2015 — The Winning Chapter

Duke's 2015 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 8-5
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final #22 post-bowls
SP+ -1.1 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W @ Tulane 37-7 W vs Nort Cen 55-0 L vs Northw 10-19 W vs Geor Tec 34-20 W vs Bost Col 9-7 W @ Army 44-3 W @ Virg Tec 45-43 L vs Miami 27-30 L @ UNC 31-66 L vs Pittsb 13-31 L @ Virginia 34-42 W @ Wake For 27-21 W vs Indiana 44-41 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2015.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2015 season's largest margin: Duke 55, North Carolina Central 0. A 55-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Duke 31, North Carolina 66. A 35-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Duke beat Indiana 44-41 in the postseason.

"Go Duke"
— Duke fanbase voice · 2015· synthesized
What It Meant

2015 is a middle chapter for Duke — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.