The Duke Blue Devils needed an improbable sequence of events to fall their way Saturday to earn a spot in next Saturday’s ACC Championship Game.
Mission accomplished.
Duke downed Wake Forest 49-32 earlier Saturday, then watched as Pitt lost to Miami 38-7 and SMU then lost at Cal 38-35 Saturday night. And just like that, the 5-loss Blue Devils punched their ticket to play Virginia in the conference championship game in Charlotte (8 pm ET, ABC).
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— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) November 30, 2025Virginia, SMU, Pitt, Georgia Tech and Duke all entered Week 14 with a chance to earn a spot in the ACC title game. Pitt, Miami and Georgia Tech were all eliminated in a combination of results earlier Saturday, leaving Duke to watch SMU-Cal in Berkeley.
Duke finished 6-2 in ACC play in 2025, but didn’t defeat a team with a winning conference record.
Duke quarterback Darian Mensah’s 3rd-quarter touchdown pass to Sahmir Hagans against Wake Forest gave him 27 for the season, breaking the school’s single-season record. Mensah added a 28th TD pass later in the game.
Duke and Virginia did play earlier this season. The Cavaliers won 34-17 in Durham as the Blue Devils struggled mightily on offense. They averaged just 4.4 yards per play and only managed 17 points despite 2 Chandler Morris interceptions.
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