After a 3-9 campaign in 2011, the Blue Devils' schedule will get no easier this season, featuring an ACC-high nine teams that played in bowl games last year.
Duke's schedule kicks off Sept. 1 against Florida International, the only bowl-eligible team the Blue Devils beat last season. That game is followed by a trip to Palo Alto to face Stanford, then home games against N.C. Central and Memphis before conference play begins.
Here is the full 2012 football schedule:
Full schedule:
9/1 vs. Florida International
9/8 at Stanford
9/15 vs. N.C. Central
9/22 vs. Memphis
9/29 at Wake Forest
10/6 vs. Virginia
10/13 at Virginia Tech
10/20 vs. North Carolina
10/27 at Florida State
11/3 vs. Clemson
11/10 open
11/17 at Georgia Tech
11/24 vs. Miami
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