ACC reveals the 2025 Duke football schedule, including a Tulane rematch for Darian Mensah
The Duke Blue Devils, along with every other member of the ACC, officially revealed their 2025 college football schedule on Monday evening, and new quarterback Darian Mensah will see a familiar foe in the non-conference leadup.
Duke opens the second campaign of the Manny Diaz era with an August 30 game against Elon, exactly one year to the day after the 2024 opener against that same Phoenix team. The Blue Devils won 26-3 in Diaz's first game thanks to a pair of Maalik Murphy touchdown passses.
The Blue Devils play another Big Ten team in Week 2, this time hosting the Illinois Fighting Illini, before traveling for their first road game on September 13. The team? The Tulane Green Wave, Mensah's former program. The new Duke quarterback announced his decision to transfer after leading Tulane to nine wins and an American Athletic Conference Championship appearance as a redshirt freshman.
Duke's first ACC game comes against the NC State Wolfpack in Durham on September 20, and it closes the season with back-to-back rivalry battles against the North Carolina Tar Heels (Nov. 22) and Wake Forest Demon Deacons (Nov. 29).
Check out the full schedule below:
2025 Duke football schedule
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