TCY - Let's Go Duke! Let's Go Duke! (Year 12)

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Welcome to year 12 of my Duke Blue Devils TCY Dynasty. Feedback is always welcome.

Check out Year 11 as we missed the playoffs thanks to a floundering QB.

Primary Offense: Pro Form
Primary Defense: 4-3
Current Prestige: 80
Career Record: 74-56

Year 11 (7-4) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=26491)

Email Time
Harvey Cannon has retired from his position of defensive coordinator. (He must not like the fact that we're going back to the 4-3 this year.)

We also had our first inductees into the college football hall of fame. I'm not sure how I want to present this yet or even if I want to mention any non-Duke players at all. Stay tuned.

Hiring
Defensive Coordinator - Grady Burke (43) Not the best at developing players but "terrific" at injury avoidance. Sometimes that's all that matters.

Scheduling

2014 Duke Schedule

Team Rank: 26
Rival: North Carolina
Stadium Capacity: 33,900
Season Tickets Sold: 21,700

Week Opponent
2 NORTHWESTERN
3 at (45) Nebraska
4 INDIANA
$$5 at (27) Florida State
$$6 NORTH CAROLINA
$$8 at North Carolina State
$$9 CLEMSON
$$10 (21) VIRGINIA
$$11 at Wake Forest
$$12 (50) GEORGIA TECH
$$13 at Maryland

We had scheduled a home and home with Indiana last year...so we had to schedule just one additional game. Again I went after a couple big schools to no evail. We accepted a home and home with Nebraska...who of course has become a somewhat ordinary program.

Recruiting Summary

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat Cur Fut AP Hometown
WR Davison, Luther 5-11 164 11 185 21 100 18 Bayboro, NC
T Alstott, Shane 6-4 278 3 46 21 95 80 Lawrenceville, GA
FB Hastings, Harold 5-10 196 9 376 27 93 10 Memphis, TN
G Harmon, Edward 6-4 288 1 1 26 90 100 Arlington Heights, IL
QB Summers, Fernando 6-3 191 2 10 32 89 96 Chicago, IL
TE Cutler, Nick 6-4 246 2 78 34 83 94 Madison, IN
FB Norris, Irving 6-0 203 6 301 21 79 52 Boothbay Harbor, ME
RB Edwards, Neal 6-2 202 11 97 42 75 18 Palos Heights, IL
C Von Hagel, Zack 6-2 252 12 160 21 74 7 Rutherford, NC
ILB Cash, Phillip 6-0 222 7 156 16 72 35 Westland, MI
S McGregor, Dave 5-11 183 9 110 45 69 89 Southport, NC
C Large, Brent 6-3 277 7 131 18 69 69 East Jordan, MI
WR Walton, Rich 6-3 196 37 522 32 56 42 Alexandria, VA
T Cooley, Preston 6-3 284 33 341 22 43 98 Burke, VA
ILB Gower, Max 6-0 210 81 -- 7 43 18 Okemos, MI

Looks like Davison's high school numbers paid off as he was our highest rated recruit. It's a little disappointing that Harmon didn't get maxed out and even though his AP is 100...his current only started out at 26. Weird. Rivals.com rated this year's class 11.

Coaching Summary

Year Team Record Post Rank Perf Acad Recr TV Tick Don Score
2013 Duke 7-4 No 35 44 94 65 28 39 24 50
2012 Duke 11-2 Yes 10 89 94 69 70 58 55 76
2011 Duke 12-1 Yes 6 93 94 68 89 52 78 82
2010 Duke 12-2 Yes 10 90 94 95 84 54 39 76
2009 Duke 9-3 Yes 35 78 94 97 82 22 73 74
2008 Duke 5-6 No 74 26 94 97 71 11 4 44
2007 Duke 5-6 No 62 64 94 97 9 10 18 50
2006 Duke 6-5 No 54 73 94 97 71 6 73 69
2005 Duke 3-8 No 93 73 94 97 74 9 49 65
2004 Duke 2-9 No 110 43 94 97 0 5 31 45
2003 Duke 2-10 No 107 0 92 97 14 13 46 38

Post - Post-Season Appearance, Perf - Team Performance Score, Acad - Academic
Performance Score, Recr - Recruiting Score, TV - Television Revenue Score,
Tick - Ticket Revenue Score, Don - Alumni Donations Score

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Starting Lineups

Offense

Player Pos Elig HT WT Current Future Honors
Buchanan, Jonathan QB So* 5-11 213 40 90
DiPietro, Rodney RB Sr* 6-0 216 94 94 2ndACC
Zatechka, Leon FB Jr 6-0 234 62 78
Rice, Tyrell TE So 6-3 262 66 100 FrACC
Taylor, Oscar WR Sr 6-0 196 63 82
McKnight, Lonnie WR Jr* 6-1 216 68 68

Wooden, Benjamin C So* 6-1 292 61 61
Zahursky, Preston G Sr* 6-3 299 71 85
Bowers, Heath G Sr 6-5 330 61 92
Frazier, Carlos T Sr* 6-4 290 81 99
McIntyre, Edwin T Sr 6-2 279 71 89

Buchanan - The Johansen era is over. About time. Now we throw the red-shirt freshman to the wolves.
DiPietro - Added 1372 rushing yards on to his total. Has a little over 3000 in just two years.
Zatechka - 3rd year as a starter. Caught 24 more passes last year for 2 TD's.
Rice - Was ACC offensive freshman of the year last season. Caught 20 passes for 261 yards.
Taylor - Only had 16 catches last year as a starter...but was dealing with injuries for most of the season.
McKnight - Didn't start last season but still ended up with 29 catches and led the team in TD receptions.
Wooden - One of three first year starters. Not spectacular...but very solid.
Zahursky - Started as a red-shirt freshman last year. Very good guard.
Bowers - Our biggest lineman at 6-5...330lbs. First year starter.
Frazier - Another first year starter but our best lineman of a very solid group.
McIntyre - The other returning starter. Only two seniors total on the whole line.

Defense

Player Pos Elig HT WT Current Future Honors
Anderson, Lenny DE Sr* 5-10 233 87 87 2ndACC
Moss, Vernon DE So 6-5 282 36 86
Walker, Herb DT Jr* 6-5 283 82 82
Catalano, Brant DT Sr 6-0 304 51 82

Johnstone, Earl ILB Sr* 6-4 239 85 100
Richmond, Scott SOLB Jr 6-5 251 65 68
Jones, Wayne WOLB Jr 6-1 236 48 83

Bernier, Vincent CB Sr 5-10 187 77 80
Ellison, Bert CB Sr* 6-0 197 70 82
Nixon, Jake SS Jr 5-11 205 74 86
Austin, Alex FS Sr 5-11 210 52 91

Anderson - Still weighs in at only 233 but led the team with 8.5 sacks and was 2nd team all-ACC last year.
Moss- Couldn't red-shirt because of injuries. Still has long way to develop but very good future ahead.
Walker - Had 20 tackles and 2.5 sacks as a starter last year.
Catalano - Didn't start last year because of the 3-4 scheme. Good run stopper.
Johnstone - Is is crazy that I'm benching an all-ACC 1st teamer for this guy? Led team in TFL's with 14.
Richmond - Lost him to injury towards the end of last season. Only had 21 tackles.
Jones - Had almost the exact same numbers as Richmond.
Bernier - Most talented player in secondary. Four year starter.
Ellison - Had just two picks last year but a great man to man cover guy.
Nixon - Intercepted 7 passes from FS spot last year. School single season record. Moves over to SS this year.
Austin - Like Nixon...a ball hawk with great hands.

Special Teams

Player Pos Elig HT WT Current Future Honors
Shepard, Oliver P Sr* 6-1 188 93 93 1stACC
Ulmer, Scott K Sr* 6-3 219 91 100

Shepard - 1st team all-ACC again last year.
Ulmer - Had another good year...no conference honors however.

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Week 1

Bye week

Key Injuries - None

Next up - Northwestern at Duke

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Week 2

Northwestern (0-0) at #41 Duke (0-0) (-10) No TV

Last season: Duke 48 Northwestern 0
Career Record against opponent: 9-2

Key Injuries - None

Preview - This was the last game we played last year while we considered ourselves "dominant." Then after this game the wheels came off and we ended our season 4-4. This year we hope to start things off on the right foot again...but this time we want to keep the wheels on and go back to the team we knew two years ago. Looking down the roster...I think we have a pretty good team overall this year. The only question we have is at QB...probably the last position that you want question marks at...but this year we're handing over the reigns to RS Frosh Jonathan Buchanan. Buchanan is of course a bit raw but has the best potential at QB that we've ever had. Hopefully our offensive coordinator calls a lot of running plays so we can let Rodney DiPietro do his thing behind our great o-line and thus take the pressure off Buchanan. Northwestern has lost the last 7 games in this series...and this year they're not looking too promising. It will definitely be interesting to see how we perform this season.

Box Score: Northwestern at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 2, 2014

Attendance: 26,700 (33,900).

Weather: 85 degrees, fair.

1Q: 08:16 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 33 field goal.
1Q: 02:24 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 18 field goal.

2Q: 14:54 DUKE - Oscar Taylor 72 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
2Q: 14:54 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 10:34 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 3 run.
2Q: 10:34 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 05:32 DUKE - Oscar Taylor 12 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
2Q: 05:32 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 00:11 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 29 field goal.

