TCY - Let's Go Duke! Let's Go Duke! (Year 3)

[MikeVick7]

Welcome to year 3 of my Duke Blue Devils TCY Dynasty. You can read the dominance that was....year 1 & 2 below.

Year 1 (2-10) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=25759)
Year 2 (2-9) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=25870)

Our emails tell us that T Gene Walker has left the team due to lack of playing time. I guess we couldn't help it that he was bad.

And our Syndicate Coordinator Preston Leaf left the school as he took a job with Illinois. Not a huge loss here.

Hirings
Syndicate Coordinator - Wesley Rhodes 51. The loss of Leaf was a little bit bigger blow than we thought as there wasn't a whole lot available. Rhodes is decent in Eligibility and good at Donations but terrible at Investigations. We'll just stay away from bribing the new recruits. ;)

We are only able to hire on one other staff member (South West Scout) as the pickins are slim. So Jorgensen and Curtis will be back as Offensive and Defensive Coordinators respectively.

Scheduling

2005 Duke Schedule

Rival: North Carolina
Stadium Capacity: 33,900
Season Tickets Sold: 8,100

Week Opponent
3 at Northwestern
4 NEW MEXICO STATE
$$5 at (31) Virginia
$$6 (29) NORTH CAROLINA STATE
$$7 at (16) Georgia Tech
$$8 at (5) Florida State
9 at Sitka
$$10 (46) MARYLAND
$$11 (50) CLEMSON
$$12 at (39) Wake Forest
$$13 NORTH CAROLINA

We accepted a couple of home and homes this year so are scheduling is locked up next year as well. Northwestern seems to be a permanent non-conference game on our schedule...we play them in Week 3. Then we have a home game against New Mexico State in Week 4. Finally we accepted an away game up in the great state of Alaska against Sitka in Week 9.

Recruiting Summary
Pos Name Ht Wt Cur Fut AP Hometown
T Godfrey, JJ 6-6 289 27 77 54 Mastic Beach, NY
WR Huffman, Kerry 6-0 182 18 75 ? Dallas, TX
G Holmes, Randal 6-1 268 21 71 75 Shiprock, NM
S Hardy, Stephen 5-9 163 21 64 4 Houston, TX
DE Brennan, Bucky 6-4 226 2 64 43 Florence, MS
QB Belser, Joseph 6-2 210 9 62 ? Macon, GA
C Eccles, Gilbert 6-3 258 5 61 ? White Bear Lake, MN
LB Meadows, Robert 6-0 216 24 58 100 Tucson, AZ
FB Castillo, Travis 6-1 217 26 57 91 Lillington, NC
RB Cooley, Lamont 5-8 185 30 50 98 Memphis, TN
CB Stokes, Terrell 6-0 163 10 49 22 Mobridge, SD
FB Shaw, Marco 6-1 221 19 47 ? Erie, PA
CB Back, Daryl 6-1 178 13 42 60 Ripley, MS
C Siler, Deron 6-6 296 19 40 88 Brooklyn, NY
QB Bates, Harris 6-4 190 19 40 ? Houston, TX
G Wilson, Brant 6-4 271 2 38 ? Hamilton, IL
We didn't get the top notch recruits like we had hoped for...but we did get solid kids and ones that are better than anything on our roster. Our overall recruiting ranking was #33.

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Starting Lineups

Offense

Kimball, Matt 3 QB So 6-5 230
Hammond, Charlie 46 RB Sr 6-1 209
Castillo, Travis 22 FB Fr 6-1 227
McGarrahan, Myron 85 TE So 6-5 258
Duncan, Vincent 84 WR So 6-1 214
Lucero, Dusty 82 WR So 6-0 202

Ramsey, Alonzo 55 C So* 6-2 263
Brookshire, Kenneth 64 G Jr 6-4 286
Holmes, Randal 77 G Fr 6-1 276
Malone, Zack 65 T Sr 6-6 300
Godfrey, J.J. 63 T Fr 6-6 297

Kimball - Started final two games last year and showed some spark. His job for the year.
Hammond - Ran the ball well when we had the chance to run the ball
Castillo - Good but young all-around FB.
McGarrahan - Started all 11 games as a Freshman. Had 3 TD catches.
Duncan - Led the team in receptions last year with 23.
Lucero - Sat out most of Fr season with a broken wrist.
O-Line - Malone is only returning starter but probably the most talent we've had on the line in my tenure.

Padgett, Wesley 93 DE Jr* 6-2 239
Brennan, Bucky 99 DE Fr 6-4 241
Sikma, Emmanuel 79 DT Sr 6-2 270
Woodard, Tommie 92 DT So 6-3 267

Hickman, Hunter 45 ILB So 6-3 242
Markham, Wayne 50 SOLB So 6-4 222
Meadows, Robert 44 WOLB Fr 6-0 225

Howe, Ricky 20 CB Sr* 6-0 183
Turnbull, Derrick 27 CB So 6-0 188
Shepard, Xavier 26 FS So 5-11 192
Hardy, Stephen 43 SS Fr 5-9 176

Padgett - Returning starter but that's not saying much. Our DE's are our weakness.
Brennan - Really not ready to start as a Frosh but we don't have anything else.
Sikma - Was 1st Team All-ACC as a Soph. Third year starter.
Woodard - Our best starter along the line. Started all 11 games as a Frosh
Hickman - ACC Freshman Defensive Player of the Year. Led the team in tackles.
Markham - Hampered most of the year with injuries.
Meadows - Gets the nod as a freshman.
Howe - Starter by default.
Turnbull - Our best overall defensive player. Returned 2 Int's for TD's last year.
Shepard - Second leading tackler as a Freshman.
Hardy - Lot of po. Just underdeveloped.

Mitchell, Benjamin 6 P Jr* 6-1 191
Collins, Leroy 4 K So 5-10 182

Mitchell - ACC 1st Team as a Punter last year.
Collins - Our highest rated player (current potential).

[MikeVick7]

ACC Predictions

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Florida State 0-0 ACC 5.00 4.00 0.00 0.12 9.12 5
Georgia Tech 0-0 ACC 16.00 15.50 0.00 0.16 31.66 15
North Carolina State 0-0 ACC 29.00 33.50 0.00 0.28 62.78 29
Virginia 0-0 ACC 31.00 35.50 0.00 0.32 66.82 32
Wake Forest 0-0 ACC 39.00 43.00 0.00 0.36 82.36 39
Maryland 0-0 ACC 46.00 49.50 0.00 0.20 95.70 45
Clemson 0-0 ACC 50.00 58.00 0.00 0.04 108.0451
North Carolina 0-0 ACC 92.00 94.00 0.00 0.24 186.2490
**Duke 0-0 ACC 109.00113.000.00 0.08 222.08110

Florida State gets the nod in the pre-season for the 2nd season in row. No surprise where we're thought to finish.

