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
Captains
  • Jason Cooper
  • Dave Demore
  • Dewayne Terry
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
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.