TCY - Let's Go Duke! Let's Go Duke! (Year 7)

[MikeVick7]

Welcome to year 7 of my Duke Blue Devils TCY Dynasty. Feedback is always welcome.

Year 1 (2-10)
Year 2 (2-9)
Year 3 (3-8)
Year 4 (6-5)
Year 5 (5-6)
Year 6 (5-6)

Email Time
Utah has been suspended for rules violations over the past season...they will not be eligible for television revenue or post-season competition for one year.

Rick Gibson has retired from his position as Mid-Atlantic Scout

Archie Gibson has retired from his position as Southeast Scout

Wade Schokoara has retired from his position as Southwest Scout

Steven Easter has retired from his position of Offensive Coordinator. Apparently the pressures of the team's bad performance this year forced him to quit. That sucks...he's the best OC in the nation.

North Carolina State has hired Ronnie Marin from Navy as it's new head coach.

Hirings
Offensive Coordinator - Dexter Chapman (68) He'll probably retire after this season but he has a good ranking and the kids seem to like him. Let's see how he handles the Single Back Offense.

New Scouts
Glenn Bonds - Mid-Atlantic Scout (69)
Jamal Andrews - Southeast Scout (54)
Geoff Burgo - Southwest Scout (54)

Scheduling

2009 Duke Schedule
   
Rival: North Carolina
Stadium Capacity: 33,900
Season Tickets Sold: 10,600
   
  Week  Opponent   
2       at Ball State                                                   
3       LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE                                             
4       NORTHWESTERN                                                    
$$5     at Maryland                                                     
$$6     (27) VIRGINIA                                                   
$$7     at Clemson                                                      
$$8     at North Carolina                                               
$$9     (11) FLORIDA STATE                                              
$$11    at Wake Forest                                                  
$$12    (17) GEORGIA TECH                                               
$$13    (26) NORTH CAROLINA STATE

We play Ball State on the 2nd half of the home and home this year...then have the annual game with Northwestern at home. And we picked up what we hope will be a easy game vs Lousiana-Lafayette at home in week 3.

Recruiting Summary

Pos	Name			Ht	Wt	Rank	Nat	Cur	Fut	AP	Hometown
G	Hartman, Bucky		6-5	275	9	86	9	100	13	Wappingers Falls, NY
DE	Baxter, Jermaine	6-7	258	7	50	23	100	47	Richmond Hill, GA
DT	Farrell, Troy		6-3	238	23	270	17	87	18	Sanford, NC
WR	Foster, JJ		5-8	163	30	321	24	81	29	Corvallis, OR
OLB	Olsen, Pat		6-0	201	69	951	6	78	22	Bartow, FL
C	Cervantes, Wally	6-3	260	18	339	23	77	56	Onalaska, WI
G	Brazinski, Trent	6-3	270	28	232	7	76	9	Stamford, CT
S	Battle, Lee		5-9	164	19	347	23	76	9	Washington, DC
T	Devine, Steven		6-4	283	3	19	20	75	56	Great Falls, SC
CB	Bensen, Ike		5-10	174	21	282	21	72	94	Lancaster, NY
WR	Driver, Skip		6-0	191	2	31	42	72	100	Portage, IN
C	Bullock, Shawn		6-5	278	10	193	17	65	87	Beverly Hills, CA
C	Mills, Scott		6-4	273	22	463	15	62	43	Brandon, FL
DE	Branham, Dennis		6-1	231	28	290	19	60	89	Southport, NC
RB	Herndon, Antione	6-0	194	37	476	31	49	37	Columbus, OH
QB	Johansen, Wally		5-10	180	9	147	16	44	78	Portage, MI

Ok well our new scout has a "decent" rating for judging QB skills...but if he's in the ballpark for judging QB talent then our new QB Wally Johansen is a big disappointment. We are however excited with G Bucky Hartman and DE Jermaine Baxter. This was our best recruiting class so far...a #8 rating.

[MikeVick7]

Starting Lineups

Offense

Player			Pos	Elig	HT	WT	Current	Future
Bates, Harris		QB	Sr	6-4	228	52	71						
Ward, Emmitt		RB	Jr*	6-0	194	62	62						
Branch, Andrew		TE	Sr	6-2	236	61	64						
Hutton, Kurt		WR	Sr	6-3	210	61	68
Boyer, Patrick		WR	Sr	6-0	201	43	89
Avalos, Matt		WR	Jr*	6-0	206	45	74
							
Cervantes, Wally	C	Fr	6-3	267	23	77						
Levine, Conrad		G	Jr*	6-4	322	61	61
Musto, Corey		G	Sr*	6-5	308	30	65						
Emmons, Ricky		T	Sr	6-3	305	53	79
Lemke, Dominic		T	Sr*	6-4	306	38	69

Bates - Pritchett didn't show enough off-season improvement to start...however Bates did. Could be a different QB.
Ward - Actually started all the games last year as a RS Freshman. Needs to be better this year.
Branch - Only caught six balls last year. Gets overshadowed by WR corps.
Hutton - Will be the deep threat. Had 36 catches last season.
Boyer - Was injured after the first game last year. Expect big things from him.
Avalos - Caught 28 passes and 4 TD's as 3rd WR last year.
O-Line - I would like to point out someone on the line but we've never had a lineman win an all conference award for us. LT Emmons is the anchor of this year's line.

Defense

Player			Pos	Elig	HT	WT	Current	Future
Robbins, Roy		DE	So	6-3	236	35	62
Baxter, Jermaine	DE	Fr	6-7	278	23	100
Hopper, Nicky		DT	Sr	6-4	308	33	61
Hilton, Jumbo		DT	Jr*	6-5	310	32	59
							
Barlow, Donovan		ILB	Jr*	6-1	236	52	100						
Solorio, Daniel		SOLB	Jr*	6-0	215	56	56
Boyd, Russell		WOLB	Jr*	6-1	255	47	63
							
Kadletz, Ellis		CB	Jr	5-11	177	71	73
Stokes, Terrell		CB	Sr	6-0	200	55	55						
Blackburn, Johnnie	FS	Jr*	5-11	196	61	87
Stephenson, George	SS	Sr*	6-1	203	37	75
Kennedy, Clyde		S	So	6-0	208	32	73

Robbins - Had 7 sacks as a true freshman.
Baxter - Has great potential and great size. Hopefully he won't end up another Strand.
Hopper - Had a ok season as a first year starter last season. Needs to step up.
Hilton - First year as a starter. Decent run-stopper and pass rusher.
Barlow - Barlow progressed so much in the off-season that he'll get the start. Better run-stopper than Judge.
Solorio - Will play SOLB this year. Had 66 tackles in first year.
Boyd - Coming off the suspension. First year starter.
Kadletz - Only 2 Int's last season. Nice improvement in the off-season.
Stokes - First year as a starter. Senior has maxed his potential
Blackburn - Has the greatest talent in the secondary. Will be counted on to do a lot.
Stephenson - RS Sophmore really hasn't seen the field in the first two years.

Special Teams

Player			Pos	Elig	HT	WT	Current	Future
Copeland, Spencer	P	So	6-5	233	58	74						
Everett, Kenny		K	So	6-3	208	72	72

Copeland - Averaged 35.6 per punt last year. Had great improvement in the off-season.
Everett - 11 for 17 in FG's last year. Also had great off-season improvement.

[MikeVick7]

ACC Predictions

  School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Florida State           0-0     ACC   11.00 9.00  0.00  0.12  20.12 10      
Georgia Tech            0-0     ACC   17.00 16.00 0.00  0.16  33.16 16      
North Carolina State    0-0     ACC   26.00 26.50 0.00  0.28  52.78 25      
Virginia                0-0     ACC   27.00 29.50 0.00  0.32  56.82 28      
**Duke                  0-0     ACC   73.00 83.00 0.00  0.08  156.0875      
Wake Forest             0-0     ACC   80.00 78.50 0.00  0.36  158.8678      
North Carolina          0-0     ACC   85.00 87.00 0.00  0.24  172.2486      
Maryland                0-0     ACC   92.00 91.50 0.00  0.20  183.7092      
Clemson                 0-0     ACC   98.00 102.500.00  0.04  200.5499

We're predicted to finish 5th just like last season. And once again there is a definite division amongst the teams. There's the top 4 and then everyone else. Hopefully we can change that this year.

Pre-Season Top 25

Overall Rankings
   
  School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Michigan                0-0     B10   1.00  1.00  0.00  0.52  2.52  1       
Texas                   0-0     B12   2.00  2.00  0.00  1.20  5.20  2       
Oklahoma                0-0     B12   3.00  4.50  0.00  1.12  8.62  3       
UCLA                    0-0     P10   4.00  4.00  0.00  1.88  9.88  4       
Tennessee               0-0     SEC   6.00  7.50  0.00  2.20  15.70 5       
Florida                 0-0     SEC   5.00  9.00  0.00  2.04  16.04 6       
Boston College          0-0     BEC   9.00  6.00  0.00  1.32  16.32 7       
Stanford                0-0     P10   7.00  7.50  0.00  1.84  16.34 8       
Texas A&M               0-0     B12   8.00  10.00 0.00  1.24  19.24 9       
Florida State           0-0     ACC   11.00 9.00  0.00  0.12  20.12 10      
Notre Dame              0-0     IND   10.00 7.50  0.00  4.56  22.06 11      
USC                     0-0     P10   12.00 11.00 0.00  1.92  24.92 12      
Georgia                 0-0     SEC   14.00 12.50 0.00  2.08  28.58 13      
Wisconsin               0-0     B10   15.00 14.50 0.00  0.80  30.30 14      
Penn State              0-0     B10   13.00 17.50 0.00  0.72  31.22 15      
Georgia Tech            0-0     ACC   17.00 16.00 0.00  0.16  33.16 16      
Alabama                 0-0     SEC   16.00 19.50 0.00  2.28  37.78 17      
Syracuse                0-0     BEC   19.00 17.50 0.00  1.48  37.98 18      
Boise State             0-0     WAC   18.00 21.00 0.00  3.24  42.24 19      
Middle Tennessee State  0-0     SBT   20.00 19.50 0.00  4.32  43.82 20      
Washington              0-0     P10   23.00 20.00 0.00  1.96  44.96 21      
Colorado State          0-0     MTW   24.00 22.50 0.00  2.60  49.10 22      
Rice                    0-0     WAC   25.00 21.50 0.00  3.44  49.94 23      
Pittsburgh              0-0     BEC   22.00 27.50 0.00  1.40  50.90 24      
North Carolina State    0-0     ACC   26.00 26.50 0.00  0.28  52.78 25      
**Duke                  0-0     ACC   73.00 83.00 0.00  0.08  156.0875 

No surprise here. Michigan is a juggernaut. We really need to make a move up into the top 50 this year.

