Game Notes: North Carolina A&T

Durham – Duke will return to Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium to host the North Carolina A&T on Saturday.

Kickoff is set for 6pm and the match will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.


The Blue Devils are leading an all-time series 2-0 heading into Saturday’s contest. In the last meeting a year ago, Duke was backed by his performance with three touchdowns by his running back. Matteo Durant Two Rush Scores by Quarterback Gunnar Holmberg Won 45-17.quarterback Jordan Moore He accounted for Duke’s final touchdown as he ran nine yards for his first career score. The Blue Devils’ six rushing touchdowns are the most matched in one game in the last 25 years (Charlotte in 2020 and Virginia in 2010).

On Duke’s final field trip at Northwestern University, the seniors Jaron Calhoun When Eli Pankol Both surpassed 100 yards in receiving, becoming the first duo since recording 108 and 106 yards respectively. TJ Laming (190) and Anthony Nash Jr. (104) did so in 2015 against Virginia.

After scoring on the first drive against Northwestern, Duke is now 12-1 when he scored a touchdown on the first drive since the start of the 2017 season.

Saturday’s ACCNX broadcast will feature Mike Morgan, Mike Glennon, and Jalyn Johnson on Cole. The match can also be heard on LEARFIELD’s Blue Devil Sports Network via the Varsity app or goduke.com.

 

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junior defensive back Jalen Stinson Duke earned ACC Player of the Week honors after winning 31-23 over Northwestern. Stinson was tabbed by the conference’s defensive back after recording 11 tackles, forcing one fumble, and breaking one pass. With 12 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, he swung the ball from Northwestern running back Evan Hull, who was less than a yard from the goal line.The ball was recovered by the Dukes Brandon Johnson In the end zone to seal the victory for the Blue Devils.

The Blue Devils are currently ranked 4th in the ACC with 480.5 total offensive yards per game. Duke put up 500 yards against Temple in the opener and tallied 461 yards against Northwestern. The Blue Devils also rank him fourth in the conference in offense in Rush (196.50) and Pass (284.00).

After finishing the ACC’s 2021 season last in turnover margin, the Blue Devils are tied for first in the league and tied for fifth nationally in the +2.50 turnsovers per game category. Duke leads the conference and is tied for third in the nation with five fumble recoveries.

ACC Schools in North Carolina
2022 is the first season Duke, North Carolina, North Carolina State and Wake Forest all started 2-0. 1892 was the first year they all formed a team.

unending
The Blue Devils are yet to trail in the contest to start the 2022 season. The last time Duke won his eighth straight quarter was when the 2017 season began. The Blue Devils were in front in the opening eight quarters before tying Baylor 7–7 in the first frame of the September 16 contest.

Protect Brooks Field with Wallace Wade
In non-conference regular season games at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium, the Duke are 20-3 (.870) over the last 10 seasons. The Blue Devils’ last out-of-conference regular season loss at home was against No. 15 Notre Dame in 2019. The Northwest.

run game
The Blue Devils have brought back three of the top four rushers from a year ago, including the quarterback. Jordan Moore, ran for 221 yards on 44 attempts (5.0) with three touchdowns. After his two games in 2022, Duke recorded his 196.5 yards per game and finished fourth in the conference in his offense rushing.Red shirt juniors running in the lead Jalen Coleman When jordan watersColeman tallied 126 yards on 19 attempts and scored twice. Waters, on the other hand, scored 123 yards on 15 carries with his two touchdowns.

During Duke’s final outing at Northwestern, Waters found paydirt twice in his first career multi-score game. , finished the contest with a career-high 91 yards on 10 carries. Coleman had 11 carries for his career-high 83 yards, including a 16-yard rushing score. Both players average over 6.5 yards per rush, with Waters averaging 8.2 yards and Coleman 6.6 yards.

lead wideout
senior wide receiver Jaron Calhoun Duke leads the Blue Devils with 12 receptions for 198 yards in the first two games. He currently ranks first in the ACC in receiving yards and receiving yards per game (99.00). He also ranks second in receptions per outout (6.00), third in receptions, and ninth in yards per catch (16.50). Of his 12 receptions, eight were first downs and four covered 20 yards or more.

Big profit and quick start
Sophomore quarterback at Duke’s recent game against Northwestern Riley Leonard Connect with senior wide receiver Eli Pankol in the season and ACC Long 81-yard receptions. That play was a career long mark for both players.Leonard also teamed up with a senior wideout Jaron Calhoun A 51-yard pickup against the Wildcats. In his first two games of the 2022 season, Leonard recorded his 20-plus-yard pass nine times.

Leonard is also strong in the opening gate. The Fairhope, Alabama native recorded 12 of his 13 combined passes in the first quarter for Duke.

defensive secondary
Duke has lost four of its five starters in the defensive secondary after the 2021 season.the only returnee is safe Jalen Stinsonhad 43 tackles, 1.0 tackle loss and 3 pass breakups just one season ago.Joining Stinson so far this year was Jr. Ohizumi Johnson,Sophomore Brandon Johnson When Joshua Pickett first grade as well chandler riversCoach also brought in veteran leadership in addition to transferring graduate students Darius Joyner When Datron Young.

The unit compiled 21 pass splits a year to lead the ACC. The next closest teams are Pittsburgh (14th) and North Carolina (13th). 14 of 21 pass breaks were Duke’s wins at Northwestern. In the last 10 years, the Blue Devils have recorded his breakup in double digits in a single game he has only three times (10 against Virginia in 2014 and 10 against Miami in 2013). 11 times, and 10 times at Virginia Tech in 2013).

Duke is the only school with three players defending four passes. Johnson, Pickett, Shaka Hayward Everyone has 4 in the year.

defensive pressure
red shirt junior RJ Orben When dewayne carter A year ago, he led the Duke’s defense line. The pair recorded 5.0 and 4.5 sacks respectively during the season. They also incorporated his pressure of 14 quarterbacks combined.

Carter and Redshirt’s senior defensive tackle so far this year Jamion Franklin They each have 1.5 sacks and are tied for fifth in the ACC. Orben ties with the best team in quarterback pressure at 3. As a defensive unit, the Blue Devils have recorded five fumble recoveries for him this year, all from different players, which ranks him #1 in the ACC and #3 nationally.

argue your position
Duke kept opponents off the scoreboard for 78 minutes and 49 seconds to start the year before Northwestern broke through a touchdown.Duke has five players with double-digit tackles per year, including graduate students Darius Joyner 17. Junior and Dorian Mausi When Jalen Stinson Chipped in at 15 despite being a red shirt senior Shaka Hayward and sophomore Joshua Pickett Added 12 and 11 tackles respectively. The Blue Devils are one of his two schools in the ACC (Pittsburgh) with three of his players with 15 or more tackles.

Joyner and Stinson became the first players to reach double-digit tackles this season with 14 and 11 respectively. Joyner’s rank of 14 tackles ties his two others in his ACC for the most tackles in a single game.

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