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Duke

SOCON · 1943 Season · Final

Competitive −
Record
8–1
0.889 Win %
Conference
1st
4–0 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

1943 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 14CAMP LEJEUNEUnranked—W 40–0
5Week 5 · Sep 28Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON6–1W 61–0
6Week 6 · Oct 5NORTH CAROLINA PRE-FLIGHTUnranked—W 42–0
7Week 7 · Oct 12Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI8–1L 13–14
8Week 8 · Oct 19North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON6–3W 14–7
10Week 10 · Nov 2Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC8–3W 14–7
11Week 11 · Nov 9NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–6W 75–0
12Week 12 · Nov 16Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI3–4–1W 49–0
13Week 13 · Nov 23North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON6–3W 27–6

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
0.709
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+31
-1+32
  • Georgia Tech +8
  • Richmond +6
  • North Carolina +6
  • North Carolina +6
  • NC State +3
  • Virginia +3
  • Navy -1

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 #1Better than 100%
Win % Place 4thBetter than 98%

0.889 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#2W12#2W13#1W14#1Post-Season W1#1Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+40
+61
+42
-1
+7
+7
+75
+49
+21

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

Final Rank by Season
#41938#51939#101940#81941#391942

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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