3Q: 11:43 DUKE - Lonnie McKnight 38 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
3Q: 11:43 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

4Q: 10:03 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 1 run.
4Q: 10:03 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 9 Jonathan Buchanan

Northwestern 0 0 0 0 - 0
Duke 6 24 7 7 - 44

Team Statistics UNOR DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 50 175
Passing Yards 55 315
Total Yards 105 490

Sacked/Yards Lost 5-29 0-0
3rd Down Plays 1/13 8/14
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 39
Time Of Possession 22:04 37:56

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
22 DiPietro 30 112 3.7 11 2 5 0
25 Salter 16 52 3.2 13 0 3 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
9 Buchanan 18 11 270 15.0 72 3 0
14 Dunlap 3 3 34 11.3 13 0 0
7 Curtis 2 1 11 5.5 11 0 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Taylor 4 115 28.7 17 72 2
22 DiPietro 3 35 11.6 21 13 0
4 McKnight 3 100 33.3 44 38 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
71 Andersen 4 1 1.0 0 0 0
46 Jones 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
77 Anderson 3 0 1.0 0 0 0
42 Nixon 3 2 0.0 1 0 0
93 Sedor 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
94 Crook 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
97 Walker 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
37 Williamson 0 0 0.0 1 11 0

Post-Game - Definitely a good start to the year with this win. Buchanan played pretty well. I think our goal for him is to just not turn the ball over. Last year...not only did Johansen throw a lot of Ints but he threw a lot of Ints that were taken back for TD's. At least 5 that I can remember. So anyway...mission accomplished in game one. 3 TD passes and no Ints to go along with 270 yards passing in just a little over 2 quarters of play. DiPietro wasn't dominating as far as yards per carry goes...but he had more of a workman-like game with 112 yards on 30 carries and 2 TD's. The defense was definitely on it's game today as well. They held the Cats to 105 total yards...sacked the QB's 5 times and picked off 2 passes. The only disappointment that we experienced was CB Vincent Bernier suffering a Hip Pointer that has made him doubtful for next week's game.

Next up - Duke at Nebraska

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Week 3

#20 Duke (1-0) (-3) at #31 Nebraska (1-0) TV3

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

Key Injuries
CB Vincent Bernier - Hip Pointer - Doubtful 9 weeks

Preview - I'm kinda pumped to play this game because Nebraska is actually my favorite college football team...and to add a little bit to the game...we're playing in Lincoln. The Huskers aren't exactly the powerhouse they once were...they've actually slipped a little bit...which you could relate to the modern day Husker team but we won't get into that. The TCY version of the Huskers is somewhat true to the now old school Huskers as they run the Power-I formation. So far this year they're 1-0 with a win over a crappy Arizona squad 38-0. RB Floyd Santiago was the offensive star rushing for 151 yards and 3 TD's. We also shutout our first opponent in our first game 44-0 and QB Jonathan Buchanan passed his first test and now has an even bigger test against the legendary Cornhuskers in Lincoln.

Box Score: Duke at Nebraska
Lincoln, NE.

Week 3, 2014

Attendance: 55,600 (73,900).

Weather: 73 degrees, fair.

1Q: 07:39 DUKE - Oscar Taylor 20 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
1Q: 07:39 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
1Q: 04:17 DUKE - Lonnie McKnight 8 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
1Q: 04:17 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
1Q: 00:38 NEBR - Todd Snyder 13 pass from Bernard Tejada.
1Q: 00:38 NEBR - Jake Peters extra point failed.

2Q: 10:03 DUKE - Lonnie McKnight 9 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
2Q: 10:03 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 03:50 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 9 run.
2Q: 03:50 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

3Q: 10:49 DUKE - Tyrell Rice 1 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
3Q: 10:49 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 22 Rodney DiPietro

Duke 14 14 7 0 - 35
Nebraska 6 0 0 0 - 6

Team Statistics DUKE NEBR

Net Rushing Yards 118 123
Passing Yards 265 86
Total Yards 383 209

Pass Attempts 26 23
Completions 19 4
Interceptions 0 3

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
22 DiPietro 28 115 4.1 18 1 9 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
9 Buchanan 26 19 265 10.1 33 4 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
22 DiPietro 6 72 12.0 64 21 0
4 McKnight 6 87 14.5 20 22 2
80 Taylor 3 66 22.0 47 33 1
89 Rice 1 1 1.0 7 1 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
46 Jones 6 0 0.0 0 0 0
44 Johnstone 5 2 0.0 1 0 0
94 Crook 3 3 1.0 0 0 0
31 Austin 3 3 0.0 1 10 0
77 Anderson 2 0 1.0 0 0 0
79 Van Pelt 1 1 1.0 0 0 0
93 Sedor 0 1 0.0 1 15 0

Post-Game - It was a pretty good feeling to walk into Memorial Stadium and take a few names and collect our first road victory of the year. Buchanan threw 4 more TD passes w/o throwing an Int. That's a new concept in these here parts. And what's up with Oscar Taylor this year? He's averaging 25 yards a catch this season with 3 TD's already. Lonnie McKnight also had a great game receiving 6-87 for 2 TD's. Defensively we did another great job. Granted Nebraska is a running team...but it's always a good feeling to hold a team to 4-23 and 86 yards passing. Plus...we picked off three more passes.

Next up - Indiana at Duke

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Week 4

Indiana (1-1) at #21 Duke (2-0) (-9) TV4

Last season: Duke 31 Indiana 6
Career Record against opponent: 1-0

Key Injuries
CB Vincent Bernier - Hip Pointer - Doubtful 8 weeks

Preview - We really didn't have too many problems with Indiana last year beating them 31-6. This year the Hoosiers aren't looking like they've improved too much. So far they're 1-1 with a 3pt loss to Brigham Young and a 3pt win over NC State. That result doesn't bode well for NC State this season. So for the 2nd straight week we'll have to match-up against a running team. Last week we didn't have too much problem with the Husker running game so we don't think we'll have too much problem with the Hoosier running game either. CB Vincent Bernier again is our only injury casualty so far this year as he'll be out for this game again. And we can't say enough about the job that Buchanan is doing so far. 7 TD's and no Ints so far...we couldn't ask for much more.

Box Score: Indiana at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 4, 2014

Attendance: 28,600 (33,900).

Weather: 46 degrees, rain.

1Q: 11:18 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 66 run.
1Q: 11:18 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
1Q: 08:50 DUKE - Tyrell Rice 2 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
1Q: 08:50 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

2Q: 14:17 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 13 run.
2Q: 14:17 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 11:09 INDI - Jamie Post 54 field goal.
2Q: 08:43 DUKE - Earl Johnstone 4 blocked punt return.
2Q: 08:43 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 03:58 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 36 field goal.

3Q: 12:56 DUKE - Oscar Taylor 29 punt return.
3Q: 12:56 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

4Q: 11:13 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 40 field goal.

Game MVP: DUKE 22 Rodney DiPietro

Indiana 0 3 0 0 - 3
Duke 14 17 7 3 - 41

Team Statistics INDI DUKE

Net Rushing Yards -2 172
Passing Yards 145 106
Total Yards 143 278

Avg. Drive Start OWN 24 OWN 42

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
22 DiPietro 26 187 7.1 66 2 9 0
25 Salter 6 14 2.3 5 0 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
14 Dunlap 11 6 65 5.9 18 0 0
9 Buchanan 9 4 41 4.5 20 1 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
29 Zatechka 4 28 7.0 16 10 0
89 Rice 3 34 11.3 31 20 1

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
80 Taylor 3 46 15.3 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
31 Austin 8 1 0.0 0 0 0
94 Crook 6 0 0.5 0 0 0
44 Johnstone 4 2 1.0 0 0 0
77 Anderson 3 2 2.0 0 0 0
79 Van Pelt 2 2 1.5 0 0 0
23 Ellison 2 1 0.0 1 14 0
97 Walker 1 0 1.0 0 0 0

Post-Game - Well that wasn't the prettiest game offensively that we've ever had in a win...but we didn't really need one to win this game. We got a blocked punt returned for a TD by Earl Johnstone and a 29 yd punt return taken back for a TD by Oscar Taylor who continues his great play this year. Rodney DiPietro had his best game of the year rushing for 187 yards and 2 TD's. He started the game off with a 66 yd run for a TD and then added a 13 yd TD run in the 2nd. We only got 41 yards passing from Buchanan but we didn't need much from him today at all. Our 187 yards from DiPietro and solid defense was all we needed today.

Next up - Duke at Florida State

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Week 5

#18 Duke (3-0) (-13) at #49 Florida State (1-2) TV5

Last season: Florida St 34 Duke 13
Career Record against opponent: 5-6

Key Injuries
CB Vincent Bernier - Hip Pointer - Doubtful 8 weeks

Preview - Well after 5 straight wins over the Noles they finally got us back pretty good with a 34-13 win last year on their way to the ACC championship. Even though they won by 21 points we really were in this game but we couldn't overcome the fact that Johansen threw 4 Ints. This year FSU is off to another slow start as they've lost 2 of their first 3 games...with their only win coming against a bad Baylor team. For our sake...Brian Stolowitz has graduated and this year's starter Tommie Tyler doesn't quite have the experience yet. So far this year he has just 4 TD passes and 7 Ints. Defense has been FSU's calling card for years and this year they're ain't lookin so good. Right now after three games we have the #1 scoring defense in the nation...holding our opponents to just 3 points per game.

Box Score: Duke at Florida State
Tallahassee, FL.

Week 5, 2014

Attendance: 85,700 (86,600).

Weather: 58 degrees, stormy.

2Q: 14:21 FLST - Bennie Zuck 35 run.
2Q: 14:21 FLST - Greg Hernandez extra point.
2Q: 02:56 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 11 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
2Q: 02:56 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

3Q: 04:00 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 39 field goal.

