1968 Duke
4–6 (3–4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tom Harp. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Georgia Tech 46–30Nov 2
By 16 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at South Carolina | W 14–7 | 47% |
| Sep 28 | vs Michigan | L 10–31 | 63% |
| Oct 5 | vs Maryland | W 30–28 | 65% |
| Oct 12 | vs Virginia | L 20–50 | 53% |
| Oct 19 | at Clemson | L 22–39 | 34% |
| Oct 26 | at Army | L 25–57 | 21% |
| Nov 2 | vs Georgia Tech | W 46–30 | 41% |
| Nov 9 | vs NC State | L 15–17 | 36% |
| Nov 16 | vs Wake Forest | W 18–3 | 54% |
| Nov 23 | at North Carolina | L 14–25 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 25–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 3–4 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 214–287
- Coach
- Tom Harp
- Elo
- 1419 −58 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.4 No. 70 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Jacque Hetrick
- Defensive coordinator
- George Hill
- Captain
- J.B. Edwards
- Most valuable player
- Henley Carter
Drafted in 1969
The 1969 draft| Rd 2 | Al Woodall QB | New York Jets |
All-ACC
3 first teamFirst team
Henley CarterEAP- Leo HartBAP
- Dick BiddleLBAP
From Wikipedia’s 1968 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1968 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC State | 6–1 | 6–4 | |
| Clemson | 4–1–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Virginia | 3–2 | 7–3 | |
| South Carolina | 4–3 | 4–6 | |
| Duke | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Wake Forest | 2–3–1 | 2–7–1 | |
| Maryland | 2–5 | 2–8 | |
| North Carolina | 1–6 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.