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Duke

ACC · 1998 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
6th
2–6 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

1998 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8WESTERN CAROLINAUnranked—W 24–10
3Week 3 · Sep 15Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB103–9W 44–10
4Week 4 · Sep 22Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC11–2L 13–62
5Week 5 · Sep 29Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC9–3L 0–24
6Week 6 · Oct 6Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC10–2L 13–41
7Week 7 · Oct 13Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC3–8W 19–16
8Week 8 · Oct 20NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC7–5L 24–27
9Week 9 · Oct 27Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC3–8W 28–23
10Week 10 · Nov 3Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–9L 33–36
12Week 12 · Nov 17Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC3–8L 25–42
13Week 13 · Nov 24North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC7–5L 6–28

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
4.995
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-25
-34+9
  • Northwestern +3
  • Wake Forest +3
  • Clemson +3
  • Florida State -2
  • Georgia Tech -2
  • Virginia -3
  • NC State -5
  • North Carolina -5
  • Maryland -8
  • Vanderbilt -9

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 #82Better than 41%
Win % Place 71stBetter than 49%

0.364 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#80W14#80Regular Season Final#80Post-Season W2#80Post-Season W3#82Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+14
+34
-49
-24
-28
+3
-3
+5
-3
-17
-22

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

Final Rank by Season
#851993#251994#881995#1071996#931997

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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