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Want to watch the Duke-Northwestern college football game? Here’s how to find it

Having posted their first win of the season last Friday, the Duke Blue Devils look to push their record over .500 when they play the Northwestern Wildcats on Saturday at Wallace Wade Stadium.

Duke lost 31-28 in its season-opening game at Charlotte before defeating N.C. A&T, 45-17.

Saturday’s game with Northwestern begins at 4 p.m. and will be televised by the ACC Network, which is available on Spectrum cable (channel 388) and satellite television services DirecTV (612), Dish Network (402) and AT&T (610).

Are you a cord-cutter?

If your preferred method of watching games involves streaming, there are options for that, too.

ACC Network is available on the following streaming services: Hulu Live TV, YouTube TV, ESPN+, Sling, FubuTV and AT&T Now MAX.

Additionally, you can keep up with the game by following News & Observer reporter Steve Wiseman (@stevewisemanNC) on Twitter. He will be at Wallace Wade Stadium, along with our visual journalists, covering the game.

Game day details: When is the Duke game kickoff?

Teams: Duke Blue Devils vs. Northwestern Wildcats

Where: Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham

Date: Saturday, Sept. 18

Time: 4 p.m. EST

TV: ACC Network

Streaming: https://www.espn.com/watch/player?network=acc

Betting line: Northwestern is a 2.5-point favorite.

Series history: The teams have met 20 times and split them 10-10.

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Steve Wiseman
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Steve Wiseman was named Raleigh News & Observer and Durham Herald-Sun sports editor in May 2025. He covered Duke athletics, beginning in 2010, prior to his current assignment. In the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest, he placed in the top 10 in beat writing in 2019, 2021 and 2022, breaking news in 2019, event coverage in 2025 and explanatory writing in 2018. Before coming to Durham in 2010, Steve worked for The State (Columbia, SC), Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, S.C.), The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.), Charlotte Observer and Hickory (NC) Daily Record covering beats including the NFL’s Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints, University of South Carolina athletics and the S.C. General Assembly. He’s won numerous state-level press association awards. Steve graduated from Illinois State University in 1989. 
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