Clemson football's 2023 season got off to an inauspicious start. The No. 9 Tigers fell to Duke 28-7 on the road, ending their five-game win streak over the Blue Devils. It was Clemson's first loss to Duke since 2004.
Clemson debuted a new offense under coordinator Garrett Riley and quarterback Cade Klubnik, and the whole group looked unbalanced from its very first drive. That five-play, 11-yard opening drive ended on what was almost a third-down interception by Duke safety Jeremiah Lewis, but Lewis dropped it.
From then on, Clemson looked out of sorts on offense. Klubnik threw into double coverage multiple times early, scrambled out of his protection and into a sack in the second quarter and was almost picked off twice more in the first half. Clemson's wide receivers had trouble getting open, and the Tigers spent much of the first half running short screens. They punted on four of their six drives in the first half.
Blue Devils. Duke, meanwhile, is coming off its best season in almost a decade and hopes to carry that momentum with a statement win in a prime time slot. 
Duke.
All in all, things went about as poorly as they could have for the Clemson football program in their first action of the 2023 season. People will talk about a loss like this one, and social media was lit ablaze with this upset.
Clemson’s Labor Day matchup in Week 1 against Duke was a wild one, as the Tigers were upset in a big way, falling 28-7 to the Blue Devils on the road.
Swinney and Clemson had many opportunities in this matchup to walk away with a win, but the Tigers’ continuous self-inflicted wounds led to a blowout loss in Wallace Wade Stadium. 
Clemson and Duke played annually from 1965-2005, though the series ended when the ACC split into the Atlantic and Coastal divisions. With the ACC's new 3-5-5 scheduling model taking the place of divisions, Clemson and Duke will face off twice over the next four years, starting Monday.  
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