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Duke

SOCON · 1938 Season · Final

Developing
Record
9–1
0.900 Win %
Conference
1st
5–0 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

1938 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON3–5–2W 18–0
6Week 6 · Oct 4Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 27–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI2–5W 7–0
8Week 8 · Oct 18Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC3–4–3W 6–0
9Week 9 · Oct 25Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON4–5–1W 7–0
10Week 10 · Nov 1North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON6–2–1W 14–0
12Week 12 · Nov 15Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI5–3W 21–0
13Week 13 · Nov 22NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–7–1W 7–0
14Week 14 · Nov 29Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI8–2W 7–0
16Final · Jan 3USCH2HPAC9–2L 3–7

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
1.397
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+36
-2+38
  • Pittsburgh +8
  • North Carolina +6
  • Syracuse +5
  • Davidson +4
  • Wake Forest +4
  • Virginia Tech +3
  • Georgia Tech +3
  • NC State +3
  • Colgate +2
  • USC -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 8thBetter than 95%

0.900 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#3Regular Season Final#3Post-Season W1#3Post-Season W2#3Post-Season W3#4Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+18
+27
+7
+6
+7
+14
+21
+7
+7
-4

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

Final Rank by Season
#131933#331934#161935#41936#151937

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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