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Duke

ACC · 1990 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
7th
1–6 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

1990 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 10–21
3Week 3 · Sep 11Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB102–9W 27–24
5Week 5 · Sep 25Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC8–4L 0–59
6Week 6 · Oct 2Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC10–2L 7–26
7Week 7 · Oct 9Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 17–16
8Week 8 · Oct 16WESTERN CAROLINAUnranked—W 49–18
9Week 9 · Oct 23Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC6–5–1L 20–23
10Week 10 · Oct 30Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC11–0–1L 31–48
11Week 11 · Nov 6Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC3–8W 57–20
12Week 12 · Nov 13NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC7–5L 0–16
13Week 13 · Nov 20North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC6–4–1L 22–24

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
4.544
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-14
-25+11
  • Army +6
  • Wake Forest +3
  • Northwestern +2
  • Georgia Tech 0
  • Clemson -2
  • Virginia -4
  • North Carolina -4
  • South Carolina -5
  • Maryland -5
  • NC State -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 #76Better than 45%
Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.364 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#76Regular Season Final#75Post-Season W1#75Post-Season W2#75Post-Season W4#76Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-11
+3
-59
-19
+1
+31
-3
-17
+37
-16
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#751985#761986#641987#411988#271989

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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