TCY - Let's Go Duke! Let's Go Duke! (Year 4)

[MikeVick7]

Welcome to year 4 of my Duke Blue Devils TCY Dynasty. You can read the dominance that was....year 1-3 below.

Year 1 (2-10)
Year 2 (2-9)
Year 3 (3-8)

Email Time
WR Terry Minkel leaves team due to a lack of playing time. Well Terry...you just weren't that good.

Great Lakes Scout Cedric Bowie has retired. Ced...we barely knew ya.

Defensive Coordinator Edward Curtis has retired. I actually give some props for the job he did last year.

Hirings
Defensive Coordinator: Glenn Bennink (50) - Glenn is nothing special but he was the best out there. His strong point is Injury Avoidance...which I find to be one of the most important qualities with either of your coordinators.

Great Lakes Scout: Rick Scribner (34) - Rick is your run-of-the-mill scout but he's young and hopefully will improve.

Scheduling

2006 Duke Schedule
   
Rival: North Carolina
Stadium Capacity: 33,900
Season Tickets Sold: 8,100
   
  Week  Opponent                
2       at New Mexico State                                             
3       SITKA                                                           
4       NORTHWESTERN                                                    
$$5     at (48) Virginia                                                
$$6     at Maryland                                                     
$$7     (4) FLORIDA STATE                                               
$$8     (36) WAKE FOREST                                                
$$10    (26) GEORGIA TECH                                               
$$11    at (22) North Carolina Stat                                     
$$12    NORTH CAROLINA                                                  
$$13    at Clemson   

We didn't have to make up the schedule this year because the two non-conference games we scheduled last year were home and home. We only have 8,100 season ticket holders again this year. That should go up after this season.

Recruiting Summary

Pos	Name			Ht	Wt	Rank	Nat	Cur	Fut	AP	Hometown
DE	Stand, Mark		6-4	249	66	775	32	97	94	Lancaster, NY
G	Musto, Corey		6-5	275	55	552	8	89	6	Santa Paula, CA
DT	Hopper, Nicky		6-4	272	24	364	17	80	18	Moultrie, GA
WR	Hutton, Kurt		6-3	191	53	587	30	70	39	Troy, NY
T	Emmons, Ricky		6-3	268	61	578	22	69	25	Las Vegas, NV
WR	Boyer, Patrick		6-0	170	39	428	28	67	15	Danville, CA
RB	Coffey, Dwayne		5-10	179	75	852	22	67	3	Lubbock, TX
S	Stephenson, George	6-1	182	65	--	12	64	26	Saint Paul, VA
T	Lemke, Dominic		6-4	263	79	828	7	56	6	Barlett, IL
TE	Branch, Andrew		6-2	213	28	752	20	53	36	Escondido, CA
DT	Grier, Kurt		6-2	241	70	--	6	52	26	Pendleton, SC
T	Hitchcock, Jessie	6-7	295	60	556	6	45	21	Ashland, KY
DE	Wayt, Jimmy		6-1	229	63	745	3	41	71	Hornell, NY
ILB	Judge, Trevor		6-2	210	35	762	20	39	57	Galesville, WI
G	Ellis, Conrad		6-3	270	61	600	4	36	67	Waterbury, C

We got a few surprises during our third year of recruiting. One was DE Mark Strand...who wasn't our initial choice at the position...but after we lost out on him he accepted the scholarship and has the best future potential of any freshman that we've had. He also helps us at the position that was our glaring weakness last season. This year's class was ranked #30.

[MikeVick7]

Starting Lineups

Kimball, Matt           3    QB   Jr    6-5   239              
Cooley, Lamont          36   RB   So    5-8   207         
Castillo, Travis        22   FB   So    6-1   235     
McGarrahan, Myron       85   TE   Jr    6-5   264           
Duncan, Vincent         84   WR   Jr    6-1   216              
Huffman, Kerry          5    WR   So    6-0   196 

Ramsey, Alonzo          55   C    Jr*   6-2   271        
Brookshire, Kenneth     64   G    Sr    6-4   293  
Holmes, Randal          77   G    So    6-1   286            
Godfrey, J.J.           63   T    So    6-6   307  
Emmons, Ricky           78   T    Fr    6-3   283    

Kimball - Had 1886 yards passing and 9 TD passes in first year as a starter.
Cooley - First year starter that averaged 4.6 ypc last season.
Castillo - Second year starter that excels in run blocking and short yardage situations.
McGarrahan - Highest ranked starter on O. 2nd team All-ACC last year.
Duncan - Career leader in receptions with 48.
Huffman - Led the team in catches last year with 35.
O-Line - Young and they keep getting better every year. Anchored by Godfrey on the left end.

Brennan, Bucky          99   DE   So    6-4   252     
Strand, Mark            76   DE   Fr    6-4   262              
Woodard, Tommie         92   DT   Jr    6-3   274       
Palazzo, Bob            95   DT   Jr*   6-4   266  
 
Hickman, Hunter         45   ILB  Jr    6-3   246           
Markham, Wayne          50   OLB  Jr    6-4   229        
Meadows, Robert         44   OLB  So    6-0   232 
    
Howe, Ricky             20   CB   Sr    6-0   188  
Turnbull, Derrick       27   CB   Jr    6-0   190          
Shepard, Xavier         26   S    Jr    5-11  197   
Hardy, Stephen          43   S    So    5-9   185  

Brennan - Much more ready to play this year after shaking freshman year.
Strand - Expected to make a lot of plays even though he's just a freshman.
Woodard - Third year starter with 81 tackles.
Palazzo - Another youngster getting his first start. Great potential
Hickman - Has lead the team in tackles the last two seasons.
Markham - Decent run stopper who had 65 tackles last year.
Meadows - Needs to be more effective on the weak side...only 1 sack last year.
Howe - Not the most talented player...will have to provide Sr leadership.
Turnbull - Our most talented all-around player back for a third season as starter.
Shepard - Third year starter...110 tackles the last two years.
Hardy - Had two ints last year from the free safety spot.

