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Duke Football Team History


Duke Blue Devils
Duke University
 Durham, NC
Founded: 1838
Stadium: Wallace Wade Stadium
Capacity: 33,941
Colors: Duke Blue & White
Coach: Steve Spurrier
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024
1987 Season Highlights
 Steve Spurrier enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Duke.
 
1987 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5  vs. Colgate  41   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Northwestern  31   16   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Vanderbilt  35   31   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Virginia  17   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Rutgers  0   7   L    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Clemson  10   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Maryland  22   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Georgia Tech  48   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Wake Forest  27   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. North Carolina State  45   47   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ North Carolina  25   10   W       
 
1987 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored301
  Scoring Average27.4
  Points Allowed243
  Defense Average22.1
  Opponents Record52-59
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record1-5
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1987 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clemson 10-2333176Won  35-106-1205116  Danny Ford
Virginia 8-4292276Won  22-165-2194159  George Welsh
Wake Forest 7-4201185 4-3144130  Bill Dooley
North Carolina State 4-7212302 4-3184159  Dick Sheridan
North Carolina 5-6214207 3-4125131  Dick Crum
Maryland 4-7194301 3-3102155  Joe Krivak
Duke 5-6301243 2-5194183  Steve Spurrier
Miami 12-0412125Won  20-14  Jimmy Johnson
Georgia Tech 2-9199275 0-669184  Bobby Ross

1987 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1987 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.