 2030 at NC State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Duke wins
44
NC State wins
37
Ties
5
Earliest on file
1924
Longest streak
12 Duke
Current streak
3 Duke
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s2–⁠4
1930s8–⁠2
1940s7–⁠1–⁠1
1950s9–⁠0–⁠1
1960s4–⁠5–⁠1
1970s3–⁠6–⁠1
1980s5–⁠4–⁠1
1990s1–⁠9
2000s1–⁠5
2010s1–⁠0
2020s3–⁠1
Both ranked
1 meeting: Duke 0, NC State 0
Average margin
14.2 points; 32 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Duke
26–⁠16–⁠1 Duke’s record at home
At NC State
21–⁠18–⁠4 NC State’s record at home
Shutouts
21

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Duke’s biggest win1943: Duke 75, NC State 0by 75 points
  2. NC State’s biggest win1997: NC State 45, Duke 14by 31 points
  3. Upset1931: NC State 14, Duke 0NC State had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1993: Duke 21, NC State 20Duke had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset2009: Duke 49, NC State 28Duke had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown1957: Duke 14, NC State 14 (tie)No. 4 Duke at No. 11 NC State

Coach against coach

YearsDukeSeriesNC State
1926–⁠1929Jimmy DeHart2–⁠2Gus Tebell
1931–⁠1933Wallace Wade1–⁠2Clipper Smith
1934–⁠1936Wallace Wade3–⁠0Hunk Anderson
1937–⁠1941Wallace Wade5–⁠0Doc Newton
1946–⁠1950Wallace Wade3–⁠1–⁠1Beattie Feathers
1954–⁠1965Bill Murray9–⁠2–⁠1Earle Edwards
1966–⁠1970Tom Harp1–⁠3–⁠1Earle Edwards
1972–⁠1975Mike McGee0–⁠3–⁠1Lou Holtz
1976–⁠1978Mike McGee1–⁠2Bo Rein
1980–⁠1982Red Wilson1–⁠2Monte Kiffin
1983–⁠1985Steve Sloan3–⁠0Tom Reed
1987–⁠1989Steve Spurrier1–⁠1–⁠1Dick Sheridan
1990–⁠1992Barry Wilson0–⁠3Dick Sheridan
1994–⁠1998Fred Goldsmith0–⁠5Mike O’Cain
2000–⁠2002Carl Franks0–⁠3Chuck Amato

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Duke’s side (DeHart 2–⁠2 against Tebell). 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 NC State, 1924 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

Thaddeus Lewis Duke40 of 50, 459 yards, 5 TD2009 Passing
Payton Wilson NC State19 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 0.5 for loss, 1 INT2020 Defense
Terrell Anderson NC State6 catches, 166 yards, 2 TD2025 Receiving

