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Duke

ACC · 1965 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–4
0.600 Win %
Conference
1st
4–2 in ACC

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

1965 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 21Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC4–6W 21–7
5Week 5 · Sep 28South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HACC5–5W 20–15
6Week 6 · Oct 5Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC2–8W 41–21
7Week 7 · Oct 12Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HIND FBSI3–7W 21–13
8Week 8 · Oct 19Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC5–5L 2–3
9Week 9 · Oct 26Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB106–4L 14–28
10Week 10 · Nov 2Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI7–3–1L 23–35
11Week 11 · Nov 9NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC6–4L 0–21
12Week 12 · Nov 16Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC3–7W 40–7
13Week 13 · Nov 23North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC4–6W 34–7

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
2.871
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-16+21
  • South Carolina +5
  • Virginia +4
  • North Carolina +4
  • Pittsburgh +3
  • Wake Forest +3
  • Rice +2
  • Georgia Tech -3
  • Illinois -4
  • NC State -4
  • Clemson -5

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 #46Better than 67%
Win % Place 36thBetter than 74%

0.600 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#44W14#46Regular Season Final#46Post-Season W1#47Post-Season W2#46Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
+5
+20
+8
-1
-14
-12
-21
+33
+27

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

Final Rank by Season
#211960#201961#191962#451963#741964

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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