1978 Duke
4–7 (2–4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Mike McGee. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Georgia Tech 28–10Sep 9
By 18 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs Georgia Tech | W 28–10 | 53% |
| Sep 23 | vs South Carolina | W 16–12 | 61% |
| Sep 30 | at 4Michigan | L 0–52 | 22% |
| Oct 7 | vs Virginia | W 20–13 | 83% |
| Oct 14 | at Navy | L 8–31 | 38% |
| Oct 21 | at Clemson | L 8–28 | 31% |
| Oct 28 | vs 5Maryland | L 0–27 | 29% |
| Nov 4 | at Tennessee | L 0–34 | 46% |
| Nov 11 | vs Wake Forest | W 3–0 | 75% |
| Nov 18 | at NC State | L 10–24 | 23% |
| Nov 25 | at North Carolina | L 15–16 | 30% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 16–15; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 75th-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 1978.
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 2–4 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 108–247
- Coach
- Mike McGee
- Elo
- 1426 −71 this season
- SP+ rating
- -2.5 No. 81 of 133; offense No. 109, defense No. 43
- SRS
- −3.6 No. 81 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Dick Kemp
- Defensive coordinator
- John Gutekunst
- Captains
- Dan Brooks, Mike Dunn and Carl McGee
- Most valuable player
- Carl McGee
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | 6–0 | 11–1 | 6 |
| Maryland | 5–1 | 9–3 | 20 |
| NC State | 4–2 | 9–3 | 18 |
| North Carolina | 3–3 | 5–6 | |
 Duke | 2–4 | 4–7 | |
| Wake Forest | 1–5 | 1–10 | |
| Virginia | 0–6 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.