Bowl Projections: Duke’s Mayo Bowl Preseason Prediction, Breakdown and History

Before the season gets underway, what's the first guess on what the 2024 Duke’s Mayo Bowl might be? Why did we make this call, who else should be in the mix, and what's the history of the bowl?

This will all change throughout the season with its twists and turns, but in the preseason, the Duke’s Mayo Bowl projection is ...

Duke’s Mayo Bowl Projection

Friday, January 3
7:30, ESPN
Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
Bowl Affiliations : ACC, Big Ten
Last Season: West Virginia 30, North Carolina 10
Preseason Bowl Projection (with predicted final regular season records)
Clemson (9-4) vs Nebraska (7-5)

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Why this is the preseason Duke’s Mayo Bowl Projection

Where do we put Clemson?

If it’s not in the College Football Playoff - and at the moment, we’re saying it’ll be just barely on the outside - then it needs to find somewhere new and different to play after winning the Gator Bowl last year.

The Gator would be the better fit for the Tigers, but going to the Duke’s Mayo would be new, getting the call for the first time since 2010 - they're not going to the same bowl two years a row.

North Carolina was here last season, and NC State was in two years ago. Don’t blow off the idea of Florida State if Clemson wins the ACC Championship. Nebraska would be a fun pick from the Big Ten.

There might be better options record-wise once we get to the end of the rainbow, but Husker Nation would descend on Charlotte in droves. Wisconsin or Iowa wouldn’t be a consolation prize.

5 teams also in the mix for the Duke’s Mayo Bowl

1. Miami
2. Wisconsin
3. Virginia Tech
4. Iowa
5. NC State

Duke’s Mayo Bowl History

Dec 27, 2023 West Virginia 30, North Carolina 10
Dec 30, 2022 Maryland 16, NC State 12
Dec. 30, 2021 South Carolina 38, North Carolina 21
Dec. 31, 2020 Wisconsin 42, Wake Forest 28
Belk Bowl
Dec. 31, 2019 Kentucky 37, Virginia Tech 30
Dec. 29, 2018 Virginia 28, South Carolina 0
Dec. 29, 2017 Wake Forest 55, Texas A&M 52
Dec. 29, 2016 Virginia Tech 35, Arkansas 24
Dec. 30, 2015 Mississippi State 51 NC State 28
Dec. 30, 2014 Georgia 37 Louisville 14
Dec. 28, 2013 North Carolina 39 Cincinnati 17
Dec. 27, 2012 Cincinnati 48 Duke 34
Dec. 27, 2011 NC State 31 Louisville 24
Meineke Car Care Bowl
Dec. 31, 2010 USF 31 Clemson 26
Dec. 26, 2009 Pittsburgh 19 North Carolina 17
Dec. 27, 2008 West Virginia 31 North Carolina 30
Dec. 29, 2007 Wake Forest 24 UConn 10
Dec. 30, 2006 Boston College 25 Navy 24
Dec. 31, 2005 NC State 14 USF 0
Continental Tire Bowl
Dec. 30, 2004 Boston College 37 North Carolina 24
Dec. 27, 2003 Virginia 23 Pittsburgh 16
Dec. 28, 2002 Virginia 48 West Virginia 22