4Q: 06:55 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 59 run.
4Q: 06:55 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
4Q: 05:38 FLST - Melvin Wylie 23 pass from Tommie Tyler.
4Q: 05:38 FLST - Greg Hernandez extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 22 Rodney DiPietro

Duke 0 7 3 7 - 17
Florida State 0 7 0 7 - 14

Team Statistics DUKE FLST

Net Rushing Yards 147 107
Passing Yards 201 257
Total Yards 348 364

Penalties 9 15
Penalty Yards 80 93

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
22 DiPietro 30 161 5.3 59 1 9 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
9 Buchanan 30 17 201 6.7 29 1 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
22 DiPietro 6 39 6.5 33 12 1
4 McKnight 4 62 15.5 21 29 0
80 Taylor 3 48 16.0 28 20 0
89 Rice 3 34 11.3 2 20 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
46 Jones 10 1 0.0 0 0 0
93 Sedor 8 2 0.5 0 0 0
31 Austin 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
58 Richmond 5 0 0.0 1 14 0
79 Van Pelt 4 0 1.0 0 0 0
94 Crook 2 2 1.0 0 0 0
96 Moss 1 0 1.0 0 0 0

Post-Game - Well when things are right between these two teams you get a nice low scoring defensive battle and that's what we had today. The game came down to the last 5 mins of the 4th quarter. After FSU scored a TD with 5:38 left in the game on a TD pass from Tyler to Melvin Wylie to make it 17-14...our drive stalled and we had to punt the ball back to the Noles. Then they put together a drive that got them down to the our 2 yard line and as Bennie Zuck took the hand off to the left side he was tackled and then fumbled the ball and Tim Sedor fell on the pill to preserve the win. The game started out on a bad note for us as Bennie Zuck ran one in from 35 yards out to take an early 7-0 lead. Then we got control of the game and scored 17 straight points. Our first TD came near the end of the 2nd quarter as DiPietro caught an 11 yard TD pass from Buchanan to go into halftime at 7-7. The only score in the 3rd was a 39 yard FG by Scott Ulmer to give us our first lead at 10-7. Then halfway through the 4th...DiPietro broke off a 59 yard TD run to give us the lead at 17-7. That's when FSU got back within 3 on the Wylie TD catch...but we were able to hold on and even the series back to 6 games a piece.

Next up - North Carolina at Duke

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
QB Rice, Riddick 6-4 204 15 179 75 The Plains, OH
DE Connell, Matthew 6-1 230 3 28 88 Tallahassee, FL

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Week 6

North Carolina (1-3) at #16 Duke (4-0) (-10) TV4

Last season: Duke 38 UNC 14
Career Record against opponent: 6-5

Key Injuries
DE Vernon Moss - Pulled Quadriceps Muscle - Out 7 weeks
LB Earl Johnstone - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Out 6 weeks
CB Vincent Bernier - Hip Pointer - Questionable 6 weeks
TE Tyrell Rice - Sprained Knee - Questionable 2 weeks
WR Oscar Taylor - Deep Thigh Bruise - Probable 1 week

Preview - Even though we won last week we kinda got beat up in the process. Earl Johnstone went down for 6 weeks with knee surgery but luckily we have Tim Sedor in the back-up so we won't lose much there. But we also lost Moss at DE with a pullled quadricep muscle. We should see him back in the latter half of the season. And Bernier is listed as questionable for the first time...not sure if he'll go or not. Our opponent this week is of course our rival UNC and once again they're off to a bit of a rough start. To their credit they had a real tough non-conference schedule where they plaed at UCLA...at Texas and at LSU. But they did come back last week against NC State and pick up their first win 45-14. So we really can't gauge how good or bad they are right now. We're just happy to be back home after last week's tough game down in Tallassee.

Box Score: North Carolina at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 6, 2014

Attendance: 28,600 (33,900).

Weather: 72 degrees, fair.

1Q: 12:36 DUKE - Lonnie McKnight 26 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
1Q: 12:36 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

2Q: 14:55 NCAR - Jay Negrete 39 field goal.
2Q: 10:34 DUKE - Leon Zatechka 20 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
2Q: 10:34 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 00:13 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 48 field goal.

3Q: 05:17 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 32 field goal.
3Q: 01:43 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 3 run.
3Q: 01:43 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

4Q: 13:02 DUKE - Lonnie McKnight 15 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
4Q: 13:02 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 77 Lenny Anderson

North Carolina 0 3 0 0 - 3
Duke 7 10 10 7 - 34

Team Statistics NCAR DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 52 199
Passing Yards 75 182
Total Yards 127 381

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
22 DiPietro 23 173 7.5 23 1 7 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
9 Buchanan 19 10 182 9.5 29 3 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
4 McKnight 3 61 20.3 63 26 2
80 Taylor 2 28 14.0 9 16 0
29 Zatechka 1 20 20.0 6 20 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
77 Anderson 7 4 3.5 0 0 0
93 Sedor 6 4 0.0 0 0 0
31 Austin 6 3 0.0 0 0 0
42 Nixon 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
46 Jones 5 0 0.5 0 0 0

Post-Game - Well it's about that time of year again when Rodney DiPietro gets revved up and that could be the key for us going down the stretch. We fed him the ball 23 times and he gained 173 yards plus 1 TD. His strong game allowed Jon Buchanan to only have to put the ball in the air 19 times for 182 yards and 3 TD's. On the defensive side of things...Lenny Anderson had his best game of the year by collecting a season high 3.5 sacks. He also led the way with 7 tackles.

Next up - Bye week

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
G Buchman, William 6-4 271 5 24 55 Randolph, NY
S Ross, Casey 5-11 191 4 100 80 Sevierville, TN

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Week 7

Bye week

Key Injuries
T Carlos Frazier - Broken Wrist - Out 13 weeks
DE Vernon Moss - Pulled Quadriceps Muscle - Out 6 weeks
LB Earl Johnstone - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Out 5 weeks
LB Wayne Jones - Strained Triceps Muscle - Doubtful 5 weeks
CB Vincent Bernier - Hip Pointer - Questionable 5 weeks

Next up - Duke at North Carolina State

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
FB Borders, Vernon 6-2 236 4 316 62 Graham, NC
T Starks, Dustin 6-4 271 20 136 53 Boca Raton, FL
CB Kyrouac, Butch 6-0 166 17 221 48 Sandpoint, ID

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Week 8

#14 Duke (5-0) (-19) at North Carolina State (2-4) No TV

Last season: NC State 31 Duke 10
Career Record against opponent: 4-7

Key Injuries
T Carlos Frazier - Broken Wrist - Out 12 weeks
DE Vernon Moss - Pulled Quadriceps Muscle - Out 5 weeks
LB Earl Johnstone - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Out 4 weeks
LB Wayne Jones - Strained Triceps Muscle - Questionable 4 weeks
CB Vincent Bernier - Hip Pointer - Questionable 4 weeks

Preview - NC State is a team that's in trouble. Once again this year they find themselves with a losing record and no relief in sight. Last year you wouldn't have known that the Wolfpack were 1-7 when we played them because they took us apart 31-10. Wally Johansen had probably his worst game of the season throwing 5 Ints as we just handed that game to them on a silver platter. Going into this game...we are coming off a win over UNC 34-3. NC State has already lost to the Heels this year 45-14...ouch. Their main offense is the T-Formation and right now they are 83rd in the nation in rushing yards. Not gonna get it done. We're having one of our strongest defensive efforts this year as we are currently 4th against the run...6th against the pass and 2nd in points per game. The bye week helped us with some of our injuries...but we're still gonna be w/o 3 starters this week.

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

Week 8, 2014

Attendance: 36,300 (51,500).

Weather: 52 degrees, fair.

1Q: 04:26 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 16 run.
1Q: 04:26 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
1Q: 04:20 NCST - Christian Moen 101 kickoff return.
1Q: 04:20 NCST - Cary Dion extra point.

2Q: 14:54 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 15 run.
2Q: 14:54 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 08:02 DUKE - Lonnie McKnight 12 run.
2Q: 08:02 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 05:05 DUKE - Oscar Taylor 26 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
2Q: 05:05 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 03:32 NCST - Brady Rose 19 pass from Kurt Schultz.
2Q: 03:32 NCST - Cary Dion extra point.

3Q: 12:23 NCST - Cary Dion 45 field goal.
3Q: 07:42 DUKE - Oscar Taylor 16 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
3Q: 07:42 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
3Q: 04:05 DUKE - Tyrell Rice 7 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
3Q: 04:05 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
3Q: 00:22 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 1 run.
3Q: 00:22 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

4Q: 10:42 DUKE - Robert Buchanan 3 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
4Q: 10:42 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
4Q: 06:56 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 6 run.
4Q: 06:56 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
4Q: 02:58 NCST - Teddy Shepard 8 run.
4Q: 02:58 NCST - Cary Dion extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 22 Rodney DiPietro

Duke 7 21 21 14 - 63
North Carolina State 7 7 3 7 - 24

Team Statistics DUKE NCST

Net Rushing Yards 243 42
Passing Yards 305 207
Total Yards 548 249

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
22 DiPietro 21 160 7.6 24 4 5 0
25 Salter 6 48 8.0 30 0 2 0
4 McKnight 1 12 12.0 12 1 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
9 Buchanan 27 17 305 11.2 35 4 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Taylor 6 129 21.5 44 31 2
83 Landeta 4 93 23.2 6 35 0
29 Zatechka 2 17 8.5 6 12 0
4 McKnight 2 45 22.5 16 31 0
85 Buchanan 1 3 3.0 3 3 1
89 Rice 1 7 7.0 8 7 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
93 Sedor 8 3 0.0 0 0 0
31 Austin 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
77 Anderson 4 1 1.0 0 0 0
42 Nixon 3 4 0.0 1 28 0
94 Crook 2 0 1.0 0 0 0
79 Van Pelt 2 0 1.0 0 0 0
97 Walker 2 0 1.0 0 0 0

Post-Game - Well...apparently we were a little pissed off that we lost to NC State last year. We had the 2nd most yards gained in a single game in school history with 548. Rodney DiPietro had 160 yards rushing and 4 TD's and Jon Buchanan had 305 yards passing and 4 more TD's. Oscar Taylor had a great day as he caught 6 of those passes for 129 yards and 2 TD's. Defensively we weren't the greatest...but we didn't have to be on our game as the offense pretty much took care of business against the Pack.

