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Duke

ACC · 1994 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
4th
5–3 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

1994 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC4–7W 49–16
3Week 3 · Sep 13East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND FBSI7–5W 13–10
4Week 4 · Sep 20Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 43–7
5Week 5 · Sep 27Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC1–10W 27–12
6Week 6 · Oct 4Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 47–14
8Week 8 · Oct 18Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC5–6W 19–13
9Week 9 · Oct 25Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC3–8W 51–26
10Week 10 · Nov 1Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC10–1–1L 20–59
11Week 11 · Nov 8Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC9–3W 28–25
12Week 12 · Nov 15NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC9–3L 23–24
13Week 13 · Nov 22North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–4L 40–41
18Final · Jan 3Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB107–4–1L 20–34

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
1.985
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+24
-12+36
  • Virginia +9
  • East Carolina +7
  • Clemson +5
  • Maryland +4
  • Army +4
  • Navy +3
  • Wake Forest +3
  • Georgia Tech +1
  • Florida State -1
  • NC State -3
  • North Carolina -4
  • Wisconsin -4

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 #25Better than 82%
Win % Place 22ndBetter than 85%

0.667 Win % · Change -8

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#19W14#18Regular Season Final#17Post-Season W2#17Post-Season W3#25Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+33
+3
+36
+15
+33
+6
+25
-39
+3
-1
-1
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#271989#761990#681991#911992#851993

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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