Mitchell, Benjamin      6    P    Sr*   6-1   193          
Collins, Leroy          4    K    Jr    5-10  182 

Mitchell - 2nd team All-ACC last year. Was 1st team all-conference two seasons ago.
Collins - 18 for 26 FG's in career.

[MikeVick7]

ACC Predictions

  School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Florida State           0-0     ACC   4.00  3.50  0.00  0.12  7.62  4       
North Carolina State    0-0     ACC   22.00 26.00 0.00  0.28  48.28 23      
Georgia Tech            0-0     ACC   26.00 24.00 0.00  0.16  50.16 26      
Wake Forest             0-0     ACC   36.00 41.00 0.00  0.36  77.36 38      
Virginia                0-0     ACC   48.00 49.00 0.00  0.32  97.32 47      
Clemson                 0-0     ACC   54.00 64.00 0.00  0.04  118.0456      
Maryland                0-0     ACC   60.00 59.00 0.00  0.20  119.2057      
North Carolina          0-0     ACC   66.00 66.00 0.00  0.24  132.2463      
**Duke                  0-0     ACC   100.00106.500.00  0.08  206.58104 

Such a familiar spot for us...but I don't expect us to be there by the end of the year. FSU gets the nod and looks to be a step above everyone else.

Pre-Season Top 25

Overall Rankings
   
  School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Michigan                0-0     B10   1.00  1.50  0.00  0.52  3.02  1       
Texas                   0-0     B12   3.00  2.00  0.00  1.20  6.20  2       
Oklahoma                0-0     B12   2.00  3.50  0.00  1.12  6.62  3       
Florida State           0-0     ACC   4.00  3.50  0.00  0.12  7.62  4       
UCLA                    0-0     P10   5.00  5.50  0.00  1.88  12.38 5       
Georgia                 0-0     SEC   6.00  5.00  0.00  2.08  13.08 6       
Miami of Florida        0-0     BEC   9.00  8.00  0.00  1.36  18.36 7       
Nebraska                0-0     B12   7.00  11.50 0.00  1.04  19.54 8       
Alabama                 0-0     SEC   8.00  13.00 0.00  2.28  23.28 9       
Boston College          0-0     BEC   13.00 10.50 0.00  1.32  24.82 10      
Boise State             0-0     WAC   10.00 12.50 0.00  3.24  25.74 11      
Notre Dame              0-0     IND   12.00 10.50 0.00  4.56  27.06 12      
Tennessee               0-0     SEC   11.00 16.00 0.00  2.20  29.20 13      
Auburn                  0-0     SEC   15.00 13.50 0.00  2.36  30.86 14      
Florida                 0-0     SEC   14.00 17.00 0.00  2.04  33.04 15      
USC                     0-0     P10   18.00 16.00 0.00  1.92  35.92 16      
Texas A&M               0-0     B12   17.00 18.00 0.00  1.24  36.24 17      
Washington              0-0     P10   21.00 16.00 0.00  1.96  38.96 18      
Ohio State              0-0     B10   23.00 16.50 0.00  0.68  40.18 19      
Penn State              0-0     B10   16.00 25.00 0.00  0.72  41.72 20      
Illinois                0-0     B10   20.00 23.00 0.00  0.40  43.40 21      
Wisconsin               0-0     B10   24.00 20.50 0.00  0.80  45.30 22      
North Carolina State    0-0     ACC   22.00 26.00 0.00  0.28  48.28 23      
Syracuse                0-0     BEC   27.00 20.00 0.00  1.48  48.48 24      
Utah                    0-0     MTW   19.00 27.00 0.00  2.76  48.76 25          
**Duke                  0-0     ACC   100.00106.500.00  0.08  206.58104     

Last year's champs getting the respect they deserve at the top spot. OU not far behind.

[MikeVick7]

Week 1

Bye.

Next up - at New Mexico St.

[MikeVick7]

Week 2

Duke (0-0) at New Mexico State (0-0) (-1) No TV

Last season: 24-7 Dukies

Key Injuries - None

Preview - If a Duke team is able to dominate a game it was the one against the Aggies last season. We outgained them 445-217 and more importantly won the game 24-7. ILB Hunter Hickman was the game MVP as he had 2 sacks to go along with his 6 tackles.

Box Score: Duke at New Mexico State  
Las Cruces, NM.  
  
Week 2, 2006  
  
Attendance: 9,200 (30,300).  
  
  
Weather: 83 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 12:12 DUKE - Lamont Cooley 20 run.  
1Q: 12:12 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
1Q: 07:04 NMST - Ty Syron 10 pass from Tommy Buckner.  
1Q: 07:04 NMST - Quinn Cote extra point.  

2Q: 14:20 DUKE - Patrick Boyer 11 pass from Matt Kimball.  
2Q: 14:20 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
2Q: 10:11 DUKE - Lamont Cooley 1 run.  
2Q: 10:11 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.
  
3Q: 06:16 DUKE - Lamont Cooley 9 run.  
3Q: 06:16 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
3Q: 04:59 NMST - Ty Syron 65 pass from Tommy Buckner.  
3Q: 04:59 NMST - Quinn Cote extra point. 
 
