1987 Duke Blue Devils football team

1987 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–6 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach	Steve Spurrier (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Richard Bell (5th season)
MVP	Steve Slayden
Captain	Jason Cooper, Dave Demore, Dewayne Terry
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium
Seasons ←  1986 1988  →

1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Clemson $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Virginia	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Maryland	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Colgate *	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 41–6	18,300	[1]
September 12	Northwestern *	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 31–16	19,600	[2]
September 19	Vanderbilt *	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 35–31	23,100	[3]
September 26	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 17–42	35,500	[4]
October 3	at Rutgers *	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 0–7	13,247	[5]
October 17	at No. 7 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 10–17	70,294	[6]
October 24	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 22–23	37,400	[7]
October 31	Georgia Tech	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 48–14	30,800	[8]
November 7	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	L 27–30	23,500	[9]
November 14	NC State	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	L 45–47	24,700	[10]
November 21	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	W 25–10	46,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1987 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Steve Slayden Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Steve Spurrier Coordinators/assistant coaches Rod Broadway (DL) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

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2. "Duke maintains its mastery over NU". Chicago Tribune. September 13, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Slayden, unbeaten Duke hold off Vanderbilt". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cavaliers destroy Devils". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 27, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Rutgers splashes past Duke, 7–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Clemson struggles past Duke". The Danville Register. October 18, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Terps dump Duke 23–22, tie Clemson for ACC lead". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 25, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Duke slays Tech". The Greenville News. November 1, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Deacons nip Devils, 30–27". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 8, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Pack outscores Duke". Greensboro News & Record. November 15, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Blue Devils flatten Tar Heels". The News and Observer. November 22, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "1987 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2024.