Duke
SOCON · 1940 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1940 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 1 |  Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2H | IND SOCON | 7–2–1 | W 23–0 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 8 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 10–1 | L 0–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 22 | Colgate (COLGATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–3 | W 13–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 29 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | IND SOCON | 7–3 | W 23–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 5 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | SEC | 3–7 | W 41–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 12 | Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2H | IND SOCON | 5–5 | W 46–13 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 19 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND SOCON | 6–4 | L 3–6 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 26 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | IND SOCON | 3–6 | W 42–6 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 3 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–4–1 | W 12–7 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Virginia Military Institute +7
- Wake Forest +7
- Colgate +5
- Davidson +5
- Georgia Tech +3
- NC State +3
- Pittsburgh +3
- Tennessee -1
- North Carolina -4
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.778 Win % · Change 1
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.