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1964 Duke

4–⁠5–⁠1 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bill Murray.

Schedule and results

Duke in 1964, game by game: tied at South Carolina 9–9; won vs. Virginia 30–0; won vs. Maryland 24–17; won vs. NC State 35–3; won at Army 6–0; lost vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech 8–21; lost at Wake Forest 7–20; lost at Navy 14–27; lost at North Carolina 15–21; lost at Tulane 0–17+32−17Tied 9–9 at South Carolina0South CarolinaWon 30–0 vs. Virginia+30VirginiaWon 24–17 vs. Maryland+7MarylandWon 35–3 vs. NC State+32NC StateWon 6–0 at Army+6ArmyLost 8–21 vs. No. 8 Georgia Tech-13No. 8 Georgia TechLost 7–20 at Wake Forest-13Wake ForestLost 14–27 at Navy-13NavyLost 15–21 at North Carolina-6North CarolinaLost 0–17 at Tulane-17Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atSouth CarolinaT 9–⁠960%
Sep 26vsVirginiaW 30–⁠077%
Oct 10vsMarylandW 24–⁠1768%
Oct 17vsNC StateW 35–⁠359%
Oct 24atArmyW 6–⁠055%
Oct 31vs8Georgia TechL 8–⁠2147%
Nov 7atWake ForestL 7–⁠2070%
Nov 14atNavyL 14–⁠2747%
Nov 21atNorth CarolinaL 15–⁠2136%
Nov 28atTulaneL 0–⁠1761%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulane 17–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 66th-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 1964.

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
148–⁠135
Coach
Bill Murray
Elo
1466 −69 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.9 No. 57 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Dan Lonon
Most valuable player
Mike Curtis

Drafted in 1965

The 1965 draft
Rd 1Mike Curtis LBBaltimore Colts

All-ACC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Chuck DrulisEAP-2
  • J.V. McCarthyOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1964 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1964 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
NC State5–⁠25–⁠5
Duke3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠35–⁠5
Wake Forest4–⁠35–⁠5
Maryland4–⁠35–⁠5
South Carolina2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠43–⁠7
Virginia1–⁠55–⁠5

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