1981 Duke Blue Devils football team

1981 Duke Blue Devils football
A page from The Chronicle, the student newspaper of Duke University
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Spurrier (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorDick Hopkins (1st season)
MVPCedric Jones
Captains
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
1981 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Clemson $ 6 0 012 0 0
No. 9 North Carolina 5 1 010 2 0
Maryland 4 2 04 6 1
Duke 3 3 06 5 0
NC State 2 4 04 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 04 7 0
Virginia 0 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
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.