TCY - Let's Go Duke! Let's Go Duke! (Year 11)

[MikeVick7]

Welcome to year 11 of my Duke Blue Devils TCY Dynasty. Feedback is always welcome.

Check out Year 10 as we made our 4th straight trip to the playoffs.

Primary Offense: Pro Form
Primary Defense: 3-4
Current Prestige: 85
Career Record: 67-52

Gameplan change: This year with a new d-coor we switch from a 4-3 to a 3-4. Check out the starting lineups post to see why.

2003 (2-10) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=25759)
2004 (2-9) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=25870)
2005 (3-8) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=25949)
2006 (6-5) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=26000)
2007 (5-6) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=26086)
2008 (5-6) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=26123)
2009 (9-3) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=26151)
2010 (12-2) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=26213)
2011 (12-1) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=26285)
2012 (11-2) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=26388)

Email Time
Walk-on tackle Marc Collins has left the team because of a lack of playing time.

DE Chuck Lewis has left your team because of a serious injury. (An ACL tear will do that to a guy.)

Defensive Coordinator Harris Cooley has retired from his position. (He was good...real good.)

Hirings
Defensive Coordinator - Harvey Cannon (64) He was our only option quite frankly. He's great at Injury Avoidance but can't call a game to save his life.

Southwest Scout - Alex Bowen (36) Young and the best out there.

Scheduling

2013 Duke Schedule

Team Rank: 12
Rival: North Carolina
Stadium Capacity: 33,900
Season Tickets Sold: 22,500

Week Opponent
2 at Indiana
3 MARSHALL
4 at Northwestern
$$5 (17) VIRGINIA
$$6 MARYLAND
$$7 at (13) Florida State
$$8 at Wake Forest
$$10 at (43) Georgia Tech
$$11 NORTH CAROLINA STATE
$$12 at North Carolina
$$13 CLEMSON

Well damn...we went after all the big boys this year. Florida...Texas...Tennessee...Michigan. On the road...at home...home and home. No one would bite. So we had to settle for a home and home with Indiana and a home game vs Marshall. They're just scared of us...yeah...that's it. At least we increased out ticket sales by 2,800.

Recruiting Summary

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat Cur Fut AP Hometown
CB Williamson, Terrell 5-11 163 2 31 30 100 71 Lancaster, PA
TE Rice, Tyrell 6-3 234 1 4 44 100 100 Friendswood, TX
DT Andersen, Clarence 6-0 236 19 277 26 91 15 La Plata, MD
QB Buchanan, Jonathan 5-11 194 1 8 27 90 89 Pasadena, MD
DT Shepherd, Mo 6-1 253 11 147 22 87 49 Piedmont, SC
DE Moss, Vernon 6-5 251 11 73 9 86 21 Gaithersburg, MD
S Vaughn, Joe 6-0 189 13 204 26 80 22 Hays, NC
WR Finch, Victor 5-9 175 2 55 38 79 94 Anniston, AL
OLB Castagnola, Kim 6-2 211 23 388 24 75 87 Sugar Land, TX
G McNally, Les 6-3 263 3 64 22 69 40 Louisville, KY
C Lindberg, Brady 6-2 290 1 15 30 69 88 Tallahassee, FL
RB Rhoden, Donald 5-10 180 13 150 37 68 66 Levittown, NY
C Wooden, Benjamin 6-1 266 2 26 44 62 93 Naperville, IL
DE Samuels, Cris 5-11 210 93 918 15 59 22 Magna, UT
OLB Breiten, JR 5-11 200 28 462 16 52 80 Rocky Mount, NC
CB Borders, Clarence 6-1 171 22 514 17 50 15 Richburg, SC

Rankings-wise this was our best recruiting class as we're ranked at #4 according to Rivals.com. I think I'll have to agree. We got a great shutdown corner in Williamson and Rice lived up to the hype of being the 4th best player in the country. Buchanan will need to develop a bit but has a chance to be a great QB for us. And we got two great DT's in Andersen and Shepherd.

[MikeVick7]

Team History

Here's a 10 year look at the Top 25 teams of the first 10 years. We're sitting at #42.

Team History

Team Record Playoff Champ PStrk LWSt LLSt LPSt Prestige
Michigan 130-16 30-5 5 10 21 2 10 99
Texas 118-23 16-10 0 10 14 2 10 100
Notre Dame 115-28 25-7 3 10 22 3 10 100
Oklahoma 111-27 17-7 1 3 17 2 5 89
Stanford 108-24 13-8 0 7 14 3 7 97
UCLA 103-27 12-7 1 3 14 4 4 90
Tennessee 102-33 13-7 0 0 8 5 5 87
Penn State 101-33 16-7 0 0 14 3 6 84
Boston College 101-28 8-10 0 10 12 2 10 88
Alabama 101-33 7-6 0 0 9 3 3 82
Florida 98-31 7-6 0 1 13 2 4 89
Florida State 93-30 4-7 0 0 12 2 4 85
Utah 93-26 1-7 0 3 16 3 4 87
Middle Tennessee State 90-31 1-9 0 0 11 4 9 77
Wisconsin 88-32 3-6 0 1 8 3 4 86
Georgia 88-36 7-5 0 1 8 5 3 81
Barrow 86-31 2-5 0 2 16 4 2 83
Pittsburgh 85-33 3-4 0 2 12 3 2 85
Boise State 85-34 4-4 0 0 14 3 3 73
Hawaii 85-31 0-5 0 2 14 3 2 84
Rice 84-34 1-6 0 2 9 3 2 83
Virginia 81-38 5-3 0 0 8 3 2 83
USC 81-40 4-6 0 0 9 5 4 79
Washington 81-39 4-5 0 0 11 4 3 83
Georgia Tech 80-37 1-5 0 0 11 3 3 73
**Duke 67-52 4-4 0 4 12 9 4 85

[MikeVick7]

Starting Lineups

Offense

Player Pos Elig HT WT Current Future Honors
Johansen, Wally QB Sr 5-10 211 52 68 2ndACC
DiPietro, Rodney RB Jr* 6-0 216 90 90 ACCPOY
Zatechka, Leon FB So 6-0 232 50 78
Rice, Tyrell TE Fr 6-3 255 44 100
Taylor, Oscar WR Sr* 6-0 196 64 82
Landeta, Ricky WR So 5-10 183 42 87

Bullock, Shawn C Sr 6-5 305 70 83
Hartman, Bucky G Sr 6-5 307 96 96
Zahursky, Preston G Jr* 6-3 297 58 84
Devine, Steven T Sr 6-4 311 92 99 1stACC
McIntyre, Edwin T Sr* 6-2 279 69 89 2ndACC

Johansen - Surprised everyone by not only throwing 28 TD's passes but leading this team to the playoffs.
DiPietro - Had 2369 yards rushing/receiving and 26 TD's as a RS Freshman. ACC Player of the Year.
Zatechka - Played well as a true Freshman. Caught 28 passes for 3 TD's.
Rice - A no-brainer to start at TE as a freshman.
Taylor - 3rd on the team in receptions last year with 47 catches to go with 5 TD's.
Landeta - Was 3rd WR last year and had 26 catches for 5 TD's.
Bullock - Has 64 key run blocks in his career.
Hartman - Was 2nd team all-ACC freshman and sophmore year. Has 84 career key run blocks.
Zahursky - Only first year starter on the line.
Devine - Has been 1st team all-ACC the last two years. Holds career mark for KRB's with 104.
McIntyre - Earned 2nd team all-ACC honors as a RS freshman.

Defense

Player Pos Elig HT WT Current Future Honors
Anderson, Lenny DE Jr* 5-10 233 74 74
Van Pelt, Floyd DE So 6-5 288 35 49
Walker, Herb DT So* 6-5 282 61 80

Sedor, Tim ILB Sr* 6-1 228 71 73
Johnstone, Earl ILB Jr* 6-4 236 53 100
Glover, Howie SOLB So* 6-1 217 39 77
Richmond, Scott WOLB So 6-5 245 37 68

Bernier, Vincent CB Sr* 5-10 187 76 80 1stACC
Ellison, Bert CB Jr* 6-0 194 41 82
Battle, Lee SS Sr 5-9 190 84 99 1stACC
Nixon, Jake FS So 5-11 201 45 86

Anderson - Had 8 sacks as a first year starter last season. Hold his own at only 233lbs.
Van Pelt - First year starter. Had 2.5 sakcs last year
Walker - RS freshman that will be asked to carry the load inside.
Sedor - Was 2nd on team in tackles with 78...1st in TFL's with 26 and 1st in sacks with 10.
Johnstone - Switched from a 4-3 to a 3-4 this year largely in part to this guy.
Glover - RS freshaman...good strong side LB.
Richmond - First year starter...decent run-stopper.
Bernier - Has 8 Ints in his first two years. 1st team all-ACC last year.
Ellison - First year starter...great man to man defender and return man.
Battle - Was the first Blue Devil to be named all-ACC Defensive POY. Led the team in tackles with 81.
Nixon - Possibly has the best hands on the team.

Special Teams

Player Pos Elig HT WT Current Future Honors
Shepard, Oliver P Jr* 6-1 188 93 93
Ulmer, Scott K Jr* 6-3 219 89 100 1stACC

Shepard - Averaged 39.9 yards per punt as a freshman.
Ulmer - Made 14 of 17 FG's as a freshman and 1st team all-ACC honors.

[MikeVick7]

ACC Predictions

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Florida State 0-0 ACC 13.00 12.00 0.00 0.12 25.12 11
**Duke 0-0 ACC 12.00 22.00 0.00 0.08 34.08 14
Virginia 0-0 ACC 17.00 23.00 0.00 0.32 40.32 18
Georgia Tech 0-0 ACC 43.00 36.50 0.00 0.16 79.66 40
Wake Forest 0-0 ACC 71.00 72.00 0.00 0.36 143.3670
North Carolina State 0-0 ACC 79.00 72.00 0.00 0.28 151.2875
North Carolina 0-0 ACC 106.0099.50 0.00 0.24 205.74100
Maryland 0-0 ACC 105.00104.000.00 0.20 209.20102
Clemson 0-0 ACC 111.00113.500.00 0.04 224.54111

Hopefully next year they finally give us top billing in the pre-season. FSU had first off year last season. Was that the beginning of the end?

Pre-season Top 25

Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Texas 0-0 B12 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.20 3.20 1
Michigan 0-0 B10 3.00 3.00 0.00 0.52 6.52 2
Notre Dame 0-0 IND 2.00 2.00 0.00 4.56 8.56 3
Stanford 0-0 P10 4.00 4.00 0.00 1.84 9.84 4
UCLA 0-0 P10 5.00 5.00 0.00 1.88 11.88 5
Oklahoma 0-0 B12 6.00 6.00 0.00 1.12 13.12 6
Florida 0-0 SEC 7.00 7.50 0.00 2.04 16.54 7
Boston College 0-0 BEC 8.00 7.50 0.00 1.32 16.82 8
Tennessee 0-0 SEC 9.00 9.00 0.00 2.20 20.20 9
Wisconsin 0-0 B10 11.00 10.50 0.00 0.80 22.30 10
Florida State 0-0 ACC 13.00 12.00 0.00 0.12 25.12 11
Utah 0-0 MTW 10.00 15.00 0.00 2.76 27.76 12
Pittsburgh 0-0 BEC 14.00 16.50 0.00 1.40 31.90 13
**Duke 0-0 ACC 12.00 22.00 0.00 0.08 34.08 14
Washington 0-0 P10 18.00 15.00 0.00 1.96 34.96 15
Penn State 0-0 B10 15.00 20.00 0.00 0.72 35.72 16
Rice 0-0 WAC 19.00 16.00 0.00 3.44 38.44 17
Virginia 0-0 ACC 17.00 23.00 0.00 0.32 40.32 18
Hawaii 0-0 WAC 16.00 21.50 0.00 3.32 40.82 19
SMU 0-0 WAC 20.00 19.00 0.00 3.52 42.52 20
Alabama 0-0 SEC 22.00 21.50 0.00 2.28 45.78 21
Syracuse 0-0 BEC 25.00 19.50 0.00 1.48 45.98 22
Miami of Ohio 0-0 MUS 23.00 19.50 0.00 3.84 46.34 23
Barrow 0-0 SCE 21.00 21.50 0.00 4.76 47.26 24
Georgia 0-0 SEC 26.00 20.50 0.00 2.08 48.58 25

No argument with UT being #1. Course I'm a bit biased.

[MikeVick7]

Week 1

Bye week

Key Injuries - None

Next up - Duke at Indiana

[Radii]

ERGH. This dynasty made me want to fire up TCY again, but I lost my receipt thingy during my last two moves :(

Go Duke anyway!

[MikeVick7]

ERGH. This dynasty made me want to fire up TCY again, but I lost my receipt thingy during my last two moves :(

Go Duke anyway!

Wow...yeah that flat out sucks. You might as well give CraigSca a little credit as well...because it was his dynasty that made me get mine going.

[MikeVick7]

Week 2

#29 Duke (0-0) (-3) at Indiana (0-0) No TV

Last season: First Meeting
Career Record against opponent: 0-0

Key Injuries - None


Preview - This year's version of the Blue Devils is a very young yet very talented team. We only have 5 seniors in the starting lineup and we return 7 all conference players...including the ACC offensive and defensive player of the year. Last season's success all relied on the legs of Rodney DiPietro as he broke school records in many categories...and he was just a RS Freshman. Defensively we made a change from the 4-3 to the 3-4 this year just due to numbers. We had more quality ILB's than DT's this year so we thought the change would make sense. Our opponent today is from the Big 10...the Indiana Hoosiers. Not sure what they're gonna bring to the table other than the Wishbone Offense...so we'll see how they fare.

Box Score: Duke at Indiana
Bloomington, IN.

Week 2, 2013

Attendance: 39,100 (52,200).

Weather: 81 degrees, fair.

1Q: 11:16 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 7 run.
1Q: 11:16 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
1Q: 02:31 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 8 run.
1Q: 02:31 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

3Q: 06:54 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 22 field goal.
3Q: 01:26 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 11 run.
3Q: 01:26 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

4Q: 14:38 INDI - Lorenzo Bush 97 interception return.
4Q: 14:38 INDI - Robert Gray run for conversion failed.
4Q: 08:53 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 8 run.
4Q: 08:53 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 22 Rodney DiPietro

Duke 14 0 10 7 - 31
Indiana 0 0 0 6 - 6

Team Statistics DUKE INDI

Net Rushing Yards 160 59
Passing Yards 211 60
Total Yards 371 119
Yards Per Play 5.0 2.4

3rd Down Plays 7/15 1/12
Avg. Drive Start OWN 43 OWN 21
Time Of Possession 35:37 24:23

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
22 DiPietro 25 160 6.4 19 4 4 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Johansen 38 23 211 5.5 23 0 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
83 Landeta 7 101 14.4 19 23 0
22 DiPietro 5 54 10.8 27 19 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
40 Glover 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
77 Anderson 4 1 0.5 0 0 0
93 Sedor 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
27 Battle 2 1 0.0 1 0 0
90 Catalano 1 0 1.0 0 0 0

Rodney DiPietro picked up exactly where he left off last year by rushing for 160 yards and 4 TD's in the season opener. Overall the entire team played as well as last year's version did. We were able to score early and then our defense hunkered down and pitched a shutout. The 6 points the Hoosiers scored were on a 97 yard Int return by Lorenzo Bush. Wally Johansen didn't have his best game as he threw 2 Ints...but overall he play was steady.

Next up - Marshall at Duke

[MikeVick7]

Week 3

#39 Marshall (1-0) at #7 Duke (1-0) (-8) TV3

Last season: First Meeting
Career Record against opponent: 0-0

Key Injuries
WR Oscar Taylor - Sprained Knee - Doubtful 5 weeks

Preview - Haven't heard a lot from Marshall in the first 10 years of my dynasty. They've basically played .500 football and have made one trip to the playoffs where they lost to Stanford 49-17 in 2004. They run out of the Trips Formation as their main offense. QB Dennis Byrne leads the offense as a 2nd year starter. Last year he threw for 2551 yards...14 TD's and 17 Ints. So far Marshall is 1-0 on the young season with a week 2 win over Sitka 31-3. We picked up where we left off last year. Rodney DiPietro started the year off right with 160 rushing yards and 4 TD's. Wally Johansen was a little shaky with 2 Ints...but our defense did their job and those turnovers didn't affect us at all. We picked up our first injury last week as starting WR Oscar Taylor tweaked his knee a bit. He'll watch this game from the sideline as Lonnie McKnight will get the start opposite Ricky Landeta.

Box Score: Marshall at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 3, 2013

Attendance: 29,000 (33,900).

Weather: 65 degrees, fair.

1Q: 00:00 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 22 field goal.

2Q: 03:28 DUKE - Scott Richmond 27 interception return.
2Q: 03:28 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 00:14 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 36 field goal.

3Q: 02:32 MRSH - Trevor Currier 26 field goal.