Pre-Season Top 25

Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Texas 0-0 B12 2.00 1.50 0.00 1.20 4.70 1
Oklahoma 0-0 B12 1.00 3.00 0.00 1.12 5.12 2
Michigan 0-0 B10 3.00 3.50 0.00 0.52 7.02 3
Georgia 0-0 SEC 4.00 3.00 0.00 2.08 9.08 4
Florida State 0-0 ACC 5.00 4.00 0.00 0.12 9.12 5
Miami of Florida 0-0 BEC 6.00 6.00 0.00 1.36 13.36 6
UCLA 0-0 P10 7.00 7.50 0.00 1.88 16.38 7
Ohio State 0-0 B10 11.00 9.00 0.00 0.68 20.68 8
Florida 0-0 SEC 8.00 11.00 0.00 2.04 21.04 9
Texas A&M 0-0 B12 10.00 10.00 0.00 1.24 21.24 10
Nebraska 0-0 B12 9.00 16.50 0.00 1.04 26.54 11
Tennessee 0-0 SEC 13.00 14.50 0.00 2.20 29.70 12
Wisconsin 0-0 B10 17.00 13.00 0.00 0.80 30.80 13
Penn State 0-0 B10 12.00 18.50 0.00 0.72 31.22 14
Georgia Tech 0-0 ACC 16.00 15.50 0.00 0.16 31.66 15
Notre Dame 0-0 IND 15.00 13.00 0.00 4.56 32.56 16
Alabama 0-0 SEC 14.00 20.00 0.00 2.28 36.28 17
Iowa 0-0 B10 20.00 16.00 0.00 0.48 36.48 18
Boise State 0-0 WAC 18.00 18.50 0.00 3.24 39.74 19
Purdue 0-0 B10 21.00 21.50 0.00 0.76 43.26 20
Washington 0-0 P10 24.00 18.50 0.00 1.96 44.46 21
Stanford 0-0 P10 22.00 21.00 0.00 1.84 44.84 22
Pittsburgh 0-0 BEC 19.00 26.00 0.00 1.40 46.40 23
Boston College 0-0 BEC 26.00 21.50 0.00 1.32 48.82 24
USC 0-0 P10 23.00 25.00 0.00 1.92 49.92 25
**Duke 0-0 ACC 109.00113.000.00 0.08 222.08110

Texas gets the nod over last year's national champion OU. Florida St is the highest ranked ACC team at four.

[MikeVick7]

Week 1 & 2

Bye.

Next up - at Northwestern.

[MikeVick7]

Week 3

Duke (0-0) at Northwestern (0-1) (-5) No TV

Last season: 34-18 Dukies

Key Injuries - None

Preview - Northwestern had the unfortunate luck of playing USC in Week 2 and got slaughtered 58-10. I know how that feels. Ellis Rhodes had a rough week at QB going 10-23 for 160 yards and 3 Int's. He's a 2nd year starter. We've unbelievably won both games in this series and hope to continue that streak.

Box Score: Duke at Northwestern
Chicago, IL.

Week 3, 2005

Attendance: 38,200 (47,100).


Weather: 72 degrees, fair.

1Q: 09:10 UNOR - Dixon Garrett 7 pass from Ellis Rhodes.
1Q: 09:10 UNOR - Ernest Maxwell extra point.

2Q: 12:46 DUKE - Leroy Collins 21 field goal.
2Q: 07:07 UNOR - D.J. Newman 18 pass from Ellis Rhodes.
2Q: 07:07 UNOR - Ernest Maxwell extra point.
2Q: 01:29 DUKE - Myron McGarrahan 12 pass from Matt Kimball.
2Q: 01:29 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.

3Q: 07:54 UNOR - Hunter Lindsay 2 run.
3Q: 07:54 UNOR - Ernest Maxwell extra point.

4Q: 10:38 DUKE - Charlie Hammond 2 run.
4Q: 10:38 DUKE - Charlie Hammond run for conversion failed.
4Q: 06:09 DUKE - Dusty Lucero 18 pass from Matt Kimball.
4Q: 06:09 DUKE - Matt Kimball pass to Vincent Duncan for conversion

Game MVP: DUKE 85 Myron McGarrahan

Duke 0 10 0 14 - 24
Northwestern 7 7 7 0 - 21

Team Statistics DUKE UNOR

Net Rushing Yards 136 143
Passing Yards 266 111
Total Yards 402 254

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
46 Hammond 15 38 2.5 13 1 4 0
36 Cooley 15 94 6.2 24 0 2 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Kimball 37 19 266 7.1 34 2 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
5 Huffman 5 111 22.2 30 34 0
82 Lucero 4 41 10.2 19 18 1
85 McGarrahan 3 48 16.0 29 30 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
45 Hickman 7 2 0.0 0 0 0
50 Markham 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
26 Shepard 6 1 0.0 0 0 0

Wow. We had to really work for that one. NU went up 21-10 at one point after a Hunter Lindsay 2 yd TD run with 7:54 left in the 3rd. But then our O and D stepped up as we got a TD run from Charlie Hammond to bring it to 21-16. Then an 18 yd pass to Dusty Lucero...plus the two point conversion to put us up 24-21. Kimball had an up and down game but didn't turn the ball over so that's all we can ask for him at this point.

Next up - New Mexico State comes to Durham

[MikeVick7]

Week 4

New Mexico State (0-2) at #48 Duke (1-0) (-8) No TV

Key Injuries
RB Charlie Hammond - Turf Toe - Unknown

Preview - I'm kinda giddy...we have a ranking by our name. We're enjoying it while it lasts. New Mex St comes into this game at 0-2. Both losses have been on the road 24-3 to Anchorage and 49-7 to Tennessee. They like us run a Pro-Form so hopefully our D can use that to their advantage. The only individual performer that sticks out is RB Leslie Strobel who has 209 yards rushing on only 20 carries. I hope Hammond's turf toe injury doesn't affect him too much this year.

Box Score: New Mexico State at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 4, 2005

Attendance: 14,100 (33,900).


Weather: 59 degrees, fair.

1Q: 10:40 DUKE - Charlie Hammond 8 run.
1Q: 10:40 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.

2Q: 14:04 DUKE - Kerry Huffman 17 pass from Matt Kimball.
2Q: 14:04 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.
2Q: 00:31 NMST - Brandon Michel 76 fumble return.
2Q: 00:31 NMST - Quinn Cote extra point.

4Q: 14:52 DUKE - Leroy Collins 30 field goal.
4Q: 03:54 DUKE - Lamont Cooley 8 run.
4Q: 03:54 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 45 Hunter Hickman

New Mexico State 0 7 0 0 - 7
Duke 7 7 0 10 - 24

Team Statistics NMST DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 49 173
Passing Yards 168 272
Total Yards 217 445

Sacked/Yards Lost 9-50 0-0

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
46 Hammond 22 75 3.4 18 1 5 0
36 Cooley 11 81 7.3 29 1 2 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Kimball 40 22 272 6.8 42 1 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
5 Huffman 7 87 12.4 42 21 1
46 Hammond 5 22 4.4 4 8 0
85 McGarrahan 4 52 13.0 18 17 0
84 Duncan 3 65 21.6 11 42 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
50 Markham 9 3 0.0 0 0 0
45 Hickman 6 0 2.0 0 0 0
44 Meadows 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
79 Sikma 4 3 2.0 0 0 0

Despite the final score...we really struggled to put this team away. It was still 14-7 after three...but our D came alive in the 4th and we got a Lamont Cooley 8 yd run to put it away with 3:54 left in the game. Our D had a school record 9 sacks on the day and the MVP of the game Hunter Hickman had 2 of them along with 6 tackles. Matt Kimball broke the school record for most passing yards for the 2nd game in a row by throwing for 272. The only score given up on the day was a fumble return by their D. We're 2-0 for the first time.

Next up - Back down to reality at Virginia.

