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1932 Duke

7–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Wallace Wade.

Schedule and results

Duke in 1932, game by game: won vs. Davidson 13–0; won at VMI 44–0; lost at Auburn 7–18; won vs. Maryland 34–0; won vs. Wake Forest 9–0; lost at Tennessee 13–16; won vs. Kentucky 13–0; lost at NC State 0–6; won at North Carolina 7–0; won vs. Washington and Lee 13–0+44−11Won 13–0 vs. Davidson+13DavidsonWon 44–0 at VMI+44VMILost 7–18 at Auburn-11AuburnWon 34–0 vs. Maryland+34MarylandWon 9–0 vs. Wake Forest+9Wake ForestLost 13–16 at Tennessee-3TennesseeWon 13–0 vs. Kentucky+13KentuckyLost 0–6 at NC State-6NC StateWon 7–0 at North Carolina+7North CarolinaWon 13–0 vs. Washington and Lee+13Washington and …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsDavidsonW 13–⁠070%
Oct 1atVMIW 44–⁠061%
Oct 8atAuburnL 7–⁠1853%
Oct 15vsMarylandW 34–⁠066%
Oct 21vsWake ForestW 9–⁠072%
Oct 29atTennesseeL 13–⁠1625%
Nov 5vsKentuckyW 13–⁠059%
Nov 12atNC StateL 0–⁠658%
Nov 19atNorth CarolinaW 7–⁠051%
Nov 25vsWashington and LeeW 13–⁠088%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington and Lee 13–⁠0; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1932.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 9th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
153–⁠40
Coach
Wallace Wade
Elo
1606 +70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
6.3 No. 44 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Lowell Mason
Offense
Single-wing

1932 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU4–⁠06–⁠3–⁠1
Tennessee7–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Auburn6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Virginia Tech6–⁠18–⁠1
Alabama5–⁠28–⁠2
Vanderbilt4–⁠1–⁠26–⁠1–⁠2
NC State3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Tulane5–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Duke5–⁠37–⁠3
Georgia Tech4–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠4–⁠2
Kentucky4–⁠54–⁠5
Virginia2–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss2–⁠35–⁠6
Georgia2–⁠4–⁠22–⁠5–⁠2
Maryland2–⁠45–⁠6
North Carolina2–⁠5–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
VMI1–⁠42–⁠8
Washington and Lee1–⁠41–⁠9
Florida1–⁠63–⁠6
Clemson0–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠43–⁠5
Sewanee0–⁠62–⁠7–⁠1

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