1987 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell (5th season)
MVPSteve Slayden
CaptainJason Cooper, Dave Demore, Dewayne Terry
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Clemson $ 6 1 010 2 0
Virginia 5 2 08 4 0
Wake Forest 4 3 07 4 0
NC State 4 3 04 7 0
Maryland 3 3 04 7 0
North Carolina 3 4 05 6 0
Duke 2 5 05 6 0
Georgia Tech 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Colgate*W 41–618,300[2]
September 12Northwestern*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 31–1619,600
September 19Vanderbilt*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 35–3123,100[3]
September 26at VirginiaL 17–4235,500
October 3at Rutgers*L 0–713,247
October 17at No. 7 ClemsonL 10–1772,000
October 24at MarylandL 22–2337,400
October 31Georgia Techdagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 48–1430,800
November 7at Wake ForestL 27–3023,500
November 14NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
L 45–4724,700
November 21at North CarolinaW 25–1046,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1987 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Steve Slayden Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Game summaries

    Georgia Tech

    Steve Slayden threw 6 TD passes

    References

    1. "1987 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
    2. Harris, Tom (September 6, 1987). "Blue Devils Take Off in Spurrier's Debut". The News & Observer. Durham, N.C. p. 1B via Newspapers.com.
    3. "Slayden, unbeaten Duke hold off Vanderbilt". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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