[MikeVick7]

Week 5

#43 Duke (2-0) at #48 Virginia (1-1) (-13)

Last season: 55-0 at Viginia

Key Injuries
RB Charlie Hammond - Turf Toe - Unknown

Preview - Virginia has just owned us in our two previous meetings. They've outscored us 106-10. So far this year...the Cavs are 1-1 with a loss at Utah and a win at home versus Mississippi St. They've only scored 17 points in two games...so hopefully our D will have a chance against their Veer attack for once. So far so good...but this is usually where reality sets in. I'm really impressed with our Fr WR Kerry Huffman season to this point. He's climbed into the starting lineup after game one and he's had the most chances (17) and catches (12). Our LB core has been carrying our team as all three starters are the top 3 tacklers on our team.

Box Score: Duke at Virginia
Charlottesville, VA.

Week 5, 2005

Attendance: 56,400 (61,500).


Weather: 67 degrees, stormy.

1Q: 10:12 VIRG - Leroy Foreman 3 pass from T.J. Hastings.
1Q: 10:12 VIRG - Blaine Watson extra point.
1Q: 07:03 VIRG - Leroy Foreman 23 run.
1Q: 07:03 VIRG - Blaine Watson extra point.
1Q: 00:57 VIRG - Ron Shepherd 68 punt return.
1Q: 00:57 VIRG - Blaine Watson extra point.

2Q: 08:24 DUKE - Leroy Collins 28 field goal.
2Q: 04:40 VIRG - Leroy Foreman 10 run.
2Q: 04:40 VIRG - Blaine Watson extra point.

3Q: 04:45 VIRG - Blaine Watson 18 field goal.

4Q: 07:30 VIRG - Jack Hennessy 3 run.
4Q: 07:30 VIRG - Blaine Watson extra point.
4Q: 01:28 DUKE - Leroy Collins 27 field goal.

Game MVP: VIRG 35 Leroy Foreman

Duke 0 3 0 3 - 6
Virginia 21 7 3 7 - 38

Team Statistics DUKE VIRG

Net Rushing Yards 32 97
Passing Yards 99 234
Total Yards 131 331

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
3 Kimball 6 -23 -3.8 2 0 0 4
30 McAlister 3 42 14.0 36 0 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Kimball 41 8 99 2.4 28 0 3

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
84 Duncan 2 36 18.0 7 25 0
46 Hammond 1 15 15.0 0 15 0
82 Lucero 1 28 28.0 8 28 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
45 Hickman 10 5 0.0 0 0 0
50 Markham 7 0 1.0 0 0 0
43 Hardy 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
79 Sikma 5 1 1.0 0 0 0

Virginia Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
35 Foreman 25 108 4.3 23 2 10 0

Well after the first quarter I thought this was going down the same path as the previous two meetings as we were down 21-0. But then our D kinda sucked it up for the rest of the game...it's unfortunate though as our offense could only muster three FG's. Matt Kimball threw the ball 41 times but could only complete 8 passes against a staunch Wahoo D. We also held them to 97 net rushing yards. I'm kinda giddy. :D

Next up - The Wolfpack come to Duham and we're on TV. Woohoo!

Recruiting - We lost two recruits this week. We even lost one that was visiting. The other was the top ranked player in the country...a G. We thought what the heck. He did have Academics listed as his top priorty and we had the top rank in the subject...we just weren't high profile enough.

[MikeVick7]

Week 6

#16 North Carolina State (4-0) (-17) at Duke (2-1) TV5

Last season: 73-3 NC State in Raleigh. :mad:

Key Injuries
RB Charlie Hammond - Turf Toe - Unknown
Lamont Colley - Broken Hand - Probable 5 weeks

Preview - The Wolfpack have owned us the last two years. Two years ago it was 52-10...last year it was 52-3...at the half. Just so ugly. They went on to win 73-3. The player we have to worry about most is Sr RB Justin Cole who has 750 yards on the ground this year and 7 TD's. The QB situation has been somewhat dicey in Raleigh so far as Weatherspoon and Dawkins are youngsters trying to get decide who wants the starting job. But the Pack is 4-0 and ranked #16 in this young season.



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

Week 6, 2005

Attendance: 16,500 (33,900).


Weather: 76 degrees, fair.

1Q: 10:48 NCST - Jamal Bates 44 field goal.
1Q: 02:31 DUKE - Charlie Hammond 1 run.
1Q: 02:31 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.

3Q: 06:43 NCST - Alfred Nelson 3 pass from J.C. Weatherspoon.
3Q: 06:43 NCST - Jamal Bates extra point.

4Q: 09:03 DUKE - Charlie Hammond 49 pass from Matt Kimball.
4Q: 09:03 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.
4Q: 01:15 NCST - Alfred Nelson 16 pass from J.C. Weatherspoon.
4Q: 01:15 NCST - Jamal Bates extra point.
4Q: 01:01 NCST - Jason Alameda 63 interception return.
4Q: 01:01 NCST - Jamal Bates extra point.

Game MVP: NCST 46 Jason Alameda

North Carolina State 3 0 7 14 - 24
Duke 7 0 0 7 - 14

Team Statistics NCST DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 95 43
Passing Yards 168 296
Total Yards 263 339

North Carolina State Individual Statistics

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
46 Alameda 10 4 0.0 2 79 1

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
46 Hammond 17 61 3.5 15 1 3 0
3 Kimball 7 -36 -5.1 0 0 1 6
36 Cooley 5 11 2.2 11 0 2 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Kimball 42 23 296 7.0 49 1 3

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
84 Duncan 5 49 9.8 24 12 0
5 Huffman 5 60 12.0 10 26 0
85 McGarrahan 3 35 11.6 3 17 0
46 Hammond 2 73 36.5 47 49 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
45 Hickman 8 1 0.0 0 0 0
26 Shepard 7 1 0.0 0 0 0
50 Markham 6 1 1.0 1 1 0
27 Turnbull 1 1 0.0 2 13 0

That one...was stolen from us. Flat out. We had a team that has outscored us 125-6 in the last two years...on the ropes...and they came back in the final minute of the game to steal one from us. The Dukies basically played out of their asses as they were up 14-10 with a couple minutes to play. We had a drive that used up all of NC State's TO's and punted the ball into their territory. But they put a drive together with no TO's and scored on a JC Weatherspoon TD pass with 1:15 left. Then on the next drive...we had all three TO's left but Jason Alameda intecepted a pass and took it back 63 yards for a TD to ice it. We had this one and it slipped away. We even outgained the Pack 339 to 263 in total offense. Maybe our performance impressed the recruits as they were actually able to watch us on TV...ha.

Up next - At Tech.

[MikeVick7]

Week 7

Duke (2-2) at #22 Georgia Tech (3-1) (-17)

Last season: 35-0 Tech.

Key Injuries
RB Charlie Hammond - Turf Toe - Unknown
Lamont Colley - Broken Hand - Probable 4 weeks

Preview - Well coming off last week's heartbreak it will be interesting to see how my team reacts. G-Tech's only loss this year came against NC State 22-24...so I guess that is somewhat inspiring. The biggest problem in facing the Yellowjackets is that they have the 2-time ACC Player of the Year...Sr RB Colin Marvin. Marvin has rushed for 3179 yards in his 2 1/2 year career along with 27 TD's on the ground. He's also averaged 5.5 ypc.

Box Score: Duke at Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA.

Week 7, 2005

Attendance: 55,000 (55,000).


Weather: 51 degrees, rain.

