Duke Headed to ACC Championship Game Against Virginia

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The No. 18 Virginia Cavaliers and Duke Blue Devils will meet in the 2025 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Championship Game on Saturday, December 6, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, with coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.

Duke returns to the ACC Football Championship Game for the first time since 2013, capping a strong regular season with a 7-5 overall record and a 6-2 mark in conference play under second-year head coach Manny Diaz. The Blue Devils feature a high-powered attack led by transfer quarterback Dariah Mensah, who has guided the offense to 30 or more points in eight games, including at least 45 points in five of Duke’s six victories. Mensah ranks among the nation’s top 10 in passing yards, passing yards per game, passing touchdowns and completions per game. Defensively, Duke has relied on a seasoned and disciplined core throughout the season, anchored by veterans Chandler Rivers, Tre Freeman, Vincent Anthony Jr., Wesley Williams, Luke Mergott and Caleb Weaver.

Led by transfer quarterback Chandler Morris and defensive lineman Mitchell Melton, Virginia returns to the ACC Championship Game for the first time since 2019 after closing the regular season 10-2 overall and 7-1 in conference play. The Cavaliers recorded their second 10-win season in program history—the first since 1989—and matched the 1995 team with a program-record seven conference victories. Virginia has excelled both home and away, earning four Power 4 road wins, delivering five blowout wins of more than 14 points and showing resilience throughout the season with three overtime victories.