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-
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
Record 5-6
Points Scored 301
Scoring Average 27.4
Points Allowed 243
Defense Average 22.1
Opponents Record 52-59
Conference Record 2-5
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 1-5
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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 first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.