Next up - Clemson at Duke

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Mid-Season Report

2014 Summary for Duke

Record: 6-0
Rank: 13

Duke Team Rank
Rushes 240 48
Rushing Yards 1054 35 (T)
Yards Per Carry 4.39 30
Pass Attempts 145 98 (T)
Completions 88 71 (T)
Passing Yards 1374 43
Yards Per Attempt 9.47 16
3rd Down Conversions 36.4 51 (T)
Points Per Game 39.0 22
Turnovers 5 8 (T)
Turnover Margin +5 25 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 205 39 (T)
Rushing Yards 372 3
Yards Per Carry 1.81 2
Pass Attempts 155 31 (T)
Completions 59 4 (T)
Passing Yards 825 12
Yards Per Attempt 5.32 9
3rd Down Conversions 21.3 4
Points Per Game 8.3 3
Turnovers 10 68 (T)

Primary Formation: Pro Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
2 44 UNOR (88) 0
3 35 at NEBR (70) 6
4 41 INDI (100) 3
5 17 at FLST (49) 14
6 34 NCAR (114) 3
8 63 at NCST (95) 24
9 CLEM (96)
10 VIRG (35)
11 at WAKE (37)
12 GATC (36)
13 at MARY (86)

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
9 Buchanan QB 129 78 1264 9.79 16 3
14 Dunlap QB 14 9 99 7.07 0 0
Team --- 145 88 1374 9.47 16 4

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
22 DiPietro RB 158 908 5.74 11 44 73
25 Salter RB 38 121 3.18 0 10 10
9 Buchanan QB 24 -16 -0.66 0 14 73
Team --- 240 1054 4.39 12 76 175

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
80 Taylor WR 31 19 404 21.2 150 5
4 McKnight WR 26 18 355 19.7 164 5
83 Landeta WR 22 10 190 19.0 23 0
22 DiPietro RB 20 16 158 9.8 124 1
89 Rice TE 19 10 116 11.6 51 3
29 Zatechka FB 14 9 86 9.5 34 1
Team --- 145 88 1374 15.6 585 16

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
31 Austin S 30 11 0.0 3 1 0
93 Sedor ILB 26 12 1.5 10 1 4
46 Jones OLB 26 4 0.5 7 0 2
77 Anderson DE 21 8 8.5 10 0 0
42 Nixon S 20 9 0.0 2 2 9
58 Richmond OLB 19 8 0.0 3 1 3
94 Crook DT 15 6 4.5 6 0 0
44 Johnstone ILB 12 7 1.0 5 1 2
40 Glover OLB 11 4 0.0 2 0 0
23 Ellison CB 10 5 0.0 0 1 2
71 Andersen DT 10 3 1.0 2 0 1
90 Catalano DT 9 2 0.0 1 0 0
79 Van Pelt DE 9 5 4.5 7 0 0
97 Walker DT 9 2 3.5 6 0 0
37 Williamson CB 9 3 0.0 1 1 2
33 Bernier CB 7 2 0.0 1 0 1
48 Posharow CB 7 1 0.0 0 0 0
Team --- 300 103 26.0 68 8 28

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2014 Season Standings, Atlantic Coast

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
**Duke 6 0 0 1.000 234 50 3 0 0 1.000 114 41 Won 8
Wake Forest 5 1 0 .833 174 118 3 0 0 1.000 79 40 Won 4
Georgia Tech 4 1 0 .800 171 105 3 0 0 1.000 108 40 Won 3
Virginia 4 2 0 .666 197 95 3 1 0 .750 135 59 Won 2
Florida State 3 4 0 .428 185 162 2 2 0 .500 108 72 Won 1
North Carolina 1 6 0 .142 121 212 1 3 0 .250 75 107 Lost 3
North Carolina State 2 5 0 .285 112 237 1 3 0 .250 69 171 Lost 1
Clemson 1 4 0 .200 79 124 0 3 0 .000 41 90 Lost 3
Maryland 2 5 0 .285 139 211 0 4 0 .000 48 157 Lost 4


Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Michigan 7-0 B10 1.75 2.00 0.00 2.68 6.43 1
USC 6-0 P10 2.50 8.00 0.00 2.20 12.70 2
Texas 5-0 B12 8.50 1.00 0.00 3.40 12.90 3
Stanford 7-0 P10 6.25 3.00 0.00 4.08 13.33 4
UCLA 7-0 P10 5.75 4.00 0.00 4.04 13.79 5
Alabama 5-0 SEC 5.00 7.50 0.00 3.28 15.78 6
Hawaii 7-0 WAC 5.75 8.50 0.00 2.44 16.69 7
Penn State 7-0 B10 5.75 7.00 0.00 4.48 17.23 8
Notre Dame 6-1 IND 11.50 5.00 1.00 2.48 19.98 9
San Diego State 7-0 MTW 10.25 11.50 0.00 2.96 24.71 10
Middle Tennessee State 5-0 SBT 10.00 12.00 0.00 4.00 26.00 11
Rice 5-1 WAC 10.50 14.00 1.00 2.32 27.82 12
Central Florida 7-0 MUS 9.75 15.00 0.00 4.44 29.19 13
**Duke 6-0 ACC 10.50 14.00 0.00 4.72 29.22 14
Louisville 7-0 USA 14.00 18.00 0.00 4.64 36.64 15
Miami of Ohio 6-1 MUS 17.75 15.00 1.00 4.32 38.07 16
Colorado 6-1 B12 10.75 24.50 1.00 2.92 39.17 17
Georgia 4-1 SEC 11.50 25.00 1.00 3.16 40.66 18
Ketchikan 6-0 SCE 15.50 20.50 0.00 4.80 40.80 19
Syracuse 6-1 BEC 18.25 21.00 1.00 2.36 42.61 20
Florida 5-1 SEC 27.75 11.00 1.00 3.00 42.75 21
Boston College 5-1 BEC 20.50 18.50 1.00 4.76 44.76 22
Illinois 5-1 B10 21.75 21.00 1.00 4.12 47.87 23
Pittsburgh 6-1 BEC 22.00 23.50 1.00 2.52 49.02 24
Wisconsin 4-2 B10 23.50 25.50 2.00 0.76 51.76 25

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Week 9

Clemson (1-4) at #13 Duke (6-0) (-23) No TV

Last season: Duke 38 Clemson 14
Career Record against opponent: 8-3

Key Injuries
T Carlos Frazier - Broken Wrist - Out 11 weeks
DE Vernon Moss - Pulled Quadriceps Muscle - Out 4 weeks
LB Earl Johnstone - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Out 3 weeks
LB Wayne Jones - Strained Triceps Muscle - Questionable 3 weeks
CB Vincent Bernier - Hip Pointer - Probable 3 weeks

Preview - Well we're on a pretty good streak now. We've won 8 games in a row going back to the end of last season. Clemson had a pretty decent season last year going 6-5. Their first good season in quite a while. But this year they're back to their losing ways as they come into this game at 1-4. Like NC State...they run out of the T-Formation and also like the Wolfpack their running offense isn't doing so hot as they are 100th in the nation. Last season we had our way with Clemson and they were a winning team...I really don't have a lot of hope for them in this contest.

Box Score: Clemson at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 9, 2014

Attendance: 30,600 (33,900).

Weather: 72 degrees, fair.

1Q: 12:39 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 10 run.
1Q: 12:39 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
1Q: 08:45 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 11 run.
1Q: 08:45 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

2Q: 09:30 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 20 run.
2Q: 09:30 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 05:48 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 7 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
2Q: 05:48 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 00:26 DUKE - Bert Ellison 51 interception return.
2Q: 00:26 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

3Q: 05:05 CLEM - Deion Alcott 48 run.
3Q: 05:05 CLEM - Dean Hines extra point.

4Q: 13:48 DUKE - Louis Salter 8 pass from Kenny Curtis.
4Q: 13:48 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
4Q: 06:20 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 22 field goal.

Game MVP: DUKE 22 Rodney DiPietro

Clemson 0 0 7 0 - 7
Duke 14 21 0 10 - 45

Team Statistics CLEM DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 106 202
Passing Yards 70 308
Total Yards 176 510

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
22 DiPietro 22 135 6.1 20 3 5 0
25 Salter 16 57 3.5 21 0 4 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
9 Buchanan 21 14 195 9.2 37 1 0
7 Curtis 13 10 113 8.6 35 1 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
22 DiPietro 7 82 11.7 40 35 1
83 Landeta 5 59 11.8 18 18 0
29 Zatechka 3 22 7.3 3 11 0
4 McKnight 3 90 30.0 31 37 0
89 Rice 3 28 9.3 8 12 0
25 Salter 2 17 8.5 2 9 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
77 Anderson 6 2 2.0 0 0 0
93 Sedor 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
58 Richmond 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
23 Ellison 1 1 0.0 1 51 1
37 Williamson 0 1 0.0 1 0 0

Post-Game - Well all of a sudden we're an offensive juggernaut. We had our 2nd straight game with over 500 yards of total offense. Umm...we'll take it. This game was over at the half as we were up 35-0 and we had taken out Buchanan and inserted Curtis to mop up in the 2nd half. Kenny Curtis has got to be the best mop up QB in the land. In a game last year he went 14 for 15 for 191 yards and today he was 10-13 for 113 yards. Looking back at his four years with us. He's appeared in 10 games and he's connected on 42 of 49 passes. That's a 85.7% completion percentage!! Ha! Now this is all in mop up duty so don't get too pumped. We like what we gotten from Buchanan so far this season. Anyway...DiPietro gets MVP honors again in this one with 135 yards rushing and 82 yards receiving and 4 total TD's. Anderson picked up 2 more sacks to bring his season total up to 10.5. He's only 3 sacks behind the leader.

