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Duke

SOCON · 1948 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
4–3–2
0.556 Win %
Conference
7th
3–2 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

1948 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 28NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–6–1T 0–0
6Week 6 · Oct 5Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC4–4–2T 7–7
7Week 7 · Oct 12Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI0–8–1W 28–7
8Week 8 · Oct 19Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HIND SOCON6–4W 13–12
9Week 9 · Oct 26Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON0–8–1W 7–0
10Week 10 · Nov 2Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC7–3L 7–19
11Week 11 · Nov 9Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON6–4L 20–27
12Week 12 · Nov 16George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON4–6W 62–0
13Week 13 · Nov 23North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON9–1–1L 0–20

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
3.124
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+2
-8+10
  • Maryland +6
  • George Washington +4
  • NC State 0
  • Tennessee 0
  • Navy 0
  • Virginia Tech 0
  • North Carolina -1
  • Georgia Tech -3
  • Wake Forest -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 #52Better than 63%
Win % Place 53rdBetter than 62%

0.556 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#51W14#51Regular Season Final#51Post-Season W1#51Post-Season W2#52Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
0
0
+21
+1
+7
-12
-7
+62
-20

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

Final Rank by Season
#11943#241944#171945#381946#261947

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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