1989 Duke Blue Devils football team

1989 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–4 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
Co-defensive coordinatorJim Collins (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBob Sanders (1st season)
MVPClarkston Hines
CaptainCarey Metts, John Howell
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Virginia + 6 1 0 10 3 0
Duke + 6 1 0 8 4 0
No. 12 Clemson 5 2 0 10 2 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 0 7 4 0
NC State 4 3 0 7 5 0
Maryland 2 5 0 3 7 1
Wake Forest 1 6 0 2 8 1
North Carolina 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Steve Spurrier, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play. Duke shared the 1989 ACC title with Virginia, which remains Duke's most recent conference championship; the Blue Devils last won the conference outright in 1962. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.