Record: 71-65-14, .520 W-L% (8th of 10) (Schedule and Results)
SRS: -1.52 (7th of 10) ▪ SOS: -2.30 (7th of 10)
Conference Champion: Duke
Ranked in First AP Poll: 2 (Duke and North Carolina)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Duke)
| Overall | Conference | Pts/G | SRS | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | Own | Opp | SRS | SOS | Notes |
| Duke | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 16.05 | 5.55 | |
| Clemson | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .875 | 16.1 | 6.2 | 10.80 | 0.58 | |
| North Carolina | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 13.0 | 4.1 | 10.72 | 3.39 | |
| Virginia Military Institute | 6 | 1 | 4 | .727 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .786 | 14.5 | 7.8 | 0.90 | -5.01 | |
| Richmond | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 9.1 | 5.9 | -6.19 | -10.09 | |
| South Carolina | 6 | 4 | 1 | .591 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 15.3 | 7.8 | 1.62 | -2.11 | |
| Washington & Lee | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 7.4 | 6.3 | -7.76 | -9.09 | |
| North Carolina State | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 3 | 3 | 1 | .500 | 5.4 | 9.1 | -0.70 | 3.39 | |
| Wake Forest | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 16.1 | 9.8 | 3.51 | 0.01 | |
| Virginia Tech | 3 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .429 | 7.5 | 8.6 | -2.10 | -1.20 | |
| Citadel | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 12.5 | 13.5 | -3.72 | -5.27 | |
| Maryland | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 9.6 | 26.1 | -14.08 | -2.97 | |
| Davidson | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 10.0 | 16.3 | -6.77 | -1.17 | |
| Furman | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .100 | 8.2 | 15.8 | -11.28 | -3.18 | |
| William & Mary | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 10.5 | 15.4 | -13.81 | -7.31 | |
| School | 10/17 | 10/24 | 10/31 | 11/7 | 11/14 | 11/21 | 11/28 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| North Carolina | 19 |
| Date | Bowl | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939-01-02 | Rose Bowl | Southern California | 7 | Duke | 3 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) |