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Duke

SOCON · 1936 Season · Final

Developing +
Record
9–1
0.900 Win %
Conference
1st
7–0 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

1936 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON5–4W 13–0
5Week 5 · Sep 29Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI6–3W 6–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON5–7W 21–0
7Week 7 · Oct 13Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HIND SOCON5–5W 25–0
8Week 8 · Oct 20Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC5–5–1W 19–6
9Week 9 · Oct 27Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC6–2–2L 13–15
10Week 10 · Nov 3Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)H2HIND SOCON4–5W 51–0
11Week 11 · Nov 10Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON5–4W 20–0
12Week 12 · Nov 17North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON8–2W 27–7
14Week 14 · Dec 1NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 13–0

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
1.180
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+44
-2+46
  • North Carolina +8
  • Colgate +6
  • Davidson +5
  • South Carolina +5
  • Clemson +5
  • Georgia Tech +5
  • Wake Forest +5
  • Washington & LEE +4
  • NC State +3
  • Tennessee -2

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 #4Better than 98%
Win % Place 3rdBetter than 99%

0.900 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#8W14#7Regular Season Final#6Post-Season W1#5Post-Season W3#4Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
+6
+21
+25
+13
-2
+51
+20
+20
+13

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

Final Rank by Season
#451931#341932#131933#331934#161935

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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