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Duke

SOCON · 1945 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
6–2
0.750 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

1945 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON2–4–3W 60–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2BOGUE FIELDUnranked—W 76–0
7Week 7 · Oct 9Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI7–1–1L 0–21
8Week 8 · Oct 16Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON5–3–1W 26–19
10Week 10 · Oct 30Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI9–0L 13–48
11Week 11 · Nov 6Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC4–6W 14–6
12Week 12 · Nov 13NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–6W 26–13
14Week 14 · Nov 27North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON5–5W 14–7

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
1.839
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+18
-1+19
  • Wake Forest +5
  • North Carolina +5
  • Georgia Tech +4
  • NC State +3
  • South Carolina +2
  • Army 0
  • 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 #17Better than 88%
Win % Place 18thBetter than 88%

0.750 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#20W12#18W13#17W14#18Regular Season Final#17Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+60
+76
-21
+7
-35
+8
+13
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#101940#81941#391942#11943#241944

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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