1Q: 12:00 GATC - Colin Marvin 25 pass from Toby Cote.
1Q: 12:00 GATC - Marty Ling extra point.
1Q: 11:35 GATC - Dusty Norton 9 pass from Toby Cote.
1Q: 11:35 GATC - Marty Ling extra point.
1Q: 08:46 GATC - Ian Ramsey 71 punt return.
1Q: 08:46 GATC - Marty Ling extra point.
1Q: 05:18 GATC - Mitch Wayne 1 pass from Toby Cote.
1Q: 05:18 GATC - Marty Ling extra point.
1Q: 02:58 GATC - Mickey Cluphf 2 pass from Toby Cote.
1Q: 02:58 GATC - Marty Ling extra point.

2Q: 12:49 DUKE - Tyrus Baxter 51 interception return.
2Q: 12:49 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.

3Q: 12:58 DUKE - Leroy Collins 52 field goal.
3Q: 09:00 GATC - Mitch Wayne 20 pass from Dave Vann.
3Q: 09:00 GATC - Marty Ling extra point.
3Q: 02:43 GATC - Claude Pallansch 86 pass from Dave Vann.
3Q: 02:43 GATC - Marty Ling extra point.
3Q: 00:45 DUKE - Harris Bates 5 run.
3Q: 00:45 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.

4Q: 10:49 GATC - Luther Caine 14 pass from Dave Vann.
4Q: 10:49 GATC - Marty Ling extra point.

Game MVP: GATC 5 Claude Pallansch

Duke 0 7 10 0 - 17
Georgia Tech 35 0 14 7 - 56

Team Statistics DUKE GATC

Net Rushing Yards 87 39
Passing Yards 88 356
Total Yards 175 395

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
17 Bates 10 1 0.1 13 1 0 4
36 Cooley 8 74 9.2 46 0 2 0
46 Hammond 4 18 4.5 10 0 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
17 Bates 29 7 81 2.7 30 0 1
3 Kimball 8 1 7 0.8 7 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
82 Lucero 3 26 8.6 1 16 0
84 Duncan 2 37 18.5 13 30 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
44 Meadows 8 1 1.0 1 1 0
26 Shepard 7 0 0.0 0 0 0
20 Howe 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
95 Palazzo 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
28 Baxter 3 3 0.0 1 51 1

Georgia Tech Individual Statistics

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
5 Pallansch 4 117 29.2 111 86 1

I refuse to believe that we got beat that badly. The first quarter was a complete disaster. First a GT TD pass. Then a turnover deep in our own territory. That leads to a 2nd TD. Then a punt return for a TD. Then another turnover in our end to lead to another TD. Add one more and all of a sudden it's 35-0 with 2:58 left in the 1st. Enter the 2nd string and we then went on to score 17 points. Go us.

Next up - at #4 Florida St.

[MikeVick7]

Week 8

Duke (2-3) at #4 Florida State (5-0) (-31) No TV????

Last season: 35-9 Florida State at home.

Key Injuries
DT Ray Stepnowski - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out 65 weeks
LB Robert Meadows - Abdominal Strain - Doubtful 2 weeks
Lamont Colley - Broken Hand - Probable 3 weeks
RB Charlie Hammond - Turf Toe - Unknown

Preview - I don't think this one will be pretty...so I won't watch. Luckily we have Sitka to punish following this one. The big weapon for the Seminoles is there WR Shannon Macri. He has 26 catches for 552 yards and 8 TD catches.

Box Score: Duke at Florida State
Tallahassee, FL.

Week 8, 2005

Attendance: 82,000 (82,000).


Weather: 71 degrees, fair.

1Q: 12:23 FLST - Terry Barbee 15 pass from Quentin Page.
1Q: 12:23 FLST - Dominic Adachi extra point.
1Q: 04:21 FLST - Freddie Talley 1 run.
1Q: 04:21 FLST - Dominic Adachi extra point.

2Q: 14:13 FLST - Terry Barbee 3 pass from Quentin Page.
2Q: 14:13 FLST - Dominic Adachi extra point.
2Q: 10:07 FLST - Freddie Talley 7 run.
2Q: 10:07 FLST - Dominic Adachi extra point.
2Q: 04:18 FLST - Terry Barbee 9 pass from Quentin Page.
2Q: 04:18 FLST - Dominic Adachi extra point.
2Q: 00:37 FLST - Brett Calkins 4 run.
2Q: 00:37 FLST - Dominic Adachi extra point.

3Q: 12:12 FLST - Shannon Macri 43 pass from Greg Leff.
3Q: 12:12 FLST - Dominic Adachi extra point.
3Q: 04:32 FLST - Ross Hernandez 10 pass from Deon Kalu.
3Q: 04:32 FLST - Dominic Adachi extra point.

4Q: 13:17 DUKE - Leroy Collins 20 field goal.
4Q: 10:19 FLST - Ross Hernandez 19 pass from Deon Kalu.
4Q: 10:19 FLST - Dominic Adachi extra point.
4Q: 10:11 DUKE - Derrick Turnbull 104 kickoff return.
4Q: 10:11 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.

Game MVP: FLST 7 Terry Barbee

Duke 0 0 0 10 - 10
Florida State 14 28 14 7 - 63

Team Statistics DUKE FLST

Net Rushing Yards 54 218
Passing Yards 47 371
Total Yards 101 589

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
36 Cooley 14 29 2.0 15 0 5 0
30 McAlister 4 17 4.2 8 0 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Kimball 13 1 18 1.3 18 0 0
17 Bates 11 1 4 0.3 4 0 1
7 Nelson 4 3 25 6.2 13 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Hoffman 3 16 5.3 0 7 0
85 McGarrahan 1 18 18.0 1 18 0
86 Holliday 1 13 13.0 13 13 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
45 Hickman 10 2 0.0 0 0 0
20 Howe 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
40 Fletcher 4 1 0.0 0 0 0

Florida State Individual Statistics

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
7 Barbee 8 127 15.8 74 34 3

On top of having a really good offense...FSU has a strong defense. 101 yards of total offense is not going to win you any games. Either is giving up almost 600 yards of total offense.

Next up - Takin a little trip up to Sitka, Alaska

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
WR Hutton, Kurt 6-3 191 53 587 39 Troy, NY
G Ellis, Conrad 6-3 270 61 600 67 Waterbury, CT
T Hitchcock, Jessie 6-7 295 60 556 21 Ashland, KY
DT Hopper, Nicky 6-4 272 24 364 18 Moultrie, GA


In other news...back-up OLB Gerald Madison will be suspended for the rest of the year for committing a serious violation of team rules. Way to go dick.

[MikeVick7]

Mid-season report

2005 Summary for Duke

Record: 2-4
Rank: 97

Duke Team Rank
Rushes 177 100 (T)
Rushing Yards 525 103 (T)
Yards Per Carry 2.96 104 (T)
Pass Attempts 225 19
Completions 85 75 (T)
Passing Yards 1068 88
Yards Per Attempt 4.74 122
3rd Down Conversions 33.6 71
Points Per Game 15.8 107 (T)
Turnovers 18 111 (T)
Turnover Margin -6 100 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 224 68
Rushing Yards 641 31
Yards Per Carry 2.86 18 (T)
Pass Attempts 174 50 (T)
Completions 101 67 (T)
Passing Yards 1408 77 (T)
Yards Per Attempt 8.09 96
3rd Down Conversions 34.8 57 (T)
Points Per Game 34.8 106
Turnovers 12 50 (T)

Primary Formation: Pro Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
3 24 at UNOR (123) 21
4 24 NMST (119) 7
5 6 at VIRG (62) 38
6 14 NCST (12) 24
7 17 at GATC (19) 56
8 10 at FLST (3) 63
9 at SITK (106)
10 MARY (58)
11 CLEM (44)
12 at WAKE (47)
13 NCAR (66)