[MikeVick7]

Week 1

Bye week.

Next up - at Ball State.

[MikeVick7]

Week 2

Duke (0-0) at Ball State (0-0) (-1) No TV

Last season: Duke 31-12

Key Injuries - None

Preview - Kerry Huffman put on a show last year catching 9 passes for 141 yards and 2 TD's. We also turned the ball over 5 times in that game yet still won the game and held them to just 12 points. I like the way Bates improved in the off-season and hopefully he will be a more accurate passer this season. Also Ward is a little bit better back this year as well. Ball State has some decent talent on their team. Their RB Lamont Maloney is a four year starter and has gained 2692 yards in his career and 18 TD's. Their best player is their punter Danny Drake (100/100).

Box Score: Duke at Ball State  
Muncie, IN.  
  
Week 2, 2009  
  
Attendance: 12,200 (22,500).  
  
Weather: 43 degrees, rain.  
  
1Q: 10:17 DUKE - Matt Avalos 13 pass from Harris Bates.  
1Q: 10:17 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
1Q: 01:05 DUKE - Kurt Dawson 11 pass from Harris Bates.  
1Q: 01:05 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  

2Q: 09:30 BALL - Lamont Maloney 6 pass from Donnell Hughes.  
2Q: 09:30 BALL - Lenny Ogden extra point.  
2Q: 03:15 BALL - Lenny Ogden 25 field goal.  
2Q: 00:12 DUKE - Kenny Everett 28 field goal.  

4Q: 06:07 BALL - Dean Scanlon 8 pass from Donnell Hughes.  
4Q: 06:07 BALL - Lenny Ogden extra point.  
OT: 14:12 BALL - Austin Garrison 6 pass from Donnell Hughes.  
OT: 14:12 BALL - Lenny Ogden extra point.  
  
Game MVP: DUKE 58 Donovan Barlow  
  
Duke              14     3      0      0      0      -      17  
Ball State        0      10     0      7      7      -      24  
  
Team Statistics          DUKE          BALL  

Net Rushing Yards        66            114  
Passing Yards            312           211   
Total Yards              378           325  

Penalties                18            5  
Penalty Yards            149           40  

Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
38 Ward                  14     69     4.9    14     0      2      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
17 Bates                 42     23     312    7.4    37     2      2  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
8 Avalos                 6      95     15.8   35     35     1  
89 Dawson                5      81     16.2   14     28     1  
88 Branch                4      34     8.5    23     14     0  
38 Ward                  4      39     9.7    23     19     0  
 
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
58 Barlow                19     2      1.0    1      33     0  
31 Stephenson            7      2      0.0    0      0      0  
37 Blackburn             6      3      0.0    0      0      0  
79 Hilton                5      1      2.0    0      0      0  

Ball State actually missed a 19 yd FG with :02 left in regulation. I've actually won a title at another school with this offense...it's just been terrible for us. I thought Bates would do better than 23-42 against an ok defense. And if Donovan Barlow has to make 19 tackles every game...it's gonna be a long season. What a warrior though. I can't stand losing these weak non-conference games.

Next up - Louisiana-Lafayette comes to town.

[MikeVick7]

Week 3

Louisiana-Lafayette (0-1) at Duke (0-1) (-8) No TV

First meeting.

Key Injuries
WR Patrick Boyer - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Out 6 weeks
LB Daniel Solorio - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 13 weeks
LB Donovan Barlow - Concussion - Probable 5 weeks

Well we lose Boyer for the 2nd time in 2 years. This time he may only miss 4 games. Solorio is another blow and if we end up losing Barlow...we'll have to cash in the season.

Preview - Lafayette lost a close game to Miss St in week 2...25-20. They did this with a walk-on QB Trevor Shapiro who are scout ranks a 0 out of a 100. So if we can't jump on this kid...then we might as well forfeit the rest of the season.

Box Score: Louisiana-Lafayette at Duke  
Durham, NC.  
  
Week 3, 2009  
  
Attendance: 14,900 (33,900).  
  
Weather: 56 degrees, rain.  
  
1Q: 10:27 DUKE - Kurt Hutton 17 pass from Harris Bates.  
1Q: 10:27 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
1Q: 02:07 DUKE - Matt Avalos 13 pass from Harris Bates.  
1Q: 02:07 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  

2Q: 13:03 DUKE - Kurt Dawson 7 pass from Harris Bates.  
2Q: 13:03 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
2Q: 08:54 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 2 pass from Harris Bates.  
2Q: 08:54 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
2Q: 05:09 DUKE - Lewis Alaniz 16 pass from Harris Bates.  
2Q: 05:09 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
2Q: 01:05 LALF - Vernon Alston 11 pass from Scottie Flowers.  
2Q: 01:05 LALF - Dana McQuitty extra point.  

3Q: 13:34 DUKE - Kurt Hutton 8 pass from Harris Bates.  
3Q: 13:34 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
3Q: 04:01 LALF - Dana McQuitty 43 field goal. 
 
4Q: 14:52 DUKE - Dwayne Coffey 12 run.  
4Q: 14:52 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
4Q: 10:11 LALF - Jason Ephraim 1 run.  
4Q: 10:11 LALF - Dana McQuitty extra point.  
4Q: 05:33 DUKE - Matt Avalos 8 pass from Joseph Belser.  
4Q: 05:33 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
  
Game MVP: DUKE 17 Harris Bates  
  
Louisiana-Lafayette 0    7      3      7      -      17  
Duke              14     21     7      14     -      56  
  
Team Statistics          LALF          DUKE  

Net Rushing Yards        69            157  
Passing Yards            143           349   
Total Yards              212           506  
  
Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
38 Ward                  11     86     7.8    23     0      2      0  
33 Coffey                10     52     5.2    20     1      0      0   
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
17 Bates                 28     18     246    8.7    31     6      0  
16 Belser                17     9      103    6.0    37     1      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
80 Hutton                6      78     13.0   47     17     2  
38 Ward                  6      43     7.1    26     18     1  
8 Avalos                 5      74     14.8   45     20     2  
89 Dawson                3      28     9.3    16     12     1  
6 Alaniz                 2      53     26.5   33     37     1  
 
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
37 Blackburn             5      0      0.0    0      0      0  
70 Rayburn               4      0      0.5    0      0      0  
34 Szczepaniak           4      3      0.0    0      0      0  
56 Judge                 4      2      0.0    0      0      0 

Well we'd like to personally thank Louisiana-Lafayette for making us feel like a real football team again today. Harris Bates set a school record in throwing for 6 TD passes in a 56-17 win. Five different players caught touchdown passes in all as we were able to pass at will. On the flipside...we suffered a big setback as we lost Donovan Barlow for basically the next this season and the next (75 weeks). So we'll have to turn back to Trevor Judge to man the ILB spot for us.

Next up - Northwestern at Duke

[MikeVick7]

Week 4

Northwestern (0-2) at Duke (1-1) (-7) No TV

Last season: Northwestern 38-35

Key Injuries
LB Donovan Barlow - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
DE Jimmy Wayt - High Ankle Sprain - Out Season
WR Patrick Boyer - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Out 5 weeks
LB Daniel Solorio - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 12 weeks
CB Terrell Stokes - Concussion - Probable 2 weeks
RB Emmitt Ward - Broken Nose - Probable 1 week

The injuries continue to pile up. No we have to worry about Terrell Stokes and his concussion. We've now lost 3 starters and 1 back-up for the season. Lord help us.

Preview - Just when I thought that we had become a better club than Northwestern...they come back and beat us up in their place last year. We couldn't stop the run last year and they were one of the first teams to alert us of that. We had a really good game last week and we hope some of that carries over to this week before we head into the conference schedule. On their side of the ball their RB returns...Jamal Minter. The same guy that tore us up for 148 yards last year. So far this year...things have been tough for the Wildcats. They've lost games to Oklahoma St 28-3 and Baylor 45-14. Ouch.

Box Score: Northwestern at Duke  
Durham, NC.  
  
Week 4, 2009  
  
Attendance: 15,300 (33,900).  
  
Weather: 77 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 12:37 UNOR - Deon Wagner 41 field goal.  

2Q: 10:29 DUKE - Bob Coons 1 pass from Harris Bates.  
2Q: 10:29 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
2Q: 02:52 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 6 run.  
2Q: 02:52 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
2Q: 00:05 UNOR - Deon Wagner 19 field goal.  

3Q: 11:56 UNOR - Deon Wagner 27 field goal.  
3Q: 01:36 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 2 run.  
3Q: 01:36 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
  
Game MVP: DUKE 56 Trevor Judge  
  
Northwestern      3      3      3      0      -      9  
Duke              0      14     7      0      -      21  
  
Team Statistics          UNOR          DUKE  
 
Net Rushing Yards        89            103   
Passing Yards            95            269   
Total Yards              184           372  

Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
38 Ward                  15     70     4.6    14     2      3      0  
33 Coffey                10     31     3.1    17     0      4      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
17 Bates                 35     22     269    7.6    30     1      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
8 Avalos                 7      76     10.8   36     24     0  
38 Ward                  5      35     7.0    21     11     0 
89 Dawson                4      88     22.0   24     30     0  
86 Coons                 2      14     7.0    20     13     1  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
56 Judge                 10     2      2.0    0      0      0  
37 Blackburn             10     3      0.0    0      0      0  
71 Robbins               5      0      2.0    0      0      0  
92 Baxter                3      2      1.0    0      0      0  
59 Boyd                  3      0      1.0    0      0      0 

A sluggish game to put it best...but I was real proud of our D. And Trevor Judge played with a little fire under his butt in becoming the MVP with 10 tackles and 2 sacks. Bates had a decent game...going 22-35 and 269 yards and Emmitt Ward contributed the other 2 TD's and 70 yards on the ground. Not sure what's up with our kicker Kenny Everett though...1 for 5 so far this year. Stepping up is in his future.

