1989 Duke Blue Devils football team

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]

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

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
September 23at Virginia
L 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 Maryland
W 46–2538,617
October 28Georgia Techdagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 30–1938,621
November 4at Wake Forest
W 52–3518,600
November 11NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 35–2641,200
November 1812:00 p.m.at North Carolina
JPSW 41–046,000
December 288:00 p.m.vs. No. 24 Texas Tech*No. 20
ESPNL 21–4947,750[2][3]
  • *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. 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.
    3. 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.


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