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Duke

SOCON · 1929 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
4–6
0.400 Win %
Conference
18th
2–1 in SOCON

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

1929 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 1MERCERUnranked—W 19–6
7Week 7 · Oct 8Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI9–1L 7–52
9Week 9 · Oct 22Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI6–2–2L 13–45
10Week 10 · Oct 29VILLANOVAUnranked—L 12–58
11Week 11 · Nov 5BOSTON COLLEGEUnranked—L 12–20
12Week 12 · Nov 12LSUH2HIND SOCON6–3W 32–6
13Week 13 · Nov 19NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON1–8W 19–12
14Week 14 · Nov 26Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND FBSI6–5–1W 20–0
15Week 15 · Dec 3Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND FBSI5–5L 12–13
12Regular Season Final · Dec 10North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON9–1L 7–48

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
5.788
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+4
-9+13
  • LSU +6
  • Wake Forest +6
  • NC State +1
  • Pittsburgh -1
  • North Carolina -1
  • Navy -2
  • Davidson -5

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 #87Better than 37%
Win % Place 81stBetter than 42%

0.400 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#84W15#87Regular Season Final#87Post-Season W1#87Post-Season W3#87Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
-45
-32
-46
-8
+26
+7
+20
-1
-41

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

Final Rank by Season
#861924#851925#871926#711927#761928

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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