Next up - Virginia at Duke

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
T Starnes, Sammie 6-4 262 9 69 39 Saint Petersburg, FL
P Ingram, Randy 6-3 189 4 201 36 Augusta, GA
K Decker, Donnie 6-1 188 9 310 81 Sunbright, TN

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Week 10

#32 Virginia (5-2) at #12 Duke (7-0) (-8) TV2

Last season: Viginia 12 Duke 7
Career Record against opponent: 4-7

Key Injuries
T Carlos Frazier - Broken Wrist - Out 10 weeks
WR Lonnie McKnight - Separated Shoulder - Out 5 weeks
DE Vernon Moss - Pulled Quadriceps Muscle - Questionable 3 weeks
LB Wayne Jones - Strained Triceps Muscle - Questionable 3 weeks
LB Earl Johnstone - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Questionable 2 weeks

Preview - Well this game starts the hardest part of our schedule as we have a brutal 3 game stretch against Virginia...Wake and Tech. With us in the mix those are the top 4 teams in the ACC right now. Virginia beat us in an ugly 12-7 game last year. Our defense played out of their mind but Johansen just couldn't get this offense going and we ended up losing a tough one. This season the Cavs have lost two games to Rice and FSU. The Noles kinda blew them out 31-7 so we hope that's a good omen for us. RB Craig Jennings is having the best season for the Cavs offensively. He's rushed for 677 yards so far along with 10 TD's. We lost WR Lonnie McKnight in the NC State game with a separated shoulder so he'll be on the shelf for a few weeks. Moss...Jones and Johnstone could all be back in the starting lineup for this important game as we look for our 10th straight win. And we're getting TV2 respect.

Box Score: Virginia at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 10, 2014

Attendance: 32,600 (33,900).

Weather: 54 degrees, rain.

1Q: 13:04 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 22 field goal.
1Q: 09:08 VIRG - Craig Jennings 12 run.
1Q: 09:08 VIRG - Edwin Grieb extra point.

2Q: 08:27 VIRG - Malcolm Skrepenak 48 pass from Bo Stephens.
2Q: 08:27 VIRG - Edwin Grieb extra point failed.
2Q: 08:20 DUKE - Bert Ellison 93 kickoff return.
2Q: 08:20 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

3Q: 13:22 VIRG - Larry Stephens 6 pass from Bo Stephens.
3Q: 13:22 VIRG - Edwin Grieb extra point.
3Q: 07:28 DUKE - Rich Walton 2 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
3Q: 07:28 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

4Q: 13:39 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 6 run.
4Q: 13:39 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
4Q: 04:13 VIRG - Fernando Browning 62 pass from Bo Stephens.
4Q: 04:13 VIRG - Edwin Grieb extra point.
4Q: 00:15 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 33 field goal.

OT: 12:59 DUKE - Tyrell Rice 4 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
OT: 12:59 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
OT: 13:07 VIRG - Alonzo Wilcox 7 pass from Bo Stephens.
OT: 13:07 VIRG - Edwin Grieb extra point.

OT: 14:01 VIRG - Alonzo Wilcox 15 pass from Bo Stephens.
OT: 14:01 VIRG - Edwin Grieb extra point.
OT: 13:23 DUKE - Rodney DiPietro 11 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
OT: 13:23 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

OT: 13:24 DUKE - Leon Zatechka 5 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
OT: 13:24 DUKE - Jonathan Buchanan pass to Louis Salter for conversion
OT: 12:59 VIRG - Ross Fitzsimmons 12 pass from Bo Stephens.
OT: 12:59 VIRG - Craig Jennings run for conversion.

OT: 14:52 DUKE - Oscar Taylor 25 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.

Game MVP: VIRG 2 Bo Stephens

Virginia 7 6 7 7 22 - 49
Duke 3 7 7 10 28 - 55

Team Statistics VIRG DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 141 89
Passing Yards 320 310
Total Yards 461 399

Virginia Individual Statistics

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
2 Stephens 29 17 320 11.0 62 6 0

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
22 DiPietro 33 80 2.4 14 1 11 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
9 Buchanan 47 23 310 6.5 31 5 4

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
84 Finch 6 100 16.6 11 31 0
22 DiPietro 4 45 11.2 29 15 1
29 Zatechka 4 28 7.0 28 14 1
89 Rice 4 59 14.7 27 26 1
80 Taylor 2 35 17.5 9 25 1
8 Walton 1 2 2.0 11 2 1

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
23 Ellison 3 146 48.6 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
44 Johnstone 13 5 0.0 0 0 0
46 Jones 8 4 0.0 0 0 0
42 Nixon 7 6 0.0 0 0 0
77 Anderson 5 2 1.5 0 0 0
79 Van Pelt 2 1 1.0 0 0 0

Post-Game - Wow! Good news first. We scrapped our way through that game...plain and simple. Buchanan was erratic throwing 4 Ints...but somehow we pulled it together and won it. That's the good part. The bad part is that we lost the school's all-time leading rusher and all-purpose yardage gainer...Rodney DiPietro. DiPietro went down with a concussion in the 2nd OT and after the game it was determined that he has repetitive concussion syndrome. So right now he's on the shelf for 69 weeks and will most likely leave school after this season is over with. Sad...very sad. But this game was filled with ups and downs. We were at one point down 20-10 in the 3rd quarter...we then scored 14 unanswered points to take a 24-20 lead. Then the game's MVP Bo Stephens hit Fernando Browning for a 62 yard TD pass...one of his 6 in the game...to give them a 27-24 lead. But somehow we put together a last minute drive to get in FG range and Scott Ulmer made a 33 yard FG with :15 left in regulation. Then both teams went back and forth for 3 OT's scoring TD's on every possession. Then finally in the 4th OT...we were able to hold Virginia to 4th down and then they missed a FG. Finally on the first play in our possession Buchanan found Taylor in the end zone for a 25 yard TD pass. His 5th of the day. With DiPietro's injury Louis Salter takes over at RB and more pressure falls to Buchanan.

Next up - Duke at Wake Forest

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
DT Ford, Terrell 6-4 265 4 95 88 Harland, MI

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Week 11

#10 Duke (8-0) (-4) at #30 Wake Forest (7-1) TV2

Last season: Wake Forest 34 Duke 27
Career Record against opponent: 6-5

Key Injuries
RB Rodney DiPietro - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
LB Howie Glover - Broken Wrist - Out 8 weeks
WR Lonnie McKnight - Separated Shoulder - Out 5 weeks
T Carlos Frazier - Broken Wrist - Doubtful 9 weeks
DE Vernon Moss - Pulled Quadriceps Muscle - Questionable 2 weeks
LB Wayne Jones - Strained Triceps Muscle - Probable 2 weeks
WR Oscar Taylor - Broken Finger - Probable 2 weeks
LB Earl Johnstone - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Probable 1 weeks

Preview - Well look who's back in the mix. After having 7 of your last 8 seasons be losing ones...all of a sudden Wake Forest has caught fire and they're 7-1 and 5-0 in the conference. They haven't done it with blowout wins...only 2 of their 7 wins have been by margins larger than 10 points. So how have they turned it around this year? Defense. Their stats aren't gonna blow you away...but no longer are they struggling to get out of the 100's. This season their rushing defense is ranked 47th...meanwhile their passing defense is ranked 40th. To further prove that they haven't been putting up big numbers...their starting QB Teddy Barajas has only 11 TD passes this year...and his back up Donald Smith has added 4. It looks like Barajas has been battling an injured groin so they've had to rely on Smith in some games. But they've been making it work. For us...we have to make a huge adjustment now that DiPietro will no longer be in our backfield...most likely ever again. So now Louis Salter will have to step in that role. So far this year he has averaged a modest 3.28 yards per carry...so right now hope is not high. But we're still undefeated and looking to get back in the playoffs despite our setback.

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

Week 11, 2014

Attendance: 28,300 (31,500).

Weather: 70 degrees, fair.

2Q: 04:43 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 41 field goal.

3Q: 11:40 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 27 field goal.
3Q: 09:13 DUKE - Louis Salter 19 run.
3Q: 09:13 DUKE - Jonathan Buchanan pass for conversion failed.
3Q: 07:55 DUKE - Louis Salter 55 run.
3Q: 07:55 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

4Q: 12:07 DUKE - Oscar Taylor 8 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
4Q: 12:07 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
4Q: 02:22 DUKE - Neal Edwards 4 run.
4Q: 02:22 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 25 Louis Salter

Duke 0 3 16 14 - 33
Wake Forest 0 0 0 0 - 0

Team Statistics DUKE WAKE

Net Rushing Yards 234 1
Passing Yards 269 147
Total Yards 503 148

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
25 Salter 22 170 7.7 55 2 3 0
24 Rhoden 14 57 4.0 10 0 3 0
28 Edwards 2 5 2.5 4 1 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
9 Buchanan 34 19 269 7.9 28 1 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
83 Landeta 4 78 19.5 15 28 0
80 Taylor 3 29 9.6 30 11 1
84 Finch 3 51 17.0 5 20 0
25 Salter 2 24 12.0 23 13 0
29 Zatechka 2 16 8.0 8 10 0
6 Rellford 2 43 21.5 9 24 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
44 Johnstone 9 1 1.0 0 0 0
77 Anderson 5 0 2.0 0 0 0
42 Nixon 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
21 Hellestrae 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
46 Jones 2 1 1.0 1 0 0
37 Williamson 0 3 0.0 1 12 0

Post-Game - Well. This is an outcome I never expected to see. Not only did we win a big game on the road but we dominated. I don't think we really new what to do in the first quarter as we basically had about 50 yards of total offense and Salter was gaining 2-4 yards per carry...but nothing that could keep a drive going. Same goes for the 2nd quarter as we kept on plugging away...meanwhile our defense was basically shutting down the entire Deacon offense. Then I don't know what happened in the 2nd half...but we exploded. Louis Salter decided to put on a show rushing for 170 yards in his first career start along with 2 TD's. Buchanan who couldn't get anything going in the 1st half either ended up with 269 yards passing and 1 TD. Our defense though probably put on their best performance of the year in probably the most important game for us. Now we can go back home for the final big game of this trifecta.