Next up - Duke at Maryland to kick off the ACC season.

[MikeVick7]

Week 5

Duke (2-1) at Maryland (2-1) (-6) No TV

Last season: A wild one in Durham 28-21 Blue Devils

Key Injuries
LB Donovan Barlow - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
DE Jimmy Wayt - High Ankle Sprain - Out Season
LB Daniel Solorio - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 11 weeks
WR Patrick Boyer - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Out 4 weeks
TE Andrew Branch - Sprained Knee - Doubtful 5 weeks
LB Trevor Judge - Broken Nose - Probable 2 weeks
CB Terrell Stokes - Concussion - Probable 1 weeks

Ward recovers from his broken nose and then decided to give it to Judge. So he joins our walking wounded. A bigger blow is TE Andrew Branch...who becomes the latest starter to get a serious injury.

Preview - We closed out the season with a victory over ther Terps. A game where we witnessed 21 points scored in the final 1:18. Luckily we came out on the positive end of that exchange to win our 5th game of the year. Harris Bates had 358 passing yards and 2 TD passes and Kurt Dawson and Kurt Hutton had huge games with 147 and 131 receiving yards respectively. This year Maryland continues to be the power running team they have always been. They rank 39th in rushing yards through 3 games and have their starting QB and RB back this year. But it's FB Adam Bolen who leads their team in rushing yards with 217. They've also been very successful through the air throwing for 718 yards and 7 TD's as well. This one could be rough.

Box Score: Duke at Maryland  
College Park, MD.  
  
Week 5, 2009  
  
Attendance: 31,200 (48,100).  
  
Weather: 77 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 13:44 DUKE - Matt Avalos 64 pass from Harris Bates.  
1Q: 13:44 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
1Q: 03:58 MARY - Byron O'Neal 8 pass from Mickey Carlisle.  
1Q: 03:58 MARY - Clyde Merrell extra point.  

2Q: 06:17 DUKE - Kenny Everett 36 field goal.  

3Q: 09:22 MARY - Clyde Merrell 31 field goal.  
3Q: 05:57 DUKE - Andrew Branch 11 pass from Harris Bates.  
3Q: 05:57 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  

4Q: 13:13 DUKE - Dwayne Coffey 84 run.  
4Q: 13:13 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
4Q: 03:40 DUKE - Kenny Everett 36 field goal.  
4Q: 02:06 DUKE - Dwayne Coffey 3 run.  
4Q: 02:06 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
  
Game MVP: DUKE 8 Matt Avalos  
  
Duke              7      3      7      17     -      34  
Maryland          7      0      3      0      -      10  
  
Team Statistics          DUKE          MARY  
  
Net Rushing Yards        180           193   
Passing Yards            270           137  
Total Yards              450           330 

Interceptions            1             3  

Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
38 Ward                  12     59     4.9    18     0      1      0  
33 Coffey                11     123    11.1   84     2      2      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
17 Bates                 27     17     270    10.0   64     2      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
8 Avalos                 5      148    29.6   34     64     1  
80 Hutton                4      33     8.2    1      10     0  
89 Dawson                4      32     8.0    9      11     0   
88 Branch                1      11     11.0   17     11     1  
 
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
31 Stephenson            6      1      0.0    1      17     0  
37 Blackburn             5      4      0.0    0      0      0  
97 Reeves                5      2      0.0    1      18     0  
92 Baxter                4      1      1.5    0      0      0 

For the second straight week I can say that I'm very happy with my defenses performance. With the game tied at 10 halfway through the 3rd quarter Bates finds a hobbled Andrew Branch from 11 yards out to go ahead 17-10. Then after an Int by the Blue Devil defense...Dwayne Coffey scored on a rare long TD run from 84 yards out to make it 24-10. Then he added another 3 yard TD run to ice it. Once we forced Maryland to pass we knew we had them where we wanted them as Mickey Carlisle threw three 4th quarter Int's. Matt Avalos was the game MVP as he caught 5 passes for 148 yards and a TD. Just a good all around game for this Blue Devil team.

Next up - A tough Virginia squad comes to Durham.

[MikeVick7]

Week 6

#34 Virginia (2-1) (-3) at #48 Duke (3-1) TV5

Last season: 47-21 Virginia

Key Injuries
LB Donovan Barlow - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
DE Jimmy Wayt - High Ankle Sprain - Out Season
LB Daniel Solorio - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 10 weeks
CB Terrell Stokes - Pulled Quadriceps Muscle - Out 6 weeks
WR Patrick Boyer - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Out 3 weeks
TE Andrew Branch - Sprained Knee - Questionable 4 weeks
LB Trevor Judge - Broken Nose - Probable 1 weeks
RB Emmitt Ward - Turf Toe - Probable Uknown

Stokes joins the inactive crew. He goes from concussion to pulled muscle. Our backups continue to play well though.

Preview - Virginia proved to be too powerful for us last year as we still have not beat them in six years. In last year's game they ran for 233 and threw for 255...all the while holding us to 185 total yards of offense. So far this year they're 2-1 with their loss coming to the hands of FSU in a shutout 38-0. That give us a little optimism. Harris Bates has quietly putting together a great season. He's thrown for almost 1100 yards in just the first four games along with 11 TD passes. Our defense is greatly improved over the last two years despite the injuries.

Box Score: Virginia at Duke  
Durham, NC.  
  
Week 6, 2009  
  
Attendance: 18,600 (33,900).  
  
Weather: 54 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 03:41 DUKE - Kenny Everett 26 field goal.
  
2Q: 02:07 DUKE - Kenny Everett 36 field goal.
  
3Q: 13:18 VIRG - Leroy Razt 55 run.  
3Q: 13:18 VIRG - Alonzo Hallman extra point.  
3Q: 05:26 DUKE - Jumbo Hilton 86 fumble return.  
3Q: 05:26 DUKE - Emmitt Ward run for conversion failed. 
 
4Q: 05:55 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 8 pass from Harris Bates.  
4Q: 05:55 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
4Q: 02:15 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 1 run.  
4Q: 02:15 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
4Q: 01:35 VIRG - Neil Harris 6 pass from Victor McConnell.  
4Q: 01:35 VIRG - Victor McConnell pass to Gerald Miller for conversion  
  
Game MVP: DUKE 92 Jermaine Baxter  
  
Virginia          0      0      7      8      -      15  
Duke              3      3      6      14     -      26  
  
Team Statistics          VIRG          DUKE  

Net Rushing Yards        135           92  
Passing Yards            148           230   
Total Yards              283           322 

Sacked/Yards Lost        6-40          1-6  

Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
38 Ward                  16     63     3.9    23     1      4      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
17 Bates                 38     16     230    6.0    35     1      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
80 Hutton                5      69     13.8   12     19     0 
33 Coffey                3      17     5.6    13     8      0  
82 Driver                3      49     16.3   12     29     0   
38 Ward                  1      8      8.0    9      8      1  

Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
79 Hilton                9      1      0.5    0      0      0  
71 Robbins               7      0      0.0    0      0      0  
92 Baxter                6      3      3.5    0      0      0  

Well now there are only two ACC teams that we haven't beat. Another great defensive performance to make it 4 straight for the Blue Devils. This game was a defensive battle throughout as the Cavs were up 7-6. Then Jumbo Hilton picked up a loose ball and ran it back 86 yards for a TD to make it 12-7. Then our D kept on steppin up. They had 6 sacks on the day and repeatedly put the Cavs in long yardage situations. We added two more TD's in the 4th...both by Emmitt Ward...one an 8 yard reception and a 1 yd TD run. What a total turnaround from last year.

Next up - Duke at Clemson

Recruiting Commitments

Pos	Name			Ht	Wt	Rank	Nat	AP	Hometown
TE	Maugh, Jerome		6-2	224	25	706	64	Hope Mils, NC
ILB	Sedor, Tim		6-1	201	16	372	38	Columbus, OH

[MikeVick7]

Week 7

#41 Duke (4-1) at Clemson (3-1) (-11) TV4

Last season: Duke 45 Clemson 16

Key Injuries
LB Donovan Barlow - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
DE Jimmy Wayt - High Ankle Sprain - Out Season
LB Daniel Solorio - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 9 weeks
CB Terrell Stokes - Pulled Quadriceps Muscle - Out 5 weeks
WR Patrick Boyer - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Questionable 2 weeks
TE Andrew Branch - Sprained Knee - Questionable 3 weeks
RB Emmitt Ward - Turf Toe - Probable Uknown

That list is shrinking.

Preview - We're on fire right now. We've never been 4-1 in any of our seasons...so we're not sure what to do with ourselves. Last season we beat up on Clemson to the tune of 45-16. This year they're sitting at 3-1 and 2-0 in the conference. They've already beaten NC State and Tech so something must be going right in Death Valley. The thing that the Tigers are doing best this year is they're taking care of the ball. They've only turned the ball over 2 times and forced 13 TO's. The +11 is the best in the nation right now. We'll just need to stop their running game and see if they can stop our passing game. Last year Bates threw for 288 and 3 TD's.

Box Score: Duke at Clemson  
Clemson, SC.  
  
Week 7, 2009  
  
Attendance: 42,600 (81,500).  
  
