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Duke

SOCON · 1950 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–3
0.700 Win %
Conference
4th
5–2 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

1950 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 26South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON3–4–2W 14–0
6Week 6 · Oct 3Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI1–8W 28–14
7Week 7 · Oct 10Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC11–1L 7–28
8Week 8 · Oct 17NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON5–4–1W 7–0
9Week 9 · Oct 24Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON2–8W 41–0
10Week 10 · Oct 31Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HIND SOCON7–2–1L 14–26
11Week 11 · Nov 7Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC5–6W 30–21
12Week 12 · Nov 14Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON6–1–2L 7–13
13Week 13 · Nov 21Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON0–10W 47–6
14Week 14 · Nov 28North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON3–5–2W 7–0

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
2.234
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-4+19
  • NC State +5
  • Georgia Tech +5
  • South Carolina +3
  • North Carolina +3
  • Richmond +2
  • Pittsburgh +1
  • Virginia Tech 0
  • Tennessee -1
  • Wake Forest -1
  • Maryland -2

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 #34Better than 76%
Win % Place 28thBetter than 80%

0.700 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#36Post-Season W1#36Post-Season W2#36Post-Season W3#34Post-Season W4#34Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
+14
-21
+7
+41
-12
+9
-6
+41
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#171945#381946#261947#521948#391949

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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