1987 Duke Blue Devils football team

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
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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.