Location: Durham, North Carolina ▪ Colors: Duke Blue & White
Stadium: Wallace Wade Stadium (cap. 33,941)
Record: 91 Years, 444-482-28, .480 W-L% (Major School)
Conferences: ACC, Southern and Ind
Conference Champion: 17 Times
Bowls: 9 Bowls, 3-6, .333 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Ranked in AP Poll: 8 Times (Preseason), 16 Times (Final), 160 Weeks (Total)
| All-Time Rank: #62. Hawaii… #63. Buffalo… #64. Connecticut… #65. DUKE… #66. Washington State… #67. Bowling Green State… #68. Middle Tennessee State… |
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | Pct | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | ACC | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | -0.28 | 1.72 | David Cutcliffe (6-7) | Belk Bowl-L | ||||
| 2 | 2011 | ACC | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | -7.34 | 0.24 | David Cutcliffe (3-9) | |||||
| 3 | 2010 | ACC | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | -4.59 | 2.66 | David Cutcliffe (3-9) | |||||
| 4 | 2009 | ACC | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | -2.45 | -0.20 | David Cutcliffe (5-7) | |||||
| 5 | 2008 | ACC | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | -0.39 | 3.28 | David Cutcliffe (4-8) | |||||
| 6 | 2007 | ACC | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | -10.34 | 3.33 | Ted Roof (1-11) | |||||
| 7 | 2006 | ACC | 0 | 12 | 0 | .000 | -14.98 | 2.36 | Ted Roof (0-12) | |||||
| 8 | 2005 | ACC | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | -10.71 | 4.29 | Ted Roof (1-10) | |||||
| 9 | 2004 | ACC | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | -8.04 | 4.23 | Ted Roof (2-9) | |||||
| 10 | 2003 | ACC | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | -3.02 | 4.31 | Carl Franks (4-8) | |||||
| 11 | 2002 | ACC | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | -7.05 | 2.54 | Carl Franks (2-10) | |||||
| 12 | 2001 | ACC | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | -16.57 | 3.16 | Carl Franks (0-11) | |||||
| 13 | 2000 | ACC | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | -13.91 | 4.63 | Carl Franks (0-11) | |||||
| 14 | 1999 | ACC | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | -4.91 | 4.28 | Carl Franks (3-8) | |||||
| 15 | 1998 | ACC | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | -6.93 | -0.30 | Fred Goldsmith (4-7) | |||||
| 16 | 1997 | ACC | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | -4.68 | 5.05 | Fred Goldsmith (2-9) | |||||
| 17 | 1996 | ACC | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | -12.77 | 5.23 | Fred Goldsmith (0-11) | |||||
| 18 | 1995 | ACC | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | -7.16 | 0.66 | Fred Goldsmith (3-8) | |||||
| 19 | 1994 | ACC | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7.51 | 0.84 | 16 | Fred Goldsmith (8-4) | Hall of Fame Bowl-L | |||
| 20 | 1993 | ACC | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | -5.39 | 3.34 | Barry Wilson (3-8) | |||||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | Pct | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl | Notes |
| 21 | 1992 | ACC | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | -4.20 | 4.17 | Barry Wilson (2-9) | |||||
| 22 | 1991 | ACC | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | -3.13 | 0.23 | Barry Wilson (4-6-1) | |||||
| 23 | 1990 | ACC | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | -0.04 | 3.50 | Barry Wilson (4-7) | |||||
| 24 | 1989 | ACC | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 5.87 | 3.20 | 20 | Steve Spurrier (8-4) | All-American Bowl-L | |||
| 25 | 1988 | ACC | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 1.47 | -0.26 | Steve Spurrier (7-3-1) | |||||
| 26 | 1987 | ACC | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 1.91 | -0.46 | Steve Spurrier (5-6) | |||||
| 27 | 1986 | ACC | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | -7.09 | -0.91 | Steve Sloan (4-7) | |||||
