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Duke vs Ohio State Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Duke and Ohio State.

PROGRAM ONEDuke1 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD1–3WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOOhio State3 recorded wins
4Recorded meetings
1955Earliest documented
1981Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

4 games
  1. 1955
    Duke20 — 14Ohio State
    Oct 15, 1955Duke won
  2. 1959
    Duke13 — 14Ohio State
    Sep 26, 1959Ohio State won
  3. 1970
    Duke10 — 34Ohio State
    Oct 3, 1970Ohio State won
  4. 1981
    Duke13 — 34Ohio State
    Sep 12, 1981Ohio State won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1981Duke vs Ohio State13–34Ohio State won
1970Duke vs Ohio State10–34Ohio State won
1959Duke vs Ohio State13–14Ohio State won
1955Duke vs Ohio State20–14Duke won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.