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

[MikeVick7]

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

Year 1 (2-10) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=25759)
Year 2 (2-9) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=25870)
Year 3 (3-8) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=25949)
Year 4 (6-5) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=26000)
Year 5 (5-6) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=26086)
Year 6 (5-6) (http://dynamic2.gamespy.com/%7Efof/forums/showthread.php?t=26123)

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

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

Archie Gibson has retired from his position as Southeast Scout

Wade Schokoara has retired from his position as Southwest Scout

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

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

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

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

Scheduling

2009 Duke Schedule

Rival: North Carolina
Stadium Capacity: 33,900
Season Tickets Sold: 10,600

Week Opponent
2 at Ball State
3 LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE
4 NORTHWESTERN
$$5 at Maryland
$$6 (27) VIRGINIA
$$7 at Clemson
$$8 at North Carolina
$$9 (11) FLORIDA STATE
$$11 at Wake Forest
$$12 (17) GEORGIA TECH
$$13 (26) NORTH CAROLINA STATE

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

Recruiting Summary

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

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

[MikeVick7]

Starting Lineups

Offense

Player Pos Elig HT WT Current Future
Bates, Harris QB Sr 6-4 228 52 71
Ward, Emmitt RB Jr* 6-0 194 62 62
Branch, Andrew TE Sr 6-2 236 61 64
Hutton, Kurt WR Sr 6-3 210 61 68
Boyer, Patrick WR Sr 6-0 201 43 89
Avalos, Matt WR Jr* 6-0 206 45 74

Cervantes, Wally C Fr 6-3 267 23 77
Levine, Conrad G Jr* 6-4 322 61 61
Musto, Corey G Sr* 6-5 308 30 65
Emmons, Ricky T Sr 6-3 305 53 79
Lemke, Dominic T Sr* 6-4 306 38 69

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

Defense

Player Pos Elig HT WT Current Future
Robbins, Roy DE So 6-3 236 35 62
Baxter, Jermaine DE Fr 6-7 278 23 100
Hopper, Nicky DT Sr 6-4 308 33 61
Hilton, Jumbo DT Jr* 6-5 310 32 59

Barlow, Donovan ILB Jr* 6-1 236 52 100
Solorio, Daniel SOLB Jr* 6-0 215 56 56
Boyd, Russell WOLB Jr* 6-1 255 47 63

Kadletz, Ellis CB Jr 5-11 177 71 73
Stokes, Terrell CB Sr 6-0 200 55 55
Blackburn, Johnnie FS Jr* 5-11 196 61 87
Stephenson, George SS Sr* 6-1 203 37 75
Kennedy, Clyde S So 6-0 208 32 73

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

Special Teams

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

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

[MikeVick7]

ACC Predictions

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

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

Pre-Season Top 25

Overall Rankings

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

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

[MikeVick7]

Week 1

Bye week.

Next up - at Ball State.

[MikeVick7]

Week 2

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

Last season: Duke 31-12

Key Injuries - None

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

Box Score: Duke at Ball State
Muncie, IN.

Week 2, 2009

Attendance: 12,200 (22,500).

Weather: 43 degrees, rain.

1Q: 10:17 DUKE - Matt Avalos 13 pass from Harris Bates.
1Q: 10:17 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.
1Q: 01:05 DUKE - Kurt Dawson 11 pass from Harris Bates.
1Q: 01:05 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.

