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1970 Duke

6–⁠5 (5–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tom Harp.

Schedule and results

Duke in 1970, game by game: lost at No. 15 Florida 19–21; won vs. Maryland 13–12; won vs. Virginia 17–7; lost at No. 1 Ohio State 10–34; won at No. 11 West Virginia 21–13; won at NC State 22–6; won at Clemson 21–10; lost vs. Georgia Tech 16–24; lost vs. Wake Forest 14–28; won at South Carolina 42–38; lost at North Carolina 34–59+16−25Lost 19–21 at No. 15 Florida-2No. 15 FloridaWon 13–12 vs. Maryland+1MarylandWon 17–7 vs. Virginia+10VirginiaLost 10–34 at No. 1 Ohio State-24No. 1 Ohio StateWon 21–13 at No. 11 West Virginia+8No. 11 West VirginiaWon 22–6 at NC State+16NC StateWon 21–10 at Clemson+11ClemsonLost 16–24 vs. Georgia Tech-8Georgia TechLost 14–28 vs. Wake Forest-14Wake ForestWon 42–38 at South Carolina+4South CarolinaLost 34–59 at North Carolina-25North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12at15FloridaL 19–⁠2123%
Sep 19vsMarylandW 13–⁠1266%
Sep 26vsVirginiaW 17–⁠759%
Oct 3at1Ohio StateL 10–⁠3419%
Oct 10at11West VirginiaW 21–⁠1318%
Oct 17atNC StateW 22–⁠647%
Oct 24atClemsonW 21–⁠1058%
Oct 31vsGeorgia TechL 16–⁠2459%
Nov 7vsWake ForestL 14–⁠2866%
Nov 14atSouth CarolinaW 42–⁠3840%
Nov 21atNorth CarolinaL 34–⁠5935%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 59–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
229–⁠252
Coach
Tom Harp
Elo
1475 +33 this season
SP+ rating
3.1 No. 55 of 117; offense No. 52, defense No. 64
SRS
0.3 No. 62 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jacque Hetrick
Defensive coordinator
George Hill
Captains
Dick Biddle and Leo Hart
Most valuable player
Leo Hart

Drafted in 1971

The 1971 draft
Rd 3Leo Hart QBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 5Phil Asack DESan Diego Chargers
Rd 7Wes Chesson WRAtlanta Falcons

All-ACC

5 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1970 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1970 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wake Forest5–⁠16–⁠5
North Carolina5–⁠28–⁠4
Duke5–⁠26–⁠5
South Carolina3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
NC State2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Clemson2–⁠43–⁠8
Maryland2–⁠42–⁠9
Virginia0–⁠65–⁠6

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