4Q: 14:02 DUKE - Oscar Taylor 6 pass from Wally Johansen.
4Q: 14:02 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
4Q: 05:14 DUKE - Lonnie McKnight 6 pass from Wally Johansen.
4Q: 05:14 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
4Q: 02:26 DUKE - Leon Zatechka 3 pass from Wally Johansen.
4Q: 02:26 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
4Q: 02:19 DUKE - Terrell Williamson 27 interception return.
4Q: 02:19 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 22 Rodney DiPietro

Marshall 0 0 3 0 - 3
Duke 3 10 0 28 - 41

Team Statistics MRSH DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 68 201
Passing Yards 106 196
Total Yards 174 397

Sacked/Yards Lost 5-34 2-13

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
22 DiPietro 28 171 6.1 51 0 12 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Johansen 31 18 196 6.3 27 3 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
22 DiPietro 5 39 7.8 24 9 0
80 Taylor 3 35 11.6 27 21 1
29 Zatechka 3 27 9.0 15 15 1
83 Landeta 3 40 13.3 9 17 0
89 Rice 3 49 16.3 29 27 0
4 McKnight 1 6 6.0 7 6 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
93 Sedor 12 2 0.0 0 0 0
37 Williamson 5 1 0.0 1 27 1
94 Crook 4 0 2.0 0 0 0
77 Anderson 3 1 2.0 0 0 0
42 Nixon 1 1 0.0 1 3 0
58 Richmond 0 2 0.0 1 27 1

This game was definitely closer than the final score indicates. Marshall was actually in this game going into the 4th quarter down by only 10 points. Apparently the lack of rain in NC bothered us a bit as we didn't score our first offensive TD until Johansen hit Taylor for a 6 yd TD pass under a minute into the 4th. Taylor wasn't going to play but apparently convinced the coaches that he could still contribute and even though he didn't start he still ended up with 3 catches for 35 yards and the TD. DiPietro was his old self...171 yards on 28 carries but no TD's. Very workman-like. Johansen was a bit shaky before waking up in the final quarter...as he added 2 more Ints to his collection. I'm most proud of our defense...holding a 2nd straight offense without a TD. And we recoreded 5 sacks and returned 2 Ints for TD's.

Next up - Duke at Northwestern

[MikeVick7]

Week 4

#8 Duke (2-0) (-2) at #46 Northwestern (1-0) TV4

Last season: Duke 37 Northwestern 6
Career Record against opponent: 8-2

Key Injuries
WR Oscar Taylor - Sprained Knee - Doubtful 4 weeks

Preview - This series used to be somewhat competitive with us and the Cats trading wins in the first couple years...but we've definitely owned Northwestern in the last 6 years. But despite our dominance we only come into this early season contest a 2 pt favorite. Interesting indeed. Well we just happened to schedule two teams who's first game of the year was against the lowly Sitka University. Northwestern also claimed a victory over them in their first game of the year 26-6. The Cats still run their I-Form based offense and this year their starting RB is Bernie Wisniewski. Bern's a first year starter and in his first game out he was a workhorse. They fed him the ball 36 times for 153 yards and 2 TD's. We've gotten off to a pretty good start this year with two relatively easy wins. I really wanted to schedule a powerhouse this season but no one would bite...so unfortunately we won't be tested until we play Virginia next week. Looks like Taylor will play again this week and this time he'll be back in the starting lineup.

(On a side note...FSU continues their downslide as they have lost their first two games this season to LSU and Army?? They always seem to fade in all the dynasties that I have played. I just don't get it. I mean they're still located in the state of Florida. Oh well.)

Box Score: Duke at Northwestern
Chicago, IL.

Week 4, 2013

Attendance: 31,800 (47,100).

Weather: 52 degrees, fair.

1Q: 06:30 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 20 run.
1Q: 06:30 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

2Q: 13:06 DUKE - Antoine Herndon 4 pass from Wally Johansen.
2Q: 13:06 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 00:20 DUKE - Antoine Herndon 1 run.
2Q: 00:20 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

3Q: 11:48 DUKE - Ricky Landeta 42 pass from Wally Johansen.
3Q: 11:48 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
3Q: 10:46 DUKE - Leon Zatechka 2 pass from Wally Johansen.
3Q: 10:46 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
3Q: 02:01 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 28 field goal.

4Q: 11:42 DUKE - Geoff Rellford 16 pass from Kenny Curtis.
4Q: 11:42 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
4Q: 06:19 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 38 field goal.

Game MVP: DUKE 3 Wally Johansen

Duke 7 14 17 10 - 48
Northwestern 0 0 0 0 - 0

Team Statistics DUKE UNOR

Net Rushing Yards 146 55
Passing Yards 425 74
Total Yards 571 129

Interceptions 0 3

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
41 Herndon 20 75 3.7 21 1 5 0
22 DiPietro 11 64 5.8 27 1 3 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Johansen 20 17 234 11.7 42 3 0
7 Curtis 15 14 191 12.7 49 1 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
41 Herndon 5 33 6.6 32 11 1
83 Landeta 4 95 23.7 32 42 1
4 McKnight 4 97 24.2 25 49 0
89 Rice 4 58 14.5 28 21 0
43 Nichols 3 43 14.3 44 26 0
29 Zatechka 3 2 0.6 3 5 1
6 Rellford 3 37 12.3 20 16 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
93 Sedor 7 0 0.0 0 0 0
27 Battle 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
42 Nixon 4 0 0.0 3 21 0
44 Johnstone 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
95 Samuels 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
77 Anderson 1 1 1.0 0 0 0
70 Shepherd 1 0 1.0 0 0 0

Well the first question early in this game was what happened to Rodney DiPietro? After he carried the ball for 11 times his name suddenly disappeared from the play by play. Apparently he had suffered one of those "unannounced" injuries as Antoine Herndon finished out the game. Luckily for us...when checking the post-game injury report...he's suffered a hyperextended knee...but he's only going to be out for 3 weeks. (Ok...breathing can commence once again.) :D Anyway...we didn't miss him too much in this game as we just had too much for Northwestern. Once DiPietro went down...Johansen put the load on his shoulders. Having a sub-par season so far...he had his best game of the year completing 17 of 20 passes for 234 yards and 3 TD's with no Ints. What was even better was back-up QB Kenny Curtis going 14-15 for another 191 yards and 1 TD. On the defensive side of the ball Jake Nixon is making the most of his first year of a starter. He picked off 3 passes in this game and leads the team with 4 on the season.

Next up - Virginia at Duke

[MikeVick7]

Week 5

Virginia (0-1) at #10 Duke (3-0) (-28) TV5

Last season: Duke 34 Virginia 31
Career Record against opponent: 4-6

Key Injuries
RB Rodney DiPietro - Hyperextended Knee - Out 3 weeks
WR Oscar Taylor - Sprained Knee - Questionable 3 weeks
T Steven Devine - Bad Cold - Probable 2 weeks

Preview - Virginia was the only team in the ACC last year that gave us a run for our money. At that point in the season we were still trying to figure out of we could even run the ball before we went on run of our greatest runs in any season. But in that game Virginia scored 21 straight points to close out the 3rd quarter with a 31-17 lead. Then we came storming back in the 4th with 17 unanswered points to win 34-31. That game basically woke us up. DiPietro found out that he was actually a great back. And we just stormed through the rest of the regular season. This season Virginia has gotten off to a peculiar start as they didn't play their first game until last week and they got beat by Mississippi State...23-18 and that was their first win of the year. So were not sure what to expect from the Cavs. I definitely don't think that we're 28 point favorites...especially with DiPietro watching this one from the sidelines. But I do have enough confidence in our defense to win this one.

Box Score: Virginia at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 5, 2013

Attendance: 29,300 (33,900).

Weather: 53 degrees, stormy.

2Q: 10:46 VIRG - Hugh Shelton 33 field goal.
2Q: 00:32 VIRG - Hugh Shelton 19 field goal.

4Q: 10:25 DUKE - Jake Nixon 32 interception return.
4Q: 10:25 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
4Q: 03:29 VIRG - Hugh Shelton 53 field goal.
4Q: 00:34 VIRG - Hugh Shelton 28 field goal.

Game MVP: VIRG 19 Hugh Shelton

Virginia 0 6 0 6 - 12
Duke 0 0 0 7 - 7

Team Statistics VIRG DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 93 34
Passing Yards 185 157
Total Yards 278 191

Interceptions 3 0
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 7/3

Virginia Individual Statistics

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
19 Shelton 4 4 53 0 0

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
41 Herndon 25 51 2.0 15 0 11 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Johansen 23 11 157 6.8 42 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
83 Landeta 3 50 16.6 0 28 0
4 McKnight 3 74 24.6 13 42 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
93 Sedor 11 3 0.0 0 0 0
27 Battle 9 4 0.0 0 0 0
44 Johnstone 8 8 0.0 0 0 0
58 Richmond 7 1 0.0 0 0 0
42 Nixon 6 1 0.0 1 32 1
23 Ellison 6 0 0.0 1 12 0
33 Bernier 0 2 0.0 1 13 0

I guess I didn't know our offense...without DiPietro...was that bad. The offense basically decided that they were going to do everything in their power...NOT to win this game. The defense repeatedly turned back the Cavs offense and at one point even picked off a pass that put us on the Virginia 38 yard line and we still couldn't score. So after that...Jake Nixon decided that he was just going to have to take matters in his own hands and take an interception back 32 yards for a TD to actually take the lead 7-6. That still couldn't light a spark under the offenses ass as they continued to cough up the ball and basically not go anywhere. And here I thought the rain was our friend. Is DiPietro healthy yet?