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

4Q: 06:07 BALL - Dean Scanlon 8 pass from Donnell Hughes.
4Q: 06:07 BALL - Lenny Ogden extra point.
OT: 14:12 BALL - Austin Garrison 6 pass from Donnell Hughes.
OT: 14:12 BALL - Lenny Ogden extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 58 Donovan Barlow

Duke 14 3 0 0 0 - 17
Ball State 0 10 0 7 7 - 24

Team Statistics DUKE BALL

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

Penalties 18 5
Penalty Yards 149 40

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
38 Ward 14 69 4.9 14 0 2 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
17 Bates 42 23 312 7.4 37 2 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
8 Avalos 6 95 15.8 35 35 1
89 Dawson 5 81 16.2 14 28 1
88 Branch 4 34 8.5 23 14 0
38 Ward 4 39 9.7 23 19 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
58 Barlow 19 2 1.0 1 33 0
31 Stephenson 7 2 0.0 0 0 0
37 Blackburn 6 3 0.0 0 0 0
79 Hilton 5 1 2.0 0 0 0

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

Next up - Louisiana-Lafayette comes to town.

[MikeVick7]

Week 3

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

First meeting.

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

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

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


Box Score: Louisiana-Lafayette at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 3, 2009

Attendance: 14,900 (33,900).

Weather: 56 degrees, rain.

1Q: 10:27 DUKE - Kurt Hutton 17 pass from Harris Bates.
1Q: 10:27 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.
1Q: 02:07 DUKE - Matt Avalos 13 pass from Harris Bates.
1Q: 02:07 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.

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

3Q: 13:34 DUKE - Kurt Hutton 8 pass from Harris Bates.
3Q: 13:34 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.
3Q: 04:01 LALF - Dana McQuitty 43 field goal.

4Q: 14:52 DUKE - Dwayne Coffey 12 run.
4Q: 14:52 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.
4Q: 10:11 LALF - Jason Ephraim 1 run.
4Q: 10:11 LALF - Dana McQuitty extra point.
4Q: 05:33 DUKE - Matt Avalos 8 pass from Joseph Belser.
4Q: 05:33 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 17 Harris Bates

Louisiana-Lafayette 0 7 3 7 - 17
Duke 14 21 7 14 - 56

Team Statistics LALF DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 69 157
Passing Yards 143 349
Total Yards 212 506

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
38 Ward 11 86 7.8 23 0 2 0
33 Coffey 10 52 5.2 20 1 0 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
17 Bates 28 18 246 8.7 31 6 0
16 Belser 17 9 103 6.0 37 1 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Hutton 6 78 13.0 47 17 2
38 Ward 6 43 7.1 26 18 1
8 Avalos 5 74 14.8 45 20 2
89 Dawson 3 28 9.3 16 12 1
6 Alaniz 2 53 26.5 33 37 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
37 Blackburn 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
70 Rayburn 4 0 0.5 0 0 0
34 Szczepaniak 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
56 Judge 4 2 0.0 0 0 0

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

Next up - Northwestern at Duke

[MikeVick7]

Week 4

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

Last season: Northwestern 38-35

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

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

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

Box Score: Northwestern at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 4, 2009

Attendance: 15,300 (33,900).

Weather: 77 degrees, fair.

1Q: 12:37 UNOR - Deon Wagner 41 field goal.

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

3Q: 11:56 UNOR - Deon Wagner 27 field goal.
3Q: 01:36 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 2 run.
3Q: 01:36 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 56 Trevor Judge

Northwestern 3 3 3 0 - 9
Duke 0 14 7 0 - 21

Team Statistics UNOR DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 89 103
Passing Yards 95 269
Total Yards 184 372

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
38 Ward 15 70 4.6 14 2 3 0
33 Coffey 10 31 3.1 17 0 4 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
17 Bates 35 22 269 7.6 30 1 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
8 Avalos 7 76 10.8 36 24 0
38 Ward 5 35 7.0 21 11 0
89 Dawson 4 88 22.0 24 30 0
86 Coons 2 14 7.0 20 13 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
56 Judge 10 2 2.0 0 0 0
37 Blackburn 10 3 0.0 0 0 0
71 Robbins 5 0 2.0 0 0 0
92 Baxter 3 2 1.0 0 0 0
59 Boyd 3 0 1.0 0 0 0

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

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

[MikeVick7]

Week 5

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

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

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

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

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

Box Score: Duke at Maryland
College Park, MD.

