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Duke

SOCON · 1942 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–4–1
0.550 Win %
Conference
5th
3–1 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

1942 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 29Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON2–6–1W 21–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON6–2–1L 7–20
7Week 7 · Oct 13GEORGIA PRE-FLIGHTUnranked—L 12–26
8Week 8 · Oct 20Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI6–2–1W 34–0
9Week 9 · Oct 27Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 28–0
10Week 10 · Nov 3Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC9–2L 7–26
11Week 11 · Nov 10Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HIND SOCON7–2W 42–0
12Week 12 · Nov 17North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON5–2–2T 13–13
13Week 13 · Nov 24NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON4–4–2W 47–0
14Week 14 · Dec 1Jacksonville NAS (JACKSONVILLE NAS)H2HIND FBSI9–3L 0–13

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
2.726
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-7+22
  • Maryland +7
  • Colgate +6
  • NC State +4
  • Pittsburgh +3
  • Davidson +2
  • North Carolina 0
  • Wake Forest -2
  • Georgia Tech -2
  • Jacksonville NAS -3

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 #39Better than 72%
Win % Place 64thBetter than 54%

0.550 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#38W14#39Regular Season Final#38Post-Season W1#38Post-Season W2#39Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
-13
-14
+34
+28
-19
+42
0
+47
-13

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

Final Rank by Season
#151937#41938#51939#101940#81941

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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