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2001 Duke

0–⁠11 (0–⁠8 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Carl Franks.

Schedule and results

Duke in 2001, game by game: lost vs. No. 6 Florida State 13–55; lost at Rice 13–15; lost vs. Northwestern 7–44; lost at Virginia 10–31; lost vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech 10–37; lost vs. Wake Forest 35–42; lost at Maryland 17–59; lost vs. Vanderbilt 28–42; lost vs. NC State 31–55; lost at North Carolina 17–52; lost at Clemson 31–59+7−42Lost 13–55 vs. No. 6 Florida State-42No. 6 Florida StateLost 13–15 at Rice-2RiceLost 7–44 vs. Northwestern-37NorthwesternLost 10–31 at Virginia-21VirginiaLost 10–37 vs. No. 17 Georgia Tech-27No. 17 Georgia TechLost 35–42 vs. Wake Forest-7Wake ForestLost 17–59 at Maryland-42MarylandLost 28–42 vs. Vanderbilt-14VanderbiltLost 31–55 vs. NC State-24NC StateLost 17–52 at North Carolina-35North CarolinaLost 31–59 at Clemson-28Clemson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vs6Florida StateL 13–⁠5513%
Sep 8atRiceL 13–⁠1526%
Sep 22vsNorthwesternL 7–⁠4427%
Sep 29atVirginiaL 10–⁠3117%
Oct 6vs17Georgia TechL 10–⁠3717%
Oct 13vsWake ForestL 35–⁠4240%
Oct 20atMarylandL 17–⁠5910%
Oct 27vsVanderbiltL 28–⁠4242%
Nov 3vsNC StateL 31–⁠5520%
Nov 17atNorth CarolinaL 17–⁠528%
Dec 1atClemsonL 31–⁠5911%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Clemson 59–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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

Record
0–⁠11
Conference
0–⁠8 9th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
212–⁠491
Coach
Carl Franks
Elo
1215 −119 this season
SP+ rating
-23.9 No. 108 of 117; offense No. 88, defense No. 116
SRS
−19.8 No. 109 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bob Trott
Captains
Ben Erdeljac, Ronnie Hamilton, Mike Hart and Nate Krill
Most valuable player
Mike Hart
Offense
Fun and gun
Defense
4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 30— allowed
Defense-0.1own 37— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

All-ACC

1 first team

First team

  • Mike HartTEAP-1

From Wikipedia’s 2001 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2001 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland7–⁠110–⁠211
Florida State6–⁠28–⁠415
North Carolina5–⁠38–⁠5
Georgia Tech4–⁠48–⁠524
Clemson4–⁠47–⁠5
NC State4–⁠47–⁠5
Wake Forest3–⁠56–⁠5
Virginia3–⁠55–⁠7
Duke0–⁠80–⁠11

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