Duke record by year
Since 1890
541-558-29
Win %
.492
Bowl trips
18
Winning seasons
52
Best year
9-1 (1941)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 145 | 44 | In progress |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 484 | 412 | Won Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 342 | 318 | Lost TaxSlayer Gator Bowl |
| 2023 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 350 | 247 | Won 76 Birmingham Bowl |
| 2022 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 427 | 287 | Won Military Bowl Presented by Peraton |
| 2021 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 274 | 477 | No bowl |
| 2020 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 273 | 419 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 303 | 350 | No bowl |
| 2018 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 382 | 356 | Won WALK-ON'S INDEPENDENCE BOWL |
| 2017 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 345 | 263 | Won QUICK LANE BOWL |
| 2016 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 280 | 338 | No bowl |
| 2015 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 410 | 330 | Won NEW ERA PINSTRIPE BOWL |
| 2014 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 421 | 283 | Lost HYUNDAI SUN BOWL |
| 2013 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 459 | 373 | Lost Chick-fil-A BOWL |
| 2012 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 410 | 468 | Lost BELK BOWL |
| 2011 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 270 | 374 | No bowl |
| 2010 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 303 | 425 | No bowl |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 302 | 340 | No bowl |
| 2008 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 241 | 281 | No bowl |
| 2007 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 215 | 398 | No bowl |
| 2006 | 0 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 179 | 406 | No bowl |
| 2005 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 177 | 408 | No bowl |
| 2004 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 183 | 322 | No bowl |
| 2003 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 211 | 343 | No bowl |
| 2002 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 227 | 353 | No bowl |
| 2001 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 212 | 491 | No bowl |
| 2000 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 155 | 430 | No bowl |
| 1999 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 217 | 363 | No bowl |
| 1998 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 229 | 319 | No bowl |
| 1997 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 223 | 341 | No bowl |
| 1996 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 162 | 379 | No bowl |
| 1995 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 282 | 386 | No bowl |
| 1994 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 380 | 281 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1993 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 214 | 349 | No bowl |
| 1992 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 265 | 343 | No bowl |
| 1991 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 231 | 280 | No bowl |
| 1990 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 240 | 295 | No bowl |
| 1989 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 377 | 335 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1988 | 7 | 3 | 1 | .682 | 324 | 324 | No bowl |
| 1987 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 301 | 243 | No bowl |
| 1986 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 200 | 284 | No bowl |
| 1985 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 193 | 252 | No bowl |
| 1984 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 128 | 301 | No bowl |
| 1983 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 246 | 350 | No bowl |
| 1982 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 307 | 290 | No bowl |
| 1981 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 210 | 230 | No bowl |
| 1980 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 214 | 296 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | 152 | 264 | No bowl |
| 1978 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 108 | 247 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 231 | 221 | No bowl |
| 1976 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 234 | 245 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 4 | 5 | 2 | .455 | 197 | 212 | No bowl |
| 1974 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 201 | 208 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | 132 | 204 | No bowl |
| 1972 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 132 | 156 | No bowl |
| 1971 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 170 | 149 | No bowl |
| 1970 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 229 | 252 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 161 | 224 | No bowl |
| 1968 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 214 | 287 | No bowl |
| 1967 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 143 | 153 | No bowl |
| 1966 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 164 | 237 | No bowl |
| 1965 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 216 | 157 | No bowl |
| 1964 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 148 | 135 | No bowl |
| 1963 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 230 | 198 | No bowl |
| 1962 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 199 | 105 | No bowl |
| 1961 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 183 | 106 | No bowl |
| 1960 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 173 | 114 | Won Bowl game |
| 1959 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 104 | 159 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 128 | 131 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .636 | 182 | 135 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1956 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 184 | 100 | No bowl |
| 1955 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 196 | 95 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .773 | 270 | 161 | Won Bowl game |
| 1953 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 217 | 81 | No bowl |
| 1952 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 227 | 72 | No bowl |
| 1951 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 201 | 157 | No bowl |
| 1950 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 202 | 108 | No bowl |
| 1949 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 260 | 117 | No bowl |
| 1948 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | 144 | 92 | No bowl |
| 1947 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | 79 | 90 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 134 | 86 | No bowl |
| 1945 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 229 | 114 | No bowl |
| 1944 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 230 | 118 | Won Bowl game |
| 1943 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 335 | 34 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 211 | 98 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 327 | 61 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1940 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 203 | 52 | No bowl |
| 1939 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 183 | 42 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 117 | 7 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1937 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 228 | 56 | No bowl |
| 1936 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 208 | 28 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 214 | 45 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 185 | 40 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 181 | 42 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 153 | 40 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 74 | 46 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 8 | 1 | 2 | .818 | 147 | 48 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 153 | 260 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 155 | 116 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 215 | 117 | No bowl |
| 1926 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 124 | 106 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 58 | 142 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 129 | 99 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 211 | 104 | No bowl |
| 1922 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 156 | 57 | No bowl |
| 1921 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 85 | 0 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | No bowl |
| 1890 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 10 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the Duke records for every season since 1890, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Duke team page and the History Vault.
