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Duke

ACC · 1974 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
6–5
0.545 Win %
Conference
5th
2–4 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

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC9–2–1L 21–35
5Week 5 · Sep 24South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 20–14
6Week 6 · Oct 1Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC4–7W 27–7
7Week 7 · Oct 8Purdue (PURDUE)H2HB104–6–1W 16–14
8Week 8 · Oct 15Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 33–14
9Week 9 · Oct 22Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–4L 13–17
10Week 10 · Oct 29Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC8–4L 13–30
11Week 11 · Nov 5Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 9–0
12Week 12 · Nov 12Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC1–10W 23–7
13Week 13 · Nov 19Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC8–4L 13–56
14Week 14 · Nov 26North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC7–5L 13–14

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
3.145
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+3
-19+22
  • Georgia Tech +6
  • South Carolina +4
  • Virginia +4
  • Purdue +4
  • Army +3
  • Wake Forest +1
  • NC State -2
  • Clemson -4
  • Florida -4
  • Maryland -4
  • North Carolina -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 #62Better than 55%
Win % Place 56thBetter than 60%

0.545 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#58Regular Season Final#61Post-Season W1#61Post-Season W2#61Post-Season W3#62Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-14
+6
+20
+2
+19
-4
-17
+9
+16
-43
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#1021969#531970#471971#641972#1061973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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