Next up - Georgia Tech at Duke

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
QB Howe, Marshall 6-1 182 22 229 24 Augusta, KS
CB Herndon, Oliver 6-0 182 12 165 88 Tallahassee, FL

Herndon was the 2nd recruit we stole away from the Noles out of Tallahassee. DE Matthew Connell was the other player. He and Herndon were teammates at Amos P Godby High School.

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Week 12

#46 Georgia Tech (5-3) at #8 Duke (9-0) (-21) TV3

Last season: Duke 27 Georgia Tech 21
Career Record against opponent: 4-7

Key Injuries
RB Rodney DiPietro - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
LB Howie Glover - Broken Wrist - Out 7 weeks
WR Lonnie McKnight - Separated Shoulder - Out 4 weeks
T Carlos Frazier - Broken Wrist - Doubtful 8 weeks
DE Vernon Moss - Pulled Quadriceps Muscle - Probable 1 weeks
LB Wayne Jones - Strained Triceps Muscle - Probable 1 weeks
WR Oscar Taylor - Broken Finger - Probable 1 weeks

Preview - We're kind of breathing a little sigh of relief because Tech lost to Virginia last week and that's the 2nd loss in the last 3 games. But we still have a big task ahead of us since Tech has been one of our most pesky opponents in the ACC. Last week the team seemed to gell in the 2nd half and maybe we can go on one of those runs that we put together in 2012. We're getting a little healthier as the weeks go by now. Moss ...Jones and Taylor are all one week away from becoming completely healthy barring any setbacks. Looking over the Tech roster there's one guy that's scaring us a bit. WR Louie Gibson has seemed to find a connection with Georgia Tech QB's. He's caught 59 passes already this year which is 39 more than the next guy. He's also racked up 1004 receiving yards and 8 TD's. Other than that their offense doesn't pose too many problems. If we play like we did last week we should come away with the win.

Box Score: Georgia Tech at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 12, 2014

Attendance: 32,600 (33,900).

Weather: 64 degrees, fair.

1Q: 05:10 DUKE - Leon Zatechka 10 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
1Q: 05:10 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
1Q: 00:30 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 21 field goal.

2Q: 08:20 DUKE - Irving Norris 5 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
2Q: 08:20 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 01:24 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 28 field goal.

3Q: 13:16 DUKE - Ricky Landeta 14 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
3Q: 13:16 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
3Q: 12:10 GATC - Louie Gibson 45 pass from Ernie Brock.
3Q: 12:10 GATC - Frank Cohens extra point.
3Q: 06:27 DUKE - Louis Salter 7 run.
3Q: 06:27 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
3Q: 04:21 DUKE - Louis Salter 35 run.
3Q: 04:21 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

4Q: 07:19 DUKE - Oscar Taylor 4 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
4Q: 07:19 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
4Q: 01:50 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 45 field goal.

Game MVP: DUKE 25 Louis Salter

Georgia Tech 0 0 7 0 - 7
Duke 10 10 21 10 - 51

Team Statistics GATC DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 0 248
Passing Yards 190 281
Total Yards 190 529

Sacked/Yards Lost 7-38 1-6
Interceptions 4 0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 49

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
25 Salter 24 222 9.2 50 2 5 0
24 Rhoden 11 27 2.4 9 0 4 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
9 Buchanan 27 20 281 10.4 46 4 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Taylor 5 99 19.8 49 46 1
84 Finch 4 69 17.2 16 20 0
29 Zatechka 3 26 8.6 17 12 1
83 Landeta 2 30 15.0 38 16 1
39 Norris 1 5 5.0 3 5 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
77 Anderson 5 1 1.5 0 0 0
46 Jones 4 1 1.0 0 0 0
79 Van Pelt 2 0 2.0 0 0 0
94 Crook 2 0 1.0 0 0 0
97 Walker 2 1 0.5 0 0 0
31 Austin 2 1 0.0 1 20 0
23 Ellison 2 0 0.0 1 29 0
47 Cash 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
32 Fields 1 0 0.0 1 0 0
37 Williamson 1 0 0.0 1 0 0

Post-Game - Is it possible to lose the main cog in your offense yet not skip a beat? Guess so. 222 yards from Salter...281 from Buchanan...529 as a team. Boy. Oh and just 1 TD allowed by the defense. We're goin back to the playoffs!!

Next up - Duke at Maryland

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
ILB Tate, Sedrick 5-11 205 51 -- 33 Pittsburgh, PA

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Week 13

#8 Duke (10-0) (-18) at Maryland (2-8) No TV

Last season: Duke 41 Maryland 13
Career Record against opponent: 7-4

Key Injuries
RB Rodney DiPietro - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
WR Ricky Landeta - Appendectomy - Out 11
WR Lonnie McKnight - Separated Shoulder - Out 3 weeks
LB Howie Glover - Broken Wrist - Doubtful 6 weeks
T Carlos Frazier - Broken Wrist - Questionable 6 weeks

Preview - Basically we want to get through this game w/o any injuries...then we'll have 3 weeks off to heal up some of our exsisting nicks. Carlos Frazier is now questionable but we'll no doubt keep him out of this game and he should be ready to go in the playoffs. Same with McKnight and Glover. Not sure if we'll see Landeta at all the rest of this season. Maryland has really struggled this year as their 0-7 conference records indicates. Win or lose we're playoff bound.

Box Score: Duke at Maryland
College Park, MD.

Week 13, 2014

Attendance: 27,800 (48,100).

Weather: 44 degrees, rain.

1Q: 09:42 DUKE - Louis Salter 21 run.
1Q: 09:42 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

2Q: 10:49 DUKE - Oscar Taylor 43 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
2Q: 10:49 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 05:18 DUKE - Donald Rhoden 9 run.
2Q: 05:18 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
2Q: 03:56 DUKE - Louis Salter 8 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
2Q: 03:56 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.

3Q: 13:31 DUKE - Louis Salter 98 run.
3Q: 13:31 DUKE - Scott Ulmer extra point.
3Q: 09:49 DUKE - Scott Ulmer 44 field goal.

4Q: 08:21 DUKE - Tom Lofton 29 field goal.

Game MVP: DUKE 25 Louis Salter

Duke 7 21 10 3 - 41
Maryland 0 0 0 0 - 0

Team Statistics DUKE MARY

Net Rushing Yards 367 3
Passing Yards 180 70
Total Yards 547 73

3rd Down Plays 6/14 1/15

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
25 Salter 18 233 12.9 98 2 4 0
24 Rhoden 18 108 6.0 27 1 2 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
9 Buchanan 17 9 133 7.8 43 2 1
7 Curtis 14 6 47 3.3 12 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Taylor 4 85 21.2 48 43 1
25 Salter 4 19 4.7 29 9 1
89 Rice 2 40 20.0 6 30 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
94 Crook 5 0 2.0 0 0 0
31 Austin 5 3 0.0 1 41 0
58 Richmond 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
44 Johnstone 3 4 0.0 0 0 0
79 Van Pelt 2 1 1.0 0 0 0

Post-Game - So why don't we just finish up the year with a school record 367 rushing yards...breaking the old record by 107 yards. Then we'll finish with the 3rd highest total yards in a single game with 547. Then the D held the Terps to the 2nd fewest total yards in single game with 73. Salter finishes the regular season with 233 yards on the ground and takes home MVP honors. Now the negatives...we lose Scott Ulmer for the rest of the season...but right now we don't care.

Next up - Bye week.

[MikeVick7]

Week 14

Bye week

Key Injuries
RB Rodney DiPietro - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
K Scott Ulmer - Broken Clavicle - Out season
WR Ricky Landeta - Appendectomy - Out 10 weeks
LB Howie Glover - Broken Wrist - Doubtful 5 weeks
T Carlos Frazier - Broken Wrist - Questionable 5 weeks
WR Lonnie McKnight - Separated Shoulder - Questionable 2 weeks

Next up - Bye week.

[MikeVick7]

Week 15

Bye week

Key Injuries
RB Rodney DiPietro - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
K Scott Ulmer - Broken Clavicle - Out season
WR Ricky Landeta - Appendectomy - Out 9 weeks
LB Howie Glover - Broken Wrist - Questionable 5 weeks
T Carlos Frazier - Broken Wrist - Probable 4 weeks
WR Lonnie McKnight - Separated Shoulder - Probable 1 weeks

Next up - Bye week.

