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Duke

ACC · 2017 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
7–6
0.538 Win %
Conference
9th
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

2017 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5North Carolina Central EaglesUnranked—W 60–7
3Week 3 · Sep 12Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB1010–3W 41–17
4Week 4 · Sep 19Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB121–11W 34–20
5Week 5 · Sep 26North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC3–9W 27–17
6Week 6 · Oct 3Miami (MIAMI)H2HACC10–3L 6–31
7Week 7 · Oct 10Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC6–7L 21–28
8Week 8 · Oct 17Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)H2HACC7–6L 10–17
9Week 9 · Oct 24Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HACC5–7L 17–24
10Week 10 · Oct 31Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HACC9–4L 3–24
12Week 12 · Nov 14Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI10–3L 16–21
13Week 13 · Nov 21Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC5–6W 43–20
14Week 14 · Nov 28Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC8–5W 31–23
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 2Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC8–5W 36–14

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
2.527
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+5
-30+35
  • Northwestern +10
  • Wake Forest +8
  • Northern Illinois +8
  • Georgia Tech +5
  • North Carolina +3
  • Baylor +1
  • Miami -3
  • Army -3
  • Virginia Tech -4
  • Florida State -6
  • Virginia -7
  • Pittsburgh -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 #58Better than 58%
Win % Place 54thBetter than 61%

0.538 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#70Post-Season W1#69Post-Season W2#71Post-Season W3#58Post-Season W4#58Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+53
+24
+14
+10
-25
-7
-7
-7
-21
-5
+23
+8
+22

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

Final Rank by Season
#722012#282013#472014#612015#952016

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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