| Year: | 1987 |
| Team: | Duke Blue Devils |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 5–6 |
| Conf Record: | 2–5 |
| Head Coach: | Steve Spurrier |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Richard Bell |
| Dc Year: | 5th |
| Mvp: | Steve Slayden |
| Captain: | Jason Cooper, Dave Demore, Dewayne Terry |
| Stadium: | Wallace Wade Stadium |
The 1987 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Steve Spurrier, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina.