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1925 Duke

4–⁠5, coached by James Herron.

Schedule and results

Duke in 1925, game by game: won vs. Guilford 33–0; lost vs. NC State 0–13; lost vs. North Carolina 0–41; lost at William & Mary 0–41; won vs. Richmond 10–0; lost vs. Wake Forest 3–21; won at Elon 6–0; won at Wofford 6–0; lost at Davidson 0–26+33−41Won 33–0 vs. Guilford+33GuilfordLost 0–13 vs. NC State-13NC StateLost 0–41 vs. North Carolina-41North CarolinaLost 0–41 at William & Mary-41William & MaryWon 10–0 vs. Richmond+10RichmondLost 3–21 vs. Wake Forest-18Wake ForestWon 6–0 at Elon+6ElonWon 6–0 at Wofford+6WoffordLost 0–26 at Davidson-26Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsGuilfordW 33–⁠087%
Oct 3vsNC StateL 0–⁠1358%
Oct 10vsNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠4142%
Oct 17atWilliam & MaryL 0–⁠4127%
Oct 31vsRichmondW 10–⁠062%
Nov 7vsWake ForestL 3–⁠2137%
Nov 14atElonW 6–⁠078%
Nov 21atWoffordW 6–⁠061%
Nov 28atDavidsonL 0–⁠2628%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Davidson 26–⁠0.

In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
58–⁠142
Coach
James Herron
Elo
1357 −71 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−24.2 No. 100 of 104 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Fred Grigg