Duke football rolls past William & Mary with 62-7 win in final nonconference game Chip Alexander The News & Observer (Raleigh) Sep 27, 2026 2 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Duke had one of those feel-good games Saturday that all teams enjoy when they’re on the right side of the score.kAm%96 q=F6 s6G:=D[ 962GJ 72G@C:E6D 282:?DE (:==:2> U2>Aj |2CJ[ C@==65 E@ 2 ea\f G:4E@CJ :? E96:C 7:?2= ?@?4@?76C6?46 82>6 @7 E96 D62D@?[ AFD9:?8 E96:C C64@C5 E@ c\_]k^AmkAmx? 2 82>6 H96C6 E96 q=F6 s6G:=D D4@C65 E96:C >@DE A@:?ED D:?46 2 ef\_ H:? @G6C #:49>@?5 :? `hch[ 6G6CJ@?6 :? sF<6 3=F6 D2H E96 7:6=5] q24<FAD 8@E 2 =@E @7 D?2AD] %9:C5\E62>6CD[ E@@] ~? 2 DF??J 52J 2E (2==246 (256 $E25:F>[ E96C6 H6C6 D>:=6D 2A=6?EJ @? 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