Next up - Maryland at Duke

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
TE Cutler, Nick 6-4 246 2 78 94 Madison, IN

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Week 6

Maryland (2-2) at #23 Duke (3-1) (-20) No TV

Last season: Duke 56 Maryland 14
Career Record against opponent: 6-4

Key Injuries
RB Rodney DiPietro - Hyperextended Knee - Questionable 2 weeks
WR Oscar Taylor - Sprained Knee - Probable 2 weeks
T Steven Devine - Bad Cold - Probable 1 weeks

Preview - Last year we tore the Terps up to the tune of 56-14. This year however...they're looking a little bit better than their team that went 4-7. Maryland still runs the Power-I formation and so far their two RB's are doing a decent job. Albert Horn is averaging 4.2 ypc and Gino Beam...5.9 ypc...and both have scored 2 TD's so far. With those two guys in the backfield...Maryland as a team is 10th in the country in rushing yards. We're graciously welcoming DiPietro back in the starting lineup this week. We were absolutely awful last week with him on the sideline. I'd have to go back into the records...but I think the last time our offense was shutout like that was back in the playoffs against OU. This week we're back home and hopefully we'll get back on the right track with a win.

Box Score: Maryland at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 6, 2013

Attendance: 29,300 (33,900).

Weather: 66 degrees, rain.

1Q: 05:06 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 28 field goal.
1Q: 02:24 MARY - Thurman Austin 13 pass from Shaun Greer.
1Q: 02:24 MARY - Ryan Wilkins extra point.

2Q: 11:13 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 13 run.
2Q: 11:13 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 01:53 DUKE - Oscar Taylor 26 pass from Wally Johansen.
2Q: 01:53 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 00:00 DUKE - Lonnie McKnight 59 pass from Wally Johansen.
2Q: 00:00 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

3Q: 09:21 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 25 field goal.
3Q: 07:04 DUKE - Oscar Taylor 10 pass from Wally Johansen.
3Q: 07:04 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
3Q: 03:27 DUKE - Lonnie McKnight 22 pass from Wally Johansen.
3Q: 03:27 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

4Q: 14:43 MARY - Gino Beam 21 run.
4Q: 14:43 MARY - Ryan Wilkins extra point failed.

Game MVP: DUKE 3 Wally Johansen

Maryland 7 0 0 6 - 13
Duke 3 21 17 0 - 41

Team Statistics MARY DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 34 101
Passing Yards 229 334
Total Yards 263 435

Sacked/Yards Lost 5-29 2-11

Penalties 16 7
Penalty Yards 130 51

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
22 DiPietro 15 88 5.8 21 1 4 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Johansen 38 23 334 8.7 59 4 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Taylor 4 73 18.2 59 26 2
22 DiPietro 4 61 15.2 15 19 0
29 Zatechka 4 26 6.5 4 8 0
4 McKnight 4 117 29.2 60 59 2

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
93 Sedor 6 0 0.0 0 0 0
97 Walker 4 0 1.0 0 0 0
27 Battle 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
42 Nixon 3 4 0.0 0 0 0
33 Bernier 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
58 Richmond 3 0 0.0 0 0 0

Is it possible for us to trade in 6 of our points from this win to our game last week? I have no idea why we came out like gangbusters this week. Granted we didn't have our starting RB in last week's game and we were playing against a better defense...but c'mon. No offensive points to 41? Well it was good to be back in the win column this week. DiPietro had a decent game after the week off. Not a lot of yards but the coaches took him out of the game after the 3rd quarter. No one can figure out Johansen yet this year. Terrible last week...334 yards and 4 TD's this week. Ok. In other news...Maryland committed 16 penalties for 130 yards...ouch...and our defense gave up their first TD's of the year.

Next up - Duke at Florida State

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
FB Hastings, Harold 5-10 196 9 376 10 Memphis, TN
G Harmon, Edward 6-4 288 1 1 100 Arlington Heights, IL
S McGregor, Dave 5-11 183 9 110 89 Southport, NC

Getting a commitment from Harmon was great. This was our first overall #1 player that we were able to land.

[MikeVick7]

Week 7

#21 Duke (4-1) (-6) at #33 Florida State (2-2) TV5

Last season: Duke 41 Florida St 7
Career Record against opponent: 5-5

Key Injuries
LB Howie Glover - Torn Triceps Muscle - Out season
WR Oscar Taylor - Stretched Knee Ligament - Questionable 4 weeks
RB Rodney DiPietro - Hyperextended Knee - Probable 1 weeks

Preview - After a slow start the Noles are comin around. Now granted their last two games have been against UNC and Wake...they are wins none the less. FSU came out of the gate slowly this year with losses at home to LSU and Army of all schools but they may have righted the ship. Last year when we played this team we took them apart by 34 points but they were w/o their QB Brian Stolowitz who was injured. Stoly...as we like to call him...has blossomed into a pretty good QB and actually made 2nd team all-ACC QB 2 years ago. This season he's thrown 12 TD passes and only 3 Ints. WR Carlton Schreiner is also back after missing last year's game. Schreiner's one of the top WR's in the conference. We're off to a pretty good start so far this year but the Virginia game casts a little doubt in the back of our minds. I mean our offensive output goes...31...41...48...7 and then back to 41. We would like to be back in the 40's this week. Last week we lost one of our starting OLB's Howie Glover. Our OLB's aren't our strength this year...so losing him hampers us a bit more.

Box Score: Duke at Florida State
Tallahassee, FL.

Week 7, 2013

Attendance: 86,600 (86,600).

Weather: 78 degrees, fair.

1Q: 09:08 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 44 field goal.

2Q: 13:34 FLST - Melvin Wylie 10 pass from Brian Stolowitz.
2Q: 13:34 FLST - Jeremy Wetzel extra point.
2Q: 08:28 FLST - Dusty Ferrara 5 run.
2Q: 08:28 FLST - Jeremy Wetzel extra point.
2Q: 06:02 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 6 run.
2Q: 06:02 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

3Q: 06:15 FLST - Carlton Schreiner 10 pass from Brian Stolowitz.
3Q: 06:15 FLST - Jeremy Wetzel extra point.
3Q: 00:19 FLST - Ricky Reck 11 pass from Brian Stolowitz.
3Q: 00:19 FLST - Jeremy Wetzel extra point.

4Q: 11:46 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 49 field goal.
4Q: 07:05 FLST - Jeremy Wetzel 43 field goal.
4Q: 02:44 FLST - Jeremy Wetzel 24 field goal.

Game MVP: FLST 85 Carlton Schreiner

Duke 3 7 0 3 - 13
Florida State 0 14 14 6 - 34

Team Statistics DUKE FLST

Net Rushing Yards 72 158
Passing Yards 168 271
Total Yards 240 429

Interceptions 4 2
3rd Down Plays 0/11 6/16
Time Of Possession 21:29 38:31

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
22 DiPietro 15 84 5.6 23 1 6 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Johansen 31 6 168 5.4 47 0 4

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
4 McKnight 4 110 27.5 27 46 0
22 DiPietro 2 58 29.0 16 47 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
44 Johnstone 14 3 0.0 0 0 0
27 Battle 10 2 0.0 1 23 0
93 Sedor 9 6 0.0 0 0 0
42 Nixon 7 4 0.0 1 22 0
46 Jones 4 1 2.0 0 0 0

Florida State Individual Statistics

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
85 Schreiner 6 93 15.5 60 33 1

I don't think that this is our year. Again our defense basically handed this game on a silver platter in the 2nd quarter and our all of a sudden inept QB could not do anything with the opportunities. Just like the Virginia game...our defense intercepted 2 passes that put us in FSU territory and both times we went without scoring any points. And 6 for 31 with 4 Ints? Unacceptable. And if our passing is so bad...then why didn't we give the ball more to DiPietro? At least he was doing something with it. Ugghhh.

