American college football season
1981 Duke Blue Devils football |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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Record | 6–5 (3–3 ACC) |
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Head coach | - Shirley Wilson (3rd season)
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Offensive coordinator | Steve Spurrier (2nd season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Dick Hopkins (1st season) |
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MVP | Cedric Jones |
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Captain | Greg Bamberger, Cedric Jones, Dennis Tabron, Dan Yellott |
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Home stadium | Wallace Wade Stadium |
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Seasons |
1981 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
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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Rankings from AP Poll |
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 complied 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]
Schedule
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* | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| W 14–7 | 32,000 | [6] |
October 17 | | No. 6 Clemson | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC
| 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 | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC (rivalry)
| W 17–7 | 26,750 | [11] |
November 21 | | No. 12 North Carolina | - Wallace Wade Stadium
- Durham, NC (Victory Bell)
| L 10–31 | 38,525 | [12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Personnel
1981 Duke Blue Devils football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Awards and honors
- Chris Castor, ACC Offensive Player of the Year
References
- ^ WRAL.com. Retrieved 2020-Apr-22.
- ^ "Buckeyes inconsistent in win". The Akron Beacon Journal. September 13, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina defeats Duke". Greensboro News & Record. September 20, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke squeaks by Virginia". The Daily News Leader. September 27, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late Pack spurt zaps pesky Bucs". The News and Observer. September 20, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tabron steals one for Blue Devils". The News and Observer. October 11, 1981. Retrieved December 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson bedevils Duke, 38–10". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 18, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland slips by Blue Devils for 24–21 win". The Charlotte Observer. October 25, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rallying Duke wrecks Tech". The News and Observer. November 1, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rush-minded Devils crush defenseless Wake". The Danville Register. November 8, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sub Ron Sally sparks Duke over Wolfpack". Daily Press. November 15, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels gain Gator Bowl bid". Fort Lauderdale News. November 22, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1981 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
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