1926 Duke

3–⁠6, coached by Jimmy DeHart.

Duke, 1926
Photo: Duke University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Duke in 1926, game by game: won vs. Guilford 32–0; lost at Richmond 7–9; won vs. Elon 32–0; lost at North Carolina 0–6; lost at Columbia 0–24; lost at Wake Forest 0–21; lost at NC State 19–26; won vs. Wofford 34–0; lost vs. Davidson 0–20+34−24Won 32–0 vs. Guilford+32GuilfordLost 7–9 at Richmond-2RichmondWon 32–0 vs. Elon+32ElonLost 0–6 at North Carolina-6North CarolinaLost 0–24 at Columbia-24ColumbiaLost 0–21 at Wake Forest-21Wake ForestLost 19–26 at NC State-7NC StateWon 34–0 vs. Wofford+34WoffordLost 0–20 vs. Davidson-20Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsGuilfordW 32–⁠085%
Oct 2atRichmondL 7–⁠951%
Oct 9vsElonW 32–⁠090%
Oct 16atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠625%
Oct 23atColumbiaL 0–⁠2434%
Oct 30atWake ForestL 0–⁠2127%
Nov 13atNC StateL 19–⁠2641%
Nov 20vsWoffordW 34–⁠080%
Nov 27vsDavidsonL 0–⁠2039%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Davidson 20–⁠0.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
124–⁠106
Coach
Jimmy DeHart
Elo
1336 −69 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−16.8 No. 85 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
James Thompson