Week 5, 2009

Attendance: 31,200 (48,100).

Weather: 77 degrees, fair.

1Q: 13:44 DUKE - Matt Avalos 64 pass from Harris Bates.
1Q: 13:44 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.
1Q: 03:58 MARY - Byron O'Neal 8 pass from Mickey Carlisle.
1Q: 03:58 MARY - Clyde Merrell extra point.

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

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

4Q: 13:13 DUKE - Dwayne Coffey 84 run.
4Q: 13:13 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.
4Q: 03:40 DUKE - Kenny Everett 36 field goal.
4Q: 02:06 DUKE - Dwayne Coffey 3 run.
4Q: 02:06 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 8 Matt Avalos

Duke 7 3 7 17 - 34
Maryland 7 0 3 0 - 10

Team Statistics DUKE MARY

Net Rushing Yards 180 193
Passing Yards 270 137
Total Yards 450 330

Interceptions 1 3

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
38 Ward 12 59 4.9 18 0 1 0
33 Coffey 11 123 11.1 84 2 2 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
17 Bates 27 17 270 10.0 64 2 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
8 Avalos 5 148 29.6 34 64 1
80 Hutton 4 33 8.2 1 10 0
89 Dawson 4 32 8.0 9 11 0
88 Branch 1 11 11.0 17 11 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
31 Stephenson 6 1 0.0 1 17 0
37 Blackburn 5 4 0.0 0 0 0
97 Reeves 5 2 0.0 1 18 0
92 Baxter 4 1 1.5 0 0 0

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

Next up - A tough Virginia squad comes to Durham.

[MikeVick7]

Week 6

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

Last season: 47-21 Virginia

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

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

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

Box Score: Virginia at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 6, 2009

Attendance: 18,600 (33,900).

Weather: 54 degrees, fair.

1Q: 03:41 DUKE - Kenny Everett 26 field goal.

2Q: 02:07 DUKE - Kenny Everett 36 field goal.

3Q: 13:18 VIRG - Leroy Razt 55 run.
3Q: 13:18 VIRG - Alonzo Hallman extra point.
3Q: 05:26 DUKE - Jumbo Hilton 86 fumble return.
3Q: 05:26 DUKE - Emmitt Ward run for conversion failed.

4Q: 05:55 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 8 pass from Harris Bates.
4Q: 05:55 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.
4Q: 02:15 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 1 run.
4Q: 02:15 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.
4Q: 01:35 VIRG - Neil Harris 6 pass from Victor McConnell.
4Q: 01:35 VIRG - Victor McConnell pass to Gerald Miller for conversion

Game MVP: DUKE 92 Jermaine Baxter

Virginia 0 0 7 8 - 15
Duke 3 3 6 14 - 26

Team Statistics VIRG DUKE

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

Sacked/Yards Lost 6-40 1-6

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
38 Ward 16 63 3.9 23 1 4 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
17 Bates 38 16 230 6.0 35 1 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Hutton 5 69 13.8 12 19 0
33 Coffey 3 17 5.6 13 8 0
82 Driver 3 49 16.3 12 29 0
38 Ward 1 8 8.0 9 8 1

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

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

Next up - Duke at Clemson

Recruiting Commitments

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

[MikeVick7]

Week 7

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

Last season: Duke 45 Clemson 16

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

That list is shrinking.

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

Box Score: Duke at Clemson
Clemson, SC.

Week 7, 2009

Attendance: 42,600 (81,500).

Weather: 74 degrees, fair.

1Q: 07:22 CLEM - Zack Fulcher 62 run.
1Q: 07:22 CLEM - Reuben Shepherd extra point.
1Q: 06:34 DUKE - Matt Avalos 35 pass from Harris Bates.
1Q: 06:34 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.
1Q: 05:13 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 20 run.
1Q: 05:13 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.

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

3Q: 08:55 DUKE - Kenny Everett 22 field goal.