4Q: 11:14 DUKE - Leroy Collins 19 field goal.  
4Q: 05:38 DUKE - Vincent Duncan 22 pass from Matt Kimball.  
4Q: 05:38 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
  
Game MVP: DUKE 3 Matt Kimball  
  
Duke              7      14     7      10     -      38  
New Mexico State  7      0      7      0      -      14  
  
Team Statistics          DUKE          NMST  
  
Net Rushing Yards        166           96   
Passing Yards            307           226   
Total Yards              473           322  
  
Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
36 Cooley                20     101    5.0    20     3      3      0  
33 Coffey                11     42     3.8    13     0      2      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
3 Kimball                32     24     285    8.9    22     2      0  
16 Belser                4      1      22     5.5    22     0      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
84 Duncan                5      83     16.6   14     22     1  
85 McGarrahan            4      64     16.0   17     20     0  
5 Huffman                4      53     13.2   15     22     0   
83 Boyer                 3      33     11.0   13     13     1  
 
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
43 Hardy                 6      0      0.0    0      0      0  
26 Shepard               5      2      0.0    1      11     0  
45 Hickman               4      1      0.5    1      0      0  
50 Markham               4      4      0.0    0      0      0  

Overall a good opening win for the Dukies. Matt Kimball was in control all game as he passed for 285 yards on 24-32 and 2 TD passes. Lamont Cooley...in getting his first start at RB...rushed 20 times for 101 yards and 3 TD's. And the D had 4 Int's.

Next up - Sitka comes down to Durham.

[MikeVick7]

Week 3

Sitka (1-1) at #46 Duke (1-0) (-9) No TV

Last season: 38-0 Dukies. We shut someone out?

Key Injuries - None

Preview - We were only up 17-0 at the end of three last year...then scored 21 points in the 4th to close it out. I'm a little bitter after the Timberwolves loss right now...so that's all I got for the preview.

Box Score: Sitka at Duke  
Durham, NC.  
  
Week 3, 2006  
  
Attendance: 13,600 (33,900).  
  
  
Weather: 53 degrees, stormy.  
  
1Q: 06:39 DUKE - Matt Kimball 21 run.  
1Q: 06:39 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
1Q: 06:18 DUKE - Kerry Huffman 17 pass from Matt Kimball.  
1Q: 06:18 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point. 
 
2Q: 14:17 DUKE - Kerry Huffman 10 pass from Matt Kimball.  
2Q: 14:17 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
2Q: 07:40 SITK - Larry Asbury 43 field goal.  
2Q: 04:50 DUKE - Leroy Collins 32 field goal.  
2Q: 00:00 DUKE - Leroy Collins 31 field goal. 
 
4Q: 09:21 DUKE - Kurt Hutton 4 pass from Matt Kimball.  
4Q: 09:21 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
4Q: 06:05 DUKE - Patrick Boyer 41 pass from Matt Kimball.  
4Q: 06:05 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
  
Game MVP: DUKE 3 Matt Kimball  
  
Sitka             0      3      0      0      -      3  
Duke              14     13     0      14     -      41  
  
Team Statistics          SITK          DUKE  
 
Net Rushing Yards        31            146   
Passing Yards            93            381  
Total Yards              124           527  
  
Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
33 Coffey                18     37     2.0    21     0      8      0  
36 Cooley                15     73     4.8    39     0      4      0  
3 Kimball                9      16     1.7    21     1      3      2  

Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
3 Kimball                41     30     381    9.2    41     4      4   
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
5 Huffman                10     130    13.0   59     29     2  
85 McGarrahan            5      46     9.2    7      10     0  
80 Hutton                5      84     16.8   33     31     1  
22 Castillo              4      26     6.5    13     12     0  
83 Boyer                 3      59     19.6   27     41     1  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
45 Hickman               6      0      0.0    0      0      0  
50 Markham               3      1      0.0    0      0      0  
44 Meadows               2      1      1.0    0      0      0  
20 Howe                  2      0      0.0    1      13     0  

After winning only my 9th game in this dynasty is it ok to critique any of them? Well granted it was storming...but we had some sloppy play before scoring a couple times in the 4th to make it look pretty. Kimball had his best game of his career by throwing for 381 yards...a school record...and 4 TD's. But was a bit sloppy with 4 Int's. Kerry Huffman also set a school record for 3 TD catches in one game.

Next up - Northwestern comes into town.

[MikeVick7]

Week 4

Northwestern (1-1) at #46 Duke (2-0) (-9) No TV

Last season: Duke 24-21

Key Injuries
WR Vincent Duncan - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Out 5 weeks

Preview - We had to battle hard up in Evanston last year...scoring with 6 mins left in the game to pull out a 24-21 victory. The Wildcats were actually up 21-10 after three quarters before we finally woke up. This year...their primary O continues to be the I-Form and their offense is centered around Jr RB Lamar Newman. This three year starter has 380 yards rushing in two games so far this year...a 7.4 avg. They've been able to put up some points this year..31.0 ppg...so our D will have to step up...which they have done so far this year. On our side of the ball...Duncan being out is a bit of a blow...he'll be missed as we start the conference schedule.

Box Score: Northwestern at Duke  
Durham, NC.  
  
Week 4, 2006  
  
Attendance: 15,600 (33,900).  
  
  
Weather: 46 degrees, rain.  
  
1Q: 08:27 DUKE - Leroy Collins 25 field goal. 
 
2Q: 09:32 UNOR - Lamar Newman 9 run.  
2Q: 09:32 UNOR - Kenneth Smalls extra point.  
2Q: 00:40 DUKE - Leroy Collins 38 field goal.  
2Q: 00:04 UNOR - Bill Randle 86 fumble return.  
2Q: 00:04 UNOR - Kenneth Smalls extra point.  

3Q: 03:53 DUKE - Derrick Turnbull 55 punt return.  
3Q: 03:53 DUKE - Lamont Cooley run for conversion failed.  
3Q: 00:59 UNOR - Kenneth Smalls 18 field goal.  

