Duke Blue Devils reveal 2023 football schedule

The Duke Blue Devils revealed their 2023 football schedule Monday night. Duke will be looking to build on the impressive 9-win season they put together this past season which finished with a Military Bowl victory over UCF during head coach Mike Elko’s first season in Durham.

Four of Duke’s first five games will be on their home turf with the lone exception being a road trip to UConn to take on the Huskies — tickets are already on sale for the matchup here. They’ll enjoy a bye week before going all-in on ACC play as well.

According to the ACC Network, the schedule from Weeks 1-7 will see 12 of the 14 ACC teams play a power-five non-conference game before Week 7. Duke is the only one that will play a true road game before that period.

The Blue Devils will kick their season off against Clemson at home — an early test that could play in Duke’s favor since it’s the first game of the season before their schedule lightens up the following week.

In terms of conference play, their home slate includes Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest and Pitt. They’ll travel to Florida State, Louisville, Virginia and North Carolina. FSU will be Duke’s first conference road trip. They’ll also host Lafayette, Northwestern, UConn and Notre Dame to round out non-conference play.

Below is Duke’s full schedule:

Week 1 — Sept. 4 vs. Clemson

Week 2 — Sept. 9 vs. Lafayette

Week 3 — Sept. 16 vs. Northwestern

Week 4 — Sept. 23 @ UConn

Week 5 — Sept. 30 vs. Notre Dame

Week 6 — Oct. 7 — BYE

Week 7 — Oct. 14 vs. NC State

Week 8 — Oct. 21 @ Florida State

Week 9 — Oct. 28 @ Louisville

Week 10 — Nov. 2 vs. Wake Forest

Week 11 — Nov. 11 @ North Carolina

Week 12 — Nov. 18 @ Virginia

Week 13 — Nov. 25 vs. Pitt