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Duke Blue Devils

Duke University
Durham, NC
Founded: 1838
Stadium: Wallace Wade Stadium
Capacity: 33,941
Colors: Duke Blue & White
Coach: Steve Sloan
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024

1983 Season Highlights

Steve Sloan enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Duke.

1983 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	@ Virginia	30	38	L
Sat., Sep. 10	@ Indiana	10	15	L
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. South Carolina	24	31	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Miami (Florida)	17	56	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Virginia Tech	14	27	L
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Clemson	31	38	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Maryland	3	38	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Georgia Tech	32	26	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Wake Forest	31	21	W
Thu., Nov. 10	vs. North Carolina State	27	26	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ North Carolina	27	34	L

1983 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	246
Scoring Average	22.4
Points Allowed	350
Defense Average	31.8
Opponents Record	58-53
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	1-5

1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1983 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Clemson	9-1-1	338	200		7-0	240	130	Danny Ford
Maryland	8-4	316	253	Lost 23-30	5-1	181	123	Bobby Ross
North Carolina	8-4	337	216	Lost 3-28	4-3	187	133	Dick Crum
Virginia	6-5	252	280		3-4	166	192	George Welsh
Duke	3-8	246	350		3-5	198	277	Steve Sloan
Georgia Tech	3-8	222	313		3-3	161	181	Bill Curry
Wake Forest	4-7	257	281		1-6	167	242	Al Groh
North Carolina State	3-8	236	246		1-6	125	186	Thomas Tom Reed
Miami	11-1	313	136	Won 31-30				Howard Schnellenberger

1983 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1983 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.