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Duke

What the offense calls, how often it works, and how every unit grades out against the rest of the country.

4-0 4 games tracked Offense C Defense B+
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Season grades

Offense 86th of 137
C
2025 B+ 26th of 136
Points added per play
+0.30opponents usually allow +0.252025: +0.22
Plays that work
44%usual for these opponents 46%2025: 46%
Defense 29th of 137
B+
2025 C- 98th of 136
Points allowed per play
-0.02opponents usually get +0.182025: +0.17
Plays that work against it
37%usual for these opponents 42%2025: 44%
Special teams
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Not graded yet. Kicks, punts and returns come next.

2025 is the whole season: Duke finished 9-5. 2026 is only the games played so far, so early numbers swing more.

Each game is compared with what that opponent usually does, then ranked against every FBS team. Garbage time is left out. These ranks are this site's own index, not an official poll. See every team

Keys for improvement

34%of red zone plays work
Offense

Finish in the red zone

Inside the 20, Duke's plays work 34% of the time, against 43% for all teams. That ranks 110th of 132.

48%passes that work
Offense

Throw it more on 2nd & 7+

On 2nd & 7+ they run 57% of the time, but runs work 25% (7 of 28) and passes work 48% (10 of 21).

80%of third and short converted against them
Defense

Get off the field on third and short

Small sample

Opponents convert third and short 80% of the time (8 of 10), against about 62% for all teams.

All keys, best and worst situations, and the players behind them

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Games

WeekOpponentScoreOffenseDefense
1 vs Tulane W17-3 F A Replay
2 at Illinois W31-27 B C+ Replay
3 vs Stanford W35-7 B- B+ Replay
4 vs William & Mary W62-7 B C- Replay
6 at Georgia Tech Tracker
7 vs North Carolina Tracker
8 at Virginia Tracker
9 vs Boston College Tracker
10 at NC State Tracker
11 at Miami Tracker
12 vs Clemson Tracker
13 at Wake Forest Tracker

What Duke calls

64%

How often a defense is right by guessing the usual call. That makes this the 40th most predictable offense of 137. The middle team is at 62%.

1st & 7+101 plays
Run 68% Pass 32%

Runs work 45% of the time (all teams 40%). Passes work 47% (all teams 48%).

2nd & 1-311 plays
Run 46% Pass 55%

Runs work 60% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 50% (all teams 55%).

2nd & 4-616 plays
Run 56% Pass 44%

Runs work 33% of the time (all teams 49%). Passes work 86% (all teams 50%).

2nd & 7+49 plays
Run 57% Pass 43%

Runs work 25% of the time (all teams 29%). Passes work 48% (all teams 37%).

3rd & 1-313 plays
Run 69% Pass 31%

Runs work 56% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 75% (all teams 53%).

3rd & 4-610 plays
Run 40% Pass 60%

Runs work 75% of the time (all teams 44%). Passes work 17% (all teams 42%).

3rd & 7+19 plays
Run 32% Pass 68%

Runs work 17% of the time (all teams 22%). Passes work 38% (all teams 25%).

Run, quarterback runs included Pass Where all teams split

Situations with fewer than 10 plays are left off. See every situation in a table

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