Next up - Duke at Wake Forest

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
WR Davison, Luther 5-11 164 11 185 18 Bayboro, NC

There's something about landing a guy who caught 77 passes for 2014 yards and 14 TD's that makes a coach feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

[MikeVick7]

Mid-Season Report

2013 Summary for Duke

Record: 4-2
Rank: 25

Duke Team Rank
Rushes 193 53 (T)
Rushing Yards 714 49
Yards Per Carry 3.69 50
Pass Attempts 196 13
Completions 112 13
Passing Yards 1491 12
Yards Per Attempt 7.60 45
3rd Down Conversions 36.5 56
Points Per Game 30.1 33
Turnovers 14 90 (T)
Turnover Margin +1 50 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 198 74 (T)
Rushing Yards 467 31
Yards Per Carry 2.35 14
Pass Attempts 179 107 (T)
Completions 81 58 (T)
Passing Yards 925 41
Yards Per Attempt 5.16 13 (T)
3rd Down Conversions 25.5 18
Points Per Game 11.3 8
Turnovers 15 10 (T)

Primary Formation: Pro Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
2 31 at INDI (85) 6
3 41 MRSH (50) 3
4 48 at UNOR (81) 0
5 7 VIRG (21) 12
6 41 MARY (73) 13
7 13 at FLST (31) 34
8 at WAKE (84)
10 at GATC (33)
11 NCST (101)
12 at NCAR (113)
13 CLEM (53)

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
3 Johansen QB 181 98 1300 7.18 10 9
7 Curtis QB 15 14 191 12.73 1 0
Team --- 196 112 1491 7.60 11 9

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
22 DiPietro RB 94 567 6.03 7 29 54
41 Herndon RB 55 146 2.65 1 19 25
3 Johansen QB 29 -10 -0.34 0 14 74
Team --- 193 714 3.69 8 69 169

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
83 Landeta WR 41 20 314 15.7 66 1
4 McKnight WR 38 18 420 23.3 140 3
80 Taylor WR 23 10 143 14.3 89 3
22 DiPietro RB 23 17 222 13.0 82 0
29 Zatechka FB 19 13 59 4.5 22 2
89 Rice TE 18 12 145 12.0 82 0
41 Herndon RB 13 9 48 5.3 53 1
6 Rellford WR 8 5 58 11.6 27 1
Team --- 196 112 1491 13.3 637 11

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
93 Sedor ILB 49 11 0.0 8 0 3
44 Johnstone ILB 35 16 0.0 6 0 1
27 Battle S 32 10 0.0 7 2 13
42 Nixon S 23 12 0.0 4 6 3
58 Richmond OLB 16 4 0.0 5 1 0
23 Ellison CB 14 1 0.0 2 1 5
77 Anderson DE 13 9 5.0 6 0 0
40 Glover OLB 12 6 0.0 0 0 1
94 Crook DT 10 0 3.5 6 0 0
33 Bernier CB 9 6 0.0 1 1 4
97 Walker DT 9 2 1.0 4 0 0
37 Williamson CB 9 4 0.0 3 1 1
46 Jones OLB 8 5 2.0 3 0 1
21 Hellestrae CB 7 4 0.0 0 0 0
Team --- 314 102 20.0 67 12 33

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2013 Season Standings, Atlantic Coast

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Florida State 3 2 0 .600 169 110 3 0 0 1.000 117 48 Won 3
Virginia 3 1 0 .750 101 52 2 0 0 1.000 46 10 Won 3
Georgia Tech 4 1 0 .800 192 113 2 1 0 .666 83 76 Lost 1
Clemson 3 1 0 .750 132 93 1 1 0 .500 64 53 Lost 1
North Carolina State 1 4 0 .200 81 169 1 1 0 .500 45 59 Lost 1
**Duke 4 2 0 .666 181 68 1 2 0 .333 61 59 Lost 1
Maryland 3 3 0 .500 141 132 1 2 0 .333 66 68 Won 1
North Carolina 1 5 0 .166 96 204 1 2 0 .333 59 112 Won 1
Wake Forest 2 4 0 .333 172 160 0 3 0 .000 53 109 Lost 3


Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Florida 4-0 SEC 2.00 3.50 0.00 1.20 6.70 1
Wisconsin 5-0 B10 4.00 5.50 0.00 2.76 12.26 2
Notre Dame 4-1 IND 5.00 6.00 1.00 0.32 12.32 3
UCLA 6-0 P10 7.75 2.00 0.00 3.92 13.67 4
Michigan 5-1 B10 7.50 4.00 1.00 2.68 15.18 5
Alabama 4-0 SEC 5.00 11.00 0.00 3.12 19.12 6
Rice 5-0 WAC 9.25 8.00 0.00 4.72 21.97 7
Illinois 6-0 B10 6.50 12.50 0.00 3.68 22.68 8
Texas 5-0 B12 18.75 1.00 0.00 4.80 24.55 9
Hawaii 4-0 WAC 10.50 10.50 0.00 3.72 24.72 10
San Diego State 6-0 MTW 6.50 16.00 0.00 3.44 25.94 11
Barrow 5-0 SCE 11.75 11.00 0.00 4.32 27.07 12
Iowa State 4-0 B12 7.50 17.50 0.00 3.64 28.64 13
Stanford 5-1 P10 18.00 7.00 1.00 2.88 28.88 14
Louisiana-Monroe 5-0 SBT 2.50 26.00 0.00 2.04 30.54 15
SMU 6-0 WAC 23.25 9.00 0.00 4.96 37.21 16
Fairbanks 5-0 SCE 16.75 16.00 0.00 4.52 37.27 17
Oklahoma 4-1 B12 19.25 15.00 1.00 2.96 38.21 18
New Mexico 5-0 MTW 15.50 18.50 0.00 5.00 39.00 19
USC 4-1 P10 14.25 22.00 1.00 2.84 40.09 20
Boston College 4-1 BEC 21.00 16.50 1.00 3.96 42.46 21
Miami of Ohio 4-1 MUS 20.25 19.50 1.00 2.60 43.35 22
Virginia 3-1 ACC 17.75 25.00 1.00 0.84 44.59 23
Colorado 4-1 B12 17.25 24.50 1.00 2.80 45.55 24
Colorado State 4-1 MTW 24.25 23.50 1.00 2.52 51.27 25
**Duke 4-2 ACC 31.75 28.00 2.00 1.64 63.39 29

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Week 8

#25 Duke (4-2) (-6) at Wake Forest (2-4) No TV

Last season: Duke 55 Wake 10
Career Record against opponent: 6-4

Key Injuries
LB Howie Glover - Torn Triceps Muscle - Out season
WR Oscar Taylor - Stretched Knee Ligament - Questionable 3 weeks
CB Vincent Bernier - Pulled Groin - Questionable 2 weeks

Preview - Wake's off to another rough start this year as they've only managed two wins and both of those were of the non-conference variety...(E Carolina & Ohio State). Wow...never thought about checking up on how Ohio State has been doing. So you're able to recruit at will in the state of Ohio and you're in the Big 10 and your record this year is 0-6? Wow. Anyway...it's a classic Wake team...great passing team...2nd in the nation...and bad all-around defense. Despite the bad defense...their best player is DE Mario Duran...through 6 games so far he has 12.5 sacks and 15 TFL's. As far as we go...the loss last week to the Noles was sucky. Can I use the word sucky? Our offense hasn't been this inconsisent in years. But we're healthy...and so this season is not over by any means.

Box Score: Duke at Wake Forest
Winston-Salem, NC.

Week 8, 2013

Attendance: 22,800 (31,500).

Weather: 55 degrees, rain.

1Q: 08:10 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 3 run.
1Q: 08:10 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
1Q: 05:49 WAKE - Kyle Durham 36 interception return.
1Q: 05:49 WAKE - Phillip Stokley extra point.
1Q: 00:09 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 2 run.
1Q: 00:09 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

2Q: 10:39 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 6 run.
2Q: 10:39 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

3Q: 13:56 WAKE - Clay Murray 47 interception return.
3Q: 13:56 WAKE - Phillip Stokley extra point.
3Q: 11:41 WAKE - Cory Bradford 50 pass from John Compton.
3Q: 11:41 WAKE - Phillip Stokley extra point.
3Q: 03:56 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 22 field goal.

4Q: 09:09 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 30 field goal.
4Q: 01:42 WAKE - Horace Nowlin 1 pass from John Compton.
4Q: 01:42 WAKE - Phillip Stokley extra point.
4Q: 00:00 WAKE - Gabe Banks 36 interception return.

Game MVP: WAKE 5 Cory Bradford

Duke 14 7 3 3 - 27
Wake Forest 7 0 14 13 - 34

Team Statistics DUKE WAKE

Net Rushing Yards 104 45
Passing Yards 206 315
Total Yards 310 360

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
22 DiPietro 25 107 4.2 23 3 9 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Johansen 36 14 206 5.7 33 0 3

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
83 Landeta 6 104 17.3 21 28 0
89 Rice 3 60 20.0 14 33 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
93 Sedor 10 3 0.0 0 0 0
27 Battle 7 0 0.0 1 0 0
42 Nixon 6 4 0.0 0 0 0
44 Johnstone 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
97 Walker 4 0 1.0 0 0 0
37 Williamson 2 0 0.0 1 0 0
21 Hellestrae 1 0 0.0 1 36 0

Wake Forest Individual Statistics

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
5 Bradford 6 135 22.5 119 50 1

Well I'm not sure what's going on with Wally Johansen this year but he has definitely lost it. Our "former" all-acc QB threw 3 more Ints...all 3 returned for TD's to allow Wake Forest to hang around and eventually win this game. It was business as usual for us in the first half...DiPietro putting the ball in the end zone 3 times to give us a 21-7 lead. Then Clay Murray picks one off and takes it back 47 yards to make it 21-14. Then on the first play of the next drive John Compton hits Cory Bradford on a 50 yard TD pass to tie it up. We were able to respond with two FG's to give us a little breathing room...but then Compton and the Deacons put together a classic 4th quarter 13 play 97 yard drive that ended with a 1 yd TD pass to Horace Nowlin to take a 28-27 lead. Then on our last drive...Johansen throws his 3rd Int of the day and Gabe Banks took it back for a TD as time expired. Our season has officially come to an end. So depressing.