| 28 | 1985 | ACC | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | -4.44 | 0.37 | Steve Sloan (4-7) | |||||
| 29 | 1984 | ACC | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | -8.36 | 5.10 | Steve Sloan (2-9) | |||||
| 30 | 1983 | ACC | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | -0.60 | 6.04 | Steve Sloan (3-8) | |||||
| 31 | 1982 | ACC | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5.86 | 4.13 | Red Wilson (6-5) | |||||
| 32 | 1981 | ACC | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3.99 | 5.63 | Red Wilson (6-5) | |||||
| 33 | 1980 | ACC | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | -2.50 | 5.77 | Red Wilson (2-9) | |||||
| 34 | 1979 | ACC | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | -3.29 | 6.26 | Red Wilson (2-8-1) | |||||
| 35 | 1978 | ACC | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | -1.25 | 7.57 | Mike McGee (4-7) | |||||
| 36 | 1977 | ACC | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 8.18 | 7.27 | Mike McGee (5-6) | |||||
| 37 | 1976 | ACC | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 6.51 | 7.42 | Mike McGee (5-5-1) | |||||
| 38 | 1975 | ACC | 4 | 5 | 2 | .455 | 1.33 | 2.42 | Mike McGee (4-5-2) | |||||
| 39 | 1974 | ACC | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 6.64 | 5.82 | Mike McGee (6-5) | |||||
| 40 | 1973 | ACC | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | -4.26 | 2.83 | Mike McGee (2-8-1) | |||||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | Pct | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl | Notes |
| 41 | 1972 | ACC | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3.96 | 6.14 | Mike McGee (5-6) | |||||
| 42 | 1971 | ACC | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3.87 | 2.14 | 14 | Mike McGee (6-5) | ||||
| 43 | 1970 | ACC | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0.62 | 2.25 | Tom Harp (6-5) | |||||
| 44 | 1969 | ACC | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | -9.50 | -4.20 | Tom Harp (3-6-1) | |||||
| 45 | 1968 | ACC | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | -1.23 | 4.67 | Tom Harp (4-6) | |||||
| 46 | 1967 | ACC | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 1.13 | 2.53 | Tom Harp (4-6) | |||||
| 47 | 1966 | ACC | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 1.58 | 3.38 | Tom Harp (5-5) | |||||
| 48 | 1965 | ACC | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 8.30 | 4.00 | Bill Murray (6-4) | |||||
| 49 | 1964 | ACC | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 1.79 | 1.89 | Bill Murray (4-5-1) | |||||
| 50 | 1963 | ACC | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 5.46 | 3.36 | Bill Murray (5-4-1) | |||||
| 51 | 1962 | ACC | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 11.65 | 3.95 | 8 | 8 | Bill Murray (8-2) | |||
| 52 | 1961 | ACC | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 13.49 | 6.59 | 20 | 20 | Bill Murray (7-3) | |||
| 53 | 1960 | ACC | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 9.17 | 4.26 | 6 | 10 | Bill Murray (8-3) | Cotton Bowl-W | ||
| 54 | 1959 | ACC | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 1.38 | 4.28 | Bill Murray (4-6) | |||||
| 55 | 1958 | ACC | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 4.49 | 4.59 | Bill Murray (5-5) | |||||
| 56 | 1957 | ACC | 6 | 3 | 2 | .636 | 13.04 | 9.13 | 10 | 4 | 16 | Bill Murray (6-3-2) | Orange Bowl-L | |
| 57 | 1956 | ACC | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 12.47 | 6.97 | 16 | 16 | Bill Murray (5-4-1) | |||
| 58 | 1955 | ACC | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 11.56 | 3.76 | 18 | 5 | Bill Murray (7-2-1) | |||
| 59 | 1954 | ACC | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 12.49 | 4.49 | 15 | 6 | 14 | Bill Murray (8-2-1) | Orange Bowl-W | |
| 60 | 1953 | ACC | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 9.41 | -0.79 | 10 | 7 | 18 | Bill Murray (7-2-1) | ||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | Pct | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl | Notes |