Weather: 74 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 07:22 CLEM - Zack Fulcher 62 run.  
1Q: 07:22 CLEM - Reuben Shepherd extra point.  
1Q: 06:34 DUKE - Matt Avalos 35 pass from Harris Bates.  
1Q: 06:34 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
1Q: 05:13 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 20 run.  
1Q: 05:13 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  

2Q: 14:08 DUKE - Kurt Hutton 23 pass from Harris Bates.  
2Q: 14:08 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
2Q: 06:33 CLEM - Aaron Davison 6 pass from Clyde Hopper.  
2Q: 06:33 CLEM - Reuben Shepherd extra point.  
2Q: 00:22 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 6 run.  
2Q: 00:22 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  

3Q: 08:55 DUKE - Kenny Everett 22 field goal. 
 
4Q: 10:19 DUKE - Kurt Hutton 13 pass from Harris Bates.  
4Q: 10:19 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
4Q: 09:14 CLEM - Zack Fulcher 61 run.  
4Q: 09:14 CLEM - Clyde Hopper pass for conversion failed.  
4Q: 02:48 DUKE - Darryl Meechan 56 interception return.  
4Q: 02:48 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
  
Game MVP: DUKE 17 Harris Bates  
  
Duke              14     14     3      14     -      45  
Clemson           7      7      0      6      -      20  
  
Team Statistics          DUKE          CLEM  
  
Net Rushing Yards        132           207   
Passing Yards            361           238  
Total Yards              493           445 

Interceptions            0             3  
 
Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
38 Ward                  16     78     4.8    21     2      8      0  
33 Coffey                7      56     8.0    30     0      1      0  

Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
17 Bates                 34     22     361    10.6   48     3      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
8 Avalos                 8      175    21.8   49     48     1 
80 Hutton                5      74     14.8   38     23     2  
38 Ward                  4      32     8.0    20     13     0  
89 Dawson                4      70     17.5   12     36     0   
 
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
97 Reeves                9      3      0.0    0      0      0  
71 Robbins               6      0      1.0    0      0      0  
31 Stephenson            6      2      0.0    0      0      0    
45 Donovan               1      1      0.0    2      70     0   
23 Meechan               0      0      0.0    1      56     1  

This wild game came down to turnovers. It was apparent early that neither team could stop one another as there was 938 yards of total offense in the game. But Clemson...who was first in the nation in turnovers...ended up throwing 3 Int's and that was a big factor in ending a lot of their drives and giving us good field position. Harris Bates had one his best nights going 22-34 for 361 yards...3 TD's and no int's. The guy that really got us going early though was Matt Avalos. He ended up with 8 catches for 175 yards and a TD. Kurt Hutton had 2 TD catches as well. And...we continue to compliment our passing game with an effective running game this year. On defense...Ralph Donovan had 2 Int's.

Next up - Duke at North Carolina

Recruiting Commitments

Pos	Name			Ht	Wt	Rank	Nat	AP	Hometown
RB	Dock, Duane		6-1	193	5	57	66	Levittown, NY
DT	Catalano, Brant		6-0	250	30	440	25	Goldsboro, NC

[MikeVick7]

Mid-Season Report

2009 Summary for Duke
   
Record: 5-1
Rank: 35
   
Duke                    Team      Rank  
Rushes                  182       71          
Rushing Yards           730       54 (T)      
Yards Per Carry         4.01      35 (T)      
Pass Attempts           221       4           
Completions             127       4           
Passing Yards           1791      4           
Yards Per Attempt       8.10      36          
3rd Down Conversions    49.3      8           
Points Per Game         33.1      25          
Turnovers               6         15 (T)      
Turnover Margin         +8        10 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  220       102 (T)     
Rushing Yards           807       91          
Yards Per Carry         3.66      69          
Pass Attempts           147       58 (T)      
Completions             80        58 (T)      
Passing Yards           972       45          
Yards Per Attempt       6.61      47 (T)      
3rd Down Conversions    28.5      30 (T)      
Points Per Game         15.8      26 (T)      
Turnovers               14        16 (T)      
   
Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
2     17    at BALL (93)  24      
3     56    LALF (124)    17      
4     21    UNOR (113)    9       
5     34    at MARY (71)  10      
6     26    VIRG (54)     15      
7     45    at CLEM (65)  20      
8           at NCAR (81)          
9           FLST (4)              
11          at WAKE (58)          
12          GATC (19)             
13          NCST (36)             
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
17 Bates            QB    204   118   1688  8.27  15    5       
16 Belser           QB    17    9     103   6.05  1     1       
Team                ---   221   127   1791  8.10  16    6       
   
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  
38 Ward             RB    84    425   5.05  5     20    34      
33 Coffey           RB    50    285   5.70  3     12    24      
17 Bates            QB    32    -21   -0.65 0     19    76      
Team                ---   182   730   4.01  8     56    154     
   
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
8 Avalos            WR    53    32    603   18.8  224   5       
89 Dawson           WR    49    22    341   15.5  82    2       
80 Hutton           WR    47    25    355   14.2  127   4       
38 Ward             RB    27    22    205   9.3   143   2       
82 Driver           WR    13    8     119   14.8  38    0       
88 Branch           TE    10    5     45    9.0   40    1       
86 Coons            TE    8     4     31    7.7   22    1       
33 Coffey           RB    7     6     36    6.0   21    0       
Team                ---   221   127   1791  14.1  730   16      
   
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  
37 Blackburn        S     37    15    0.0   4     0     4       
31 Stephenson       S     29    7     0.0   5     1     1       
79 Hilton           DT    26    5     3.5   8     0     0       
71 Robbins          DE    25    4     3.5   7     0     0       
56 Judge            ILB   24    9     4.0   8     0     2       
97 Reeves           OLB   24    11    0.0   4     1     0       
58 Barlow           ILB   22    3     1.0   6     1     0       
92 Baxter           DE    19    8     6.0   11    0     0       
75 Hopper           DT    16    10    0.5   3     0     0 
28 Kadletz          CB    16    1     0.0   1     1     5       
59 Boyd             OLB   13    4     1.0   1     0     2       
35 Stokes           CB    9     1     0.0   0     0     1       
24 Kennedy          S     7     6     0.0   0     0     2       
45 Donovan          CB    6     5     0.0   1     4     2       
Team                ---   326   101   22.0  64    10    20

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2009 Season Standings, Atlantic Coast
   
  School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Florida State            5  0  0  1.000 248 24  3  0  0  1.000 147 21  Won 5       
**Duke                   5  1  0  .833  199 95  3  0  0  1.000 105 45  Won 5       
Clemson                  3  2  0  .600  126 133 2  1  0  .666  72  82  Lost 1      
Georgia Tech             4  1  0  .800  175 57  2  1  0  .666  95  40  Won 1       
North Carolina           2  3  0  .400  134 143 1  1  0  .500  47  62  Won 2       
Maryland                 3  3  0  .500  134 146 1  2  0  .333  58  95  Won 1       
North Carolina State     3  2  0  .600  158 124 0  2  0  .000  42  79  Lost 2      
Wake Forest              3  2  0  .600  133 134 0  2  0  .000  24  86  Lost 2      
Virginia                 2  3  0  .400  85  118 0  3  0  .000  22  102 Lost 3   

Overall Rankings
   
  School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Tennessee               5-0     SEC   3.50  3.00  0.00  2.08  8.58  1       
Florida State           5-0     ACC   2.25  3.00  0.00  4.12  9.37  2       
Stanford                5-0     P10   3.00  3.00  0.00  3.48  9.48  3       
Colorado State          6-0     MTW   1.75  8.00  0.00  2.00  11.75 4       
Texas                   5-0     B12   14.00 1.00  0.00  4.68  19.68 5       
Washington              5-0     P10   8.50  7.50  0.00  3.76  19.76 6       
USC                     5-0     P10   10.00 5.00  0.00  4.88  19.88 7       
Michigan                3-1     B10   11.25 7.50  1.00  1.24  20.99 8       
LSU                     6-0     SEC   2.75  17.00 0.00  1.64  21.39 9       
Middle Tennessee State  4-0     SBT   13.00 7.00  0.00  3.88  23.88 10      
Hawaii                  6-0     WAC   11.00 11.50 0.00  3.92  26.42 11      
$$Utah                  6-0     MTW   7.25  16.50 0.00  3.68  27.43 12      
Notre Dame              4-1     IND   13.50 11.00 1.00  3.80  29.30 13      
Georgia Tech            4-1     ACC   14.25 17.00 1.00  2.52  34.77 14      
Boston College          4-1     BEC   19.50 11.00 1.00  4.04  35.54 15      
Penn State              4-1     B10   17.00 16.00 1.00  1.96  35.96 16      
Illinois                4-1     B10   12.25 25.50 1.00  0.96  39.71 17      
Wisconsin               5-1     B10   22.75 13.00 1.00  4.84  41.59 18      
Syracuse                4-1     BEC   19.25 19.00 1.00  2.64  41.89 19      
Rice                    3-1     WAC   15.50 24.50 1.00  1.28  42.28 20      
Pittsburgh              5-1     BEC   17.50 22.50 1.00  2.24  43.24 21      
Alabama                 4-1     SEC   23.50 18.00 1.00  2.04  44.54 22      
Ohio State              4-1     B10   21.00 21.50 1.00  3.20  46.70 23      
Iowa                    5-1     B10   11.00 31.50 1.00  3.32  46.82 24      
Florida                 3-2     SEC   22.75 25.50 2.00  0.84  51.09 25            
**Duke                  5-1     ACC   21.00 37.50 1.00  3.96  63.46 28

Hey...we're 28th!!

[MikeVick7]

Week 8

#35 Duke (5-1) (-5) at North Carolina (2-3) TV5

Last season: 37-24 North Carolina

Key Injuries
LB Donovan Barlow - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
DE Jimmy Wayt - High Ankle Sprain - Out Season
LB Daniel Solorio - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 8 weeks
CB Terrell Stokes - Pulled Quadriceps Muscle - Out 4 weeks
WR Patrick Boyer - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Probable 1 weeks
TE Andrew Branch - Sprained Knee - Probable 2 weeks

Preview - Last year UNC embarrassed us 37-24. They were up 37-3 going into the 4th quarter before we slapped on 21 meaningless points in the 4th. The Heels racked up 547 total yards of offense with 205 on the ground and 342 in the air. Just embarrassing. This year...we hope to return the favor as we're back in Chapel Hill. Boyer returns to the starting lineup as the 3rd WR this week along with Branch at TE.

