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1929 Duke

4–⁠6 (2–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Jimmy DeHart.

Duke, 1929
Photo: Duke University, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Duke in 1929, game by game: won at Mercer 19–6; lost vs. Pittsburgh 7–52; lost at Navy 13–45; lost at Villanova 12–58; lost at Boston College 12–20; won vs. LSU 32–6; won vs. NC State 19–12; won vs. Wake Forest 20–0; lost at Davidson 12–13; lost vs. North Carolina 7–48+26−46Won 19–6 at Mercer+13MercerLost 7–52 vs. Pittsburgh-45PittsburghLost 13–45 at Navy-32NavyLost 12–58 at Villanova-46VillanovaLost 12–20 at Boston College-8Boston CollegeWon 32–6 vs. LSU+26LSUWon 19–12 vs. NC State+7NC StateWon 20–0 vs. Wake Forest+20Wake ForestLost 12–13 at Davidson-1DavidsonLost 7–48 vs. North Carolina-41North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atMercerW 19–⁠649%
Oct 5vsPittsburghL 7–⁠5248%
Oct 19atNavyL 13–⁠4533%
Oct 26atVillanovaL 12–⁠5838%
Nov 2atBoston CollegeL 12–⁠2032%
Nov 9vsLSUW 32–⁠642%
Nov 16vsNC StateW 19–⁠1270%
Nov 23vsWake ForestW 20–⁠068%
Nov 30atDavidsonL 12–⁠1359%
Dec 7vsNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠4831%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 48–⁠7; tied for 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 70th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠1 tied for 7th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
153–⁠260
Coach
Jimmy DeHart
Elo
1454 −33 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.5 No. 74 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Henry Kistler

1929 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane6–⁠09–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
North Carolina7–⁠19–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠17–⁠2
Kentucky3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
VMI4–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia4–⁠26–⁠4
Duke2–⁠14–⁠6
LSU3–⁠26–⁠3
Alabama4–⁠36–⁠3
Clemson3–⁠38–⁠3
Virginia Tech2–⁠35–⁠4
Georgia Tech3–⁠53–⁠6
Virginia1–⁠3–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Maryland1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
South Carolina2–⁠56–⁠5
Washington and Lee1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠4–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
Mississippi State0–⁠3–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2
Sewanee0–⁠4–⁠12–⁠5–⁠2
Auburn0–⁠72–⁠7
NC State0–⁠51–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.