How to watch or stream Duke football game vs. Lafayette on Saturday
For the first time in five years, Duke football will take the field as a ranked team this Saturday.
Fresh off their monumental upset over then No. 9 Clemson, the No. 21-ranked Blue Devils face Lafayette, a Football Championship Subdivision team from the Patriot League.
Duke (1-0) beat Clemson, 28-7, on Monday night, giving the Blue Devils a short week to prepare for Saturday’s game. Of course, Duke’s players and coaches are riding a serious high that should carry them through their truncated prep time for the Leopards (1-0).
Lafayette won its season-opener at Sacred Heart, 19-14, last Saturday.
Duke landed its first national ranking since September 2018 when this week’s Associated Press Top 25 poll was released on Tuesday.
Kickoff time + TV channel for Lafayette-Duke
Duke plays Lafayette at 6 p.m. on Saturday. The game will not be available on over-the-air channels or cable because it is on the ACC Network Extra package of games. But it is available on DirecTV.
How to stream the Leopards vs. Blue Devils matchup
Essentially, if you have access to ACC Network, you also have access to ACC Network Extra. ACC Network Extra is available on ESPN’s streaming platforms, like the ESPN app or those with an ESPN+ account that’s not tied to a Spectrum cable account. Spectrum cable and ESPN are in a carriage dispute, so all Disney-owned channels are unavailable on the region’s most widely available cable television provider.
But ACC Network Extra is available on the following streaming services: DIRECTV Stream, fuboTV, Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV. Sling customers must also subscribe to that service’s Sports Extra package ($11/month) to have access to ACC Network and ACC Network Extra.
Betting odds
No line has been set for this game by major U.S. sports books, which is common practice for games between Football Bowl Subdivision and Football Championship Subdivision teams.
Gameday details: Lafayette vs. Duke
Teams: Lafayette Leopards (1-0) vs. No. 21 Duke Blue Devils (1-0)
Where: Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham
Date: Saturday, Sept. 9
Time: 6 p.m.
TV: ACC Network Extra
Betting line: No line
Series history: This is the first time Lafayette and Duke have played in football.
Pregame reading
New AP Top 25 football poll: Duke Blue Devils earn first ranking since 2018; UNC moves up
While Duke football’s dreams came true by beating Clemson, Blue Devils insist they belong
Spectacular Duke upends pedestrian Clemson — and the ACC as we know it — in wild upset
Clemson coach Dabo Swinney takes a jab at Duke football’s locker room setup
A ‘limitless’ talent: Why Duke football’s Jordan Moore is primed for a breakout season
How Duke football’s Graham Barton went from lacrosse to being the ACC’s top left tackle
This story was originally published September 8, 2023 at 7:00 AM.