1965 Duke
6–4 (4–2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bill Murray. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wake Forest 40–7Nov 13
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | at Virginia | W 21–7 | 49% |
| Sep 25 | at South Carolina | W 20–15 | 47% |
| Oct 2 | at Rice | W 41–21 | 47% |
| Oct 9 | vs Pittsburgh | W 21–13 | 63% |
| Oct 16 | vs Clemson | L 2–3 | 72% |
| Oct 23 | at Illinois | L 14–28 | 43% |
| Oct 30 | at Georgia Tech | L 23–35 | 31% |
| Nov 6 | at NC State | L 0–21 | 45% |
| Nov 13 | vs Wake Forest | W 40–7 | 72% |
| Nov 20 | vs North Carolina | W 34–7 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat North Carolina 34–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 44th-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 1965.
- Record
- 6–4
- Conference
- 4–2 shared first in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 216–157
- Coach
- Bill Murray
- Elo
- 1543 +65 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.9 No. 29 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- John Gutekunst
- Most valuable player
- John McNabb
Drafted in 1966
The 1966 draft| Rd 6 | Earl Yates OT | Washington Redskins |
All-ACC
6 first teamFirst team
Chuck DrulisEAP-1; UPI-1- Bill JonesOTAP-1
- John McNabbOGAP-1; UPI-1
- Jay CalabreseBAP-1; UPI-1
- Chuck StavinsDTAP-1
- Bob MathesonLBAP-1; UPI-1
From Wikipedia’s 1965 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1965 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| South Carolina | 4–2 | 5–5 | |
| NC State | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Clemson | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
 Maryland | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| North Carolina | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| Virginia | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Wake Forest | 1–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.