1981 Duke Blue Devils football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 6–5 (3–3 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Steve Spurrier (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Dick Hopkins (1st season) |
MVP | Cedric Jones |
Captains |
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Home stadium | Wallace Wade Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 North Carolina | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Shirley Wilson, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fourth in the ACC. Duke's offense became the first in ACC history to average over 300 yards a game passing. [1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | at No. 11 Ohio State * | L 13–34 | 86,266 | [2] | ||
September 19 | at South Carolina * | L 3–17 | 56,321 | [3] | ||
September 26 | at Virginia | W 29–24 | 27,523 | [4] | ||
October 3 | East Carolina * | W 24–14 | 18,250 | [5] | ||
October 10 | 1:30 p.m. | Virginia Tech * |
| W 14–7 | 32,000 | [6] |
October 17 | No. 6 Clemson ![]() |
| L 10–38 | 26,000 | [7] | |
October 24 | at Maryland | L 21–24 | 31,800 | [8] | ||
October 31 | at Georgia Tech * | W 38–24 | 30,232 | [9] | ||
November 7 | at Wake Forest | W 31–10 | 22,000 | [10] | ||
November 14 | NC State |
| W 17–7 | 26,750 | [11] | |
November 21 | No. 12 North Carolina |
| L 10–31 | 38,525 | [12] | |
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1981 Duke Blue Devils football team roster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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