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Duke

FBSI · 1927 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–5
0.444 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
105
1922–2026
All-Time Record
538–557–28
0.492 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1943
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 8 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Duke head-to-head · History & Eras

1927 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND FBSI10–1L 7–13
6Week 6 · Oct 4BOSTON COLLEGEUnranked—W 25–9
7Week 7 · Oct 11Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)H2HIND SOCON4–4–1L 7–12
8Week 8 · Oct 18RICHMONDUnranked—W 72–0
9Week 9 · Oct 25Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI6–3L 6–32
10Week 10 · Nov 1Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND FBSI2–6–2W 32–6
12Week 12 · Nov 15NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON9–1L 18–20
13Week 13 · Nov 22North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON4–6L 0–18
14Week 14 · Nov 29Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1W 48–7

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.502
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-9
-15+6
  • Davidson +4
  • Wake Forest +2
  • Furman -1
  • NC State -1
  • Navy -3
  • Washington & LEE -4
  • North Carolina -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #71Better than 49%
Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.444 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#80W13#73W14#72Regular Season Final#71Post-Season W2#71Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-6
+16
-5
+72
-26
+26
-2
-18
+41

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#411922#741923#861924#851925#871926

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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