Box Score: Duke at North Carolina  
Chapel Hill, NC.  
  
Week 8, 2009  
  
Attendance: 38,400 (60,000).  
  
Weather: 50 degrees, rain.  
  
1Q: 02:19 DUKE - Dwayne Coffey 18 run.  
1Q: 02:19 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point failed. 
 
2Q: 04:50 NCAR - Trent Sanders 42 field goal.  
2Q: 00:50 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 11 run.  
2Q: 00:50 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.
  
3Q: 03:04 DUKE - Skip Driver 9 pass from Harris Bates.  
3Q: 03:04 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  

4Q: 06:40 NCAR - Darnell Worsham 5 pass from Randal Nicholas.  
4Q: 06:40 NCAR - Trent Sanders extra point.  
4Q: 00:52 DUKE - Kurt Hutton 1 pass from Harris Bates.  
4Q: 00:52 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
  
Game MVP: DUKE 56 Trevor Judge  
  
Duke              6      7      7      7      -      27  
North Carolina    0      3      0      7      -      10  
  
Team Statistics          DUKE          NCAR  

Net Rushing Yards        69            25   
Passing Yards            309           243   
Total Yards              378           268  

Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
38 Ward                  14     9      0.6    11     1      6      0  
17 Bates                 7      17     2.4    15     0      1      2  
33 Coffey                6      45     7.5    18     1      1      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
17 Bates                 42     26     309    7.3    43     2      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
80 Hutton                6      99     16.5   30     43     1  
8 Avalos                 6      79     13.1   45     21     0  
88 Branch                5      54     10.8   14     15     0  
38 Ward                  5      18     3.6    10     8      0  
82 Driver                1      9      9.0    18     9      1  
 
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
56 Judge                 8      3      2.0    0      0      0  
37 Blackburn             6      1      0.0    0      0      0  
71 Robbins               5      2      2.0    0      0      0   
31 Stephenson            4      5      0.0    1      27     0 

We got to give it to our defense once again today. The rain hampered our offense somewhat...but it luckily didn't affect us as much as it affected the Heels offense. Trevor Judge...picked up his 2nd MVP award of the season as he led the team with 8 tackles and 2 sacks. He brings a different dimension to the ILB spot with his blitzing ability...and this year it's really been effective.

Next up - What now becomes the ACC game of the year...FSU at Duke.

Recruiting Commitments

Pos	Name			Ht	Wt	Rank	Nat	AP	Hometown
QB	Dunlap, Donnell		6-6	212	21	324	28	Bellbrook, OH
T	Garcia, Neal		6-4	267	26	201	57	Cincinnati, OH

[MikeVick7]

Week 9

#4 Florida State (6-0) (-10) at #33 Duke (6-1) TV2

Last season: 24-6 Duke

Key Injuries
LB Donovan Barlow - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
DE Jimmy Wayt - High Ankle Sprain - Out Season
LB Daniel Solorio - Torn Knee Ligament - Out Season
CB Terrell Stokes - Pulled Quadriceps Muscle - Doubtful 3 weeks
TE Andrew Branch - Sprained Knee - Probable 1 weeks

Preview - Last year we somehow played defense and won a game against the giant of our conference 24-6. The Noles outgained us 308-218 and doubled our time of possession...but they also allowed 6 sacks which led to many drives stalling out. That win was the lone bright spot in a season full of disappointments. This year however we've had the best start (6-1) and are going into this game with the Noles to battle for first place in the conference.
As good as we've been this year...the Noles have been better. They've outscored their opponents 282-48 through 6 games...and 181-45 in 4 conference games. They've had 3 shutouts already...2 in conference. They're 2nd in scoring at 47 points per game...they only committed 2 turnovers this year and are 2nd in turnover margin. JJ Van Pelt is having a dream season at QB...101-161 for 1493 yards...19 TD's and only 2 Int's. Then you look at their defense...8th in rushing yards allowed...3rd in passing yards allowed and 3rd in points per game. We've got our work cut out for us.

Box Score: Florida State at Duke  
Durham, NC.  
  
Week 9, 2009  
  
Attendance: 22,900 (33,900).  
  
Weather: 61 degrees, rain.  
  
2Q: 06:51 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 21 run.  
2Q: 06:51 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
2Q: 00:23 FLST - Lester Hastings 42 field goal.  

3Q: 08:09 FLST - Johnnie Rice 1 pass from J.J. Van Pelt.  
3Q: 08:09 FLST - Lester Hastings extra point.  

4Q: 03:01 DUKE - Patrick Boyer 9 pass from Harris Bates.  
4Q: 03:01 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
  
Game MVP: DUKE 38 Emmitt Ward  
  
Florida State     0      3      7      0      -      10  
Duke              0      7      0      7      -      14  
  
Team Statistics          FLST          DUKE  

Net Rushing Yards        26            119   
Passing Yards            182           219   
Total Yards              208           338  
  
Florida State Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
23 Rayburn               18     8      0.4    7      0      9      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
7 Van Pelt               27     14     182    6.7    37     1      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
82 Rice                  5      87     17.4   54     37     1  

Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
38 Ward                  23     106    4.6    21     1      7      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
17 Bates                 23     14     219    9.5    31     1      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
80 Hutton                5      72     14.4   13     17     0  
83 Boyer                 4      44     11.0   21     21     1  
38 Ward                  2      25     12.5   18     15     0   

Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
37 Blackburn             9      5      0.0    0      0      0  
79 Hilton                6      1      0.5    0      0      0  
97 Reeves                6      4      0.0    0      0      0  

Huge...huge win for our program. For the 2nd year in a row we beat...in my mind...a better Noles team and this season the rewards are a little bit bigger. Sole possession of first place in the ACC. It was another defensive battle...much like last season...as both teams played to a scoreless first quarter. Then with 6:51 left in the 2nd quarter...Emmitt Ward busted out on a 21 yd TD run to put us up 7-0. FSU added a 42 yard FG right before half to make it 7-3. Then FSU took the lead for the first time as JJ Van Pelt hit the Noles top WR Johnnie Rice for a 1 yd TD pass to go up 10-7. Both teams battled until the late in the 4th when we put together an 8 play 92 yard drive for the go ahead TD and then we held onto the win. Emmitt Ward was an unlikely MVP in this game...but he was the reason we were able to even up the TOP which we got killed on last year. Great win for the Blue Devils.

Next up - Bye week.

Recruiting Commitment

Pos	Name			Ht	Wt	Rank	Nat	AP	Hometown
ILB	Horn, Willie		6-3	213	14	322	40	Porterville, CA
CB	Bernier, Vincent	5-10	165	21	199	34	Mechanicsville, VA

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Week 10

Bye week.

Key Injuries
LB Donovan Barlow - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
DE Jimmy Wayt - High Ankle Sprain - Out Season
LB Daniel Solorio - Torn Knee Ligament - Out Season
CB Terrell Stokes - Pulled Quadriceps Muscle - Questionable 2 weeks

Next up - Duke at Wake Forest

Recruiting Commitments

Pos	Name			Ht	Wt	Rank	Nat	AP	Hometown
QB	Curtis, Kenny		6-1	191	14	178	58	Dallastown, PA
T	McIntyre, Edwin		6-2	259	31	234	43	Chicago, IL

[MikeVick7]

Week 11

#31 Duke (7-1) at Wake Forest (3-5) (-2) No TV (No respect...Wake -2?)

Last season: 24-21 Wake Forest

Key Injuries
LB Donovan Barlow - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
DE Jimmy Wayt - High Ankle Sprain - Out SeasonLB Daniel Solorio - Torn Knee Ligament - Out 5 weeks
CB Terrell Stokes - Pulled Quadriceps Muscle - Probable 1 weeks

Preview - I think it was good to have a bye week between this game and the FSU game so we can have a week to kind of get over our big fat heads that swelled up after probably our biggest win to date. We still have three tough games left and the first one is against a team that beat us last year...Wake Forest. Wake's struggled again this year...but they are a 2 pt favorite at home against us...so there must be something that Vegas sees in them. Wake again relies on their passing attack...more so than we do...as their rushing game has gone in the tank once again this year...ranked 121st in the nation. Passing-wise though they are 16th. Defensively is where they have their problems as they are 120th against the run and 86th against the pass. After winning their 3 non-conference games...they have lost all 5 of their ACC games so far. We are slowly getting healthy and just at the right time. We'll welcome back CB Terrell Stokes back into the starting lineup this week.

Box Score: Duke at Wake Forest  
Winston-Salem, NC.  
  
Week 11, 2009  
  
Attendance: 23,000 (31,500).  
  
Weather: 50 degrees, stormy.  
  
2Q: 10:13 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 10 run.  
2Q: 10:13 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
2Q: 06:00 DUKE - Kenny Everett 22 field goal.  

4Q: 12:47 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 2 pass from Harris Bates.  
4Q: 12:47 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
  
Game MVP: DUKE 38 Emmitt Ward  
  
Duke              0      10     0      7      -      17  
Wake Forest       0      0      0      0      -      0  
  
Team Statistics          DUKE          WAKE  
  
Net Rushing Yards        101           25  
Passing Yards            294           236   
Total Yards              395           261  

Sacked/Yards Lost        5-30          6-36  

Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
38 Ward                  20     95     4.7    21     1      9      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
17 Bates                 43     20     294    6.8    33     1      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
8 Avalos                 7      117    16.7   24     33     0  
80 Hutton                5      89     17.8   32     31     0  
38 Ward                  3      29     9.6    18     17     1   
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
28 Kadletz               9      0      0.0    0      0      0  
37 Blackburn             6      1      0.0    0      0      0  
97 Reeves                5      2      0.0    1      37     0  
59 Boyd                  5      1      0.0    0      0      0  
23 Meechan               4      0      1.5    0      0      0  
56 Judge                 4      4      1.0    0      0      0 

The stormy conditions definitely wreaked havoc on both passing teams today as we just played a little bit smarter ball and won the low scoring affair 17-0. RB Emmitt Ward again showed how much he has improved this year...as in a rainy-type game...he proved to be the steady force that allowed us to win our 8th game of the year. He had 20 carries for 95 yards and another TD. Meanwhile...Harris Bates had a rough day percentage-wise...20-43...but still put up 294 yards and didn't throw any Int's. Our defense was great today...6 more sacks...and our first shutout of the year.

