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1982 Duke

6–⁠5 (3–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Red Wilson.

Schedule and results

Duke in 1982, game by game: won at Tennessee 25–24; won at South Carolina 30–17; won vs. Virginia 51–17; lost vs. Navy 21–27; lost vs. Virginia Tech 21–22; lost at No. 20 Clemson 14–49; lost at Maryland 22–49; won at Georgia Tech 38–21; won vs. Wake Forest 46–26; lost at NC State 16–21; won vs. North Carolina 23–17+34−35Won 25–24 at Tennessee+1TennesseeWon 30–17 at South Carolina+13South CarolinaWon 51–17 vs. Virginia+34VirginiaLost 21–27 vs. Navy-6NavyLost 21–22 vs. Virginia Tech-1Virginia TechLost 14–49 at No. 20 Clemson-35No. 20 ClemsonLost 22–49 at Maryland-27MarylandWon 38–21 at Georgia Tech+17Georgia TechWon 46–26 vs. Wake Forest+20Wake ForestLost 16–21 at NC State-5NC StateWon 23–17 vs. North Carolina+6North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atTennesseeW 25–⁠2437%
Sep 18atSouth CarolinaW 30–⁠1734%
Sep 25vsVirginiaW 51–⁠1781%
Oct 2vsNavyL 21–⁠2765%
Oct 9vsVirginia TechL 21–⁠2258%
Oct 16at20ClemsonL 14–⁠4923%
Oct 23atMarylandL 22–⁠4929%
Oct 30atGeorgia TechW 38–⁠2148%
Nov 6vsWake ForestW 46–⁠2671%
Nov 13atNC StateL 16–⁠2145%
Nov 20vsNorth CarolinaW 23–⁠1737%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Carolina 23–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 108 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
307–⁠290
Coach
Red Wilson
Elo
1544 +47 this season
SP+ rating
5.6 No. 44 of 109; offense No. 19, defense No. 87
SRS
6.0 No. 39 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Steve Spurrier
Defensive coordinator
Dick Hopkins
Captains
Robert Oxendine and Emmett Tilley
Most valuable player
Chris Castor
Offense
Air Ball
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1983

The 1983 draft
Rd 5Chris Castor WRSeattle Seahawks

All-ACC

4 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1982 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1982 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson6–⁠09–⁠1–⁠18
Maryland5–⁠18–⁠420
North Carolina3–⁠38–⁠418
NC State3–⁠36–⁠5
Duke3–⁠36–⁠5
Virginia1–⁠52–⁠9
Wake Forest0–⁠63–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.