4Q: 10:19 DUKE - Kurt Hutton 13 pass from Harris Bates.
4Q: 10:19 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.
4Q: 09:14 CLEM - Zack Fulcher 61 run.
4Q: 09:14 CLEM - Clyde Hopper pass for conversion failed.
4Q: 02:48 DUKE - Darryl Meechan 56 interception return.
4Q: 02:48 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 17 Harris Bates

Duke 14 14 3 14 - 45
Clemson 7 7 0 6 - 20

Team Statistics DUKE CLEM

Net Rushing Yards 132 207
Passing Yards 361 238
Total Yards 493 445

Interceptions 0 3

Duke Individual Statistics

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

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
17 Bates 34 22 361 10.6 48 3 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
8 Avalos 8 175 21.8 49 48 1
80 Hutton 5 74 14.8 38 23 2
38 Ward 4 32 8.0 20 13 0
89 Dawson 4 70 17.5 12 36 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
97 Reeves 9 3 0.0 0 0 0
71 Robbins 6 0 1.0 0 0 0
31 Stephenson 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
45 Donovan 1 1 0.0 2 70 0
23 Meechan 0 0 0.0 1 56 1

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

Next up - Duke at North Carolina

Recruiting Commitments

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

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Mid-Season Report

2009 Summary for Duke

Record: 5-1
Rank: 35

Duke Team Rank
Rushes 182 71
Rushing Yards 730 54 (T)
Yards Per Carry 4.01 35 (T)
Pass Attempts 221 4
Completions 127 4
Passing Yards 1791 4
Yards Per Attempt 8.10 36
3rd Down Conversions 49.3 8
Points Per Game 33.1 25
Turnovers 6 15 (T)
Turnover Margin +8 10 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 220 102 (T)
Rushing Yards 807 91
Yards Per Carry 3.66 69
Pass Attempts 147 58 (T)
Completions 80 58 (T)
Passing Yards 972 45
Yards Per Attempt 6.61 47 (T)
3rd Down Conversions 28.5 30 (T)
Points Per Game 15.8 26 (T)
Turnovers 14 16 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
2 17 at BALL (93) 24
3 56 LALF (124) 17
4 21 UNOR (113) 9
5 34 at MARY (71) 10
6 26 VIRG (54) 15
7 45 at CLEM (65) 20
8 at NCAR (81)
9 FLST (4)
11 at WAKE (58)
12 GATC (19)
13 NCST (36)

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
17 Bates QB 204 118 1688 8.27 15 5
16 Belser QB 17 9 103 6.05 1 1
Team --- 221 127 1791 8.10 16 6

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
38 Ward RB 84 425 5.05 5 20 34
33 Coffey RB 50 285 5.70 3 12 24
17 Bates QB 32 -21 -0.65 0 19 76
Team --- 182 730 4.01 8 56 154

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
8 Avalos WR 53 32 603 18.8 224 5
89 Dawson WR 49 22 341 15.5 82 2
80 Hutton WR 47 25 355 14.2 127 4
38 Ward RB 27 22 205 9.3 143 2
82 Driver WR 13 8 119 14.8 38 0
88 Branch TE 10 5 45 9.0 40 1
86 Coons TE 8 4 31 7.7 22 1
33 Coffey RB 7 6 36 6.0 21 0
Team --- 221 127 1791 14.1 730 16

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
37 Blackburn S 37 15 0.0 4 0 4
31 Stephenson S 29 7 0.0 5 1 1
79 Hilton DT 26 5 3.5 8 0 0
71 Robbins DE 25 4 3.5 7 0 0
56 Judge ILB 24 9 4.0 8 0 2
97 Reeves OLB 24 11 0.0 4 1 0
58 Barlow ILB 22 3 1.0 6 1 0
92 Baxter DE 19 8 6.0 11 0 0
75 Hopper DT 16 10 0.5 3 0 0
28 Kadletz CB 16 1 0.0 1 1 5
59 Boyd OLB 13 4 1.0 1 0 2
35 Stokes CB 9 1 0.0 0 0 1
24 Kennedy S 7 6 0.0 0 0 2
45 Donovan CB 6 5 0.0 1 4 2
Team --- 326 101 22.0 64 10 20

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2009 Season Standings, Atlantic Coast

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


Overall Rankings

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

Hey...we're 28th!!