Next up - Georgia Tech at Duke

Recruiting Commitments

Pos	Name			Ht	Wt	Rank	Nat	AP	Hometown
ILB	Kasica, Darren		6-2	216	51	829	5	Troy, MI

[MikeVick7]

Week 12

#11 Georgia Tech (7-1) (-10) at #25 Duke (8-1) TV1 Niiiiiice!!

Last season: Tech 28 Duke 3

Key Injuries
LB Donovan Barlow - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
DE Jimmy Wayt - High Ankle Sprain - Out Season
LB Daniel Solorio - Torn Knee Ligament - Doubtful 4 weeks

Preview - Welcome to big game of the year #2. Our first appearance on national TV as we are the primary game this week. And the first time we've been ranked in the top 25. Tech...like FSU...is a formidable opponent with some impressive stats especially on defense. They are 5th in rushing yards allowed and 6th in scoring defense at 11.0 ppg. And although they are 7-1...they haven't exactly blown people out. 12-10 over NC State...15-7 over Maryland...24-14 over Wake and their only loss has been vs Clemson...24-16. They run a Trips Formation so like last week...expect a lot of passing yards...weather permitting. We continue our great run but this will be the biggest conference test remaining. Last year they beat us again 28-3 as they and the Wolfpack remain the only two ACC teams we haven't beat yet. They are the last two teams on our schedule. Isn't that kind of ironical and stuff? We really are counting on a big contribution from Emmitt Ward again this week...but will he be able to run against the tough Yellowjacket D? He did against FSU...so we'll see.

Box Score: Georgia Tech at Duke  
Durham, NC.  
  
Week 12, 2009  
  
Attendance: 22,900 (33,900).  
  
Weather: 53 degrees, rain.  
  
1Q: 03:22 GATC - Kerry Stryzinski 2 run.  
1Q: 03:22 GATC - Fred Singleton extra point.  

2Q: 10:15 GATC - Amos Keith 13 pass from Neal Horner.  
2Q: 10:15 GATC - Fred Singleton extra point.  
2Q: 03:21 DUKE - Dwayne Coffey 6 run.  
2Q: 03:21 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  

3Q: 03:29 GATC - Kerry Stryzinski 12 run.  
3Q: 03:29 GATC - Fred Singleton extra point.  

4Q: 14:53 DUKE - Kurt Hutton 38 pass from Harris Bates.  
4Q: 14:53 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  
4Q: 03:15 GATC - Fred Singleton 30 field goal.  
  
Game MVP: GATC 44 Kerry Stryzinski  
  
Georgia Tech      7      7      7      3      -      24  
Duke              0      7      0      7      -      14  
  
Team Statistics          GATC          DUKE  

Net Rushing Yards        88            61  
Passing Yards            274           222   
Total Yards              362           283  
  
Georgia Tech Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
44 Stryzinski            25     90     3.6    34     2      9      0  

Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
44 Stryzinski            7      52     7.4    51     10     0  
  
Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
38 Ward                  17     64     3.7    16     0      5      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
17 Bates                 29     16     222    7.6    38     1      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
80 Hutton                4      80     20.0   57     38     1  
38 Ward                  4      28     7.0    25     14     0  
8 Avalos                 4      65     16.2   10     26     0  

Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
97 Reeves                8      2      0.0    0      0      0  
35 Stokes                7      0      0.0    0      0      0  
31 Stephenson            6      1      0.0    0      0      0  
59 Boyd                  6      0      0.0    0      0      0  

The Jackets just had a little bit too much for us in this great game. I really thought our running game would out-perform their's...but it was Kerry Stryzinski who was the workhorse for Tech as he earned game MVP and led his team to the 10 point win. Stryzinski had 90 yards on the ground and 52 more in the air to go with his 2 rushing TD's. Meanwhile...Emmitt Ward was held to 64 yards and no TD's. Tech led throughout...we closed it to 21-14 on a Kurt Hutton TD catch as the 4th quarter began...but Tech would allow no more points and added a FG with 3:15 left to ice it. Now there's a 3-way tie at the top of the ACC. Tech plays at FSU this week...so we're hoping for a Noles win and then if we take care of business at home vs NC State...we should win the conference outright.

Next up - NC State at Duke

Recruiting Commitments

Pos	Name			Ht	Wt	Rank	Nat	AP	Hometown
WR	Taylor, Oscar		6-0	173	19	313	35	Towson, MD

[MikeVick7]

Week 13

North Carolina State (5-5) at #33 Duke (8-3) (-2) No TV

Last season: NC State 24 Duke 13

Key Injuries
LB Donovan Barlow - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
DE Jimmy Wayt - High Ankle Sprain - Doubtful 8 weeks
LB Daniel Solorio - Torn Knee Ligament - Questionable 3 weeks
WR Matt Avalos - Shoulder Tendonitis - Probable 9 weeks

Preview - This is big game of the year #3. The task is easy...beat a team we have never beaten before and have a chance to win the ACC title. No problem right? Well we have a couple things in our favor. Better record...we're 8-2...they're 5-5. We're playing at home. And...arguably the best offensive player for the Wolfpack...Jessie Motley...is out for the rest of the year with a torn calf muscle. Motley had 1222 rushing yards and 10 TD's before going down with the injury. Another blow for NC State is their 2nd team all-ACC TE Will Furman is also doubtful with a hyperextended elbow. So for a team that relies on the rushing game...15th in the nation...this is a big blow for them. Meanwhile on our side...we just gotta come out and put some points up on the board. We haven't scored more than 17 points in any game the last three weeks. So while this has been our best season offensively...the last three weeks we haven't lit it up. Hopefully our homefield advantage and better overall health will be big positives for us in our final regular season game. Oh...and go Noles!

On a side note: we had to suspend starting DT Nicky Hopper because he violated team rules. True Fr Troy Farrell...who has been redshirted all season...will get the start in his place.

Box Score: North Carolina State at Duke  
Durham, NC.  
  
Week 13, 2009  
  
Attendance: 21,700 (33,900).  
  
Weather: 67 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 07:39 NCST - Tyrone Matson 15 pass from Otis Lofton.  
1Q: 07:39 NCST - Ron Roberts extra point.  
1Q: 02:07 NCST - Nolan Mock 13 run.  
1Q: 02:07 NCST - Ron Roberts extra point.  

2Q: 11:16 NCST - Blaine DeLorraine 14 pass from Otis Lofton.  
2Q: 11:16 NCST - Ron Roberts extra point.  
2Q: 07:26 DUKE - Kenny Everett 33 field goal.  
2Q: 03:58 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 10 run.  
2Q: 03:58 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  

3Q: 08:53 DUKE - Patrick Boyer 10 pass from Harris Bates.  
3Q: 08:53 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  

4Q: 06:52 DUKE - Kenny Everett 37 field goal.  
4Q: 01:39 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 7 run.  
4Q: 01:39 DUKE - Dwayne Coffey run for conversion failed.  
  
Game MVP: DUKE 56 Trevor Judge  
  
North Carolina State 14  7      0      0      -      21  
Duke              0      10     7      9      -      26  
  
Team Statistics          NCST          DUKE  
 
Net Rushing Yards        151           126   
Passing Yards            179           225   
Total Yards              330           351   

Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
38 Ward                  19     123    6.4    47     2      7      0   
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
17 Bates                 28     13     225    8.0    45     1      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
8 Avalos                 3      53     17.6   11     28     0  
89 Dawson                3      88     29.3   20     45     0
83 Boyer                 2      14     7.0    5      10     1   

Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
31 Stephenson            8      1      0.0    0      0      0  
56 Judge                 7      2      3.0    0      0      0  
59 Boyd                  7      1      0.0    0      0      0  
23 Meechan               1      0      0.0    1      1      0  

What a game! The Dukies stormed back with 26 unanswered points to win their first game against NC State and with FSU's win over Georgia Tech...their first ACC Championship! We came looking like crap in the first 20 minutes of the game. NC State took their opening drive in for a Tyrone Matson 15 yd TD catch to go up 7-0. Then they took advantage of a fumble and Nolan Mock scored from 13 yards out to make it 14-0. Then on their next possession...Blaine DeLorraine caught a 14 yd TD pass from Otis Lofton to make it 21-0. Just like old times against the Wolfpack. But then we gained our composure and started hunting down the Pack. First we get a 33 yard FG from Kenny Everett. Then with 4 mins left in the half we get the first of two rushing TD's from Emmitt Ward to make it 21-10 at the half. In the 2nd half...we open up with a 10 yd TD pass from Bates to Boyer to make it 21-17. Then in the 4th...we get our 2nd FG from Everett...this time from 37 yard out to close it to one. Finally we put together a 4 play 63 yard drive and get our 2nd TD from Ward as he takes it in from 7 yards out to put us up for the first time 26-20. Then we get an Int from Darryl Meechan on the Wolfpack's last drive to preserve the win. Speaking of the D...we really got to give it up to Trevor Judge. A starter last season...he was demoted to 2nd string after the development of Donovan Barlow...but after Barlow went down in game two...Judge has stepped up and played very well. He ended up with 12 sacks and 19 TFL's...both led our team.

So again...with the Noles 14-7 win over the Yellowjackets...via the tiebreaker...we win the ACC conference title and advance to the playoffs for the first time.

Next up - The playoffs!!!

Recruiting Commitments

Pos	Name			Ht	Wt	Rank	Nat	AP	Hometown
T	Fuchs, Rickey		6-4	251	41	366	13	De Kalb, IL

[MikeVick7]

Week 14

Bye week.

