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1928 Duke

5–⁠5, coached by Jimmy DeHart.

Schedule and results

Duke in 1928, game by game: lost at Furman 0–6; won vs. South Dakota 25–6; lost at Boston College 0–19; lost at Navy 0–6; lost at Georgetown 0–35; won vs. Mercer 38–18; won vs. Wake Forest 38–0; won at NC State 14–12; won vs. Davidson 33–0; lost at North Carolina 7–14+38−35Lost 0–6 at Furman-6FurmanWon 25–6 vs. South Dakota+19South DakotaLost 0–19 at Boston College-19Boston CollegeLost 0–6 at Navy-6NavyLost 0–35 at Georgetown-35GeorgetownWon 38–18 vs. Mercer+20MercerWon 38–0 vs. Wake Forest+38Wake ForestWon 14–12 at NC State+2NC StateWon 33–0 vs. Davidson+33DavidsonLost 7–14 at North Carolina-7North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atFurmanL 0–⁠625%
Oct 6vsSouth DakotaW 25–⁠692%
Oct 12atBoston CollegeL 0–⁠1943%
Oct 20atNavyL 0–⁠636%
Oct 27atGeorgetownL 0–⁠3523%
Nov 3vsMercerW 38–⁠1857%
Nov 10vsWake ForestW 38–⁠072%
Nov 17atNC StateW 14–⁠1236%
Nov 24vsDavidsonW 33–⁠077%
Dec 8atNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠1439%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 14–⁠7.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
155–⁠116
Coach
Jimmy DeHart
Elo
1481 +1 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−2.1 No. 55 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Roy Hunter