Duke vs. Washington and Lee
Duke and Washington and Lee first met in 1927 and have played 8 times; Duke leads the series 7–1. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Duke 7–1, and Duke has won the last 7. Share
- Duke wins
- 7
- Washington and Lee wins
- 1
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1927
- Longest streak
- 7 Duke
- Current streak
- 7 Duke
- Last 10 meetings
- Duke 7–1
- Most recent
- 1952
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 24 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Duke
- 3–0 Duke’s record at home
- At Washington and Lee
- 1–2 Washington and Lee’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 2–0 Duke first
- Shutouts
- 7
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Duke’s biggest win1936: Duke 51, Washington and Lee 0by 51 points
- Washington and Lee’s biggest win1927: Washington and Lee 12, Duke 7by 5 points
Both programs through the years
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.
From the newspapers

1931 · Evening star, Nov 29, 1931

1932 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Nov 28, 1932

1937 · Evening star, Nov 2, 1937
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Sep 20, 1952 | Duke 34, Washington and Lee 0 | at Duke | ||
| Oct 30, 1937 | 13Duke 43, Washington and Lee 0 | Neutral site | ||
| Oct 31, 1936 | 13Duke 51, Washington and Lee 0 | Neutral site | ||
| Oct 5, 1935 | Duke 26, Washington and Lee 0 | at Washington and Lee | ||
| Nov 25, 1932 | Duke 13, Washington and Lee 0 | at Duke | ||
| Nov 28, 1931 | Duke 6, Washington and Lee 0 | at Washington and Lee | ||
| Nov 27, 1930 | Duke 14, Washington and Lee 0 | at Duke | ||
| Oct 8, 1927 | Washington and Lee 12, Duke 7 | at Washington and Lee |
Every game is listed as played on the field.