Duke and Clemson opened their seasons with a Monday night matchup at Wallace Wade Stadium, and the Blue Devils pulled off the remarkable, stunning the nation’s No. 9 team with one of college football’s biggest upsets in the early goings of the season.
Duke held the Tigers scoreless during the second half in what was a resounding 28–7 victory. The win was the first time the program has beaten a top-10 team since toppling No. 7 Clemson in 1989, which came during Steve Spurrier’s last season as Duke's head coach.
Heading into Monday night's showdown with the Tigers, the Blue Devils had lost 28 straight games to top-10 teams. According to OptaSTATS, Duke became the only unranked FBS team in the last 40 years to open a season with a 20-point win over an AP top-10 opponent.