Next up - Thank god we got a week off.

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
QB Summers, Fernando 6-3 191 2 10 96 Chicago, IL

Funny how we land a great QB right when our current QB has become public enemy #1.

[MikeVick7]

Week 9

Bye week

Key Injuries
LB Howie Glover - Torn Triceps Muscle - Out season
CB Vincent Bernier - Pulled Groin - Doubtful 3 weeks
WR Oscar Taylor - Stretched Knee Ligament - Probable 2 weeks

Next up - Duke at Georgia Tech

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
RB Edwards, Neal 6-2 202 11 97 18 Palos Heights, IL
T Alstott, Shane 6-4 278 3 46 80 Lawrenceville, GA

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Week 10

#35 Duke (4-3) at #49 Georgia Tech (4-3) (-12) No TV

Last season: Duke 44 Georgia Tech 14
Career Record against opponent: 3-7

Key Injuries
LB Howie Glover - Torn Triceps Muscle - Out season
CB Vincent Bernier - Pulled Groin - Questionable 2 weeks
WR Oscar Taylor - Stretched Knee Ligament - Probable 2 weeks

Preview - Tech's been the biggest thorn in our side for the last 10 years and it was only last year when we really blew them out. They just caught us during one of our most dominant times and we rolled over them by 30 points. This year...things will more than likely be a bit closer. I'm so frustrated with Johansen that I gave thought to taking the red-shirt off of our freshman wonderkind Jonathan Buchanan...but this season is over so why wast a year of his eligibility on just 4 games. So we carry-on. By the looks of it...Tech has had about as many problems as we've had this year. They started off so beautifully at 4-0 and since then they have dropped 3 straight. I've given up thinking about whether I can win or not.

Box Score: Duke at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA.

Week 10, 2013

Attendance: 51,300 (55,000).

Weather: 57 degrees, fair.

1Q: 05:10 DUKE - Ricky Landeta 22 pass from Wally Johansen.
1Q: 05:10 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

2Q: 13:27 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 31 field goal.
2Q: 12:12 DUKE - Jake Nixon 62 interception return.
2Q: 12:12 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 07:44 GATC - Troy Hopfner 63 run.
2Q: 07:44 GATC - Frank Cohens extra point.
2Q: 00:57 GATC - Louie Gibson 42 pass from Troy Hopfner.
2Q: 00:57 GATC - Frank Cohens extra point.

3Q: 04:33 DUKE - Geoff Rellford 6 pass from Wally Johansen.
3Q: 04:33 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

4Q: 09:57 GATC - Louie Gibson 15 pass from Troy Hopfner.
4Q: 09:57 GATC - Frank Cohens extra point.
4Q: 02:29 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 36 field goal.

Game MVP: DUKE 22 Rodney DiPietro

Duke 7 10 7 3 - 27
Georgia Tech 0 14 0 7 - 21

Team Statistics DUKE GATC

Net Rushing Yards 170 71
Passing Yards 279 225
Total Yards 449 296

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
22 DiPietro 33 175 5.3 37 0 10 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Johansen 32 20 279 8.7 28 2 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
22 DiPietro 5 63 12.6 24 17 0
83 Landeta 5 99 19.8 38 28 1
4 McKnight 3 36 12.0 0 18 0
89 Rice 3 39 13.0 15 20 0
6 Rellford 1 6 6.0 8 6 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
93 Sedor 8 2 0.0 0 0 0
77 Anderson 3 0 1.0 0 0 0
79 Van Pelt 2 0 1.5 0 0 0
97 Walker 2 1 0.5 0 0 0
42 Nixon 2 1 0.0 1 62 1
37 Williamson 2 0 0.0 1 0 0

Well...not bad. We dominated yardage-wise...but the Jackets still had a chance to win this one down 6 with the ball and 2 minutes left. But our defense stepped up and forced them to turn the ball over on a failed 4th down conversion. Johansen still insists on giving the ball to the opponent on occasion...but at least he threw for over 50% tonight and threw a couple that we caught in the end zone by our own players. And I know that if we can hand the ball off 33 times and throw it 5 more times to our RB that only good things can happen. I won't consider this season a complete loss if we can win out.

Next up - North Carolina State at Duke

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
FB Norris, Irving 6-0 203 6 301 52 Boothbay Harbor, ME
WR Walton, Rich 6-3 196 37 522 42 Alexandria, VA
T Cooley, Preston 6-3 284 33 341 98 Burke, VA
ILB Cash, Phillip 6-0 222 7 156 35 Westland, MI

Good haul this week. Walton and Cooley were our back-up choices...and they signed after one visit. And we'll take a guy named Cash on our team every year.

[MikeVick7]

Week 11

North Carolina State (1-7) at #32 Duke (5-3) (-26) No TV

Last season: Duke 45 NC State 23
Career Record against opponent: 4-6

Key Injuries
LB Howie Glover - Torn Triceps Muscle - Out season
T Steven Devine - Hip Pointer - Doubtful 7 Weeks
WR Oscar Taylor - Stretched Knee Ligament - Questionable 8 weeks
CB Vincent Bernier - Pulled Groin - Questionable 1 weeks

Preview - Talk about a team that's fallen on hard times. NC State...once a powerhouse in this conference has really become somewhat mediocre in the last few years and this year...they're sitting at a lowly 1-7. So far this year they have won one game by one point. And in the last two weeks they've scored a grand total of 10 points. When they switched coaches about 4 years ago...I don't know if bringing the T-Formation to NC State was the best move this university's ever made. Last week we got back in the win column with our win over the Jackets and have restored a little confidence back in Dukie land. On the injury front...we've lost our best o-lineman LT Steven Devine to a Hip Pointer...he's listed as doubtful. There's no telling if he'll be able to play in our last three games. And Taylor re-injured his knee ligament so it looks like he'll be out of the starting lineup this week as well.

Box Score: North Carolina State at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 11, 2013

Attendance: 27,300 (33,900).

Weather: 48 degrees, rain.

1Q: 12:50 NCST - Tommy Heath 87 interception return.
1Q: 12:50 NCST - Cary Dion extra point.
1Q: 01:26 NCST - Cary Dion 41 field goal.

3Q: 09:47 NCST - Lance Petry 18 run.
3Q: 09:47 NCST - Cary Dion extra point.
3Q: 03:23 NCST - Everett Campbell 9 pass from Tyrus McClinton.
3Q: 03:23 NCST - Cary Dion extra point.
3Q: 01:28 NCST - Lamar Searcy 5 run.
3Q: 01:28 NCST - Cary Dion extra point.

4Q: 07:58 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 44 field goal.
4Q: 03:11 DUKE - Antoine Herndon 3 run.
4Q: 03:11 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

Game MVP: NCST 31 Tommy Heath

North Carolina State 10 0 21 0 - 31
Duke 0 0 0 10 - 10

Team Statistics NCST DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 198 116
Passing Yards 72 169
Total Yards 270 285

Interceptions 0 5
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1

North Carolina State Individual Statistics

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
31 Heath 5 2 0.0 2 99 1

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
22 DiPietro 21 105 5.0 17 0 5 0
41 Herndon 5 19 3.8 8 1 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Johansen 28 13 169 6.0 27 0 5

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
4 McKnight 3 36 12.0 7 18 0
2 Foster 2 34 17.0 4 18 0
80 Taylor 2 42 21.0 16 27 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
27 Battle 11 3 0.0 0 0 0
93 Sedor 11 3 0.0 0 0 0
44 Johnstone 8 2 0.0 0 0 0
42 Nixon 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
77 Anderson 3 1 1.0 0 0 0

All you have to do is look at our QB's interception total and you can tell what this game was all about. It's so funny to watch him play when we're behind. So hopeless.

