The Duke Blue Devils were 8-3 in 1989. They fell to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 49 to 21, in the All-American Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-1 | 10-3 | |
1 | 6-1 | 8-4 | |
5-2 | 10-2 | ||
4-3 | 7-4 | ||
4-3 | 7-5 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 356 | 5,519 | 866 | 6.4 | 1,966 | 427 | 4.6 | 3,553 | 439 | 8.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 15th | 6th | 11th | 6th | 36th | 74th | 18th | 6th | 8th | 23rd | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 286 | 4,482 | 5.5 | 1,953 | 478 | 4.1 | 2,529 | 339 | 7.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 69th | 79th | 78th | 68th | 63rd | 67th | 84th | 72nd | 72nd | ||||||||||
Net | +70 | +1,037 | +866 | +0.9 | +13 | -51 | +0.5 | +1,024 | +100 | +0.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 32nd | 23rd | 11th | 24th | 50th | 70th | 42nd | 7th | 17th | 38th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |