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
1989 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Virginia + 6 1 010 3 0
Duke + 6 1 08 4 0
No. 12 Clemson 5 2 010 2 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 07 4 0
NC State 4 3 07 5 0
Maryland 2 5 03 7 1
Wake Forest 1 6 02 8 1
North Carolina 0 7 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Duke Blue Devils football team represented the Duke Blue Devils of Duke University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1]

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.at South Carolina*L 21–2774,232
September 9Northwestern*W 41–3115,220
September 16at No. 17 Tennessee*L 6–2893,659[2]
September 23at VirginiaL 28–4937,800
September 3012:00 p.m.No. 7 Clemson
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
JPSW 21–1722,600
October 7Army*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 35–2925,200
October 21at MarylandW 46–2538,617
October 28Georgia Techdagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 30–1938,621
November 4at Wake ForestW 52–3518,600
November 11NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
W 35–2641,200
November 1812:00 p.m.at North CarolinaJPSW 41–046,000
December 288:00 p.m.vs. No. 24 Texas Tech*No. 20ESPNL 21–4947,750[3][4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Personnel

1989 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Randy Cuthbert
WR Clarkston Hines
OL Walter Perez
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    References

    1. "1989 Duke Blue Devils". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
    2. "Tennessee rumbles past Devils". Greensboro News & Record. September 17, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
    3. Chandler, Charles (December 29, 1989). "Red Raiders Get Jump On Duke Early In Bowl". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 1E. Retrieved June 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
    4. Chandler, Charles (December 29, 1989). "Red Raiders Knock Off Blue Devils (continued)". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 3E. Retrieved June 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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