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
3 Kimball QB 181 74 958 5.29 4 8
17 Bates QB 40 8 85 2.12 0 2
Team --- 225 85 1068 4.74 4 10

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
46 Hammond RB 62 201 3.24 3 13 23
36 Cooley RB 55 297 5.40 1 13 17
3 Kimball QB 28 -65 -2.32 0 19 89
30 McAlister RB 12 71 5.91 0 2 2
17 Bates QB 12 2 0.16 1 5 29
Team --- 177 525 2.96 5 56 164

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
5 Huffman WR 51 20 282 14.1 91 1
84 Duncan WR 49 14 211 15.0 61 0
82 Lucero WR 37 11 142 12.9 28 1
85 McGarrahan TE 30 12 158 13.1 56 1
46 Hammond RB 19 9 121 13.4 64 1
36 Cooley RB 10 4 34 8.5 19 0
81 Wiese WR 9 3 36 12.0 4 0
22 Castillo FB 7 5 37 7.4 17 0
Team --- 225 85 1068 12.5 360 4

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
45 Hickman ILB 43 11 3.0 8 0 2
50 Markham OLB 32 7 2.0 4 1 1
26 Shepard S 31 11 0.0 4 0 4
44 Meadows OLB 28 4 1.0 6 1 2
43 Hardy S 20 8 0.0 3 0 3
79 Sikma DT 17 6 3.5 6 0 0
20 Howe CB 15 5 0.0 0 1 2
72 Stepnoski DT 13 6 2.5 3 0 1
92 Woodard DT 13 6 0.5 2 0 0
28 Baxter CB 12 4 0.0 0 1 0
27 Turnbull CB 12 6 0.0 0 2 7
95 Palazzo DT 11 4 2.0 3 0 0
49 Madison OLB 9 1 0.0 0 0 0
40 Fletcher S 8 2 0.0 2 0 1
84 Duncan WR 6 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team --- 348 98 23.0 53 6 23

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2005 Season Standings, Atlantic Coast

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Florida State 6 0 0 1.000 298 106 3 0 0 1.000 167 58 Won 6
North Carolina State 6 0 0 1.000 183 69 3 0 0 1.000 79 36 Won 7
Georgia Tech 4 1 0 .800 184 84 2 1 0 .666 102 54 Won 2
Clemson 4 2 0 .666 188 163 2 2 0 .500 102 140 Won 2
North Carolina 4 3 0 .571 210 214 2 2 0 .500 102 141 Lost 1
Wake Forest 4 3 0 .571 269 187 2 2 0 .500 136 108 Won 1
Virginia 2 3 0 .400 79 112 1 2 0 .333 62 68 Lost 2
Maryland 3 3 0 .500 134 123 1 3 0 .250 92 103 Lost 3
**Duke 2 4 0 .333 95 209 0 4 0 .000 47 181 Lost 4


Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Florida State 6-0 ACC 1.00 2.00 0.00 1.56 4.56 1
UCLA 7-0 P10 2.50 2.50 0.00 1.24 6.24 2
Michigan 7-0 B10 4.00 1.50 0.00 1.92 7.42 3
Texas 5-1 B12 4.25 4.50 1.00 0.12 9.87 4
USC 5-0 P10 4.25 7.50 0.00 2.88 14.63 5
Boston College 6-0 BEC 6.50 7.00 0.00 1.80 15.30 6
Oklahoma 5-1 B12 12.00 6.50 1.00 3.28 22.78 7
North Carolina State 6-0 ACC 9.50 11.00 0.00 4.20 24.70 8
Boise State 6-0 WAC 14.00 6.00 0.00 4.72 24.72 9
Washington 4-1 P10 7.25 18.00 1.00 0.08 26.33 10
Florida 5-1 SEC 14.75 13.50 1.00 0.72 29.97 11
Nebraska 6-1 B12 12.50 13.50 1.00 3.08 30.08 12
Illinois 6-1 B10 7.25 21.50 1.00 1.00 30.75 13
Georgia 5-1 SEC 19.75 7.50 1.00 2.72 30.97 14
Notre Dame 6-1 IND 14.50 13.50 1.00 2.44 31.44 15
Texas A&M 5-1 B12 14.75 13.50 1.00 2.96 32.21 16
Alabama 5-1 SEC 11.00 18.50 1.00 2.48 32.98 17
Utah 5-0 MTW 17.75 10.50 0.00 4.84 33.09 18
Tennessee 5-1 SEC 19.00 16.50 1.00 3.92 40.42 19
Colorado 6-1 B12 19.25 21.50 1.00 3.24 44.99 20
Auburn 4-1 SEC 20.00 22.00 1.00 2.16 45.16 21
Miami of Florida 5-2 BEC 22.75 19.50 2.00 1.76 46.01 22
Stanford 5-2 P10 17.75 26.00 2.00 0.56 46.31 23
Georgia Tech 4-1 ACC 24.25 19.00 1.00 2.08 46.33 24
Penn State 4-2 B10 17.50 26.00 2.00 1.88 47.38 25
**Duke 2-4 ACC 84.75 98.50 4.00 2.28 189.5394

[MikeVick7]

Week 9

Duke (2-4) at Sitka (2-4) (-2) No TV

First Meeting

Key Injuries
DT Ray Stepnowski - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out 64 weeks
LB Robert Meadows - Abdominal Strain - Questionable 1 weeks
RB Lamont Colley - Broken Hand - Probable 2 weeks
RB Charlie Hammond - Turf Toe - Unknown

Preview - Sitka comes out of the Solecimistic 8 Conference from way up north. They have two wins on the season...one over Fairbanks 42-34 and one over Kodiak 24-21. Otherwise in their other four losses they have scored just 6 points. Sounds very reminiscent of Duke seasons gone by. It's kinda nice to get a break from the tough ACC schedule and play a team that I may actually beat. I'm so used to ending the season on a long-ass losing streak so we really need to win this.

Box Score: Duke at Sitka
Sitka, AK.

Week 9, 2005

Attendance: 4,200 (24,500).


Weather: 50 degrees, rain.

1Q: 03:50 DUKE - Charlie Hammond 3 run.
1Q: 03:50 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.
1Q: 01:22 DUKE - Vincent Duncan 2 pass from Matt Kimball.
1Q: 01:22 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.

2Q: 05:38 DUKE - Leroy Collins 37 field goal.

4Q: 14:25 DUKE - Louie Wiese 11 pass from Matt Kimball.
4Q: 14:25 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.
4Q: 09:08 DUKE - Lamont Cooley 25 run.
4Q: 09:08 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.
4Q: 00:18 DUKE - Kerry Huffman 8 pass from Harris Bates.
4Q: 00:18 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 74 Jerome Fleming

Duke 14 3 0 21 - 38
Sitka 0 0 0 0 - 0

Team Statistics DUKE SITK

Net Rushing Yards 116 79
Passing Yards 259 80
Total Yards 375 159

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
46 Hammond 15 17 1.1 5 1 5 0
36 Cooley 12 68 5.6 25 1 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Kimball 36 24 241 6.6 24 2 2
17 Bates 4 3 18 4.5 8 1 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
85 McGarrahan 6 81 13.5 27 22 0
84 Duncan 5 52 10.4 30 21 1
5 Huffman 4 30 7.5 13 9 1
81 Wiese 3 42 14.0 12 24 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
45 Hickman 5 3 1.0 0 0 0
26 Shepard 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
28 Baxter 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
74 Fleming 4 0 3.0 0 0 0

Now that we're seven games into the season there's two things that are apparent. One is that my offense still needs some work. The second is that my defense is pretty dang good. Without any D1 level defensive ends we've made drastic improvements as compared to the last two seasons. After this game...our first shutout by the way...we're 27th in rushing yards and 64th in passing yards given up. The last two seasons I think we've been in the 100's. It was nice to see a defensive player get the MVP in this game as Jerome Fleming...a back-up DE no less...came up with 3 sacks. Matt Kimball had his first nice game in a while as well. Hey we finally won 3 games!!