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Week 8

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

Last season: 37-24 North Carolina

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

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

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

Week 8, 2009

Attendance: 38,400 (60,000).

Weather: 50 degrees, rain.

1Q: 02:19 DUKE - Dwayne Coffey 18 run.
1Q: 02:19 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point failed.

2Q: 04:50 NCAR - Trent Sanders 42 field goal.
2Q: 00:50 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 11 run.
2Q: 00:50 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.

3Q: 03:04 DUKE - Skip Driver 9 pass from Harris Bates.
3Q: 03:04 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.

4Q: 06:40 NCAR - Darnell Worsham 5 pass from Randal Nicholas.
4Q: 06:40 NCAR - Trent Sanders extra point.
4Q: 00:52 DUKE - Kurt Hutton 1 pass from Harris Bates.
4Q: 00:52 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 56 Trevor Judge

Duke 6 7 7 7 - 27
North Carolina 0 3 0 7 - 10

Team Statistics DUKE NCAR

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

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
38 Ward 14 9 0.6 11 1 6 0
17 Bates 7 17 2.4 15 0 1 2
33 Coffey 6 45 7.5 18 1 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
17 Bates 42 26 309 7.3 43 2 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Hutton 6 99 16.5 30 43 1
8 Avalos 6 79 13.1 45 21 0
88 Branch 5 54 10.8 14 15 0
38 Ward 5 18 3.6 10 8 0
82 Driver 1 9 9.0 18 9 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
56 Judge 8 3 2.0 0 0 0
37 Blackburn 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
71 Robbins 5 2 2.0 0 0 0
31 Stephenson 4 5 0.0 1 27 0

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

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

Recruiting Commitments

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

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Week 9

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

Last season: 24-6 Duke

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

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

Box Score: Florida State at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 9, 2009

Attendance: 22,900 (33,900).

Weather: 61 degrees, rain.

2Q: 06:51 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 21 run.
2Q: 06:51 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.
2Q: 00:23 FLST - Lester Hastings 42 field goal.

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

4Q: 03:01 DUKE - Patrick Boyer 9 pass from Harris Bates.
4Q: 03:01 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 38 Emmitt Ward

Florida State 0 3 7 0 - 10
Duke 0 7 0 7 - 14

Team Statistics FLST DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 26 119
Passing Yards 182 219
Total Yards 208 338

Florida State Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
23 Rayburn 18 8 0.4 7 0 9 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
7 Van Pelt 27 14 182 6.7 37 1 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
82 Rice 5 87 17.4 54 37 1

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
38 Ward 23 106 4.6 21 1 7 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
17 Bates 23 14 219 9.5 31 1 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Hutton 5 72 14.4 13 17 0
83 Boyer 4 44 11.0 21 21 1
38 Ward 2 25 12.5 18 15 0

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

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

Next up - Bye week.

Recruiting Commitment

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

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Week 10

Bye week.

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

Next up - Duke at Wake Forest

Recruiting Commitments

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

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Week 11

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

Last season: 24-21 Wake Forest

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

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

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

Week 11, 2009

Attendance: 23,000 (31,500).

Weather: 50 degrees, stormy.

2Q: 10:13 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 10 run.
2Q: 10:13 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.
2Q: 06:00 DUKE - Kenny Everett 22 field goal.

4Q: 12:47 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 2 pass from Harris Bates.
4Q: 12:47 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.

Game MVP: DUKE 38 Emmitt Ward

Duke 0 10 0 7 - 17
Wake Forest 0 0 0 0 - 0

Team Statistics DUKE WAKE

Net Rushing Yards 101 25
Passing Yards 294 236
Total Yards 395 261

Sacked/Yards Lost 5-30 6-36

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
38 Ward 20 95 4.7 21 1 9 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
17 Bates 43 20 294 6.8 33 1 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
8 Avalos 7 117 16.7 24 33 0
80 Hutton 5 89 17.8 32 31 0
38 Ward 3 29 9.6 18 17 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
28 Kadletz 9 0 0.0 0 0 0
37 Blackburn 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
97 Reeves 5 2 0.0 1 37 0
59 Boyd 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
23 Meechan 4 0 1.5 0 0 0
56 Judge 4 4 1.0 0 0 0

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

Next up - Georgia Tech at Duke

Recruiting Commitments

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

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Week 12

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

Last season: Tech 28 Duke 3

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

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

Box Score: Georgia Tech at Duke
Durham, NC.

Week 12, 2009

Attendance: 22,900 (33,900).

Weather: 53 degrees, rain.

1Q: 03:22 GATC - Kerry Stryzinski 2 run.
1Q: 03:22 GATC - Fred Singleton extra point.

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

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

4Q: 14:53 DUKE - Kurt Hutton 38 pass from Harris Bates.
4Q: 14:53 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.
4Q: 03:15 GATC - Fred Singleton 30 field goal.

Game MVP: GATC 44 Kerry Stryzinski

Georgia Tech 7 7 7 3 - 24
Duke 0 7 0 7 - 14

Team Statistics GATC DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 88 61
Passing Yards 274 222
Total Yards 362 283

Georgia Tech Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
44 Stryzinski 25 90 3.6 34 2 9 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
44 Stryzinski 7 52 7.4 51 10 0

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
38 Ward 17 64 3.7 16 0 5 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
17 Bates 29 16 222 7.6 38 1 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Hutton 4 80 20.0 57 38 1
38 Ward 4 28 7.0 25 14 0
8 Avalos 4 65 16.2 10 26 0

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

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

Next up - NC State at Duke

Recruiting Commitments

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

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Week 13

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

Last season: NC State 24 Duke 13

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

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

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

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

Week 13, 2009

Attendance: 21,700 (33,900).

Weather: 67 degrees, fair.

1Q: 07:39 NCST - Tyrone Matson 15 pass from Otis Lofton.
1Q: 07:39 NCST - Ron Roberts extra point.
1Q: 02:07 NCST - Nolan Mock 13 run.
1Q: 02:07 NCST - Ron Roberts extra point.

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

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

4Q: 06:52 DUKE - Kenny Everett 37 field goal.
4Q: 01:39 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 7 run.
4Q: 01:39 DUKE - Dwayne Coffey run for conversion failed.

Game MVP: DUKE 56 Trevor Judge

North Carolina State 14 7 0 0 - 21
Duke 0 10 7 9 - 26

Team Statistics NCST DUKE

Net Rushing Yards 151 126
Passing Yards 179 225
Total Yards 330 351

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
38 Ward 19 123 6.4 47 2 7 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
17 Bates 28 13 225 8.0 45 1 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
8 Avalos 3 53 17.6 11 28 0
89 Dawson 3 88 29.3 20 45 0
83 Boyer 2 14 7.0 5 10 1

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

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

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

Next up - The playoffs!!!

Recruiting Commitments

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

[MikeVick7]

Week 14

Bye week.

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

[MikeVick7]

Week 15

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

Recruiting Commitments

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

[MikeVick7]

Week 16

Bye week.

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

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

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

Next up - Penn State vs Duke

[MikeVick7]

Week 17

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

First ever meeting

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

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

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

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

Box Score: Duke vs Penn State
Marietta, GA.

Round of Sixteen, 2009

Attendance: 23,700 (33,300).

Weather: 51 degrees, fair.

1Q: 14:53 PNST - Frank Custer 80 run.
1Q: 14:53 PNST - Mitchell Tuck extra point.
1Q: 02:11 DUKE - Emmitt Ward 6 run.
1Q: 02:11 DUKE - Kenny Everett extra point.

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

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

4Q: 10:37 PNST - Drew Small 44 fumble return.
4Q: 10:37 PNST - Mitchell Tuck extra point.
4Q: 02:24 PNST - Bryant Dillon 3 run.
4Q: 02:24 PNST - Mitchell Tuck extra point.

Game MVP: PNST 51 Jerry Covey

Duke 7 7 0 0 - 14
Penn State 7 0 7 14 - 28

Team Statistics DUKE PNST

Net Rushing Yards -18 201
Passing Yards 361 114
Total Yards 343 315

Sacked/Yards Lost 7-60 1-6

Duke Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
38 Ward 19 43 2.2 20 1 7 0
17 Bates 9 -61 -6.7 0 0 2 7

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
17 Bates 43 26 361 8.3 42 1 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
38 Ward 7 62 8.8 34 25 0
8 Avalos 5 84 16.8 29 38 1
88 Branch 4 42 10.5 22 23 0
83 Boyer 3 53 17.6 2 28 0
80 Hutton 3 23 7.6 0 9 0
89 Dawson 3 55 18.3 11 42 0
82 Driver 1 42 42.0 32 42 0

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
31 Stephenson 7 0 0.0 0 0 0
79 Hilton 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
37 Blackburn 5 6 0.0 0 0 0
56 Judge 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
51 Solorio 5 2 0.0 0 0 0
28 Kadletz 2 2 0.0 1 0 0

Penn State Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD Stufd Sackd
38 Custer 25 186 7.4 80 1 10 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int
15 Maurer 20 7 114 5.7 34 1 1

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

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

Other ACC action
Texas 17 FSU 6

Next up - The offseason.

[MikeVick7]

Playoffs

Playoff Games for 2009

Game Matchup
Championship Game Michigan (14-2) 45, Penn State (13-3) 43

Semifinal Game 1 Michigan (14-2) 56, Tennessee (13-2) 7
Semifinal Game 2 Penn State (13-3) 30, Texas (14-1) 17

Quarterfinal Game 1 Michigan (14-2) 34, Wisconsin (11-2) 26
Quarterfinal Game 2 Tennessee (13-2) 24, Florida (11-3) 14
Quarterfinal Game 3 Penn State (13-3) 21, Notre Dame (12-2) 20
Quarterfinal Game 4 Texas (14-1) 28, Stanford (11-3) 0

Second Round Game 1 Notre Dame (12-2) 38, Southern Mississippi (8-4) 9
Second Round Game 2 Tennessee (13-2) 23, Colorado State (10-2) 7
Second Round Game 3 Michigan (14-2) 41, Boston College (9-3) 7
Second Round Game 4 Penn State (13-3) 28, Duke (9-3) 14
Second Round Game 5 Florida (11-3) 10, Syracuse (10-3) 7
Second Round Game 6 Stanford (11-3) 37, USC (9-3) 7
Second Round Game 7 Texas (14-1) 17, Florida State (10-3) 6
Second Round Game 8 Wisconsin (11-2) 31, LSU (10-3) 24

First Round Game 1 Tennessee (13-2) 31, Rice (10-2) 14
First Round Game 2 Michigan (14-2) 30, Georgia Tech (9-3) 23
First Round Game 3 Florida State (10-3) 34, Miami of Ohio (7-6) 13
First Round Game 4 Syracuse (10-3) 20, Western Michigan (8-5) 17
First Round Game 5 Penn State (13-3) 42, Juneau (10-2) 3
First Round Game 6 Stanford (11-3) 28, Middle Tennessee State (11-1) 14
First Round Game 7 LSU (10-3) 42, Hawaii (11-1) 6
First Round Game 8 Notre Dame (12-2) 21, Iowa (9-3) 3

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

[MikeVick7]

Final ACC Standings

2009 Season Standings, Atlantic Coast

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

Yeah that's right. ACC Champs.