Next up - Duke at North Carolina

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
C Von Hagel, Zack 6-2 252 12 160 7 Rutherford, NC
ILB Gower, Max 6-0 210 81 -- 18 Okemos, MI

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Week 12

#40 Duke (5-4) (-7) at North Carolina (3-7) No TV

Last season: Duke 45 North Carolina 10
Career Record against opponent: 5-5

Key Injuries
LB Howie Glover - Torn Triceps Muscle - Out season
LB Scott Richmond - Hyperextended Knee - Out season
T Steven Devine - Hip Pointer - Doubtful 6 Weeks
WR Oscar Taylor - Stretched Knee Ligament - Questionable 7 weeks
CB Vincent Bernier - Pulled Groin - Questionable 2 weeks
TE Tyrell Rice - Bruised Ribcage - Probable 4 weeks

Preview - Well I'm not sure what to do at this point in the season about my QB. I mean when you have a 83 Avoid Interceptions rating and you've thrown 19 in 9 games on a good team...it really baffles the mind. We lost another starting OLB last week and it looks like Devine and Taylor are iffy as to whether they are going to play or not. Man these previews have become really depressing...ha. I feel like it's year 5 & 6 all over again.

Box Score: Duke at North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC.

Week 12, 2013

Attendance: 30,000 (60,000).

Weather: 62 degrees, fair.

1Q: 04:11 NCAR - Jermaine McGregor 3 run.
1Q: 04:11 NCAR - Roger Hatley extra point.

2Q: 14:11 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 9 run.
2Q: 14:11 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 03:51 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 17 run.
2Q: 03:51 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

3Q: 13:41 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 8 pass from Wally Johansen.
3Q: 13:41 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
3Q: 04:24 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 53 run.
3Q: 04:24 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

4Q: 14:55 NCAR - Luther DeLong 41 pass from Chris Hitchcock.
4Q: 14:55 NCAR - Roger Hatley extra point.
4Q: 11:46 DUKE - Lonnie McKnight 14 pass from Wally Johansen.
4Q: 11:46 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
4Q: 06:52 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 21 field goal.

Game MVP: DUKE 22 Rodney DiPietro

Duke 0 14 14 10 - 38
North Carolina 7 0 0 7 - 14

Team Statistics DUKE NCAR

Net Rushing Yards 242 100
Passing Yards 239 239
Total Yards 481 339

Interceptions 1 2
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/2

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
22 DiPietro 27 179 6.6 53 3 8 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Johansen 30 18 239 7.9 25 2 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
22 DiPietro 6 69 11.5 18 19 1
29 Zatechka 3 40 13.3 29 19 0
85 Buchanan 3 50 16.6 34 25 0
83 Landeta 3 30 10.0 4 11 0
4 McKnight 2 39 19.5 25 25 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
77 Anderson 8 3 1.5 0 0 0
93 Sedor 6 4 0.0 1 0 0
42 Nixon 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
79 Van Pelt 2 1 1.0 0 0 0
23 Ellison 2 0 0.0 1 1 0

Just like in our last win...as long as we have our RB touch the ball a lot...like 33 times for a combined 248 yards and 4 TD's...then we gotta good shot. We finally get the close the season out next week. Niiiice.

Next up - Clemson at Duke

[MikeVick7]

Week 13

Clemson (5-4) at #39 Duke (6-4) (-6) No TV

Last season: Duke 38 Clemson 7
Career Record against opponent: 7-3

Key Injuries
LB Howie Glover - Torn Triceps Muscle - Out season
LB Scott Richmond - Hyperextended Knee - Doubtful 4 weeks
WR Oscar Taylor - Stretched Knee Ligament - Questionable 6 weeks
T Steven Devine - Hip Pointer - Questionable 5 Weeks
TE Tyrell Rice - Bruised Ribcage - Probable 3 weeks
CB Vincent Bernier - Pulled Groin - Probable 1 weeks

Preview - Well this season will be dubbed "The Lost Season." Lost is the fact that Rodney DiPietro scored 14 TD's combined. Lost is the fact that Tim Sedor had over 80 tackles for the 2nd straight year. Lost is the fact that Jake Nixon set a school season record with 7 Ints. Lost is the fact that Lenny Anderson has 8.5 sacks to lead the team and he only weighs 233lbs as a DE. And finally...lost is the fact that we're LOSING our terrible QB as it is his senior year. Gametime!

Box Score: Clemson at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 13, 2013

Attendance: 29,600 (33,900).

Weather: 48 degrees, fair.

2Q: 11:11 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 18 field goal.
2Q: 11:04 CLEM - Kennedy Benton 89 kickoff return.
2Q: 11:04 CLEM - Dean Hines extra point.
2Q: 10:19 CLEM - Billy Joe Woodard 35 interception return.
2Q: 10:19 CLEM - Dean Hines extra point.
2Q: 07:39 DUKE - Lonnie McKnight 15 pass from Wally Johansen.
2Q: 07:39 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 03:17 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 9 run.
2Q: 03:17 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 00:48 DUKE - Wally Johansen 5 run.
2Q: 00:48 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

3Q: 01:09 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 4 run.
3Q: 01:09 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

4Q: 08:01 DUKE - Ricky Landeta 7 pass from Wally Johansen.
4Q: 08:01 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 22 Rodney DiPietro

Clemson 0 14 0 0 - 14
Duke 0 24 7 7 - 38

Team Statistics CLEM DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 51 260
Passing Yards 116 196
Total Yards 167 456
Yards Per Play 3.5 6.1

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
22 DiPietro 26 239 9.1 43 2 5 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Johansen 34 17 196 5.7 20 2 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
83 Landeta 4 39 9.7 11 16 1
29 Zatechka 3 34 11.3 7 19 0
85 Buchanan 3 28 9.3 7 13 0
4 McKnight 3 48 16.0 33 17 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
44 Johnstone 10 3 0.0 0 0 0
93 Sedor 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
46 Jones 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
42 Nixon 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
33 Bernier 2 0 0.0 1 0 0
94 Crook 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
70 Shepherd 1 0 1.0 0 0 0

Well hey...my team gave me something to write about to close out the season. Rodney DiPietro saved his best for last as he broke his own single game school rushing record rushing for 239 yards. After Clemson took a 14-3 lead on yet another Johansen pick that went back for a TD. Johansen then actually woke up a bit. First by finding Mcknight in the end zone for a 15 yd TD pass. Then on our next possession DiPietro took it in from 9 yards out and then that was followed up by a quick drive right before the half and Johansen ran it in from 5 yards out with :48 left and then we just cruised the rest of the way.

Next up - The offseason.

[MikeVick7]

Week 14

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
C Large, Brent 6-3 277 7 131 69 East Jordan, MI

[MikeVick7]

Playoff Games for 2013

Game Matchup
Championship Game Florida (15-2) 44, Notre Dame (14-2) 20

Semifinal Game 1 Florida (15-2) 34, Miami of Ohio (14-2) 20
Semifinal Game 2 Notre Dame (14-2) 45, Iowa State (10-5) 25

Quarterfinal Game 1 Florida (15-2) 27, UCLA (12-2) 24
Quarterfinal Game 2 Miami of Ohio (14-2) 31, San Diego State (11-2) 28
Quarterfinal Game 3 Notre Dame (14-2) 24, Alabama (11-3) 23
Quarterfinal Game 4 Iowa State (10-5) 30, Wisconsin (12-1) 27

Second Round Game 1 Notre Dame (14-2) 31, Louisville (8-4) 16
Second Round Game 2 San Diego State (11-2) 37, Texas (12-2) 14
Second Round Game 3 Miami of Ohio (14-2) 13, Pittsburgh (9-3) 0
Second Round Game 4 UCLA (12-2) 27, Florida State (8-4) 3
Second Round Game 5 Alabama (11-3) 45, Michigan (10-3) 38
Second Round Game 6 Florida (15-2) 44, Oregon (9-3) 38
Second Round Game 7 Iowa State (10-5) 26, Stanford (10-3) 21
Second Round Game 8 Wisconsin (12-1) 56, Central Michigan (10-4) 17

First Round Game 1 UCLA (12-2) 34, Illinois (10-2) 16
First Round Game 2 Texas (12-2) 35, Penn State (9-3) 20
First Round Game 3 Central Michigan (10-4) 41, Hawaii (10-2) 0
First Round Game 4 Michigan (10-3) 41, Louisiana-Monroe (10-2) 6
First Round Game 5 Florida (15-2) 45, Fairbanks (11-1) 3
First Round Game 6 Miami of Ohio (14-2) 22, New Mexico (10-2) 21
First Round Game 7 Stanford (10-3) 33, Rice (11-1) 14
First Round Game 8 Notre Dame (14-2) 44, USC (9-3) 21

Even though the powerhouses prevailed...I like the new faces that made it deep into the playoffs. Like Iowa St...who beat Texas in the Big XII championship game...Miami of Ohio and San Diego St.

