Wk 3 · 2026

Stanford Cardinal at Duke Blue Devils — Sat, Sep 19

Sat, Sep 19 · Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC · CW

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 19 days away. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.

Stanford Cardinal

ACC · 1-0

4:00pET

no line posted yet

Ratings differential DUKE by 9.1

Duke Blue Devils

ACC · no games yet

What is at stake

A ACC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Stanford: -3.0#84

Efficiency margin

Duke: +3.7#42

Stanford: 23.9

Offense (pts/100)

Duke: 32.9

Stanford: 26.9

Defense (pts/100)

Duke: 29.3

Stanford: -229.0

Pace (plays/g)

Duke: 65.5

Stanford: 6.80

Yards / play

Duke: no data

Stanford: 4.35

Yards / play allowed

Duke: no data

Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Stanford: 37.0

Points / game

Duke: no data

Stanford: 27.0

Points allowed

Duke: no data

Stanford: 483

Yards / game

Duke: no data

Stanford: no data

Yards allowed

Duke: no data

Stanford: no data

Pass yds allowed

Duke: no data

Stanford: no data

Rush yds allowed

Duke: no data

Stanford: 0.00

Turnovers / game

Duke: no data

From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Stanford form

W 37-27vs HAW

2026 season

Duke form

No completed games on record.

Stanford this season

Straight up1-0 · 100% (1 games)

Against the spread1-0 · 100% (1 games)

Over / under1-0 · 100% (1 games)

Duke this season

No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.

Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 4

Opponent	Stanford	Duke
Miami ACC	vs Wk 1 · scheduled preview	at Wk 11 · scheduled preview
Georgia Tech ACC	vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview	at Wk 6 · scheduled preview
Wake Forest ACC	at Wk 5 · scheduled preview	at Wk 13 · scheduled preview
NC State ACC	vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview	at Wk 10 · scheduled preview

Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, Stanford leads 2–0 · Stanford has won the last 2

2 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 33.5 points toward Stanford

Yr	Date	Result	Site	Won
2012	2012-09-08	Duke 13 — 50 Stanford	at STAN	Stanford
2011	2011-09-10	Stanford 44 — 14 Duke	at DUKE	Stanford

Stanford leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Ben Gulbranson QB #15	148/260, 1813 YDS, 9 TD, 10 INT
	Elijah Brown QB #7	74/127, 829 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Micah Ford RB #20	145 CAR, 643 YDS, 4 TD
	Cole Tabb RB #3	114 CAR, 445 YDS, 3 TD
	Sedrick Irvin RB #26	41 CAR, 118 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving	CJ Williams WR #3	59 REC, 749 YDS, 6 TD
	Sam Roush TE #86	49 REC, 545 YDS, 2 TD
	Bryce Farrell WR #11	29 REC, 455 YDS, 2 TD
	Caden High WR #0	37 REC, 414 YDS, 1 TD

Defense

Tackles	Matt Rose LB #35	106
	Scotty Edwards S #21	54
	Jahsiah Galvan LB #0	50
Sacks	Clay Patterson DL #91	4
	Ernest Cooper LB #44	3
	Matt Rose LB #35	3
Interceptions	Brandon Nicholson CB #9	2
	Collin Wright CB #6	1

full roster and per-player history

Duke leaders 2025 regular season

Passing	Darian Mensah QB #10	305/449, 3646 YDS, 30 TD, 5 INT
	Henry Belin IV QB #2	2/5, 22 YDS
Rushing	Nate Sheppard RB #20	178 CAR, 962 YDS, 10 TD
	Anderson Castle RB #4	110 CAR, 470 YDS, 11 TD
	Jaquez Moore RB #9	39 CAR, 192 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving	Cooper Barkate WR #18	68 REC, 1069 YDS, 6 TD
	Que'Sean Brown WR #3	54 REC, 668 YDS, 3 TD
	Sahmir Hagans WR #2	37 REC, 463 YDS, 6 TD
	Jeremiah Hasley TE #85	34 REC, 404 YDS, 5 TD

Defense

Tackles	Caleb Weaver S #3	82
	Luke Mergott LB #34	80
	DaShawn Stone S #8	77
Sacks	Vincent Anthony Jr. DE #7	7.5
	Josiah Green DT #4	3.5
	Aaron Hall DT #99	2.5
Interceptions	Chandler Rivers CB #0	2
	Moussa Kane CB #22	2
	Tre Freeman LB #12	2

full roster and per-player history

These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.