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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at South Carolina*		Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		L 21–27	74,232	[1]
September 9		Northwestern*		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 41–31	15,220	[2]
September 16		at No. 17 Tennessee*		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN		L 6–28	93,659	[3]
September 23		at Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA		L 28–49	37,800	[4]
September 30	12:00 p.m.	No. 7 Clemson		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	JPS	W 21–17	22,600	[5]
October 7		Army*		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 35–29	25,200	[6]
October 21		at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 46–25	38,617	[7]
October 28		Georgia Tech		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 30–19	38,621	[8]
November 4		at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)		W 52–35	18,600	[9]
November 11		NC State		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)		W 35–26	41,200	[10]
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (Victory Bell)	JPS	W 41–0	46,000	[11]
December 28	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 24 Texas Tech*	No. 20	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (All-American Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–49	47,750	[12][13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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