Kickoff times set for six 2026 Duke football games

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Duke football and the Atlantic Coast Conference announced the kickoff times for six of the defending conference champions’ 2026 regular-season games.

The Blue Devils are coming off Year 2 of the Manny Diaz era, which has included back-to-back nine-win seasons, a Sun Bowl victory, and the program’s first outright ACC Championship since 1962.

Kick times for the first four weeks of the season, along with Week 8 and 12, were revealed by the conference. 

Duke’s season opener will be at home against Tulane on Saturday, Sept. 5, at 3:30 p.m. ET on ACC Network. The Blue Devils will then travel to Illinois on Sept. 12 for another 3:30 p.m. start on FS1.

The team will then return to Durham for a two-game homestand. First, they will take on Stanford on Saturday, Sept. 19, at 4 p.m. on The CW. Then, they’ll play host to the Williams and Mary Tribe on Saturday, Sept. 26, at 3:30 on ACC Network Extra.

Duke will play a pair of Friday night games in 2026. The first will be in Week 8 when the Blue Devils travel to Charlottesville for an ACC Championship rematch with Virginia. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. and will air on ESPN.

The team’s second Friday night showdown will come in Week 12 when the Blue Devils return to Wallace Wade Stadium for a clash with the Clemson Tigers. Kickoff for that tilt is set for 7:30 p.m. and will also air on ESPN.

With marquee matchups spread across weekends and primetime slots, Duke’s title defense has now taken a clearer shape, and the countdown to football in the Bull City is officially on.

This article originally appeared on Duke Wire: six kickoff times revealed for duke football

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