1981 Duke Blue Devils football team
American college football season
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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]
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 ACC)
Headcoach
- Shirley Wilson (3rd season)
OffensivecoordinatorSteve Spurrier (2nd season)
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–3 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Steve Spurrier (2nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air Ball |
| Defensive coordinator | Dick Hopkins (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| 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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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* |
| 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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Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Awards and honors
- Chris Castor, ACC Offensive Player of the Year
