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Duke

ACC · 2012 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
6–7
0.462 Win %
Conference
8th
3–5 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

2012 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)H2HSUN3–9W 46–26
3Week 3 · Sep 11Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC12–2L 13–50
4Week 4 · Sep 18NORTH CAROLINA CENTRALUnranked—W 54–17
5Week 5 · Sep 25Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HUSA4–8W 38–14
6Week 6 · Oct 2Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC5–7W 34–27
7Week 7 · Oct 9Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC4–8W 42–17
8Week 8 · Oct 16Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HACC7–6L 20–41
9Week 9 · Oct 23North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–4W 33–30
10Week 10 · Oct 30Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC12–2L 7–48
11Week 11 · Nov 6Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC11–2L 20–56
13Week 13 · Nov 20Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC7–7L 24–42
14Week 14 · Nov 27Miami (MIAMI)H2HACC7–5L 45–52
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)H2HIND BE10–3L 34–48

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
3.722
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-3
-27+24
  • North Carolina +8
  • Wake Forest +5
  • Memphis +4
  • Virginia +4
  • Florida International +3
  • Stanford -2
  • Florida State -2
  • Clemson -2
  • Cincinnati -3
  • Miami -5
  • Virginia Tech -6
  • Georgia Tech -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 #72Better than 48%
Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.462 Win % · Change 4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#71Post-Season W1#70Post-Season W2#72Post-Season W3#76Post-Season W4#72Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+20
-37
+37
+24
+7
+25
-21
+3
-41
-36
-18
-7
-14

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

Final Rank by Season
#1152007#882008#902009#1012010#1002011

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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