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2002 Duke

2–⁠10 (0–⁠8 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Carl Franks.

Schedule and results

Duke in 2002, game by game: won vs. East Carolina 23–16; lost vs. Louisville 3–40; lost at Northwestern 21–26; lost at No. 5 Florida State 17–48; won at Navy 43–17; lost vs. Virginia 22–27; lost at Wake Forest 10–36; lost at No. 13 NC State 22–24; lost vs. Maryland 12–45; lost vs. Clemson 31–34; lost at Georgia Tech 2–17; lost vs. North Carolina 21–23+26−37Won 23–16 vs. East Carolina+7East CarolinaLost 3–40 vs. Louisville-37LouisvilleLost 21–26 at Northwestern-5NorthwesternLost 17–48 at No. 5 Florida State-31No. 5 Florida StateWon 43–17 at Navy+26NavyLost 22–27 vs. Virginia-5VirginiaLost 10–36 at Wake Forest-26Wake ForestLost 22–24 at No. 13 NC State-2No. 13 NC StateLost 12–45 vs. Maryland-33MarylandLost 31–34 vs. Clemson-3ClemsonLost 2–17 at Georgia Tech-15Georgia TechLost 21–23 vs. North Carolina-2North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsEast CarolinaW 23–⁠1627%
Sep 7vsLouisvilleL 3–⁠4025%
Sep 14atNorthwesternL 21–⁠2633%
Sep 21at5Florida StateL 17–⁠488%
Sep 28atNavyW 43–⁠1740%
Oct 5vsVirginiaL 22–⁠2736%
Oct 12atWake ForestL 10–⁠3624%
Oct 19at13NC StateL 22–⁠2410%
Oct 26vsMarylandL 12–⁠4520%
Nov 2vsClemsonL 31–⁠3427%
Nov 16atGeorgia TechL 2–⁠1712%
Nov 23vsNorth CarolinaL 21–⁠2342%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 23–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 102nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
0–⁠8 9th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
227–⁠353
Coach
Carl Franks
Elo
1288 −22 this season
SP+ rating
-9.0 No. 82 of 117; offense No. 99, defense No. 61
SRS
−7.4 No. 79 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 67
Defensive coordinator
Ted Roof
Captains
Ryan Fowler, Jamyon Small and Drew Strojny
Most valuable player
Alex Wade
Offense
Fun and gun
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠3

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 23— allowed
Defense0.0own 43— 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.

Top recruits in the 2002 class

Tyler Krieg ILB★★No. 898
Deonto McCormick CB★★No. 898
Lavdrium Bauta OT★★No. 898
Burks Williams OLB★★No. 898
Kevin Wilson DT★★No. 898

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2002 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.767
Running backs22.00.767
Receivers22.00.767
Offensive line12.00.767
Defensive line32.00.767
Linebackers42.00.767
Defensive backs32.00.767
Athletes and specialists12.00.767
Whole class172.00.767

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

All-ACC

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Shawn JohnsonDLAP-1

Second team

  • Alex WadeRBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 2002 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2002 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State7–⁠19–⁠521
Maryland6–⁠211–⁠313
Virginia6–⁠29–⁠522
NC State5–⁠311–⁠312
Georgia Tech4–⁠47–⁠6
Clemson4–⁠47–⁠6
Wake Forest3–⁠57–⁠6
North Carolina1–⁠73–⁠9
Duke0–⁠82–⁠10

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