1989 Duke Blue Devils football team

1989 Duke Blue Devils football
ACC co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–4 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeFun and gun
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense4–3
MVPClarkston Hines
Captains
  • Carey Metts
  • John Howell
Home stadiumWallace Wade Stadium
1989 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Virginia +6–1–010–3–0
Duke +6–1–08–4–0
No. 12 Clemson5–2–010–2–0
Georgia Tech4–3–07–4–0
NC State4–3–07–5–0
Maryland2–5–03–7–1
Wake Forest1–6–02–8–1
North Carolina0–7–01–10–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

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 Techdagger
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 30–1938,621[8]
November 4at Wake Forest
W 52–3518,600[9]
November 11No. 22 NC State
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC (rivalry)
W 35–2641,200[10]
November 1812:00 p.m.at North CarolinaNo. 25
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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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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
LB Brad Sherrod Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  14. ↑ "1989 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
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