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1930 Duke

8–⁠1–⁠2 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Jimmy DeHart.

Schedule and results

Duke in 1930, game by game: lost vs. South Carolina 0–22; won vs. Virginia 32–0; won vs. Davidson 12–0; won at Navy 18–0; won vs. Wofford 14–0; won at Villanova 12–6; won vs. Kentucky 14–7; won at NC State 18–0; tied at Wake Forest 13–13; won vs. Washington and Lee 14–0; tied at North Carolina 0–0+32−22Lost 0–22 vs. South Carolina-22South CarolinaWon 32–0 vs. Virginia+32VirginiaWon 12–0 vs. Davidson+12DavidsonWon 18–0 at Navy+18NavyWon 14–0 vs. Wofford+14WoffordWon 12–6 at Villanova+6VillanovaWon 14–7 vs. Kentucky+7KentuckyWon 18–0 at NC State+18NC StateTied 13–13 at Wake Forest0Wake ForestWon 14–0 vs. Washington and Lee+14Washington and …Tied 0–0 at North Carolina0North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠2254%
Oct 4vsVirginiaW 32–⁠053%
Oct 11vsDavidsonW 12–⁠060%
Oct 18atNavyW 18–⁠033%
Oct 25vsWoffordW 14–⁠094%
Nov 1atVillanovaW 12–⁠648%
Nov 8vsKentuckyW 14–⁠754%
Nov 15atNC StateW 18–⁠075%
Nov 22atWake ForestT 13–⁠1366%
Nov 27vsWashington and LeeW 14–⁠083%
Dec 6atNorth CarolinaT 0–⁠036%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied North Carolina 0–⁠0; 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

Record
8–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 4th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
147–⁠48
Coach
Jimmy DeHart
Elo
1593 +123 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.3 No. 58 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Lee Davis

1930 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠08–⁠1
Tennessee6–⁠19–⁠1
Duke4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠28–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠27–⁠5
Florida4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Clemson3–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠35–⁠3
South Carolina4–⁠36–⁠4
Virginia Tech2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠32–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4
Virginia2–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee1–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
NC State1–⁠52–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠63–⁠7
Washington and Lee0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI0–⁠53–⁠6

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