4Q: 14:51 DUKE - Dwayne Coffey 34 run.  
4Q: 14:51 DUKE - Matt Kimball pass for conversion failed.  
4Q: 01:15 UNOR - Hunter Lindsay 2 run.  
4Q: 01:15 UNOR - J.R. Jorgenson pass to Bernard Powell for conversion  
4Q: 00:36 UNOR - Stanley Seau 79 interception return.  
4Q: 00:36 UNOR - Kenneth Smalls extra point.  
4Q: 00:30 DUKE - Derrick Turnbull 101 kickoff return.  
4Q: 00:30 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
  
Game MVP: UNOR 69 Nate Constable  
  
Northwestern      0      14     3      15     -      32  
Duke              3      3      6      13     -      25  
  
Team Statistics          UNOR          DUKE  
 
Net Rushing Yards        195           94  
Passing Yards            142           171   
Total Yards              337           265  

Northwestern Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
42 Newman                30     144    4.8    51     1      8      0  

Duke Individual Statistics  

Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
33 Coffey                11     92     8.3    34     1      3      0  
36 Cooley                6      12     2.0    7      0      2      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
3 Kimball                27     14     171    6.3    28     0      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
80 Hutton                4      52     13.0   6      28     0  
22 Castillo              3      34     11.3   24     15     0  
5 Huffman                2      26     13.0   2      17     0  
83 Boyer                 2      34     17.0   1      26     0  

Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
45 Hickman               10     5      0.0    0      0      0  
92 Woodard               10     1      0.0    0      0      0  
26 Shepard               8      2      0.0    0      0      0  

Definitely a disappointing loss here to the Wildcats...our first in four years. They controlled the game for the first three quarters...up 17-12. And then fireworks ensued in the 4th. After the Cats kicked an 18 yd FG near the end of the 3rd...the Dukies had a three play series in which they handed the ball off to Dwayne Coffey three times with the third being a 34 yd TD run to make it 18-17. Then Northwestern countered with back to back TD's to go up 32-17. After they scored the 2nd TD...Derrick Turnbull took his 2nd return of the game back for a TD...this one a 101 KO return. We tried the onside..but Northwestern covered it up and that ended the game. I think us not having Duncan in the lineup kinda threw our passing game off a bit as we had a season low 171 yards and no TD's.

Next up - at Virginia to kick off the ACC season.

[MikeVick7]

Week 5

Duke (2-1) at #23 Virginia (2-0) (-6) TV5

Last season: 38-6 the pesky Cavs

Key Injuries
WR Vincent Duncan - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Out 4 weeks

Preview - Virginia has really had my number the first three seasons...well all ACC teams have had my number...but my games with the Cavs have never been close. Last year they jumped out to a 21-0 first quarter lead and cruised to a 32 point victory. We were able to stop their running game last year but they proceeded to pass for 234 yards. Let's go to Charlottesville.

Box Score: Duke at Virginia  
Charlottesville, VA.  
  
Week 5, 2006  
  
Attendance: 55,000 (61,500).  
  
  
Weather: 69 degrees, rain.  
  
1Q: 13:15 DUKE - Dusty Lucero 10 pass from Matt Kimball.  
1Q: 13:15 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point. 
 
2Q: 07:48 DUKE - Leroy Collins 28 field goal.  
2Q: 00:08 DUKE - Leroy Collins 19 field goal. 
 
3Q: 09:22 VIRG - Leroy Foreman 13 run.  
3Q: 09:22 VIRG - Blaine Watson extra point.  

4Q: 11:30 VIRG - Jorge Hill 11 pass from Dwight Perez.  
4Q: 11:30 VIRG - Blaine Watson extra point.  
4Q: 06:29 DUKE - Leroy Collins 36 field goal.  
4Q: 00:29 VIRG - Leroy Foreman 4 run.  
4Q: 00:29 VIRG - Blaine Watson extra point.  
  
Game MVP: VIRG 44 Donny Webb  
  
Duke              7      6      0      3      -      16  
Virginia          0      0      7      14     -      21  
  
Team Statistics          DUKE          VIRG  
  
Net Rushing Yards        92            118  
Passing Yards            262           143   
Total Yards              354           261  
  
Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
36 Cooley                24     46     1.9    16     0      11     0  
22 Castillo              6      15     2.5    9      0      2      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
3 Kimball                37     17     262    7.0    62     1      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
80 Hutton                5      110    22.0   30     62     0  
83 Boyer                 4      64     16.0   11     20     0  
82 Lucero                1      10     10.0   30     10     1  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
26 Shepard               7      1      0.0    0      0      0  
45 Hickman               5      2      0.0    0      0      0  
44 Meadows               5      1      0.0    0      0      0  
  
Virginia Individual Statistics  

Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
44 Webb                  11     5      0.0    0      0      0  

Ok...now it's gotten to the point where it's starting to get ridiculous. For the 2nd time in as many ACC games...going back to last year...We've outplayed our opponent only to lose to some bogus late game TD. This time...we're on the road...playing good ball...out gaining the Cavs and we lose on a TD with :29 left in the game. Unreal. We will win a conference game this year.

Next up - at Maryland

[MikeVick7]

Week 6

Duke (2-2) at #50 Maryland (2-1) (-2) No TV

Last season: Loss at home 17-7

Key Injuries
WR Vincent Duncan - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Out 4 weeks

Preview - In last year's game we were in it...we just didn't quite have enough offense to stay with Maryland. But we held them to 17 points so that has to count for something. This year they've struggled barely beating W Virginia 7-3 and then getting shutout against NC State. So far their run intensive offense is only 95th in the nation. On our side of the ball...our passing game is clicking like never before. We ranked 7th in completions and attempts and 10th in passing yards with 1121.

Box Score: Duke at Maryland  
College Park, MD.  
  
Week 6, 2006  
  
Attendance: 37,000 (48,100).  
  
  
Weather: 73 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 13:30 MARY - Kenny Sakowski 3 pass from Victor Franz.  
1Q: 13:30 MARY - Edward Reid extra point.  

2Q: 07:04 DUKE - Dusty Lucero 2 pass from Matt Kimball.  
2Q: 07:04 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
2Q: 06:35 DUKE - Ricky Howe 60 interception return.  
2Q: 06:35 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
2Q: 00:31 MARY - Edward Reid 19 field goal.  

3Q: 11:47 MARY - Nolan Reese 76 punt return.  
3Q: 11:47 MARY - Edward Reid extra point.  
3Q: 02:47 DUKE - Lamont Cooley 6 run.  
3Q: 02:47 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
  
Game MVP: DUKE 20 Ricky Howe  
  
Duke              0      14     7      0      -      21  
Maryland          7      3      7      0      -      17  
  
Team Statistics          DUKE          MARY  
 
Net Rushing Yards        131           147  
Passing Yards            164           133   
Total Yards              295           280  

Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
36 Cooley                12     47     3.9    11     1      3      0  
33 Coffey                9      31     3.4    8      0      0      0  
3 Kimball                6      19     3.1    21     0      2      1  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
3 Kimball                31     15     164    5.2    31     1      2  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
85 McGarrahan            3      22     7.3    9      8      0  
82 Lucero                2      18     9.0    12     16     1  
5 Huffman                2      43     21.5   2      29     0

Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
50 Markham               11     5      0.0    0      0      0  
26 Shepard               6      2      0.0    0      0      0    
43 Hardy                 4      2      0.0    1      1      0  
20 Howe                  3      1      0.0    2      60     1  

WE DID IT! WE DID IT! After being robbed the week before by Virginia...we outplay our 3rd straight ACC opponent...and this time we come away with the win. It was ominous early as Kimball threw an Int and Maryland had an easy drive for a TD...a 3 yd pass from Franz to Sakowski. But then in the 2nd we came back with 2 straight TD's. A 2 yd TD pass to Lucero and then that was followed up by a 60 yd Int return for a TD by Sr Ricky Howe. Maryland came back to take a 17-14 lead...but we scored late in the 3rd to go up for good. Our D played great in the 4th shutting the Terps offense down to earn our first ACC victory.

Next up - The Noles come up to Durham.

Recruiting - On the flip side...we've had no one commit this year and have lost three recruits already.

[MikeVick7]

Week 7

#3 Florida State (4-0) (-13) at Duke (3-2) TV4

Last season: Seminoles all over us 63-10

Key Injuries
WR Vincent Duncan - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Out 3 weeks

Preview - Florida St is just too awesome. Their roster is stacked and we still have a ways to go to get up to their level. I think we're just gonna enjoy our time on TV4 this week. Our first appearance. There are two other reasons we're not gonna do well in this game. 1) We've been partying all week and are a little hungover. 2) We're looking forward to the following week when Wake Forest comes to town. We have a little score to settle.

Box Score: Florida State at Duke  
Durham, NC.  
  
Week 7, 2006  
  
Attendance: 16,400 (33,900).  
  
  
Weather: 59 degrees, rain.  
  
1Q: 08:53 FLST - Shannon Macri 11 pass from Deon Kalu.  
1Q: 08:53 FLST - Dominic Adachi extra point.  
1Q: 00:02 FLST - Johnnie Rice 29 pass from Deon Kalu.  
1Q: 00:02 FLST - Dominic Adachi extra point.  

2Q: 14:39 FLST - Johnnie Rice 12 pass from Deon Kalu.  
2Q: 14:39 FLST - Dominic Adachi extra point.  
2Q: 07:44 FLST - Dominic Adachi 38 field goal.  
2Q: 04:01 FLST - Freddie Talley 1 run.  
2Q: 04:01 FLST - Dominic Adachi extra point. 
 
3Q: 08:45 FLST - Dominic Adachi 35 field goal.  
3Q: 03:49 DUKE - Leroy Collins 41 field goal.
  
4Q: 11:42 FLST - Brett Calkins 3 run.  
4Q: 11:42 FLST - Dominic Adachi extra point.  
4Q: 08:31 DUKE - Derrick Turnbull 29 punt return.  
4Q: 08:31 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
  
Game MVP: FLST 96 Teddy Heath  
  
Florida State     14     17     3      7      -      41  
Duke              0      0      3      7      -      10  
  
Team Statistics          FLST          DUKE  
 
Net Rushing Yards        41            62  
Passing Yards            264           93   
Total Yards              305           155  

Florida State Individual Statistics  

Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD   
96 Heath                 4      2      3.0    0      0      0  

Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
3 Kimball                11     -31    -2.8   10     0      1      8  
33 Coffey                6      23     3.8    13     0      2      0
36 Cooley                5      31     6.2    19     0      1      0  

Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
3 Kimball                20     10     93     4.6    19     0      0  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
22 Castillo              3      29     9.6    23     11     0  
80 Hutton                2      19     9.5    2      12     0  
 
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
44 Meadows               11     1      1.5    0      0      0  
50 Markham               7      4      0.0    0      0      0  
95 Palazzo               6      2      0.5    0      0      0  
99 Brennan               4      2      1.5    0      0      0  

Well I think for the first time we weren't "totally" embarrassed. I can handle giving up 41 points to FSU at this point in my career. Our only TD was a 29 yd Turnbull punt return...the 2nd of his career.

Up next - Wake Forest....grrrrrr.

