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1994 Duke

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Fred Goldsmith.

Schedule and results

Duke in 1994, game by game: won vs. Maryland 49–16; won vs. East Carolina 13–10; won vs. Army 43–7; won at Georgia Tech 27–12; won at Navy 47–14; won vs. Clemson 19–13; won at Wake Forest 51–26; lost at No. 9 Florida State 20–59; won vs. No. 13 Virginia 28–25; lost at NC State 23–24; lost vs. North Carolina 40–41; lost vs. Wisconsin 20–34+36−39Won 49–16 vs. Maryland+33MarylandWon 13–10 vs. East Carolina+3East CarolinaWon 43–7 vs. Army+36ArmyWon 27–12 at Georgia Tech+15Georgia TechWon 47–14 at Navy+33NavyWon 19–13 vs. Clemson+6ClemsonWon 51–26 at Wake Forest+25Wake ForestLost 20–59 at No. 9 Florida State-39No. 9 Florida StateWon 28–25 vs. No. 13 Virginia+3No. 13 VirginiaLost 23–24 at NC State-1NC StateLost 40–41 vs. North Carolina-1North CarolinaLost 20–34 vs. Wisconsin-14Wisconsin
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsMarylandW 49–⁠1660%
Sep 10vsEast CarolinaW 13–⁠1066%
Sep 15vsArmyW 43–⁠758%
Sep 24atGeorgia TechW 27–⁠1241%
Oct 1atNavyW 47–⁠1470%
Oct 15vsClemsonW 19–⁠1362%
Oct 22atWake ForestW 51–⁠2669%
Oct 29at9Florida StateL 20–⁠5920%
Nov 5vs13VirginiaW 28–⁠2546%
Nov 12atNC StateL 23–⁠2441%
Nov 19vsNorth CarolinaL 40–⁠4153%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsWisconsinHall of Fame BowlL 20–⁠3442%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin 34–⁠20 in the Hall of Fame Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 25
  2. Wk 9: 20
  3. Wk 10: 16
  4. Wk 11: 23
  5. Wk 12: 18
  6. Wk 13: 24
  7. Wk 15: 25
  8. Wk 16: 25

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 1994.

Bobby Dodd Coach of the YearFred Goldsmith, coach

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 16
Points
380–⁠281
Coach
Fred Goldsmith
Elo
1542 +119 this season
SP+ rating
8.2 No. 34 of 106; offense No. 22, defense No. 57
SRS
7.1 No. 30 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Heimerdinger
Defensive coordinator
Craig Bohl
Captains
Zaid Abdul-Aleem, Robert Baldwin and Matt Williams
Most valuable player
Robert Baldwin

All-ACC

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Matt WilliamsOTAP-1
  • Robert BaldwinRBAP-1
  • John ZuanichLBAP-1
  • Ray FarmerDBAP-1

Second team

  • Jeroen EggeCAP-2
  • Bill KhayatTEAP-2
  • Billy GranvilleLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1994 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1994 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠010–⁠1–⁠14
NC State6–⁠29–⁠317
Virginia5–⁠39–⁠315
North Carolina5–⁠38–⁠4
Duke5–⁠38–⁠4
Clemson4–⁠45–⁠6
Maryland2–⁠64–⁠7
Wake Forest1–⁠73–⁠8
Georgia Tech0–⁠81–⁠10

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