1966 Duke
5–5 (2–3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tom Harp. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat West Virginia 34–15Sep 17
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs West Virginia | W 34–15 | 62% |
| Sep 24 | at Pittsburgh | W 14–7 | 55% |
| Oct 1 | vs Virginia | W 27–8 | 73% |
| Oct 8 | at Maryland | L 19–21 | 61% |
| Oct 15 | at Clemson | L 6–9 | 56% |
| Oct 22 | vs NC State | L 7–33 | 69% |
| Oct 29 | vs 6Georgia Tech | L 7–48 | 37% |
| Nov 5 | at Navy | W 9–7 | 37% |
| Nov 12 | at 1Notre Dame | L 0–64 | 14% |
| Nov 19 | at North Carolina | W 41–25 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat North Carolina 41–25; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 48th-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 1966.
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 2–3 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 164–237
- Coach
- Tom Harp
- Elo
- 1512 −16 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.8 No. 58 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Jacque Hetrick
- Defensive coordinator
- George Hill
- Captains
- Bob Matheson and Mike Shasby
- Most valuable player
- Bob Matheson
Drafted in 1967
The 1967 draft| Rd 1 | Bob Matheson LB | Cleveland Browns |
| Rd 2 | Dave Dunaway WR | Green Bay Packers |
All-ACC
3 first teamFirst team
Dave DunawayEAP- Bob FoyleMGAP
- Bob MathesonLBAP
From Wikipedia’s 1966 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1966 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | 6–1 | 6–4 | |
| NC State | 5–2 | 5–5 | |
| Maryland | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| Virginia | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| Duke | 2–3 | 5–5 | |
 Wake Forest | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
 South Carolina | 1–3 | 1–9 | |
| North Carolina | 1–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.