1995 Duke
3–8 (1–7 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Fred Goldsmith. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wake Forest 42–26Oct 28
By 16 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs 1Florida State | L 26–70 | 25% |
| Sep 9 | vs Rutgers | W 24–14 | 64% |
| Sep 16 | at Army | W 23–21 | 58% |
| Sep 23 | at 24Maryland | L 28–41 | 43% |
| Sep 30 | vs Navy | L 9–30 | 77% |
| Oct 7 | vs Georgia Tech | L 21–37 | 60% |
| Oct 14 | at 19Virginia | L 30–44 | 17% |
| Oct 21 | vs NC State | L 38–41 | 52% |
| Oct 28 | vs Wake Forest | W 42–26 | 66% |
| Nov 11 | at 24Clemson | L 17–34 | 21% |
| Nov 18 | at North Carolina | L 24–28 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 28–24; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 80th-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 1995.
- Record
- 3–8
- Conference
- 1–7 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 282–386
- Coach
- Fred Goldsmith
- Elo
- 1403 −125 this season
- SP+ rating
- -10.0 No. 85 of 107; offense No. 42, defense No. 91
- SRS
- −5.5 No. 74 of 108 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- John Zernhelt
- Defensive coordinator
- Jeff McInerney
- Captains
- Spence Fischer and Jon Merrill
- Most valuable player
- Ray Farmer
Drafted in 1996
The 1996 draft| Rd 4 | Ray Farmer LB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 6 | Spence Fischer QB | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Rd 7 | Jon Merrill OT | Minnesota Vikings |
All-ACC
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Ray FarmerDBAP-1
Second team
- Jeff HodrickTEAP-2
- Bill KhayatTEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1995 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | 7–1 | 10–2 | 4 |
| Virginia | 7–1 | 9–4 | 16 |
| Clemson | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Georgia Tech | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| North Carolina | 4–4 | 7–5 | |
| Maryland | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| NC State | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Duke | 1–7 | 3–8 | |
| Wake Forest | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.