[MikeVick7]

Week 16

Bye week

Key Injuries
RB Rodney DiPietro - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
K Scott Ulmer - Broken Clavicle - Out season
WR Ricky Landeta - Appendectomy - Out 8 weeks
LB Howie Glover - Broken Wrist - Questionable 4 weeks
T Carlos Frazier - Broken Wrist - Probable 3 weeks

Next up - Duke vs Central Florida

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Week 17 - Round of Sixteen

#5 Duke (11-0) vs #12 Central Florida (12-1) (E) TV3

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

Key Injuries
RB Rodney DiPietro - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
K Scott Ulmer - Broken Clavicle - Out season
WR Ricky Landeta - Appendectomy - Out 8 weeks
LB Howie Glover - Broken Wrist - Questionable 3 weeks
T Carlos Frazier - Broken Wrist - Probable 2 weeks

Preview - Well after a year off...we make it back to the playoffs. It's a nice feeling no doubt. Our first opponent is going to be a team that we've never faced before in Central Florida. Just like Wake Forest...the Golden Knights like to put it in the air. So much so that they are the #1 rated passing offense in the nation. They're #1 in completions (315)...attempts (505) and yards (4194). And the QB that's responsible for all this damage is Brent Walker. Brent has thrown for 3633 of the 4194 yards and he's thrown 37 TD's...but the one number that sticks out is that he's also thrown 20 Ints. Three WR's have caught at least 10 TD's passes inluding their leading receiver Corwin Cabbage...yes Cabbage. Fortunately for us however...he acquired some ACL damage to his knee and won't be playing for the rest of the year. Defensively they're led by DE Joe Anderson who has an amazing 19 sacks on the year to go with his 26 TFL's. Teamwise they are very good against the run but below average vs the pass. We're definitely on a roll right now and it couldn't have come at a better time in the season. The only blow we had last week was losing our kicker Scott Ulmer. If any games come down to a kicking match...we won't win.

Box Score: Duke vs Central Florida
Wilmington, NC.

Round of Sixteen, 2014

Attendance: 27,400 (40,400).

Weather: 54 degrees, fair.

1Q: 08:08 DUKE - Preston Broughton 24 field goal.
1Q: 04:03 DUKE - Louis Salter 82 run.
1Q: 04:03 DUKE - Preston Broughton extra point.

2Q: 11:48 DUKE - Preston Broughton 31 field goal.
2Q: 06:11 DUKE - Tyrell Rice 14 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
2Q: 06:11 DUKE - Preston Broughton extra point.
2Q: 01:40 CFLA - Kurt Willis 18 pass from Brent Walker.
2Q: 01:40 CFLA - Rod Cottle extra point.
2Q: 00:20 DUKE - Preston Broughton 25 field goal.

3Q: 11:11 DUKE - Lonnie McKnight 3 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
3Q: 11:11 DUKE - Preston Broughton extra point.

4Q: 12:05 CFLA - Kurt Willis 14 pass from Brent Walker.
4Q: 12:05 CFLA - Brent Walker pass to Kurt Willis for conversion
4Q: 07:13 DUKE - Louis Salter 14 run.
4Q: 07:13 DUKE - Preston Broughton extra point.
4Q: 04:50 DUKE - Preston Broughton 41 field goal.
4Q: 00:25 DUKE - Geoff Rellford 2 pass from Kenny Curtis.
4Q: 00:25 DUKE - Preston Broughton extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 77 Lenny Anderson

Duke 10 13 7 17 - 47
Central Florida 0 7 0 8 - 15

Team Statistics DUKE CFLA

Net Rushing Yards 234 51
Passing Yards 269 240
Total Yards 503 291

Sacked/Yards Lost 2-22 5-37
Interceptions 1 3
Avg. Drive Start OWN 45 OWN 29

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
25 Salter 31 190 6.1 82 2 8 0
24 Rhoden 3 41 13.6 36 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
9 Buchanan 27 16 246 9.1 43 2 1
7 Curtis 3 3 23 7.6 12 1 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Taylor 4 71 17.7 36 22 0
4 McKnight 4 78 19.5 31 43 1
89 Rice 4 45 11.2 28 16 1
29 Zatechka 3 43 14.3 29 15 0
6 Rellford 2 11 5.5 13 9 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
31 Austin 7 1 0.0 0 0 0
42 Nixon 5 1 0.0 1 0 0
77 Anderson 3 3 3.5 0 0 0
33 Bernier 3 2 0.0 1 49 0
37 Williamson 3 1 0.0 1 10 0
96 Moss 2 0 1.0 0 0 0

Post-Game - Our offensive roll continues as we racked up 503 total yards of offense and blew out the Knights 47-15. The game started out with the defense all over QB Brent Walker. Game MVP Lenny Anderson had 3 sacks not even halfway through the first quarter and ended up with 3.5. The defense as a whole ended up with 5 sacks and intercepted Walker 3 times. Then on offense it was business as usual...Salter had 190 yards on the ground along with 2 TD's and Oscar Taylor and Lonnie McKnight had 71 and 78 yards receiving respectively. We even had a blocked punt today as Vincent Bernier blocked a punt in the first quarter and our scoring actually started after the blocked punt. And we have to give it up to replacement kicker Preston Broughton. He was 4 of 5 in the FG dept and didn't miss an XP all day.

Next up - San Diego State vs Duke

[MikeVick7]

Week 18 - Quarterfinals

#4 Duke (12-0) (-5) vs #3 San Diego State (12-0) TV1

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

Key Injuries
RB Rodney DiPietro - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out season
K Scott Ulmer - Broken Clavicle - Out season
WR Ricky Landeta - Appendectomy - Out 7 weeks
LB Howie Glover - Broken Wrist - Probable 2 weeks
T Carlos Frazier - Broken Wrist - Probable 1 weeks

Preview - For the 2nd week in a row we face a team that runs a Single Back offense. Last week we took on the top rated pass offense in the nation...this week we take on the 4th ranked team in San Diego State. The difference in the two teams is the experience of the QB. UCF had a somewhat inexperienced QB leading their offense...but this week it's a totally different story. The Aztec's QB is Sr Fred Guenther and Guenther is the NCAA's all-time leader in TD passes thrown with 138 and 2nd all-time in passing yards with 12,896. Some very lofty numbers indeed. His main target this year is another Sr Antoine Nece. Nece this season has 62 catches for 1120 yards and 17 TD's. He along with the other starting WR Johnny Cooley have combined for 27 TD catches between the two of them. We escaped any additonal injuries last week and like our chances against another pro-passing team. We've had really good results against passing teams this year. The combined score in games against Wake...Tech and UCF was 131-22. Again the big difference here is that Guenther is a true stud and it's gonna be hard to bottle him up. Let's see if DE Lenny Anderson...who know has 19 sacks on the year...can havesome affect on him. For us...Louis Salter now has 999 rushing yards in just 4 starts this year and 8 TD runs. If we can continue to run the ball like we have...we feel good about this one as well.

Box Score: Duke vs San Diego State
Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Playoff Quarterfinals, 2014

Attendance: 53,500 (72,600).

Weather: 74 degrees, fair.

2Q: 11:22 DUKE - Preston Broughton 29 field goal.
2Q: 04:21 DUKE - Leon Zatechka 2 run.
2Q: 04:21 DUKE - Preston Broughton extra point.

3Q: 09:06 DUKE - Oscar Taylor 22 pass from Jonathan Buchanan.
3Q: 09:06 DUKE - Preston Broughton extra point.
3Q: 08:58 SDST - Mercury Blundin 86 kickoff return.
3Q: 08:58 SDST - Tracy Carr extra point.

4Q: 08:47 SDST - Antoine Nece 4 pass from Fred Guenther.
4Q: 08:47 SDST - Tracy Carr extra point.
4Q: 01:13 SDST - Rex Oliver 4 run.
4Q: 01:13 SDST - Tracy Carr extra point.

Game MVP: SDST 95 Shawn Paulsen

Duke 0 10 7 0 - 17
San Diego State 0 0 7 14 - 21

Team Statistics DUKE SDST

Net Rushing Yards 74 93
Passing Yards 303 237
Total Yards 377 330

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
25 Salter 25 69 2.7 13 0 10 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
9 Buchanan 32 18 303 9.4 32 1 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Taylor 4 99 24.7 48 32 1
4 McKnight 4 58 14.5 17 20 0
25 Salter 3 53 17.6 52 25 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
44 Johnstone 9 3 1.0 0 0 0
31 Austin 8 1 0.0 0 0 0
77 Anderson 4 0 1.0 0 0 0
42 Nixon 4 1 0.0 1 0 0
79 Van Pelt 1 0 1.0 0 0 0
37 Williamson 1 0 0.0 1 0 0

Post-Game - This one hurt...I'll admit it. It's never fun to be up 17-0 and then have a really good defense give up 14 points in the 4th quarter to lose in the quarterfinals to a very game Aztec squad. We again dominated through the 2 1/2 quarters. Then SDSU gained a little momentum after we scored to make it 17-0 and then Mercury Blundin took the kickoff back 86 yards for a TD. Then that led to two more TD's by the Aztecs in the 4th with the last coming with 1:13 left in the game as Rex Oliver ran it in from 4 yards out. I think the credit has to go to the Aztec run defense as they held Salter to 69 yards on 25 carries and no TD's. I think that definitely was the difference in the game.

Well another loss in the quarters...the squad if definitely young...so I think we'll be back for more next season.

Next up - The offseason.