Duke all-time record against every opponent
- North Carolina38-63-4
- Wake Forest60-40-2
- Georgia Tech35-56-1
- NC State44-37-5
- Virginia34-40
- Clemson18-37-1
- Maryland19-31
- South Carolina24-17-3
- Navy15-20-5
- Virginia Tech12-19
- Tennessee12-14-2
- Pittsburgh10-17
- Army14-11-1
- Northwestern14-10
- Florida State1-22
- Davidson16-4-1
- Miami5-16
- Richmond9-4
- Vanderbilt4-7
- East Carolina5-5
- Boston College4-5
- Colgate9-0
- Elon8-0
- Notre Dame2-6
- Washington and Lee7-1
- North Carolina Central7-0
- Tulane4-3
- VMI7-0
- William & Mary2-5
- Wofford6-0-1
- Michigan0-6
- Rice5-1
- Syracuse5-1
- Alabama1-4
- Auburn2-3
- Florida2-3
- Guilford5-0
- Stanford2-3
- UConn2-3
- Illinois2-2
- Indiana2-2
- Kansas2-2
- Kentucky4-0
- Louisville0-4
- Ohio State1-3
- Purdue2-1-1
- Rutgers2-2
- West Virginia3-1
- Baylor3-0
- California2-0-1
- North Carolina A&T3-0
- SMU2-1
- Troy3-0
- USC0-3
- Villanova2-1
- Western Carolina3-0
- Arizona State1-1
- Charlotte1-1
- Florida International2-0
- Furman0-2
- George Washington2-0
- LSU1-1
- Memphis2-0
- Mercer2-0
- Middle Tennessee2-0
- North Carolina Pre-Flight1-1
- Ohio2-0
- Pennsylvania1-1
- Randolph Macon2-0
- Temple2-0
- The Citadel2-0
- Washington1-1
- Arkansas1-0
- Bogue Field1-0
- Camp Lejeune1-0
- Cincinnati0-1
- Columbia0-1
- Georgetown0-1
- Georgia0-1
- Georgia Pre-Flight0-1
- Hampden Sydney1-0
- Jacksonville Naval Air Station0-1
- James Madison1-0
- Lafayette1-0
- Missouri0-1
- Nebraska1-0
- Newberry1-0
- Northern Illinois1-0
- Oglethorpe1-0
- Oklahoma0-1
- Ole Miss0-1
- Oregon State0-1
- Presbyterian0-0-1
- South Dakota1-0
- Texas A&M0-1
- Texas Tech0-1
- UCF1-0
- UCLA0-1
- Wisconsin0-1
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Duke record since 1890?
Duke is 541-558-29 since 1890, a .492 win percentage, with 18 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Duke season since 1890?
Duke went 9-1 in 1941, the best record since 1890.
How many bowl games has Duke played since 1890?
Duke has played in the postseason 18 times since 1890.