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Duke

SOCON · 1949 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–3
0.667 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–2 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

1949 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 67–0
6Week 6 · Oct 4Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC7–2–1W 21–7
7Week 7 · Oct 11Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI3–5–1L 14–28
8Week 8 · Oct 18NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 14–13
9Week 9 · Oct 25Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON1–7–2W 55–7
10Week 10 · Nov 1Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC7–3W 27–14
11Week 11 · Nov 8Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON4–6L 7–27
12Week 12 · Nov 15George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON4–5W 35–0
13Week 13 · Nov 22North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON7–4L 20–21

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
2.495
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+10
-15+25
  • Tennessee +7
  • Georgia Tech +7
  • George Washington +4
  • Richmond +3
  • NC State +3
  • Virginia Tech +1
  • North Carolina -4
  • Navy -5
  • Wake Forest -6

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 31stBetter than 78%

0.667 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#31W12#40W13#41W14#39Regular Season Final#39Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+67
+14
-14
+1
+48
+13
-20
+35
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#241944#171945#381946#261947#521948

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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