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1989 Duke Blue Devils football team

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.

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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.at South Carolina*
L 21–2774,232[1]
September 9Northwestern*
W 41–3115,220[2]
September 16at No. 17 Tennessee*
L 6–2893,659[3]
September 23at Virginia
L 28–4937,800[4]
September 3012:00 p.m.No. 7 Clemson
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
JPSW 21–1722,600[5]
October 7Army*
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 35–2925,200[6]
October 21at Maryland
W 46–2538,617[7]
October 28Georgia Tech 
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 30–1938,621[8]
November 4at Wake Forest
W 52–3518,600[9]
November 11NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
W 35–2641,200[10]
November 1812:00 p.m.at North Carolina
JPSW 41–046,000[11]
December 288:00 p.m.vs. No. 24 Texas Tech*No. 20
ESPNL 21–4947,750[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

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1989 Duke Blue Devils football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB Randy Cuthbert
WR Clarkston Hines
OL Walter Perez
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Brad Sherrod Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Green's 160 yards lead Woods, Gamecocks to 27–21 victory". The Times and Democrat. September 3, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Northwestern falls one rally short to Duke". Northwest Herald. September 10, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tennessee rumbles past Devils". Greensboro News & Record. September 17, 1989. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Superior Cavaliers rip Duke". Greensboro News & Record. September 24, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Duke beats odds, Clemson". The Herald. October 1, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cuthbert's runs, 3 TDs by Hines help Duke hold off Army, 35–29". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 8, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke whips Terps for the first time since 1972". The State. October 22, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cuthbert gets 234 yards in 30–19 Duke victory". Statesville Record and Landmark. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Brown's air show leads Devils past Deacs 52–35". The News and Observer. November 5, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Records fall as Duke subdues State". Greensboro News & Record. November 12, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Duke rips UNC for share of ACC crown". The Asheville Citizen-Times. November 19, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ 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  .
  13. ^ 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  .
  14. ^ "1989 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2024.


 

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