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American college football season
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 |
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September 5 |
Colgate* | | 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 | | L 17–42 | 35,500 |
[4] |
October 3 | at
Rutgers* | | L 0–7 | 13,247 |
[5] |
October 17 | at No. 7
Clemson | | L 10–17 | 70,294 |
[6] |
October 24 | at
Maryland | | 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 | | 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 | | W 25–10 | 46,000 |
[11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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[12]
Personnel
1987 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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QB
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Steve Slayden
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Sr
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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References
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^ Harris, Tom (September 6, 1987).
"Blue Devils Take Off in Spurrier's Debut".
The News & Observer. Durham, N.C. p. 1B – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Duke maintains its mastery over NU". Chicago Tribune. September 13, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Slayden, unbeaten Duke hold off Vanderbilt". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Cavaliers destroy Devils". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 27, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Rutgers splashes past Duke, 7–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Clemson struggles past Duke". The Danville Register. October 18, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Terps dump Duke 23–22, tie Clemson for ACC lead". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 25, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Duke slays Tech". The Greenville News. November 1, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Deacons nip Devils, 30–27". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 8, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Pack outscores Duke". Greensboro News & Record. November 15, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Blue Devils flatten Tar Heels". The News and Observer. November 22, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"1987 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
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