[MikeVick7]

Mid-Season Report

2006 Summary for Duke
   
Record: 3-3
Rank: 79
   
Duke                    Team      Rank  
Rushes                  212       39 (T)      
Rushing Yards           691       62          
Yards Per Carry         3.25      94          
Pass Attempts           192       15 (T)      
Completions             111       12 (T)      
Passing Yards           1378      20          
Yards Per Attempt       7.17      68          
3rd Down Conversions    35.6      61          
Points Per Game         25.1      60          
Turnovers               15        110 (T)     
Turnover Margin         0         64 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  202       75          
Rushing Yards           628       51 (T)      
Yards Per Carry         3.10      27 (T)      
Pass Attempts           181       112 (T)     
Completions             81        59 (T)      
Passing Yards           1001      45          
Yards Per Attempt       5.53      8           
3rd Down Conversions    32.9      46          
Points Per Game         21.3      40          
Turnovers               15        8 (T)       
   
Primary Formation: Pro Formation
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
2     38    at NMST (113) 14      
3     41    SITK (102)    3       
4     25    UNOR (95)     32      
5     16    at VIRG (31)  21      
6     21    at MARY (52)  17      
7     10    FLST (3)      41      
8           WAKE (104)            
10          GATC (32)             
11          at NCST (9)           
12          NCAR (44)             
13          at CLEM (112)         
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
3 Kimball           QB    188   110   1356  7.21  8     8       
Team                ---   192   111   1378  7.17  8     8       
   
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  
36 Cooley           RB    82    310   3.78  4     24    28      
33 Coffey           RB    60    238   3.96  1     17    24      
3 Kimball           QB    33    -14   -0.42 1     22    93      
22 Castillo         FB    16    39    2.43  0     7     12      
Team                ---   212   691   3.25  6     71    159     
   
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
5 Huffman           WR    48    21    294   14.0  87    2       
80 Hutton           WR    31    19    320   16.8  77    1       
83 Boyer            WR    26    15    223   14.8  62    2       
85 McGarrahan       TE    24    15    176   11.7  51    0       
22 Castillo         FB    24    15    131   8.7   84    0       
36 Cooley           RB    17    10    51    5.1   46    0       
84 Duncan           WR    11    7     110   15.7  22    1       
82 Lucero           WR    7     6     52    8.6   45    2       
Team                ---   192   111   1378  12.4  479   8       
   
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  
45 Hickman          ILB   34    11    0.5   6     1     3       
50 Markham          OLB   32    17    0.0   2     1     3       
26 Shepard          S     32    10    0.0   4     1     6       
44 Meadows          OLB   29    6     2.5   6     0     5       
43 Hardy            S     23    5     0.0   1     2     3       
95 Palazzo          DT    22    14    3.0   8     0     0       
92 Woodard          DT    19    4     0.0   5     0     0       
76 Strand           DE    15    2     1.5   2     0     0       
20 Howe             CB    12    2     0.0   1     5     0  
27 Turnbull         CB    11    5     0.0   0     0     6       
99 Brennan          DE    11    14    3.5   3     0     0       
74 Fleming          DE    6     2     0.5   3     0     0       
98 Carter           DT    6     5     2.5   2     0     0       
36 Cooley           RB    6     0     0.0   0     0     0       
47 Back             CB    6     0     0.0   0     0     0       
Team                ---   317   109   15.0  47    11    29 

[MikeVick7]

2006 Season Standings, Atlantic Coast
   
  School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Florida State            5  0  0  1.000 198 71  3  0  0  1.000 131 41  Won 5       
North Carolina State     5  0  0  1.000 210 36  2  0  0  1.000 51  6   Won 5       
North Carolina           4  2  0  .666  133 141 2  1  0  .666  59  89  Won 2       
Georgia Tech             3  2  0  .600  178 84  2  1  0  .666  116 37  Won 1       
Virginia                 3  1  0  .750  89  106 1  1  0  .500  37  74  Lost 1      
**Duke                   3  3  0  .500  151 128 1  2  0  .333  47  79  Lost 1      
Maryland                 3  2  0  .600  90  81  1  2  0  .333  52  75  Won 1       
Clemson                  0  4  0  .000  59  92  0  2  0  .000  30  52  Lost 4      
Wake Forest              0  5  0  .000  106 181 0  3  0  .000  48  118 Lost 5  

Overall Rankings
   
  School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Texas                   5-0     B12   1.75  1.50  0.00  1.24  4.49  1       
Oklahoma                5-0     B12   4.50  2.00  0.00  1.96  8.46  2       
Notre Dame              5-0     IND   3.25  4.50  0.00  2.32  10.07 3       
Florida State           5-0     ACC   5.50  2.50  0.00  3.60  11.60 4       
Penn State              6-0     B10   2.50  8.50  0.00  0.76  11.76 5       
Texas A&M               6-0     B12   4.75  7.00  0.00  1.76  13.51 6       
Michigan                5-1     B10   7.25  4.50  1.00  0.84  13.59 7       
North Carolina State    5-0     ACC   4.00  9.00  0.00  4.24  17.24 8       
UCLA                    5-1     P10   10.50 7.00  1.00  1.84  20.34 9       
Colorado                5-0     B12   9.50  10.50 0.00  2.48  22.48 10      
Illinois                5-1     B10   8.75  17.00 1.00  0.92  27.67 11      
Wisconsin               5-1     B10   11.75 16.00 1.00  0.48  29.23 12      
Nebraska                4-1     B12   13.25 14.50 1.00  0.68  29.43 13      
USC                     3-1     P10   13.75 21.00 1.00  0.60  36.35 14      
Georgia                 3-1     SEC   22.50 10.50 1.00  2.60  36.60 15      
Utah                    4-1     MTW   16.50 20.00 1.00  1.08  38.58 16      
Alabama                 4-1     SEC   19.25 15.50 1.00  4.08  39.83 17      
Stanford                5-1     P10   17.50 18.00 1.00  4.12  40.62 18      
Tennessee               5-1     SEC   22.25 14.00 1.00  4.00  41.25 19      
Barrow                  5-0     SCE   25.00 13.50 0.00  5.00  43.50 20      
Florida                 3-1     SEC   18.50 21.00 1.00  3.40  43.90 21      
Boston College          4-1     BEC   24.00 15.00 1.00  4.44  44.44 22      
Pittsburgh              4-2     BEC   18.25 27.00 2.00  0.56  47.81 23      
Arizona State           4-2     P10   22.00 28.00 2.00  0.80  52.80 24      
Hawaii                  4-1     WAC   24.00 30.00 1.00  2.08  57.08 25           
**Duke                  3-3     ACC   58.25 80.00 3.00  2.92  144.1773  