Next up - The Terps come to town.

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
TE Branch, Andrew 6-2 213 28 752 36 Escondido, CA
WR Boyer, Patrick 6-0 170 39 428 15 Danville, CA
DE Wayt, Jimmy 6-1 229 63 745 71 Hornell, NY
DT Grier, Kurt 6-2 241 70 -- 26 Pendleton, SC

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Week 10

Maryland (3-4) (-3) at Duke (3-4) No TV

Last season: They killed us...57-7

Key Injuries
DT Ray Stepnowski - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out 63 weeks
LB Wayne Markham - Strained Triceps Muscle - Questionable 4 weeks
RB Lamont Colley - Broken Hand - Probable 1 weeks
RB Charlie Hammond - Turf Toe - Unknown

Preview - I have a feeling about this one. I'm not sure why? Well it's probably because I just came off my first shutout. But I think if my team doesn't commit any early turnovers. Plus Maryland has a lot of starters out due to injury right now so we really have to take advantage of that.

Box Score: Maryland at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 10, 2005

Attendance: 12,900 (33,900).


Weather: 62 degrees, fair.

2Q: 14:11 MARY - Victor Franz 2 run.
2Q: 14:11 MARY - Edward Reid extra point.
2Q: 06:47 MARY - Edward Reid 19 field goal.
2Q: 01:34 DUKE - Kerry Huffman 11 pass from Matt Kimball.
2Q: 01:34 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.

3Q: 07:46 MARY - Mike Jackson 31 pass from Victor Franz.
3Q: 07:46 MARY - Edward Reid extra point.

Game MVP: MARY 79 Tony Wright

Maryland 0 10 7 0 - 17
Duke 0 7 0 0 - 7

Team Statistics MARY DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 141 30
Passing Yards 184 206
Total Yards 325 236

Maryland Individual Statistics

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
79 Wright 2 0 0.0 0 0 0

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
46 Hammond 18 48 2.6 20 0 9 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Kimball 34 18 206 6.0 27 1 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
85 McGarrahan 7 101 14.4 12 22 0
84 Duncan 3 28 9.3 8 12 0
5 Huffman 3 31 10.3 24 11 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
50 Markham 10 2 0.0 0 0 0
44 Meadows 10 1 0.0 1 13 0
45 Hickman 7 5 0.0 0 0 0

So I guess this is gonna be the year of close but no cigar. Once again I'm finally in an ACC game just to come up short. We were dreadful until late in the 2nd quarter when we intercepted a pass in Maryland territory then took it in for a Kerry Huffman TD. After that Maryland added a Mike Jackson touchdown catch midway through the 3rd and that was enough to hold on. I really gotta give it up to my D this year....they're making these close game possible.

Next up - Clemson comes to Durham

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
DE Stand, Mark 6-4 249 66 775 94 Lancaster, NY
ILB Judge, Trevor 6-2 210 35 762 57 Galesville, WI

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Week 11

Clemson (4-3) (-9) at Duke (3-5) No TV

Last season: Clemson came to our place and won 44-3

Key Injuries
DT Ray Stepnowski - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out 62 weeks
LB Wayne Markham - Strained Triceps Muscle - Questionable 3 weeks

Preview - It's kind of amazing to see Clemson averaging over 26 points per game when their T-Formation offense is only 50th in the nation and their passing attack is 124th. But yet somehow they are 48th in scoring. Like my squad...it must be the D. Again...I'm at home...I've had two close calls this year...can this team finally break through?

Box Score: Clemson at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 11, 2005

Attendance: 12,500 (33,900).


Weather: 48 degrees, rain.

1Q: 04:23 CLEM - Kenneth Rayburn 21 field goal.
1Q: 02:05 CLEM - T.J. Buerfeind 30 pass from Oliver Frasier.
1Q: 02:05 CLEM - Kenneth Rayburn extra point.

2Q: 09:58 DUKE - Leroy Collins 25 field goal.
2Q: 03:29 DUKE - Lamont Cooley 3 run.
2Q: 03:29 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.

3Q: 06:57 CLEM - Oliver Frasier 4 run.
3Q: 06:57 CLEM - Kenneth Rayburn extra point.
3Q: 01:04 CLEM - Kenneth Rayburn 23 field goal.

4Q: 13:09 DUKE - Leroy Collins 21 field goal.
4Q: 07:47 CLEM - Kenneth Rayburn 23 field goal.

Game MVP: CLEM 63 Mike Robinson

Clemson 10 0 10 3 - 23
Duke 0 10 0 3 - 13

Team Statistics CLEM DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 172 6
Passing Yards 136 241
Total Yards 308 247

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
46 Hammond 11 14 1.2 8 0 6 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Kimball 33 17 241 7.3 43 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
82 Lucero 7 105 15.0 27 42 0
46 Hammond 2 11 5.5 0 7 0
84 Duncan 2 52 26.0 43 43 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
45 Hickman 10 4 0.0 0 0 0
43 Hardy 9 1 0.0 1 0 0
50 Markham 8 2 0.0 0 0 0

JUST...CAN'T...BREAK...THROUGH. :(

Next up - at Wake Forest

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
G Musto, Corey 6-5 275 55 552 6 Santa Paula, CA
T Emmons, Ricky 6-3 268 61 578 25 Las Vegas, NV

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Week 12

Duke (3-6) at #45 Wake Forest (6-4) (-19) No TV

Last season: Wake Forest 48-15

Key Injuries
DT Ray Stepnowski - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out 61 weeks
WR Vincent Duncan - Sprained Ankle - 2 weeks
RB Charlie Hammond - Concussion - Probable 5 weeks
LB Wayne Markham - Strained Triceps Muscle - Probable 2 weeks

Preview - Wake runs the Run and Shoot Offense and last year they run and shot all over me to the tune of 48 points. Currently they have the #1 rated passing attack in the nation. 1st in Attempts (432)...1st in Completions (264)and first in Passing Yards (3350). Sr QB AJ Price has thrown 28 TD's this year and he's thrown 23 to two different receivers. Chris Rhodes 10 and Tyrone Donaldson 13. On the flip side their D hasn't been the greatest as they are 61st in rushing yards and 115 in passing yards given up. Oh let's see what we can do in this one ok?

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

Week 12, 2005

Attendance: 26,100 (31,500).


Weather: 50 degrees, rain.

1Q: 11:42 WAKE - Doug Hoying 5 pass from A.J. Price.
1Q: 11:42 WAKE - Antoine Allen extra point.
1Q: 03:35 WAKE - Adrian Jones 9 pass from A.J. Price.
1Q: 03:35 WAKE - Antoine Allen extra point.

2Q: 13:27 WAKE - Jamie Stanton 12 pass from A.J. Price.
2Q: 13:27 WAKE - Antoine Allen extra point.
2Q: 12:47 WAKE - Cornelius Dole 26 interception return.
2Q: 12:47 WAKE - Antoine Allen extra point.
2Q: 06:08 WAKE - Chris Rhodes 9 pass from A.J. Price.
2Q: 06:08 WAKE - Antoine Allen extra point.