Key Injuries
LB Donovan Barlow - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
DE Jermaine Baxter - Pulled Groin - Doubtful 3 weeks
DE Jimmy Wayt - High Ankle Sprain - Questionable 7 weeks
LB Daniel Solorio - Torn Knee Ligament - Questionable 2 weeks
WR Matt Avalos - Shoulder Tendonitis - Probable 8 weeks

[MikeVick7]

Week 15

Key Injuries
LB Donovan Barlow - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
DE Jermaine Baxter - Pulled Groin - Questionable 2 weeks
DE Jimmy Wayt - High Ankle Sprain - Questionable 6 weeks
LB Daniel Solorio - Torn Knee Ligament - Probable 1 weeks
WR Matt Avalos - Shoulder Tendonitis - Probable 8 weeks

Recruiting Commitments

Pos	Name			Ht	Wt	Rank	Nat	AP	Hometown
WR	Lewis Dwayne		6-2	181	--	--	41	Philadelphia, PA

[MikeVick7]

Week 16

Bye week.

ACC Post-season Tournament matchups
#50 Miami of Ohio (7-5) vs #14 Florida State (9-2) (-14) in Michigan City, IN
#6 Michigan (9-2) (-1) vs #17 Georgia Tech (9-2) in Dayton, OH

Key Injuries
LB Donovan Barlow - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
DE Jermaine Baxter - Pulled Groin - Questionable 2 weeks
DE Jimmy Wayt - High Ankle Sprain - Questionable 5 weeks
WR Matt Avalos - Shoulder Tendonitis - Probable 7 weeks

Results
FSU 34 Miami of Ohio 13
Michigan 30 Georgia Tech 23

Next up - Penn State vs Duke

[MikeVick7]

Week 17

#29 Duke (9-2) vs #14 Penn State (10-2) (-13) TV4 in Marietta, GA

First ever meeting

Other ACC Post-season Tournament matchups
#1 Texas (12-0) vs #12 Florida State (10-2) (-3) TV 1 in Brownsville, TX

Key Injuries
LB Donovan Barlow - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
DE Jermaine Baxter - Pulled Groin - Probable 1 weeks
DE Jimmy Wayt - High Ankle Sprain - Probable 4 weeks
WR Matt Avalos - Shoulder Tendonitis - Probable 6 weeks

Preview - The match-up with Penn State looks a litle daunting. Their team comes in with some impressive states. Our first problem is trying to stop their QB Russell Maurer. In 12 games this year he has thrown for 2280 yards...31 TD's and only 11 Int's in their Veer offense. The other task is just stopping their offense as a unit. They are 5th in rushing yards and 29th in passing yards...while averaging 40.9 points per game...3rd in the nation. Defensively they are equally as good...5th in the nation in rushing yards allowed...46th in passing yards allowed and 6th in points allowed at 13.0 a game. On the season they have three shutouts and they're only losses have come at Pitt and at Wisconsin. They have a win over Michigan on their resume this season.
On our side of the ball...we'll just have to do what we do best...throw the ball. Harris Bates has thrown for 2957 yards this year with 21 TD passes and only 8 Int's. RB Emmitt Ward has been a huge help down the stretch and on the season he has 822 yards and 10 TD's on the ground. Our defense doesn't quite stack up numbers-wise as compared to the Lions...but we only give up 14.5 points per game...18th in the nation. The fact that Penn State is 46th in the nation against the pass offers up a little hope...but we'll have to take care of the ball and catch a few breaks to beat this powerhouse.

On the injury front...everyone's healthy except for Barlow...and Hopper who was suspended.

Box Score: Duke vs Penn State  
Marietta, GA.  
  
Round of Sixteen, 2009  
  
Attendance: 23,700 (33,300).  
  
Weather: 51 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 14:53 PNST - Frank Custer 80 run.  
1Q: 14:53 PNST - Mitchell Tuck extra point.  
1Q: 02:11 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 6 run.  
1Q: 02:11 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  

2Q: 05:14 DUKE - Matt Avalos 38 pass from Harris Bates.  
2Q: 05:14 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.  

3Q: 05:03 PNST - Rufus Craig 8 pass from Russell Maurer.  
3Q: 05:03 PNST - Mitchell Tuck extra point.  

4Q: 10:37 PNST - Drew Small 44 fumble return.  
4Q: 10:37 PNST - Mitchell Tuck extra point.  
4Q: 02:24 PNST - Bryant Dillon 3 run.  
4Q: 02:24 PNST - Mitchell Tuck extra point.  
  
Game MVP: PNST 51 Jerry Covey  
  
Duke              7      7      0      0      -      14  
Penn State        7      0      7      14     -      28  
  
Team Statistics          DUKE          PNST  
 
Net Rushing Yards        -18           201  
Passing Yards            361           114    
Total Yards              343           315  
 
Sacked/Yards Lost        7-60          1-6  

Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
38 Ward                  19     43     2.2    20     1      7      0  
17 Bates                 9      -61    -6.7   0      0      2      7  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
17 Bates                 43     26     361    8.3    42     1      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
38 Ward                  7      62     8.8    34     25     0  
8 Avalos                 5      84     16.8   29     38     1  
88 Branch                4      42     10.5   22     23     0  
83 Boyer                 3      53     17.6   2      28     0  
80 Hutton                3      23     7.6    0      9      0  
89 Dawson                3      55     18.3   11     42     0 
82 Driver                1      42     42.0   32     42     0  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
31 Stephenson            7      0      0.0    0      0      0  
79 Hilton                6      2      0.0    0      0      0  
37 Blackburn             5      6      0.0    0      0      0  
56 Judge                 5      2      0.0    0      0      0  
51 Solorio               5      2      0.0    0      0      0   
28 Kadletz               2      2      0.0    1      0      0  

Penn State Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
38 Custer                25     186    7.4    80     1      10     0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
15 Maurer                20     7      114    5.7    34     1      1  

Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
51 Covey                 14     3      0.0    1      0      0  

Defense ended up being the name of the game in this Round of 16 playoff game. Penn State racked up 6 sacks...5 coming in the 2nd half as they continued to put pressure on Bates and in addition to shutting down our running game they totally confused us in the 2nd half. Penn State put some doubt in our minds early as on the first play from scrimmage Frank Custer took the ball 80 yards for a TD run. But then we buckled down and actually took a 14-7 lead going into the half. Emmitt Ward took it in from 6 yards out with 2:11 left in the first quarter...then Harris Bates found Matt Avalos from 38 yards out in the 2nd quarter to give us the halftime lead. Then the Penn State defense took over. We were actually driving to go up 21-7 when Bates threw a Int in the end zone. to Covey. Penn State then used their next drive to tie it up with a Rufus Craig TD catch. Then after their next drive stalled they punted...we fumbled and Drew Small picked up the fumble and took it 44 yards for a TD to give Penn State the lead for good 21-14. Bryant Dillon added a final TD run of 3 yards with 2:24 left to ice the game. Jerry Covey was all over the field for the Lions as he had 14 tackles and 1 Int.

Other ACC action
Texas 17 FSU 6

Next up - The offseason.

[MikeVick7]

Playoffs

Playoff Games for 2009
   
  Game                   Matchup  
Championship Game        Michigan (14-2) 45, Penn State (13-3) 43  
             
Semifinal Game 1         Michigan (14-2) 56, Tennessee (13-2) 7                 
Semifinal Game 2         Penn State (13-3) 30, Texas (14-1) 17   
               
Quarterfinal Game 1      Michigan (14-2) 34, Wisconsin (11-2) 26                
Quarterfinal Game 2      Tennessee (13-2) 24, Florida (11-3) 14                 
Quarterfinal Game 3      Penn State (13-3) 21, Notre Dame (12-2) 20             
Quarterfinal Game 4      Texas (14-1) 28, Stanford (11-3) 0  
                   
Second Round Game 1      Notre Dame (12-2) 38, Southern Mississippi (8-4) 9     
Second Round Game 2      Tennessee (13-2) 23, Colorado State (10-2) 7           
Second Round Game 3      Michigan (14-2) 41, Boston College (9-3) 7             
Second Round Game 4      Penn State (13-3) 28, Duke (9-3) 14                    
Second Round Game 5      Florida (11-3) 10, Syracuse (10-3) 7                   
Second Round Game 6      Stanford (11-3) 37, USC (9-3) 7                        
Second Round Game 7      Texas (14-1) 17, Florida State (10-3) 6                
Second Round Game 8      Wisconsin (11-2) 31, LSU (10-3) 24   
                  
First Round Game 1       Tennessee (13-2) 31, Rice (10-2) 14                    
First Round Game 2       Michigan (14-2) 30, Georgia Tech (9-3) 23              
First Round Game 3       Florida State (10-3) 34, Miami of Ohio (7-6) 13        
First Round Game 4       Syracuse (10-3) 20, Western Michigan (8-5) 17          
First Round Game 5       Penn State (13-3) 42, Juneau (10-2) 3                  
First Round Game 6       Stanford (11-3) 28, Middle Tennessee State (11-1) 14   
First Round Game 7       LSU (10-3) 42, Hawaii (11-1) 6                         
First Round Game 8       Notre Dame (12-2) 21, Iowa (9-3) 3  

Well surprise...surprise...Michigan wins their 5th title in 7 years. And we can take some solace in losing to the team that lost in the national championship game by only two points.

[MikeVick7]

Final ACC Standings

2009 Season Standings, Atlantic Coast
   
  School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
**Duke                   9  3  0  .750  311 188 7  1  0  .875  203 110 Lost 1      
Florida State            10 3  0  .769  430 136 7  1  0  .875  276 79  Lost 1      
Georgia Tech             9  3  0  .750  321 184 6  2  0  .750  177 99  Lost 1      
Virginia                 7  4  0  .636  296 192 5  3  0  .625  206 142 Lost 1      
Clemson                  6  5  0  .545  224 282 4  4  0  .500  136 211 Won 1       
North Carolina State     5  6  0  .454  268 275 2  6  0  .250  152 230 Lost 1      
North Carolina           3  8  0  .272  238 338 2  6  0  .250  151 257 Lost 4      
Maryland                 4  7  0  .363  226 253 2  6  0  .250  150 202 Lost 4      
Wake Forest              4  7  0  .363  232 292 1  7  0  .125  123 244 Won 1 

Yeah that's right. ACC Champs.

