Duke University
1981 Football Schedule
Overall6-50.545
Conference3-30.500
StreakL1
Home3-2
Away3-3
Neutral0-0
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Ohio State | Columbus, Ohio | L 13-34 | |
| Sep 19 (Sat) | TBA | Away | South Carolina | Columbia, S.C. | L 3-17 | |
| Sep 26 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Virginia | Charlottesville, Va. | W 29-24 | |
| Oct 3 (Sat) | TBA | Home | East Carolina | Durham, N.C. | W 24-14 | |
| Oct 10 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Virginia Tech | Durham, N.C. | W 14-7 | |
| Oct 17 (Sat) | TBA | Home | Clemson | Durham, N.C. | L 10-38 | |
| Oct 24 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Maryland | College Park, Md. | L 21-24 | |
| Oct 31 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, Ga. | W 38-24 | |
| Nov 7 (Sat) | TBA | Away | Wake Forest | Winston-Salem, N.C. | W 31-10 | |
| Nov 14 (Sat) | TBA | Home | N.C. State | Durham, N.C. | W 17-7 | |
| Nov 21 (Sat) | TBA | Home | North Carolina | Durham, N.C. | L 10-31 |