1982 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1982 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season.^[1]

1982 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–5 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach	Shirley Wilson (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steve Spurrier (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dick Hopkins (1st season)
MVP	Chris Castor
Captain	Robert Oxendine, Emmett Tilley
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Clemson $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
No. 20 Maryland	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 25–24	95,223	^[2]
September 18	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	W 30–17	66,928
September 25	Virginia	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 51–17	21,725
October 2	Navy*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 21–27	32,750
October 9	Virginia Tech*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 21–22	25,125	^[3]
October 16	at No. 20 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 14–49	63,500
October 23	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 22–49	40,100
October 30	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 38–21	36,562
November 6	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 46–26	21,500
November 13	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 16–21	42,800
November 20	North Carolina	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	W 23–17	33,941
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1982 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
2. "Duke surprises Tennessee, 25–24". The News and Observer. September 5, 1982. Retrieved August 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "A late TD beats Duke". Anderson Independent-Mail. October 10, 1982. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.