1969 Duke
3–6–1 (3–3–1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tom Harp. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wake Forest 27–20Oct 11
By 7 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at South Carolina | L 20–27 | 36% |
| Sep 27 | at Virginia | L 0–10 | 33% |
| Oct 4 | vs Pittsburgh | L 12–14 | 67% |
| Oct 11 | at Wake Forest | W 27–20 | 38% |
| Oct 18 | at Maryland | L 7–20 | 52% |
| Oct 25 | at NC State | T 25–25 | 22% |
| Nov 1 | at Georgia Tech | L 7–20 | 39% |
| Nov 8 | vs Clemson | W 34–27 | 39% |
| Nov 15 | at Virginia Tech | L 12–48 | 25% |
| Nov 22 | vs North Carolina | W 17–13 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat North Carolina 17–13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).
- Record
- 3–6–1
- Conference
- 3–3–1 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 161–224
- Coach
- Tom Harp
- Elo
- 1413 −33 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −11.0 No. 94 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Jacque Hetrick
- Defensive coordinator
- George Hill
- Captain
- Jim Dearth
- Most valuable player
- Leo Hart
All-ACC
2 first teamFirst team
Leo HartBAP- Rick SearlDBAP
From Wikipedia’s 1969 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1969 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 6–0 | 7–4 | |
| NC State | 3–2–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| North Carolina | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| Clemson | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| Duke | 3–3–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Maryland | 3–3 | 3–7 | |
| Wake Forest | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Virginia | 1–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.