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North Carolina vs. Duke 2026 Recap

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Data updatedOct 31, 2026
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How we picked it

How we picked it

Three ratings look at a team in three different ways. The numbers' pick is the team at least two of them favor.

Where the game is won

Where the game is won

Each row puts one team's unit against the unit it faces, by national rank out of all FBS teams. An edge is a gap of 25 spots or more.

Ratings: SP+ via CFB Update; PRIME via primecfb.com. Box and play stats computed from CollegeFootballData.com play data (via the public cfbfastR files), FBS games only for scoring. Rushing yards here exclude sacks, so they run higher than official totals. Ranks are out of 138 FBS teams.

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North Carolina at Duke, Week 7

Final: North Carolina 24, Duke 20. Elo pick: Duke (missed).

North Carolina and Duke: team pages with every stat and national rank. Every Week 7 game, graded.

North Carolina at Duke, Week 7: questions people ask

Who won North Carolina vs. Duke, and what was the score?

North Carolina beat Duke 24–20 on Sat, Oct 17 at Wallace Wade Stadium.

Did Elo get North Carolina at Duke right?

No. Elo picked Duke, 79% chance to win going in. North Carolina won by 4.

What decided North Carolina at Duke?

North Carolina had a 50% success rate to Duke's 38%. North Carolina hit more big plays: 12% of its plays were explosive (runs of 12+ yards, passes of 16+), to 8%. North Carolina turned it over twice to Duke's 1.

North Carolina vs. Duke player stats: who had the big game?

Walker Eget (Duke) threw for 249 yards, Nate Sheppard (Duke) ran for 85 yards, and Nate Sheppard (Duke) had 98 receiving yards.

What's the Duke–North Carolina series record now?

North Carolina leads 64–38–4.