[MikeVick7]

Week 8

Wake Forest (0-5) at Duke (3-3) (-19) No TV

Last Season: All Wake Forest 79-0.

Key Injuries
WR Vincent Duncan - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Doubtful 2 weeks

Preview - Well well well...look who's limping into town this week...an 0-5 Wake Forest squad. It doesn't look anything like the team that beat us up 79-0 last year. The same team that was the #1 passing team in the nation last year. The same team that passed for 531 yards and 8 TD's and put up a total of 668 yards. We want to kill them..plain and simple.

Box Score: Wake Forest at Duke  
Durham, NC.  
  
Week 8, 2006  
  
Attendance: 11,500 (33,900).  
  
  
Weather: 54 degrees, fair.  
  
1Q: 05:58 WAKE - Antoine Allen 32 field goal.  
1Q: 02:44 DUKE - Kerry Huffman 49 pass from Matt Kimball.  
1Q: 02:44 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  

2Q: 13:10 DUKE - Leroy Collins 37 field goal.  
2Q: 06:30 WAKE - Tyrone Donaldson 28 pass from Jerry McManus.  
2Q: 06:30 WAKE - Antoine Allen extra point.  
2Q: 04:58 DUKE - Lamont Cooley 15 run.  
2Q: 04:58 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  

3Q: 03:19 DUKE - Dwayne Coffey 34 run.  
3Q: 03:19 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
3Q: 00:00 WAKE - Tyrone Donaldson 15 pass from Jerry McManus.  
3Q: 00:00 WAKE - Antoine Allen extra point.  

4Q: 02:09 DUKE - Leroy Collins 55 field goal.  
4Q: 00:15 WAKE - Tyrone Donaldson 28 pass from Jerry McManus.  
4Q: 00:15 WAKE - Antoine Allen extra point.  
  
Game MVP: DUKE 76 Mark Strand  
  
Wake Forest       3      7      7      7      -      24  
Duke              7      10     7      3      -      27  
  
Team Statistics          WAKE          DUKE  
  
Sacked/Yards Lost        7-45          2-18  

Net Rushing Yards        55            201  
Passing Yards            262           207   
Total Yards              317           408  

Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
36 Cooley                18     89     4.9    15     1      4      0  
3 Kimball                7      39     5.5    45     0      1      2  
33 Coffey                7      50     7.1    34     1      1      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
3 Kimball                24     16     207    8.6    49     1      2  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
5 Huffman                4      82     20.5   23     49     1  
85 McGarrahan            3      41     13.6   17     20     0  
80 Hutton                3      51     17.0   1      20     0  
  

Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
43 Hardy                 8      0      0.0    0      0      0  
45 Hickman               7      2      0.0    0      0      0  
50 Markham               7      1      0.0    0      0      0  
26 Shepard               6      3      0.0    1      4      0  

Well we didn't kill Wake like we wanted to but considering that we lost 79-0 last year...I think that immediately qualifies a 27-24 victory...as a killing. Wake's problem this year is their defense. They gave up a total of 408 yards to our offense. 201 on the ground and 207 in the air. We just had an all-around good showing which included 7 sacks from our defense. Wow...2 wins in the conference...we're giddy.

Next up - Bye

Recruiting Commitments

Pos	Name			Ht	Wt	Rank	Nat	AP	Hometown
TE	Walton, Gerald		6-3	240	15	340	80	Rocky Mount, NC
DT	Hilton, Jumbo		6-5	288	22	279	60	El Paso, TX
OLB	Boyd, Russell		6-1	220	41	846	49	Allentown, PA
CB	Kadletz, Ellis		5-11	167	20	173	28	Odessa, MO

Even though we lost a couple recruits early we did get three great recruits in our first batch.

[MikeVick7]

Week 9

Recruiting Commitments

Pos	Name			Ht	Wt	Rank	Nat	AP	Hometown
FB	Hines, Earl		6-0	225	9	448	59	Lakeport, CA
WR	Avalos, Matt		6-0	169	34	384	1	Carlsbad, NM
G	Levine, Conrad		6-4	285	31	277	93	Boca Raton, FL
CB	Killian, Bob		6-0	174	50	672	19	Dickson, TN

Next up - Georgia Tech at Duke

[MikeVick7]

Week 10

#38 Georgia Tech (4-3) at Duke (4-3) (-10)

Last season: Georgia Tech 56-17

Key Injuries
DT Tommie Woodard - Sprained Knee - Questionable 2 weeks
WR Vincent Duncan - Arthroscopic Knee Surgery - Probable 1 weeks
ILB Hunter Hickman - Broken Hand - Probable 7 weeks

Preview - I'm a little confused as to how I should look at this game. On one hand I'm surprisingly a 10 pt favorite. On the other...Georgia Tech...despite having the same record as us has been much more effective against like opponents. But I'm at home...so anything can happen and this is somewhat of a breakout season so who knows? On the injury front...it looks like Duncan will be back in the lineup this week and Hickman said he'll suck it up despite having a broken hand. For G-Tech their starting RB Kerry Stryzinski will not be playing because of a dislocated elbow. Despite having a trips offense he is the most talented player they have.

