1987 Duke Blue Devils football team

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]

1987 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1987 record5–6 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteve Spurrier
Defensive coordinatorRichard Bell
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5Colgate*W 41–6
September 12Northwestern*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 31–16
September 19Vanderbilt*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 35–31
September 26at Virginia
L 17–42
October 3at Rutgers*L 0–7
October 17at No. 7 ClemsonL 10–17
October 24at MarylandL 22–23
October 31Georgia Tech
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 48–14
November 7at Wake ForestL 27–30
November 14NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
L 45–47
November 21at North CarolinaW 25–10
  • *Non-conference game
  • 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
    • Redshirt

    Season summary

    Georgia Tech

    Steve Slayden threw 6 TD passes

    References

    1. "1987 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.


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