Final Top 25

Overall Rankings
   
  School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Michigan                14-2    B10   1.50  2.00  2.00  0.12  5.62  1       
Texas                   14-1    B12   4.00  1.00  1.00  1.44  7.44  2       
$$Utah                  11-0    MTW   3.00  3.50  0.00  3.92  10.42 3       
Notre Dame              12-2    IND   3.25  5.00  2.00  0.64  10.89 4       
Tennessee               13-2    SEC   6.00  5.00  2.00  0.80  13.80 5       
Penn State              13-3    B10   2.75  11.00 3.00  0.08  16.83 6       
Wisconsin               11-2    B10   8.00  7.50  2.00  2.32  19.82 7       
Middle Tennessee State  11-1    SBT   15.25 4.50  1.00  4.40  25.15 8       
Florida                 11-3    SEC   10.75 11.00 3.00  0.68  25.43 9       
Stanford                11-3    P10   10.75 11.00 3.00  1.28  26.03 10      
Hawaii                  11-1    WAC   14.25 7.50  1.00  4.32  27.07 11      
Colorado State          10-2    MTW   12.50 10.50 2.00  2.44  27.44 12      
Rice                    10-2    WAC   14.00 11.50 2.00  2.36  29.86 13      
Syracuse                10-3    BEC   9.25  18.50 3.00  0.56  31.31 14      
Florida State           10-3    ACC   16.00 14.00 3.00  1.16  34.16 15      
Pittsburgh              9-2     BEC   14.75 17.00 2.00  1.84  35.59 16      
Boston College          9-3     BEC   16.50 15.00 3.00  1.72  36.22 17      
Georgia Tech            9-3     ACC   12.50 20.00 3.00  1.00  36.50 18      
LSU                     10-3    SEC   9.00  27.00 3.00  1.64  40.64 19      
USC                     9-3     P10   21.50 17.00 3.00  0.32  41.82 20      
Fairbanks               9-2     SCE   16.00 22.00 2.00  4.04  44.04 21      
UCLA                    8-3     P10   23.25 18.50 3.00  1.76  46.51 22      
Iowa                    9-3     B10   16.75 31.00 3.00  2.28  53.03 23      
Alabama                 9-3     SEC   26.75 20.00 3.00  3.36  53.11 24      
Utah State              9-2     SBT   23.75 25.00 2.00  4.28  55.03 25            
**Duke                  9-3     ACC   33.50 36.50 3.00  3.40  76.40 35

We'll take 35th. Michigan is just ridiculous. Sucks to be Utah.

[MikeVick7]

Post Season Awards

Atlantic Coast Major Awards for 2009
   
  Award                  Player                  Team  
Conference MVP           Neal Horner             Georgia Tech               
Top Offensive Player     Neal Horner             Georgia Tech               
Top Defensive Player     Mickey Everett          Wake Forest                
**Top Offensive Freshman Skip Driver             Duke                       
Top Defensive Freshman   Jerald Darling          Virginia

Atlantic Coast First-Team Awards for 2009
   
  Award                  Player                  Team               
**Inside Linebacker      Trevor Judge            Duke 

Atlantic Coast Second-Team Awards for 2009
   
  Award                  Player                  Team                    
**Wide Receiver          Matt Avalos             Duke                           
**Safety                 Johnnie Blackburn       Duke 

League-Wide Awards Freshman Team Awards for 2009
   
  Award                  Player                  Team                  
**Defensive End          Jermaine Baxter         Duke   

Another nice haul for the Blue Devils. All five players that received awards were all first time winners.

The National Player of the Year was Florida Sr QB Thomas Meyer.

Passing: 260-387 for 3450 yards...34 TD's and 12 Int's. 164.8 QB Rating.

Ok...yeah I'll guess we'll give it to him.

[MikeVick7]

2009 Summary for Duke
   
Record: 9-3
Rank: 36
   
Duke                    Team      Rank  
Rushes                  367       78 (T)      
Rushing Yards           1188      82          
Yards Per Carry         3.23      79 (T)      
Pass Attempts           429       14          
Completions             242       14          
Passing Yards           3421      12          
Yards Per Attempt       7.97      37          
3rd Down Conversions    40.7      31          
Points Per Game         25.9      50          
Turnovers               15        20 (T)      
Turnover Margin         +7        31 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  428       88 (T)      
Rushing Yards           1323      47          
Yards Per Carry         3.09      30          
Pass Attempts           340       90          
Completions             183       82 (T)      
Passing Yards           2200      48          
Yards Per Attempt       6.47      37          
3rd Down Conversions    31.1      39          
Points Per Game         15.6      17 (T)      
Turnovers               22        51 (T)      
   
Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
2     17    at BALL (114) 24      
3     56    LALF (125)    17      
4     21    UNOR (119)    9       
5     34    at MARY (84)  10      
6     26    VIRG (37)     15      
7     45    at CLEM (60)  20      
8     27    at NCAR (96)  10      
9     14    FLST (14)     10      
11    17    at WAKE (83)  0       
12    14    GATC (21)     24      
13    26    NCST (57)     21      
17    14    vs PNST (10)  28      
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
17 Bates            QB    412   233   3318  8.05  22    9       
Team                ---   429   242   3421  7.97  23    10      
   
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  
38 Ward             RB    196   865   4.41  11    61    90      
17 Bates            QB    74    -106  -1.43 0     49    241     
33 Coffey           RB    74    368   4.97  5     19    35      
Team                ---   367   1188  3.23  16    137   388     
   
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
8 Avalos            WR    101   58    1032  17.7  367   6       
80 Hutton           WR    92    50    765   15.3  273   6       
89 Dawson           WR    61    30    520   17.3  114   2       
38 Ward             RB    60    45    390   8.6   258   3       
88 Branch           TE    32    18    197   10.9  91    1       
83 Boyer            WR    32    14    187   13.3  57    2       
82 Driver           WR    27    13    207   15.9  95    1       
Team                ---   429   242   3421  14.1  1333  23      
   
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  
37 Blackburn        S     73    32    0.0   12    0     10      
31 Stephenson       S     61    15    0.0   9     2     4       
56 Judge            ILB   58    21    12.0  20    0     5       
79 Hilton           DT    53    12    4.5   18    0     0       
97 Reeves           OLB   49    23    0.0   7     2     1       
71 Robbins          DE    44    14    8.0   15    0     0       
28 Kadletz          CB    39    8     0.0   3     2     9       
59 Boyd             OLB   36    8     1.5   3     0     3       
92 Baxter           DE    32    14    9.0   16    0     0       
35 Stokes           CB    27    5     0.0   3     0     5  
75 Hopper           DT    23    16    1.0   5     0     0       
58 Barlow           ILB   22    3     1.0   6     1     0       
45 Donovan          CB    19    10    0.0   2     4     3       
80 Hutton           WR    12    0     0.0   0     0     0       
Team                ---   658   215   42.0  134   15    45

[MikeVick7]

Duke Career Records

Category		Players			Record	Year
Pass Completions	Matt Kimball		591	2007
Passing Yards		Matt Kimball		7556	2007
Passing Touchdowns	Matt Kimball		45	2007
Rushing Attempts	Lamont Cooley		441	2008
Rushing Yards		Lamont Cooley		1785	2008
Rushing Touchdowns	Lamont Cooley		22	2008
Receptions		Kurt Hutton		147	2009
Receiving Yards		Kurt Hutton		2216	2009
Receiving Touchdowns	Kerry Huffman		19	2008
Interceptions		Ricky Howe		9	2006
Tackles			Hunter Hickman		299	2007
Sacks			Bucky Brennan		21.5	2008
Field Goals		Leroy Collins		48	2007
Key Run Blocks		Alonzo Ramsey		74	2007
Tackles for Loss	Hunter Hickman		47	2007
Passes Defensed		Xavier Shepard		32	2007
Touchdown Scored	Lamont Cooley		25	2008
All-Purpose Yards	Kurt Hutton		3371	2009

Duke Season Records

Category		Players			Record	Year
Pass Completions	Harris Bates		233	2009
Passing Yards		Harris Bates		3318	2009
Passing Touchdowns	Harris Bates		22	2009
Quarterback Rating	Matt Kimball		145.3	2007
Rushing Attempts	Emmitt Ward		196	2009
Rushing Yards		Emmitt Ward		865	2009
Rushing Touchdowns	Emmitt Ward		11	2009
Yards Per Carry		Emmitt Ward		4.4	2009
Receptions		Matt Avalos		58	2009
Receiving Yards		Matt Avalos		1032	2009
Receiving Touchdowns	Kerry Huffman		9	2008
Interceptions		Ricky Howe		5	2006
Tackles			Hunter Hickman		83	2004
Sacks			Trevor Judge		12	2009
Field Goals		Leroy Collins		16	2006
Key Run Blocks		Alonzo Ramsey		31	2008
Tackles for Loss	Trevor Judge		20	2009
Passes Defensed		Derrick Turnbull	13	2006
Touchdown Scored	Emmitt Ward		14	2009
All-Purpose Yards	Kerry Huffman		1567	2008

[CraigSca]

Wow, congrats! I'm still looking to guide Maryland to the playoffs and I'm on year 9. I've either hit some horrible luck, or I'm the worst coach ever .

'Grats again!

[MikeVick7]

Originally Posted by CraigSca

Wow, congrats! I'm still looking to guide Maryland to the playoffs and I'm on year 9. I've either hit some horrible luck, or I'm the worst coach ever .

'Grats again!

Thanks! Well I've got Duke's high academic ranking to fall back on...so that has sped up my progress. And thanks for inspiring me to pick this game back up. Keep plugging away with your career...you'll get there.