Year: | 1989 |
Team: | Duke Blue Devils |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | ACC |
Record: | 8–4 |
Conf Record: | 6–1 |
Head Coach: | Steve Spurrier |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Codef Coach1: | Jim Collins |
Codc1 Year: | 1st |
Codef Coach2: | Bob Sanders |
Codc2 Year: | 1st |
Mvp: | Clarkston Hines |
Captain: | Carey Metts, John Howell |
Stadium: | Wallace Wade Stadium |
Champion: | ACC co-champion |
Bowl: | All-American Bowl |
Bowl Result: | L 21–49 vs. Texas Tech |
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.