[MikeVick7]

Playoff Games for 2014

Game Matchup
Championship Game Stanford (15-0) 44, San Diego State (14-1) 33

Semifinal Game 1 San Diego State (14-1) 38, Rice (13-2) 7
Semifinal Game 2 Stanford (15-0) 37, Notre Dame (11-4) 0

Quarterfinal Game 1 San Diego State (14-1) 21, Duke (12-1) 17
Quarterfinal Game 2 Rice (13-2) 55, Alabama (12-2) 3
Quarterfinal Game 3 Stanford (15-0) 20, Boston College (11-2) 17
Quarterfinal Game 4 Notre Dame (11-4) 41, Michigan (12-1) 13

Second Round Game 1 Rice (13-2) 27, Tulane (10-2) 16
Second Round Game 2 San Diego State (14-1) 31, Ketchikan (12-1) 13
Second Round Game 3 Boston College (11-2) 42, Florida (11-3) 9
Second Round Game 4 Duke (12-1) 47, Central Florida (12-2) 15
Second Round Game 5 Alabama (12-2) 35, UCLA (10-3) 28
Second Round Game 6 Stanford (15-0) 75, Middle Tennessee State (11-2) 0
Second Round Game 7 Notre Dame (11-4) 20, Texas (11-2) 17
Second Round Game 8 Michigan (12-1) 35, Georgia (9-4) 18

First Round Game 1 UCLA (10-3) 23, Penn State (10-2) 17
First Round Game 2 Rice (13-2) 19, Miami of Ohio (9-3) 3
First Round Game 3 Florida (11-3) 31, Western Michigan (7-6) 6
First Round Game 4 Middle Tennessee State (11-2) 14, USC (9-3) 13
First Round Game 5 Notre Dame (11-4) 35, Illinois (9-3) 13
First Round Game 6 Georgia (9-4) 38, Hawaii (10-2) 30
First Round Game 7 Central Florida (12-2) 45, Pittsburgh (9-3) 27
First Round Game 8 Ketchikan (12-1) 45, Utah (9-3) 7

Well our boys from SDSU almost did it against Stanford but no dice. Stanford appears to be the new powerhouse in college football. They've certainly stole enough of our recruits in the past years. We'll get them back damnit.

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Final ACC Standings

2014 Season Standings, Atlantic Coast

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
**Duke 12 1 0 .923 523 149 8 0 0 1.000 339 104 Lost 1
Virginia 8 3 0 .727 440 250 6 2 0 .750 340 204 Won 3
Wake Forest 8 3 0 .727 334 265 6 2 0 .750 239 187 Lost 1
Georgia Tech 6 5 0 .545 325 318 5 3 0 .625 212 197 Lost 1
Florida State 6 5 0 .545 293 206 5 3 0 .625 216 116 Lost 1
North Carolina 3 8 0 .272 227 295 3 5 0 .375 181 190 Won 2
North Carolina State 3 8 0 .272 188 395 2 6 0 .250 145 329 Lost 2
Clemson 2 9 0 .181 136 300 1 7 0 .125 84 235 Lost 3
Maryland 2 9 0 .181 191 348 0 8 0 .000 100 294 Lost 8


Final Top 25

Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Stanford 15-0 P10 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.76 2.76 1
Michigan 12-1 B10 2.25 2.00 1.00 0.96 6.21 2
San Diego State 14-1 MTW 2.75 4.50 1.00 0.60 8.85 3
Rice 13-2 WAC 4.75 4.50 2.00 0.48 11.73 4
**Duke 12-1 ACC 4.50 7.00 1.00 2.84 15.34 5
Boston College 11-2 BEC 4.00 8.00 2.00 1.84 15.84 6
Alabama 12-2 SEC 8.00 7.50 2.00 1.32 18.82 7
Texas 11-2 B12 14.25 3.00 2.00 1.72 20.97 8
Notre Dame 11-4 IND 9.75 8.50 4.00 0.04 22.29 9
Ketchikan 12-1 SCE 7.00 12.50 1.00 2.44 22.94 10
Florida 11-3 SEC 15.00 9.00 3.00 2.68 29.68 11
Central Florida 12-2 MUS 9.25 16.00 2.00 3.32 30.57 12
UCLA 10-3 P10 13.75 13.00 3.00 1.52 31.27 13
Penn State 10-2 B10 15.25 12.50 2.00 4.48 34.23 14
Middle Tennessee State 11-2 SBT 15.75 14.00 2.00 3.00 34.75 15
USC 9-3 P10 13.75 23.50 3.00 0.24 40.49 16
Hawaii 10-2 WAC 20.25 14.00 2.00 4.40 40.65 17
Syracuse 9-2 BEC 18.25 16.50 2.00 4.56 41.31 18
Miami of Ohio 9-3 MUS 19.75 18.50 3.00 3.44 44.69 19
Wisconsin 8-3 B10 21.00 18.00 3.00 3.52 45.52 20
LSU 9-2 SEC 18.50 24.50 2.00 3.08 48.08 21
Illinois 9-3 B10 22.00 22.00 3.00 1.64 48.64 22
Georgia 9-4 SEC 16.50 33.50 4.00 0.32 54.32 23
Utah 9-3 MTW 23.25 25.00 3.00 3.40 54.65 24
Tennessee 8-3 SEC 25.50 23.50 3.00 2.96 54.96 25

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Post Season Awards

League-Wide Awards First-Team Awards for 2014

Award Player Team
**Punter Oliver Shepard Duke

Atlantic Coast Major Awards for 2014

Award Player Team
**Conference MVP Jonathan Buchanan Duke
Top Offensive Player Louie Gibson Georgia Tech
**Top Defensive Player Lenny Anderson Duke
Top Offensive Freshman Bennie Zuck Florida State
Top Defensive Freshman Blake Barclay Virginia

Atlantic Coast First-Team Awards for 2014

Award Player Team
**Quarterback Jonathan Buchanan Duke
**Running Back Rodney DiPietro Duke
**Tight End Tyrell Rice Duke
**Wide Receiver Oscar Taylor Duke
**Center Benjamin Wooden Duke
**Offensive Guard Preston Zahursky Duke
**Offensive Tackle Edwin McIntyre Duke
**Punter Oliver Shepard Duke
**Kicker Scott Ulmer Duke
**Defensive End Lenny Anderson Duke
**Cornerback Bert Ellison Duke

Atlantic Coast Second-Team Awards for 2014

Award Player Team
**Running Back Louis Salter Duke
**Fullback Leon Zatechka Duke
**Offensive Guard Heath Bowers Duke
**Inside Linebacker Earl Johnstone Duke
**Safety Jake Nixon Duke

You know you have a good season when one of your RB's gets 1st team honors and the other RB gets 2nd team honors. We had our best showing in the conference in the 12 years of playing...especially with the number of 1st teamers that we had.

The National Player of the Year is San Diego State QB Fred Guenther. Hey I'll give this guy some props. He's the all-time NCAA leader in passing yards and passing TD's...plus he guided his team past us in the playoffs.

Passing: 255-439 for 4132 yards...41 TD's and 20 Ints

Career Passing Numbers:

894-1531 for 13,525 yards...141 TD's and 51 Ints

[MikeVick7]

2014 Summary for Duke

Record: 12-1
Rank: 6

Duke Team Rank
Rushes 528 13
Rushing Yards 2502 11
Yards Per Carry 4.73 11
Pass Attempts 380 26
Completions 226 17
Passing Yards 3294 13
Yards Per Attempt 8.66 24
3rd Down Conversions 39.1 34
Points Per Game 40.2 8
Turnovers 16 26 (T)
Turnover Margin +9 19 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 418 76 (T)
Rushing Yards 767 4
Yards Per Carry 1.83 1
Pass Attempts 366 110
Completions 149 14 (T)
Passing Yards 2099 31
Yards Per Attempt 5.73 10
3rd Down Conversions 22.1 3
Points Per Game 11.4 3
Turnovers 25 27 (T)

Primary Formation: Pro Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
2 44 UNOR (65) 0
3 35 at NEBR (59) 6
4 41 INDI (117) 3
5 17 at FLST (44) 14
6 34 NCAR (96) 3
8 63 at NCST (99) 24
9 45 CLEM (107) 7
10 55 VIRG (31) 49
11 33 at WAKE (40) 0
12 51 GATC (52) 7
13 41 at MARY (108) 0
17 47 vs CFLA (15) 15
18 17 vs SDST (4) 21

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
9 Buchanan QB 334 197 3001 8.98 32 11
7 Curtis QB 32 20 194 6.06 2 2
Team --- 380 226 3294 8.66 34 13

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
22 DiPietro RB 213 1123 5.27 15 60 103
25 Salter RB 176 1068 6.06 8 44 55
24 Rhoden RB 49 249 5.08 1 10 10
9 Buchanan QB 41 -21 -0.51 0 24 140
Team --- 528 2502 4.73 27 158 355

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
80 Taylor WR 77 41 822 20.0 370 10
4 McKnight WR 45 29 581 20.0 243 6
89 Rice TE 44 29 361 12.4 145 5
83 Landeta WR 42 23 398 17.3 99 1
29 Zatechka FB 41 28 250 8.9 137 3
22 DiPietro RB 35 27 285 10.5 193 3
6 Rellford WR 26 8 110 13.7 60 1
84 Finch WR 26 14 232 16.5 33 0
25 Salter RB 21 14 150 10.7 127 2
Team --- 380 226 3294 14.5 1482 34

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
31 Austin S 60 22 0.0 8 3 9
77 Anderson DE 50 18 20.0 26 0 0
44 Johnstone ILB 48 24 3.0 13 1 6
46 Jones OLB 46 14 2.5 10 1 7
42 Nixon S 45 22 0.0 8 4 14
58 Richmond OLB 40 10 0.0 8 1 6
93 Sedor ILB 33 14 1.5 13 1 4
94 Crook DT 31 10 8.0 14 0 0
33 Bernier CB 29 6 0.0 3 1 4
97 Walker DT 24 6 4.0 10 0 0
23 Ellison CB 20 10 0.0 2 3 5
79 Van Pelt DE 18 8 10.0 14 0 0
90 Catalano DT 17 6 0.0 2 0 0
71 Andersen DT 17 4 1.0 3 0 1
37 Williamson CB 17 9 0.0 2 6 2
80 Taylor WR 15 0 0.0 0 0 0
40 Glover OLB 14 5 0.0 2 0 0
Team --- 643 208 53.0 144 22 63

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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 Jonathan Buchanan 32 2014
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 Lenny Anderson 20 2014
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 Rodney DiPietro 4213 2014
Rushing Touchdowns Rodney DiPietro 50 2014
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 Rodney DiPietro 60 2014
All-Purpose Yards Rodney DiPietro 5988 2014