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1986 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1986 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Steve Sloan, the Blue Devils compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and tied for sixth place in the ACC. Duke played home games at Wallace Wade StadiuminDurham, North Carolina.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	atNorthwestern*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 17–6	21,514	[1]
September 13	at No. 19Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 7–31	80,420	[2]
September 20	Ohio*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 22–7	28,500	[3]
September 27	Virginia	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 20–13	20,500	[4]
October 4	atVanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 18–24	38,874	[5]
October 18	at No. 17Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 3–35	81,500	[6]
October 25	Maryland	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 19–27	18,600	[7]
November 1	atGeorgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 6–34	37,102	[8]
November 8	Wake Forest	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 38–36	36,200	[9]
November 15	atNC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 15–29	41,800	[10]
November 22	North Carolina	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)	L 35–42	33,500	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[edit]

Team players in the NFL[edit]

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