3Q: 11:11 WAKE - Antoine Allen 23 field goal.
3Q: 09:09 WAKE - Adrian Jones 18 run.
3Q: 09:09 WAKE - Antoine Allen extra point.
3Q: 05:45 WAKE - John Duran 2 run.
3Q: 05:45 WAKE - Antoine Allen extra point.
3Q: 01:00 WAKE - Jamie Stanton 7 pass from Dusty Capshaw.
3Q: 01:00 WAKE - Antoine Allen extra point.

4Q: 09:33 WAKE - Tyrone Donaldson 87 pass from Dusty Capshaw.
4Q: 09:33 WAKE - Antoine Allen extra point failed.
4Q: 03:39 WAKE - Chris Rhodes 5 pass from Dusty Capshaw.
4Q: 03:39 WAKE - Antoine Allen extra point.
4Q: 00:57 WAKE - Adrian Jones 16 pass from Dusty Capshaw.
4Q: 00:57 WAKE - Antoine Allen extra point.

Game MVP: WAKE 34 Adrian Jones

Duke 0 0 0 0 - 0
Wake Forest 14 21 24 20 - 79

Team Statistics DUKE WAKE

Net Rushing Yards 10 137
Passing Yards 106 531
Total Yards 116 668

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
36 Cooley 12 36 3.0 7 0 4 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
17 Bates 23 8 50 2.1 16 0 1
3 Kimball 11 3 56 5.0 29 0 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
36 Cooley 3 45 15.0 2 29 0
86 Holliday 2 15 7.5 8 8 0
82 Lucero 2 33 16.5 7 17 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
45 Hickman 9 3 0.0 0 0 0
26 Shepard 7 2 0.0 0 0 0
50 Markham 5 2 0.5 1 0 0

Wake Forest Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
34 Jones 6 18 3.0 18 1 3 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
19 Capshaw 25 16 317 12.6 87 4 2
10 Price 21 14 214 10.1 36 4 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
88 Stanton 9 131 14.5 70 27 2
34 Jones 7 108 15.4 40 43 2
7 Donaldson 4 156 39.0 42 87 1

This one will be filed in the memory banks. The 531 yards passing is a NCAA single game team record.

Next up - Carolina comes to town as we close out the season.

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
RB Coffey, Dwayne 5-10 179 75 852 3 Lubbock, TX
S Stephenson, George 6-1 182 65 -- 26 Saint Paul, VA

[MikeVick7]

Week 13

North Carolina (5-5) (-10) at Duke (3-7) No TV

Last season: Carolina 37-10

Key Injuries
DT Ray Stepnowski - Repetitive Concussion Syndrome - Out 60 weeks
WR Vincent Duncan - Sprained Ankle - 1 weeks
RB Charlie Hammond - Concussion - Probable 4 weeks
LB Wayne Markham - Strained Triceps Muscle - Probable 1 weeks

Preview - I felt really good about my season until last game. What happened to my solid sub-par defense? I know Wake Forest had the best passing attack in the nation but 531 yards good? C'mon. I've had no luck against Carolina the last two years and they've been the 2nd worst team in the ACC. Now they're respectable at 5-5. A win seems out of reach at this point.

Box Score: North Carolina at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 13, 2005

Attendance: 11,500 (33,900).


Weather: 66 degrees, fair.

1Q: 09:28 DUKE - Charlie Hammond 12 run.
1Q: 09:28 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.
1Q: 01:26 DUKE - Leroy Collins 36 field goal.

2Q: 05:06 NCAR - Phil Lemay 28 run.
2Q: 05:06 NCAR - Colin Higgins extra point.
2Q: 01:52 NCAR - Vince Sheriff 36 pass from Darryl Jefferson.
2Q: 01:52 NCAR - Colin Higgins extra point.

3Q: 10:01 DUKE - Charlie Hammond 3 pass from Matt Kimball.
3Q: 10:01 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.
3Q: 02:10 NCAR - Josh Grier 1 run.
3Q: 02:10 NCAR - Colin Higgins extra point.

4Q: 12:51 DUKE - Myron McGarrahan 7 pass from Matt Kimball.
4Q: 12:51 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.
4Q: 01:01 NCAR - Shaun Shaw 19 run.
4Q: 01:01 NCAR - Colin Higgins extra point.

Game MVP: NCAR 94 Don Bensen

North Carolina 0 14 7 7 - 28
Duke 10 0 7 7 - 24

Team Statistics NCAR DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 226 114
Passing Yards 159 184
Total Yards 385 298

North Carolina Individual Statistics

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
94 Bensen 7 1 3.5 0 0 0

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
46 Hammond 13 59 4.5 12 1 2 0
36 Cooley 11 65 5.9 21 0 3 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
3 Kimball 40 16 184 4.6 20 2 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
5 Huffman 5 77 15.4 18 20 0
85 McGarrahan 4 32 8.0 18 11 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
92 Woodard 9 2 0.0 0 0 0
50 Markham 8 1 0.0 0 0 0
45 Hickman 7 5 0.0 0 0 0

The score with 1:01 left in the 4th summed up my entire season. It hurts...I'll admit it...it hurts.

[MikeVick7]

Week 14

Recruiting Commitments

Pos Name Ht Wt Rank Nat AP Hometown
T Lemke, Dominic 6-4 263 79 828 6 Barlett, IL

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Final ACC Standings

2005 Season Standings, Atlantic Coast

School W L T Pct PF PA W L T Pct PF PA Streak
Florida State 12 0 0 1.000 507 164 8 0 0 1.000 338 81 Won 12
North Carolina State 9 2 0 .818 326 184 6 2 0 .750 222 151 Lost 1
Wake Forest 7 4 0 .636 438 258 5 3 0 .625 305 179 Won 3
Georgia Tech 7 4 0 .636 310 214 5 3 0 .625 201 156 Lost 1
North Carolina 6 5 0 .545 309 328 4 4 0 .500 201 255 Won 1
Clemson 6 5 0 .545 266 291 3 5 0 .375 142 258 Won 1
Virginia 4 7 0 .363 197 257 3 5 0 .375 164 178 Lost 1
Maryland 4 7 0 .363 193 294 2 6 0 .250 145 223 Lost 3
**Duke 3 8 0 .272 177 356 0 8 0 .000 91 328 Lost 4


