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Duke University · 2026 · ACC

Efficiency
+5.9
44th FBS
Record
2-0
Conf. record
Conf. finish
6th
proj. of 17
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Duke is 2-0 and ranked 44th in overall efficiency. Their 40th-ranked offense is the engine, backed by a 45th-ranked defense. They run the ball on 65% of offensive plays with a 63rd-ranked rushing attack and pass the ball on the remaining 35% of plays with an 88th-ranked passing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-0
+2 left
Q2
1-0
+2 left
Q3
0-0
Q4
1-0
+6 left

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 8.1 wins
Strength of Record
3rd
+0.6 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
37th
full season
58th
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
68th
a 25th-ranked team would win ~6.1 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1vs TulaneAmerican Athletic#74W 173+11.0100%8.0Q4
2@ IllinoisBig Ten#45W 3127-2.7100%13.3Q2
3vs StanfordACC#108Preview+18.686%Q4
4vs William & MaryPatriotPreview+40.799%Q4
6@ Georgia TechACC#93Preview+9.371%Q4
7vs North CarolinaACC#62Preview+7.166%Q4
8@ VirginiaACC#22Preview-10.128%Q1
9vs Boston CollegeACC#115Preview+21.390%Q4
10@ NC StateACC#53Preview-2.145%Q2
11@ Miami-FLACC#7Preview-19.313%Q1
12vs ClemsonACC#67Preview+10.072%Q4
13@ Wake ForestACC#41Preview-3.542%Q2

2 played · 2-0. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on Duke, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

+1.1+6.6+12.2813Week 0Week 2
Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 88th
SR 83rdYPP 76thEPA 90th
RushingEff 63rd
SR 98thYPP 56thEPA 53rd
Defense
Pass defenseEff 63rd
SR 92ndYPP 59thEPA 46th
Rush defenseEff 28th
SR 51stYPP 19thEPA 28th
Dropback rate 35%Tempo +2.7 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 93rd on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 39%1st · Defense allowed: 50%1st2nd · Offense: 32%2nd · Defense allowed: 38%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 41%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 32%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 14.0Q1 · Allowed: 10.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 17.0Q2 · Allowed: 14.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 7.0Q3 · Allowed: 3.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 10.0Q4 · Allowed: 3.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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Duke Offense vs Defense, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 40th
+3.7
Field position: -1.0Finishing drives: +4.7
Field position -1.0Finishing drives +4.7= +3.7
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 102nd · Finishing 35th

Defensive EffRanked 45th
+3.2
Field position: +0.7Finishing drives: +2.5
Field position +0.7Finishing drives +2.5= +3.2
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 45th · Finishing 46th

2.18 points per drive on offense, 1.43 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 33.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(24)21% / 79%38%6.3
Q2(42)50% / 50%45%7.4
Q3(31)48% / 52%45%6.5
Q4(32)22% / 78%19%2.8
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)11.946%6.1
2nd(20)7.545%9.1
3rd(12)7.442%5.4
4th(3)7.70%2.0
All (48)42%6.9
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(43)9.637%5.8
2nd(21)9.419%3.8
3rd(14)6.936%5.1
4th(3)2.0100%6.0
All (81)35%5.2

Duke, all games.