1989 Duke Blue Devils football team

1989 Duke Blue Devils football
1989 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC co-champion
All-American Bowl, L 21–49 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–4 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach	Steve Spurrier (3rd season);
Offensive scheme	Fun and gun
Co-defensive coordinators	Jim Collins (1st season); Bob Sanders (1st season);
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Clarkston Hines
Captains	Carey Metts; John Howell;
Home stadium	Wallace Wade Stadium
	Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

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, their first since they won the conference outright in 1962. It would be their last conference title until they won the ACC Championship Game in 2025. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.

Record8–4 (6–1 ACC)

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OffensiveschemeFun and gun

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1989 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	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

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at South Carolina*		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		L 21–27	74,232	^[1]
September 9		Northwestern*		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 41–31	15,220	^[2]
September 16		at No. 17 Tennessee*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		L 6–28	93,659	^[3]
September 23		at Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 28–49	37,800	^[4]
September 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 7 Clemson		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	JPS	W 21–17	22,600	^[5]
October 7		Army*		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 35–29	25,200	^[6]
October 21		at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 46–25	38,617	^[7]
October 28		Georgia Tech		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 30–19	38,621	^[8]
November 4		at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)		W 52–35	18,600	^[9]
November 11		No. 22 NC State		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)		W 35–26	41,200	^[10]
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	No. 25	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	JPS	W 41–0	46,000	^[11]
December 28	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 24 Texas Tech*	No. 20	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (All-American Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–49	47,750	^[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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