1987 Duke Blue Devils football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1987 Duke Blue Devils football Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 5–6 2–5 Steve Spurrier 1st Fun and gun Richard Bell 5th 3–4 Steve Slayden Jason Cooper Dave Demore Dewayne Terry Wallace Wade Stadium The 1987 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Steve Spurrier, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. Schedule 1987 AP September 5 w y Colgate Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC 41–6 18,300 Blue Devils Take Off in Spurrier's Debut Tom Harris September 6, 1987 1B The News & Observer Durham, N.C. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57355374/1986-colgate-duke/ September 12 w y Northwestern Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC 31–16 19,600 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-duke-maintains-its-maste/140093004/ Chicago Tribune Duke maintains its mastery over NU September 13, 1987 February 1, 2024 Newspapers.com September 19 w y Vanderbilt Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC 35–31 23,100 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-slayden-unbeaten/135016478/ The Charlotte Observer Slayden, unbeaten Duke hold off Vanderbilt September 20, 1987 November 11, 2023 Newspapers.com September 26 l y Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA 17–42 35,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-cavaliers-destroy-devi/140072967/ The Roanoke Times & World-News Cavaliers destroy Devils September 27, 1987 February 2, 2024 Newspapers.com October 3 l y y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 0–7 13,247 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-rutgers-splash/140093083/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Rutgers splashes past Duke, 7–0 October 4, 1987 February 2, 2024 Newspapers.com October 17 l y Clemson 7 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC 10–17 70,294 https://www.newspapers.com/article/danville-register-and-bee-clemson-strugg/140071985/ The Danville Register Clemson struggles past Duke October 18, 1987 February 1, 2024 Newspapers.com October 24 l y Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 22–23 37,400 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-terps-dump-duke-232/140091862/ The Atlanta Journal & Constitution Terps dump Duke 23–22, tie Clemson for ACC lead October 25, 1987 February 2, 2024 Newspapers.com October 31 w y Georgia Tech Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC 48–14 30,800 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-duke-slays-tech/140093167/ The Greenville News Duke slays Tech November 1, 1987 February 2, 2024 Newspapers.com November 7 l y Wake Forest Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC rivalry 27–30 23,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-deacons-nip-devi/140088866/ Asheville Citizen-Times Deacons nip Devils, 30–27 November 8, 1987 February 2, 2024 Newspapers.com November 14 l NC State Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC rivalry 45–47 24,700 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-pack-outscores-duke/140091355/ Greensboro News & Record Pack outscores Duke November 15, 1987 February 2, 2024 Newspapers.com November 21 w y North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Victory Bell 25–10 46,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-blue-devils-flatte/140092281/ The News and Observer Blue Devils flatten Tar Heels November 22, 1987 February 1, 2024 Newspapers.com1987 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC February 2, 2024 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/duke/1987-schedule.html Personnel 1987 Duke Blue Devils y Sr Steve Slayden QB Steve Spurrier Rod Broadway (DL) References Duke Category:Duke Blue Devils football seasons Duke Blue Devils football