The 1982 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 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth 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 tied for third in the ACC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	W 25–24	95,223	[1]
September 18	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	W 30–17	66,928	[2]
September 25	Virginia	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 51–17	21,725	[3]
October 2	Navy*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 21–27	32,750	[4]
October 9	Virginia Tech*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 21–22	25,125	[5]
October 16	at No. 20 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 14–49	63,500	[6]
October 23	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 22–49	40,100	[7]
October 30	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 38–21	36,562	[8]
November 6	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 46–26	21,500	[9]
November 13	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 16–21	42,800	[10]
November 20	North Carolina	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	W 23–17	33,941	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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