Duke
ACC · 1988 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
1988 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 2–8–1 | W 31–21 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H |  SEC | 5–6 | W 31–26 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 | CITADEL | Unranked | — | W 41–17 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 7–4 | W 38–34 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H | SEC | 3–8 | W 17–15 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 10–2 | L 17–49 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | L 24–34 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | ACC | 3–8 | W 31–21 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 6–4–1 | L 16–35 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 8–3–1 | T 43–43 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 1–10 | W 35–29 |
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).
- Virginia +7
- Tennessee +5
- Vanderbilt +3
- Georgia Tech +3
- Northwestern +2
- North Carolina +1
- NC State 0
- Clemson -2
- Wake Forest -4
- Maryland -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.682 Win % · Change 1
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.