[MikeVick7]

Final ACC Standings

2013 Season Standings, Atlantic Coast

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Florida State 8 4 0 .666 376 252 8 0 0 1.000 286 111 Lost 1
Virginia 9 2 0 .818 344 168 7 1 0 .875 245 110 Won 1
**Duke 7 4 0 .636 321 182 4 4 0 .500 201 173 Won 2
Maryland 5 6 0 .454 222 244 3 5 0 .375 147 180 Won 1
Georgia Tech 6 5 0 .545 312 253 3 5 0 .375 159 209 Won 1
North Carolina 3 8 0 .272 187 323 3 5 0 .375 150 231 Lost 1
Wake Forest 5 6 0 .454 320 267 3 5 0 .375 201 216 Won 1
Clemson 6 5 0 .545 285 316 3 5 0 .375 179 241 Won 1
North Carolina State 2 9 0 .181 162 333 2 6 0 .250 126 223 Lost 2


Final Top 25

Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Notre Dame 14-2 IND 3.75 1.00 2.00 0.40 7.15 1
Wisconsin 12-1 B10 2.50 2.50 1.00 1.20 7.20 2
Florida 15-2 SEC 1.25 4.50 2.00 0.12 7.87 3
UCLA 12-2 P10 4.75 6.00 2.00 1.92 14.67 4
Rice 11-1 WAC 5.00 4.50 1.00 4.24 14.74 5
Miami of Ohio 14-2 MUS 5.00 8.50 2.00 0.84 16.34 6
Texas 12-2 B12 11.25 2.50 2.00 2.00 17.75 7
Fairbanks 11-1 SCE 10.00 9.00 1.00 3.88 23.88 8
Michigan 10-3 B10 12.00 7.50 3.00 1.96 24.46 9
Illinois 10-2 B10 9.25 12.50 2.00 4.40 28.15 10
San Diego State 11-2 MTW 14.50 14.50 2.00 1.72 32.72 11
Penn State 9-3 B10 7.25 22.50 3.00 0.96 33.71 12
Alabama 11-3 SEC 14.50 16.50 3.00 1.00 35.00 13
Hawaii 10-2 WAC 20.25 11.50 2.00 2.08 35.83 14
Stanford 10-3 P10 21.50 9.00 3.00 3.20 36.70 15
New Mexico 10-2 MTW 12.50 19.00 2.00 4.64 38.14 16
Louisiana-Monroe 10-2 SBT 8.00 27.00 2.00 2.64 39.64 17
USC 9-3 P10 15.50 22.50 3.00 1.40 42.40 18
Utah State 9-2 SBT 10.25 26.00 2.00 4.44 42.69 19
Tennessee 8-3 SEC 17.50 19.50 3.00 3.12 43.12 20
Virginia 9-2 ACC 24.00 14.00 2.00 4.08 44.08 21
Barrow 9-2 SCE 28.00 13.00 2.00 4.96 47.96 22
Central Florida 9-2 MUS 23.25 19.50 2.00 5.00 49.75 23
Boston College 8-3 BEC 25.25 19.50 3.00 3.24 50.99 24
Oklahoma 8-3 B12 30.50 18.50 3.00 2.80 54.80 25
**Duke 7-4 ACC 24.25 36.00 4.00 4.12 68.37 35

Florida was the champ but only gets the call at #3.

[MikeVick7]

Post Season Awards

Atlantic Coast Major Awards for 2013

Award Player Team
Conference MVP Randall Horner Virginia
Top Offensive Player Troy Hopfner Georgia Tech
Top Defensive Player Jackie Turnbull North Carolina
**Top Offensive Freshman Tyrell Rice Duke
Top Defensive Freshman Antoine Mello Maryland

Atlantic Coast First-Team Awards for 2013

Award Player Team
**Punter Oliver Shepard Duke
**Inside Linebacker Tim Sedor Duke

Atlantic Coast Second-Team Awards for 2013

Award Player Team
**Running Back Rodney DiPietro Duke
**Offensive Tackle Steven Devine Duke
**Defensive End Lenny Anderson Duke
**Safety Lee Battle Duke

Sedor definitely deserved some credit for his season and DiPietro was hampered by a lost QB.

The National Player of the Year is San Diego State QB Fred Guenther

Passing: 250-409 for 3832 yards...44 TD's and 12 Ints.

[MikeVick7]

2013 Summary for Duke

Record: 7-4
Rank: 32

Duke Team Rank
Rushes 378 72
Rushing Yards 1606 45
Yards Per Carry 4.24 19
Pass Attempts 356 35 (T)
Completions 194 32 (T)
Passing Yards 2580 35
Yards Per Attempt 7.24 53 (T)
3rd Down Conversions 39.0 37
Points Per Game 29.1 39
Turnovers 28 105 (T)
Turnover Margin -1 63 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 361 21 (T)
Rushing Yards 932 10
Yards Per Carry 2.58 11
Pass Attempts 319 69 (T)
Completions 147 19 (T)
Passing Yards 1892 22 (T)
Yards Per Attempt 5.93 16
3rd Down Conversions 26.3 9
Points Per Game 16.5 22 (T)
Turnovers 27 24 (T)

Primary Formation: Pro Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
2 31 at INDI (78) 6
3 41 MRSH (52) 3
4 48 at UNOR (107) 0
5 7 VIRG (12) 12
6 41 MARY (70) 13
7 13 at FLST (29) 34
8 27 at WAKE (66) 34
10 27 at GATC (50) 21
11 10 NCST (109) 31
12 38 at NCAR (104) 14
13 38 CLEM (61) 14

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
3 Johansen QB 341 180 2389 7.00 16 21
Team --- 356 194 2580 7.24 17 21

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
22 DiPietro RB 226 1372 6.07 15 66 121
41 Herndon RB 65 189 2.90 2 19 25
3 Johansen QB 60 -13 -0.21 1 31 150
Team --- 378 1606 4.24 18 125 315

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
83 Landeta WR 80 39 602 15.4 142 3
4 McKnight WR 59 29 579 19.9 205 5
22 DiPietro RB 48 32 378 11.8 135 1
80 Taylor WR 45 16 247 15.4 117 3
29 Zatechka FB 37 24 177 7.3 93 2
89 Rice TE 36 20 261 13.0 118 0
41 Herndon RB 14 10 45 4.5 53 1
6 Rellford WR 12 8 97 12.1 44 2
Team --- 356 194 2580 13.2 1028 17

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
93 Sedor ILB 89 23 0.0 12 1 4
44 Johnstone ILB 67 29 0.0 14 0 2
27 Battle S 61 17 0.0 12 3 17
42 Nixon S 45 19 0.0 5 7 8
77 Anderson DE 28 14 8.5 12 0 0
23 Ellison CB 25 4 0.0 3 2 10
58 Richmond OLB 21 7 0.0 6 1 0
97 Walker DT 20 12 2.5 7 0 0
46 Jones OLB 20 12 2.5 6 0 3
33 Bernier CB 16 9 0.0 3 2 5
94 Crook DT 15 3 4.5 9 0 0
37 Williamson CB 14 4 0.0 3 3 2
79 Van Pelt DE 12 6 6.0 8 0 0
40 Glover OLB 12 6 0.0 0 0 1
Team --- 568 186 31.0 113 20 55

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Duke Season Records

Category Players Record Year
Pass Completions Ken Pritchett 258 2010
Passing Yards Ken Pritchett 3377 2010
Passing Touchdowns Ken Pritchett 31 2011
Quarterback Rating Ken Pritchett 159.7 2011
Rushing Attempts Emmitt Ward 323 2010
Rushing Yards Rodney DiPietro 1718 2012
Rushing Touchdowns Rodney DiPietro 20 2012
Yards Per Carry Rodney DiPietro 6 2013
Receptions Matt Avalos 66 2010
Receiving Yards Matt Avalos 1032 2009
Receiving Touchdowns Skip Driver 11 2011
Interceptions Jake Nixon 7 2013
Tackles Tim Sedor 89 2013
Sacks Chuck Lewis 13.5 2011
Field Goals Kenny Everett 23 2010
Key Run Blocks Steven Devine 43 2011
Tackles for Loss Tim Sedor 26 2012
Passes Defensed Lee Battle 17 2013
Touchdown Scored Rodney DiPietro 26 2012
All-Purpose Yards Rodney DiPietro 2369 2012


Duke Career Records

Category Players Record Year
Pass Completions Matt Kimball 591 2007
Passing Yards Matt Kimball 7556 2007
Passing Touchdowns Ken Pritchett 61 2012
Rushing Attempts Emmitt Ward 907 2011
Rushing Yards Emmitt Ward 3967 2011
Rushing Touchdowns Emmitt Ward 44 2011
Receptions Matt Avalos 203 2011
Receiving Yards Matt Avalos 3207 2011
Receiving Touchdowns Kerry Huffman 25 2011
Interceptions Ralph Donovan 16 2012
Tackles Hunter Hickman 299 2007
Sacks Roy Robbins 36.5 2011
Field Goals Kenny Everett 64 2011
Key Run Blocks Steven Devine 127 2013
Tackles for Loss Roy Robbins 64 2011
Passes Defensed Johnnie Blackburn 45 2011
Touchdown Scored Emmitt Ward 55 2011
All-Purpose Yards Emmitt Ward 5267 2011