| 61 | 1952 | Southern | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 14.19 | 4.19 | 19 | 5 | 16 | Bill Murray (8-2) | ||
| 62 | 1951 | Southern | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 5.28 | 3.98 | 16 | Bill Murray (5-4-1) | ||||
| 63 | 1950 | Southern | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 3.53 | -2.37 | 16 | 14 | Wallace Wade (7-3) | |||
| 64 | 1949 | Southern | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 6.52 | -0.70 | 14 | Wallace Wade (6-3) | ||||
| 65 | 1948 | Southern | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | 6.72 | 4.49 | 15 | Wallace Wade (4-3-2) | ||||
| 66 | 1947 | Southern | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | 8.15 | 9.37 | 9 | 19 | Wallace Wade (4-3-2) | |||
| 67 | 1946 | Southern | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 16.71 | 15.16 | 13 | Wallace Wade (4-5) | ||||
| 68 | 1945 | Southern | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 13.32 | 8.57 | 11 | 13 | ||||
| 69 | 1944 | Southern | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 14.56 | 8.06 | 10 | 11 | Sugar Bowl-W | |||
| 70 | 1943 | Southern | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 21.34 | 4.90 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| 71 | 1942 | Southern | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 10.25 | 4.45 | ||||||
| 72 | 1941 | Southern | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 17.51 | 0.01 | 2 | 2 | Wallace Wade (9-1) | Rose Bowl-L | ||
| 73 | 1940 | Southern | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 17.41 | 4.30 | 12 | 18 | Wallace Wade (7-2) | |||
| 74 | 1939 | Southern | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 18.75 | 5.20 | 6 | 8 | Wallace Wade (8-1) | |||
| 75 | 1938 | Southern | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 16.05 | 5.55 | 3 | 3 | Wallace Wade (9-1) | Rose Bowl-L | ||
| 76 | 1937 | Southern | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 15.64 | 4.54 | 8 | 20 | Wallace Wade (7-2-1) | |||
| 77 | 1936 | Southern | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 18.72 | 3.92 | 2 | 11 | Wallace Wade (9-1) | |||
| 78 | 1935 | Southern | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 17.65 | 3.65 | Wallace Wade (8-2) | |||||
| 79 | 1934 | Southern | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 12.10 | -0.68 | Wallace Wade (7-2) | |||||
| 80 | 1933 | Southern | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 11.54 | -0.96 | Wallace Wade (9-1) | |||||
| Rk | Year | Conf | W | L | T | Pct | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Post | Coach(es) | Bowl | Notes |
| 81 | 1932 | Southern | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 7.60 | -0.20 | Wallace Wade (7-3) | |||||
| 82 | 1931 | Southern | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.08 | -1.42 | Wallace Wade (5-3-2) | |||||
| 83 | 1930 | Southern | 8 | 1 | 2 | .818 | 6.35 | -2.02 | Jimmy DeHart (8-1-2) | |||||
| 84 | 1929 | Southern | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | -6.92 | -2.22 | Jimmy DeHart (4-6) | |||||
| 85 | 1928 | Southern | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | -1.26 | -4.26 | Jimmy DeHart (5-5) | |||||
| 86 | 1927 | Ind | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 1.42 | -1.36 | Jimmy DeHart (4-5) | |||||
| 87 | 1926 | Ind | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | -5.78 | -4.22 | Jimmy DeHart (3-6) | |||||
| 88 | 1925 | Ind | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | -7.45 | -1.34 | James Herron (4-5) | |||||
| 89 | 1924 | Ind | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | -3.32 | -3.76 | Howard Jones (4-5) | |||||
| 90 | 1923 | Ind | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 0.11 | -3.00 | S.M. Alexander (5-4) | |||||
| 91 | 1922 | Ind | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 3.53 | -4.87 | Herman Steiner (7-2-1) |