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Duke football's 2025 schedule features a mix of challenging and potentially easier matchups.

The toughest opponents include reigning ACC champion Clemson, a strong Illinois team, and rival North Carolina.

The easiest opponent is expected to be Elon, an FCS school Duke defeated in 2024.

Duke football's 2025 season is under a month away.

The Blue Devils enter their second season under head coach Manny Diaz after a 9-4 finish in 2024 with a trip to the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. Duke is set to return 14 starters from last year's squad while bringing in 28 signees from its 2025 recruiting class ― Diaz's first ― and adding nine additions from the transfer portal.

While the Blue Devils got fall camp underway on July 28, they open their season a month later on Thursday,

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