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

On television

2025ESPN20.7 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Nov 7, 2026Duke at NC State upcomingat NC State
Sep 20, 2025Duke 45, NC State 33at Duke
Nov 9, 2024Duke 29, NC State 19at NC State
Oct 14, 202317Duke 24, NC State 3at Duke
Oct 17, 2020NC State 31, Duke 20at NC State
Nov 9, 2013Duke 38, NC State 20at Duke
Oct 10, 2009Duke 49, NC State 28at NC State
Nov 8, 2008NC State 27, Duke 17at Duke
Oct 25, 2003NC State 28, Duke 21at Duke
Oct 19, 200213NC State 24, Duke 22at NC State
Nov 3, 2001NC State 55, Duke 31at Duke
Nov 11, 2000NC State 35, Duke 31at NC State
Oct 23, 1999NC State 31, Duke 24at Duke
Oct 17, 1998NC State 27, Duke 24at NC State
Sep 6, 1997NC State 45, Duke 14at Duke
Nov 9, 1996NC State 44, Duke 22at NC State
Oct 21, 1995NC State 41, Duke 38at Duke
Nov 12, 1994NC State 24, 18Duke 23at NC State
Nov 6, 1993Duke 21, 22NC State 20at Duke
Nov 14, 199214NC State 45, Duke 27at NC State
Nov 16, 199124NC State 32, Duke 31at Duke
Nov 10, 1990NC State 16, Duke 0at NC State
Nov 11, 1989Duke 35, 22NC State 26at Duke
Nov 12, 1988NC State 43, Duke 43at NC State
Nov 14, 1987NC State 47, Duke 45at Duke
Nov 15, 1986NC State 29, Duke 15at NC State
Nov 16, 1985Duke 31, NC State 19at Duke
Nov 17, 1984Duke 16, NC State 13at NC State
Nov 10, 1983Duke 27, NC State 26at Duke
Nov 13, 1982NC State 21, Duke 16at NC State
Nov 14, 1981Duke 17, NC State 7at Duke
Nov 15, 1980NC State 38, Duke 21at NC State
Nov 17, 1979NC State 28, Duke 7at Duke
Nov 18, 1978NC State 24, Duke 10at NC State
Nov 12, 1977NC State 37, Duke 32at Duke
Nov 13, 1976Duke 28, NC State 14at NC State
Nov 15, 1975Duke 21, NC State 21at Duke
Sep 14, 197416NC State 35, Duke 21at NC State
Nov 17, 197320NC State 21, Duke 3at Duke
Oct 7, 1972NC State 17, Duke 0at NC State
Oct 16, 1971Duke 41, NC State 13at Duke
Oct 17, 1970Duke 22, NC State 6at NC State
Oct 25, 1969NC State 25, Duke 25at NC State
Nov 9, 1968NC State 17, Duke 15at Duke
Oct 28, 19675NC State 28, Duke 7at NC State
Oct 22, 1966NC State 33, Duke 7at Duke
Nov 6, 1965NC State 21, Duke 0at NC State
Oct 17, 1964Duke 35, NC State 3at Duke
Oct 26, 1963NC State 21, Duke 7at NC State
Oct 27, 1962Duke 21, NC State 14at Duke
Oct 28, 1961Duke 17, NC State 6at NC State
Oct 15, 1960Duke 17, NC State 13at Duke
Oct 24, 1959Duke 17, NC State 15at NC State
Oct 25, 1958Duke 20, NC State 13at Duke
Oct 26, 195711NC State 14, 4Duke 14at NC State
Oct 27, 1956Duke 42, NC State 0at Duke
Sep 24, 1955Duke 33, NC State 7at NC State
Oct 23, 195419Duke 21, NC State 7at NC State
Oct 24, 195316Duke 31, NC State 0at Duke
Oct 18, 19525Duke 57, NC State 0at NC State
Oct 13, 1951Duke 27, NC State 21at Duke
Oct 14, 1950Duke 7, NC State 0at NC State
Oct 15, 1949Duke 14, NC State 13at Duke
Sep 25, 1948NC State 0, Duke 0at NC State
Sep 27, 1947Duke 7, NC State 0at Duke
Sep 28, 1946NC State 13, Duke 6at NC State
Nov 10, 194516Duke 26, NC State 13at Duke
Nov 6, 19439Duke 75, NC State 0at NC State
Nov 21, 1942Duke 47, NC State 0at Duke
Nov 22, 19413Duke 55, NC State 6at NC State
Nov 23, 1940Duke 42, NC State 6at Duke
Nov 25, 19398Duke 28, NC State 0at NC State
Nov 19, 19384Duke 7, NC State 0at Duke
Nov 20, 1937Duke 20, NC State 7at NC State
Nov 26, 193611Duke 13, NC State 0at Duke
Nov 23, 1935Duke 7, NC State 0at NC State
Dec 1, 1934Duke 32, NC State 0at Duke
Nov 25, 1933Duke 7, NC State 0at Duke
Nov 12, 1932NC State 6, Duke 0at NC State
Nov 14, 1931NC State 14, Duke 0at Duke
Nov 15, 1930Duke 18, NC State 0at NC State
Nov 16, 1929Duke 19, NC State 12at Duke
Nov 17, 1928Duke 14, NC State 12at NC State
Nov 12, 1927NC State 20, Duke 18at Duke
Nov 13, 1926NC State 26, Duke 19at NC State
Oct 3, 1925NC State 13, Duke 0at Duke
Sep 27, 1924NC State 14, Duke 0at NC State

Every game is listed as played on the field.