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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.
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![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - 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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1987 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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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
Injured
Redshirt
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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.
- ^ "Duke maintains its mastery over NU". Chicago Tribune. September 13, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Slayden, unbeaten Duke hold off Vanderbilt". The Charlotte Observer. September 20, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cavaliers destroy Devils". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 27, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rutgers splashes past Duke, 7–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson struggles past Duke". The Danville Register. October 18, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps dump Duke 23–22, tie Clemson for ACC lead". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 25, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke slays Tech". The Greenville News. November 1, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons nip Devils, 30–27". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 8, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pack outscores Duke". Greensboro News & Record. November 15, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blue Devils flatten Tar Heels". The News and Observer. November 22, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1987 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
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