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1955 Duke

7–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠0 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bill Murray.

Schedule and results

Duke in 1955, game by game: won at NC State 33–7; won at Tennessee 21–0; won vs. William & Mary 47–7; won at Ohio State 20–14; lost vs. Pittsburgh 7–26; lost at Georgia Tech 0–27; tied vs. Navy 7–7; won at South Carolina 41–7; won vs. Wake Forest 14–0; won vs. North Carolina 6–0+40−27Won 33–7 at NC State+26NC StateWon 21–0 at Tennessee+21TennesseeWon 47–7 vs. William & Mary+40William & MaryWon 20–14 at Ohio State+6Ohio StateLost 7–26 vs. Pittsburgh-19PittsburghLost 0–27 at Georgia Tech-27Georgia TechTied 7–7 vs. Navy0NavyWon 41–7 at South Carolina+34South CarolinaWon 14–0 vs. Wake Forest+14Wake ForestWon 6–0 vs. North Carolina+6North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atNC StateW 33–⁠773%
Oct 1atTennesseeW 21–⁠067%
Oct 8vsWilliam & MaryW 47–⁠784%
Oct 15atOhio StateW 20–⁠1443%
Oct 22vsPittsburghL 7–⁠2676%
Oct 29atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠2735%
Nov 5vsNavyT 7–⁠744%
Nov 12atSouth CarolinaW 41–⁠769%
Nov 19vsWake ForestW 14–⁠075%
Dec 3vsNorth CarolinaW 6–⁠083%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Carolina 6–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 18
  2. Wk 3: 16
  3. Wk 4: 13
  4. Wk 5: 11
  5. Wk 6: 5
  6. Wk 7: 17
  7. Wk 9: 18
  8. Wk 10: 20
  9. Wk 11: 18

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 1955.

Atlantic Coast Conference champions4–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Maryland

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 shared first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 5
Points
196–⁠95
Coach
Bill Murray
Elo
1654 +37 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.7 No. 17 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jesse Birchfield
Most valuable player
Robert A. Pascal

Drafted in 1956

The 1956 draft
Rd 3Bob Pascal BBaltimore Colts

All-ACC

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Doug KnottsOTAP-2
  • Sid DeLoatchOTUP-2
  • Bryant AldridgeBAP-2; UP-3

From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1955 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland4–⁠010–⁠13
Duke4–⁠07–⁠2–⁠1
Clemson3–⁠17–⁠3
Wake Forest3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
North Carolina3–⁠33–⁠7
South Carolina1–⁠53–⁠6
NC State0–⁠2–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Virginia0–⁠41–⁠9

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