Duke
ACC · 1987 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 1× #1
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Duke head-to-head · History & Eras
1987 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 8 | COLGATE | Unranked | — | W 41–6 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 15 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2H |  B10 | 2–8–1 | W 31–16 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 22 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2H |  SEC | 4–7 | W 35–31 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 29 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2H |  ACC | 8–4 | L 17–42 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 6 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–5 | L 0–7 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 20 |  Clemson (CLEMSON)H2H | ACC | 10–2 | L 10–17 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 27 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H | ACC | 4–7 | L 22–23 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 3 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2H | ACC | 2–9 | W 48–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 10 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2H | ACC | 7–4 | L 27–30 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 17 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2H | ACC | 4–7 | L 45–47 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 24 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2H | ACC | 5–6 | W 25–10 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- North Carolina +5
- Vanderbilt +4
- Northwestern +2
- Georgia Tech +2
- Clemson -2
- Virginia -4
- Wake Forest -4
- Rutgers -5
- Maryland -7
- NC State -7
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.455 Win % · Change 3
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.