Duke
ACC · 1983 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Duke head-to-head · History & Eras
1983 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 6–5 | L 30–38 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Indiana (INDIANA)H2H |  B10 | 3–8 | L 10–15 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 20 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2H | IND FBSI | 5–6 | L 24–31 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND FBSI | 11–1 | L 17–56 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–2 | L 14–27 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 9–1–1 | L 31–38 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 25 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 8–4 | L 3–38 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | ACC | 3–8 | W 32–26 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 4–7 | W 31–21 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 3–8 | W 27–26 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 8–4 | L 27–34 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Wake Forest +4
- Georgia Tech +3
- NC State +3
- Miami -1
- Clemson -1
- Virginia Tech -2
- Maryland -4
- North Carolina -4
- Virginia -5
- South Carolina -6
- Indiana -8
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.273 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.