Final Top 25

Overall Rankings

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

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

[MikeVick7]

Post Season Awards

Atlantic Coast Major Awards for 2009

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

Atlantic Coast First-Team Awards for 2009

Award Player Team
**Inside Linebacker Trevor Judge Duke

Atlantic Coast Second-Team Awards for 2009

Award Player Team
**Wide Receiver Matt Avalos Duke
**Safety Johnnie Blackburn Duke

League-Wide Awards Freshman Team Awards for 2009

Award Player Team
**Defensive End Jermaine Baxter Duke

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

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

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

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

[MikeVick7]

2009 Summary for Duke

Record: 9-3
Rank: 36

Duke Team Rank
Rushes 367 78 (T)
Rushing Yards 1188 82
Yards Per Carry 3.23 79 (T)
Pass Attempts 429 14
Completions 242 14
Passing Yards 3421 12
Yards Per Attempt 7.97 37
3rd Down Conversions 40.7 31
Points Per Game 25.9 50
Turnovers 15 20 (T)
Turnover Margin +7 31 (T)

Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 428 88 (T)
Rushing Yards 1323 47
Yards Per Carry 3.09 30
Pass Attempts 340 90
Completions 183 82 (T)
Passing Yards 2200 48
Yards Per Attempt 6.47 37
3rd Down Conversions 31.1 39
Points Per Game 15.6 17 (T)
Turnovers 22 51 (T)

Primary Formation: Single-Back Formation

Week Team Versus Oppnt
2 17 at BALL (114) 24
3 56 LALF (125) 17
4 21 UNOR (119) 9
5 34 at MARY (84) 10
6 26 VIRG (37) 15
7 45 at CLEM (60) 20
8 27 at NCAR (96) 10
9 14 FLST (14) 10
11 17 at WAKE (83) 0
12 14 GATC (21) 24
13 26 NCST (57) 21
17 14 vs PNST (10) 28

Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
17 Bates QB 412 233 3318 8.05 22 9
Team --- 429 242 3421 7.97 23 10

Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
38 Ward RB 196 865 4.41 11 61 90
17 Bates QB 74 -106 -1.43 0 49 241
33 Coffey RB 74 368 4.97 5 19 35
Team --- 367 1188 3.23 16 137 388

Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
8 Avalos WR 101 58 1032 17.7 367 6
80 Hutton WR 92 50 765 15.3 273 6
89 Dawson WR 61 30 520 17.3 114 2
38 Ward RB 60 45 390 8.6 258 3
88 Branch TE 32 18 197 10.9 91 1
83 Boyer WR 32 14 187 13.3 57 2
82 Driver WR 27 13 207 15.9 95 1
Team --- 429 242 3421 14.1 1333 23

Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
37 Blackburn S 73 32 0.0 12 0 10
31 Stephenson S 61 15 0.0 9 2 4
56 Judge ILB 58 21 12.0 20 0 5
79 Hilton DT 53 12 4.5 18 0 0
97 Reeves OLB 49 23 0.0 7 2 1
71 Robbins DE 44 14 8.0 15 0 0
28 Kadletz CB 39 8 0.0 3 2 9
59 Boyd OLB 36 8 1.5 3 0 3
92 Baxter DE 32 14 9.0 16 0 0
35 Stokes CB 27 5 0.0 3 0 5
75 Hopper DT 23 16 1.0 5 0 0
58 Barlow ILB 22 3 1.0 6 1 0
45 Donovan CB 19 10 0.0 2 4 3
80 Hutton WR 12 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team --- 658 215 42.0 134 15 45

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Duke Career Records

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


Duke Season Records

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

[CraigSca]

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

'Grats again!

[MikeVick7]

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

'Grats again!

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