Overall Rankings

School Record Conf Comp Poll Loss Sched Total Rank
Florida State 12-0 ACC 1.00 1.50 0.00 1.04 3.54 1
Michigan 11-0 B10 2.75 1.50 0.00 2.48 6.73 2
UCLA 11-0 P10 2.50 3.00 0.00 1.56 7.06 3
Oklahoma 10-1 B12 5.00 4.50 1.00 2.40 12.90 4
Texas 10-2 B12 6.50 6.00 2.00 0.60 15.10 5
Boston College 11-0 BEC 9.25 4.50 0.00 2.56 16.31 6
Georgia 10-2 SEC 11.25 7.00 2.00 1.24 21.49 7
Nebraska 10-2 B12 8.75 10.50 2.00 1.48 22.73 8
USC 9-2 P10 8.25 12.00 2.00 1.32 23.57 9
Boise State 10-1 WAC 10.75 8.00 1.00 4.68 24.43 10
Illinois 9-2 B10 13.00 15.00 2.00 1.76 31.76 11
North Carolina State 9-2 ACC 12.75 15.00 2.00 2.16 31.91 12
Washington 8-3 P10 10.25 18.50 3.00 0.44 32.19 13
Alabama 9-3 SEC 12.00 17.00 3.00 0.80 32.80 14
Notre Dame 8-3 IND 11.25 18.00 3.00 0.88 33.13 15
Utah 10-1 MTW 19.00 9.50 1.00 4.76 34.26 16
Middle Tennessee State 10-1 SBT 25.25 10.00 1.00 4.96 41.21 17
Bowling Green 10-2 MUS 22.75 13.00 2.00 3.60 41.35 18
Tennessee 8-3 SEC 19.75 19.50 3.00 1.84 44.09 19
Texas A&M 8-3 B12 20.50 18.00 3.00 2.76 44.26 20
Syracuse 8-3 BEC 16.50 24.50 3.00 0.36 44.36 21
Auburn 8-3 SEC 19.75 22.00 3.00 1.16 45.91 22
Pittsburgh 8-3 BEC 22.75 22.00 3.00 2.36 50.11 23
Oregon 8-3 P10 22.50 27.00 3.00 2.00 54.50 24
Stanford 7-4 P10 18.75 34.50 4.00 0.20 57.45 25
**Duke 3-8 ACC 77.75 102.508.00 2.08 190.3393

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Playoffs

Playoff Games for 2005

Game Matchup
Championship Game Michigan (15-0) 38, Texas (14-3) 3

Semifinal Game 1 Texas (14-3) 24, Oklahoma (13-2) 14
Semifinal Game 2 Michigan (15-0) 21, Alabama (12-4) 14

Quarterfinal Game 1 Texas (14-3) 17, Boston College (12-1) 0
Quarterfinal Game 2 Oklahoma (13-2) 26, Georgia (11-3) 16
Quarterfinal Game 3 Michigan (15-0) 35, Nebraska (11-3) 10
Quarterfinal Game 4 Alabama (12-4) 45, UCLA (12-1) 24

Second Round Game 1 Texas (14-3) 42, Cincinnati (8-4) 3
Second Round Game 2 Oklahoma (13-2) 42, Utah (10-2) 17
Second Round Game 3 Boston College (12-1) 17, Illinois (10-3) 13
Second Round Game 4 Alabama (12-4) 24, Florida State (12-1) 18
Second Round Game 5 Georgia (11-3) 27, Washington (9-4) 10
Second Round Game 6 UCLA (12-1) 38, North Carolina State (10-3) 31
Second Round Game 7 Nebraska (11-3) 14, Notre Dame (9-4) 10
Second Round Game 8 Michigan (15-0) 31, Tennessee (9-4) 21

First Round Game 1 Texas (14-3) 21, USC (9-3) 17
First Round Game 2 Oklahoma (13-2) 35, Boise State (10-2) 7
First Round Game 3 Illinois (10-3) 49, Fairbanks (7-5) 0
First Round Game 4 North Carolina State (10-3) 59, Central Florida (8-5)
First Round Game 5 Washington (9-4) 27, Rice (9-3) 7
First Round Game 6 Alabama (12-4) 48, Bowling Green (10-3) 16
First Round Game 7 Tennessee (9-4) 31, Middle Tennessee State (10-2) 14
First Round Game 8 Notre Dame (9-4) 21, Texas A&M (8-4) 10


After one year away from the title Michigan claims it's second with a 38-3 win over Texas. The ACC finally won a game in this dang tourney but then both teams were demolished in the 2nd round.

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Post Season Awards

Atlantic Coast Major Awards for 2005

Award Player Team
Conference MVP Quentin Page Florida State
Top Offensive Player Quentin Page Florida State
Top Defensive Player Tony Patton North Carolina State
Top Offensive Freshman Victor Sherman Maryland
Top Defensive Freshman Billy Joe Flowers North Carolina State

Duke Conference Awards

Atlantic Coast Second-Team Awards for 2005

Award Player Team
**Tight End Myron McGarrahan Duke
**Punter Benjamin Mitchell Duke
**Defensive Tackle Emmanuel Sikma Duke

Sikma and Mitchell each win their 2nd league award. Both have received All-ACC 1st Team awards in the past.

The National Player of the Year goes to Pittsburgh Jr WR Morris Blades. It's the 2nd Pittsburgh player to win player of the year in as many years.

Receiving: 67 catches for 1606 yards and 13 TD's.

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2005 Summary for Duke

Record: 3-8
Rank: 101

Duke Team Rank
Rushes 327 101
Rushing Yards 801 113
Yards Per Carry 2.44 118
Pass Attempts 406 20
Completions 174 54 (T)
Passing Yards 2064 72
Yards Per Attempt 5.08 122
3rd Down Conversions 31.8 89 (T)
Points Per Game 16.0 109 (T)
Turnovers 29 107 (T)
Turnover Margin -7 94 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 431 95 (T)
Rushing Yards 1396 52
Yards Per Carry 3.23 35
Pass Attempts 294 28
Completions 168 43 (T)
Passing Yards 2498 90
Yards Per Attempt 8.49 115
3rd Down Conversions 36.3 60 (T)
Points Per Game 32.3 107
Turnovers 22 57 (T)

Primary Formation: Pro Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
3 24 at UNOR (120) 21
4 24 NMST (118) 7
5 6 at VIRG (70) 38
6 14 NCST (14) 24
7 17 at GATC (31) 56
8 10 at FLST (2) 63
9 38 at SITK (105) 0
10 7 MARY (76) 17
11 13 CLEM (55) 23
12 0 at WAKE (41) 79
13 24 NCAR (63) 28

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
3 Kimball QB 335 152 1886 5.62 9 14
17 Bates QB 67 19 153 2.28 1 3
Team --- 406 174 2064 5.08 10 17

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
46 Hammond RB 121 338 2.79 5 36 54
36 Cooley RB 101 470 4.65 3 27 31
3 Kimball QB 57 -130 -2.28 0 38 180
Team --- 327 801 2.44 9 118 322

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
84 Duncan WR 91 25 346 13.8 142 1
5 Huffman WR 79 35 452 12.9 147 3
82 Lucero WR 62 22 298 13.5 68 1
85 McGarrahan TE 56 30 383 12.7 114 2
46 Hammond RB 28 16 163 10.1 100 2
81 Wiese WR 22 7 84 12.0 16 1
36 Cooley RB 21 13 133 10.2 57 0
22 Castillo FB 20 13 109 8.3 69 0
80 Hoffman WR 11 6 51 8.5 0 0
Team --- 406 174 2064 11.8 741 10

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
45 Hickman ILB 81 31 4.0 13 0 7
50 Markham OLB 65 16 2.5 7 3 3
26 Shepard S 57 22 0.0 6 0 9
44 Meadows OLB 48 11 1.0 7 2 4
79 Sikma DT 44 15 5.5 14 0 0
43 Hardy S 39 14 0.0 4 2 4
92 Woodard DT 30 17 2.5 8 0 0
28 Baxter CB 22 5 0.0 0 1 0
95 Palazzo DT 22 7 2.0 3 0 0
27 Turnbull CB 22 9 0.0 0 2 9
20 Howe CB 20 12 0.0 0 2 2
40 Fletcher S 14 3 1.0 5 0 2
72 Stepnoski DT 13 6 2.5 3 0 1
74 Fleming DE 12 6 5.0 6 0 0
99 Brennan DE 11 6 1.5 2 0 0
Team --- 643 198 38.0 93 13 44