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Duke

ACC · 2002 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–10
0.167 Win %
Conference
9th
0–8 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

2002 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 3East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HUSA4–8W 23–16
3Week 3 · Sep 10Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HUSA7–6L 3–40
4Week 4 · Sep 17Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB103–9L 21–26
5Week 5 · Sep 24Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC9–5L 17–48
6Week 6 · Oct 1Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI2–10W 43–17
7Week 7 · Oct 8Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC9–5L 22–27
8Week 8 · Oct 15Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC7–6L 10–36
9Week 9 · Oct 22NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC11–3L 22–24
10Week 10 · Oct 29Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC11–3L 12–45
11Week 11 · Nov 5Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–6L 31–34
13Week 13 · Nov 19Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC7–6L 2–17
14Week 14 · Nov 26North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC3–9L 21–23

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
6.785
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-52
-58+6
  • East Carolina +4
  • Navy +2
  • NC State -3
  • Maryland -3
  • Florida State -5
  • Virginia -5
  • Louisville -6
  • Wake Forest -6
  • Clemson -6
  • Georgia Tech -6
  • Northwestern -9
  • North Carolina -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 #107Better than 23%
Win % Place 107thBetter than 23%

0.167 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#107W15#107Regular Season Final#108Post-Season W2#107Post-Season W3#107Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
-37
-5
-31
+26
-5
-26
-2
-33
-3
-15
-2

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

Final Rank by Season
#931997#821998#951999#1132000#1162001

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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