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Duke

SOCON · 1947 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
4–3–2
0.556 Win %
Conference
4th
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

1947 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Sep 30NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON5–3–1W 7–0
7Week 7 · Oct 7Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC5–5W 19–7
8Week 8 · Oct 14Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI1–7–1T 14–14
9Week 9 · Oct 21Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HIND SOCON7–2–2W 19–7
10Week 10 · Oct 28Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON6–4W 13–6
11Week 11 · Nov 4Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC10–1L 0–7
12Week 12 · Nov 11Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B86–4L 7–28
13Week 13 · Nov 18South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON6–2–1T 0–0
14Week 14 · Nov 25North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 0–21

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
2.071
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+16
-7+23
  • Maryland +7
  • Wake Forest +6
  • NC State +5
  • Tennessee +5
  • Navy 0
  • South Carolina 0
  • Georgia Tech -1
  • North Carolina -2
  • Missouri -4

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 #26Better than 82%
Win % Place 53rdBetter than 62%

0.556 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#26Regular Season Final#26Post-Season W1#26Post-Season W2#26Post-Season W3#26Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
+12
0
+12
+7
-7
-21
0
-21

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

Final Rank by Season
#391942#11943#241944#171945#381946

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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