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1927 Duke

4–⁠5, coached by Jimmy DeHart.

Schedule and results

Duke in 1927, game by game: lost vs. Furman 7–13; won at Boston College 25–9; lost at Washington and Lee 7–12; won vs. Richmond 72–0; lost at Navy 6–32; won at Wake Forest 32–6; lost vs. NC State 18–20; lost vs. North Carolina 0–18; won at Davidson 48–7+72−26Lost 7–13 vs. Furman-6FurmanWon 25–9 at Boston College+16Boston CollegeLost 7–12 at Washington and Lee-5Washington and …Won 72–0 vs. Richmond+72RichmondLost 6–32 at Navy-26NavyWon 32–6 at Wake Forest+26Wake ForestLost 18–20 vs. NC State-2NC StateLost 0–18 vs. North Carolina-18North CarolinaWon 48–7 at Davidson+41Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsFurmanL 7–⁠1331%
Oct 1atBoston CollegeW 25–⁠928%
Oct 8atWashington and LeeL 7–⁠1230%
Oct 15vsRichmondW 72–⁠065%
Oct 22atNavyL 6–⁠3224%
Oct 29atWake ForestW 32–⁠642%
Nov 12vsNC StateL 18–⁠2048%
Nov 19vsNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠1858%
Nov 26atDavidsonW 48–⁠738%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Davidson 48–⁠7.

In program history: The 65th-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
215–⁠117
Coach
Jimmy DeHart
Elo
1470 +79 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−4.1 No. 65 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
C.C. Bennett