Duke
ACC · 1986 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1986 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 4–7 | W 17–6 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Georgia (GEORGIA)H2H |  SEC | 8–4 | L 7–31 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Ohio (OHIO)H2H |  MAC | 1–10 | W 22–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 3–8 | W 20–13 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 1–10 | L 18–24 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 8–2–2 | L 3–35 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 5–5–1 | L 19–27 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | ACC | 5–5–1 | L 6–34 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | W 38–36 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 8–3–1 | L 15–29 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 7–4–1 | L 35–42 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Wake Forest +5
- Northwestern +4
- Virginia +3
- Ohio +1
- Clemson -2
- NC State -3
- Georgia -4
- North Carolina -4
- Maryland -5
- Georgia Tech -5
- Vanderbilt -10
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.364 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.