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Duke

ACC · 2008 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–8
0.333 Win %
Conference
12th
1–7 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

2008 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2FCSUnranked—W 31–7
3Week 3 · Sep 9Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB109–4L 20–24
4Week 4 · Sep 16Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI8–5W 41–31
6Week 6 · Sep 30Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC5–7W 31–3
7Week 7 · Oct 7Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC9–4L 0–27
9Week 9 · Oct 21Miami (MIAMI)H2HACC7–6L 31–49
10Week 10 · Oct 28Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC7–6W 10–7
11Week 11 · Nov 4Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC8–5L 30–33
12Week 12 · Nov 11NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC6–7L 17–27
13Week 13 · Nov 18Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC7–6L 7–31
14Week 14 · Nov 25Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HACC10–4L 3–14
15Week 15 · Dec 2North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–5L 20–28

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
4.458
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-21
-41+20
  • Navy +8
  • Vanderbilt +7
  • Virginia +5
  • Northwestern -4
  • Georgia Tech -4
  • Virginia Tech -4
  • Wake Forest -5
  • North Carolina -5
  • Miami -6
  • Clemson -6
  • NC State -7

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 #88Better than 36%
Win % Place 89thBetter than 36%

0.333 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#86Regular Season Final#87Post-Season W2#88Post-Season W3#88Post-Season W4#88Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+24
-4
+10
+28
-27
-18
+3
-3
-10
-24
-11
-8

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

Final Rank by Season
#882003#1022004#1132005#1182006#1152007

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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