Box Score: Georgia Tech at Duke  
Durham, NC.  
  
Week 10, 2006  
  
Attendance: 14,900 (33,900).  
  
  
Weather: 49 degrees, rain.  
  
1Q: 10:05 DUKE - Leroy Collins 39 field goal.  
1Q: 04:17 DUKE - Leroy Collins 21 field goal. 
 
2Q: 11:30 GATC - Bob Harding 6 run.  
2Q: 11:30 GATC - Marty Ling extra point.  
2Q: 03:26 GATC - Dusty Norton 8 pass from Toby Cote.  
2Q: 03:26 GATC - Marty Ling extra point.  

3Q: 09:10 GATC - Dusty Norton 12 pass from Toby Cote.  
3Q: 09:10 GATC - Marty Ling extra point.  

4Q: 11:45 GATC - Rich Blackwell 46 interception return.  
4Q: 11:45 GATC - Marty Ling extra point.  
4Q: 04:15 GATC - Sedrick Soward 4 run.  
4Q: 04:15 GATC - Marty Ling extra point.  
4Q: 00:38 DUKE - Patrick Boyer 5 pass from Matt Kimball.  
4Q: 00:38 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
  
Game MVP: GATC 16 Toby Cote  
  
Georgia Tech      0      14     7      14     -      35  
Duke              6      0      0      7      -      13  
  
Team Statistics          GATC          DUKE  
 
Net Rushing Yards        96            29   
Passing Yards            309           211   
Total Yards              405           240  
  
Georgia Tech Individual Statistics  

Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
16 Cote                  40     26     273    6.8    21     2      0  

Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
36 Cooley                9      16     1.7    6      0      4      0  
33 Coffey                6      11     1.8    10     0      3      0  

Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
3 Kimball                36     17     211    5.8    42     1      1
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
85 McGarrahan            4      56     14.0   12     18     0  
83 Boyer                 3      54     18.0   25     42     1  
80 Hutton                3      39     13.0   11     31     0  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
45 Hickman               10     2      0.0    0      0      0  
26 Shepard               9      2      0.0    0      0      0  
44 Meadows               7      1      0.0    0      0      0  

We just didn't quite have it against the more talented Yellowjackets. We took advantage of a sluggish opponent in the first by getting two drives that ended up in FG's. That kinda cost us because once they got their offense headed in the right direction it only took one score to grabe the lead. Kimball had an ok game...but we just couldn't get our running game going.

Next up - at NC State

Recruiting Commitments

Pos	Name			Ht	Wt	Rank	Nat	AP	Hometown
ILB	Barlow, Donovan		6-1	200	19	252	1	Beltsville, MD
OLB	Solorio, Daniel		6-0	198	27	597	47	Milford, NH
S	Blackburn, Johnnie	5-11	172	25	475	2	Houston, TX

Our good luck with recruits continue.

[MikeVick7]

Week 11

Duke (4-4) at #14 North Carolina State (7-1) (-19) TV5

Last season: NC State 24-14

Key Injuries
DT Tommie Woodard - Sprained Knee - Probable 1 weeks
ILB Hunter Hickman - Broken Hand - Probable 6 weeks

Preview - Last season NC State was the first conference foe that we actually had a chance to beat. We were up 14-10 with a little over a minute left before the Wolfpack scored on a TD pass with 1:15 left in the game and then intercepted a pass and took it for a TD on the next play from scrimmage. This year NC State seems to be a little bit better as they are ranked #14 with only one loss that came to the Noles. They defense is ranked 6th in the nation in points allowed.

Box Score: Duke at North Carolina State  
Raleigh, NC.  
  
Week 11, 2006  
  
Attendance: 51,500 (51,500).  
  
  
Weather: 62 degrees, rain.  
  
1Q: 07:45 DUKE - Myron McGarrahan 5 pass from Matt Kimball.  
1Q: 07:45 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
1Q: 00:22 DUKE - Lamont Cooley 29 run.  
1Q: 00:22 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
1Q: 00:12 NCST - Jeff Steffen 95 kickoff return.  
1Q: 00:12 NCST - Jamal Bates extra point. 
 
2Q: 04:00 NCST - Alfred Nelson 1 run.  
2Q: 04:00 NCST - Jamal Bates extra point.
  
3Q: 08:28 DUKE - Leroy Collins 29 field goal.  
3Q: 04:20 NCST - Fred Hampton 4 run.  
3Q: 04:20 NCST - Jamal Bates extra point.  

4Q: 10:18 NCST - Jamal Bates 39 field goal.  
4Q: 02:27 NCST - Jamal Bates 36 field goal.  
4Q: 01:07 DUKE - Vincent Duncan 12 pass from Matt Kimball.  
4Q: 01:07 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
  
Game MVP: NCST 93 Matt Barrale  
  
Duke              14     0      3      7      -      24  
North Carolina State 7   7      7      6      -      27  
  
Team Statistics          DUKE          NCST  
 
Net Rushing Yards        91            137   
Passing Yards            258           123   
Total Yards              349           260   

Penalties                11            5  
Penalty Yards            112           40 
  
Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
36 Cooley                15     79     5.2    29     1      5      0  
3 Kimball                7      -23    -3.2   3      0      0      5  
33 Coffey                5      15     3.0    6      0      1      0   
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
3 Kimball                34     19     258    7.5    40     2      2  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
5 Huffman                5      83     16.6   15     40     0
85 McGarrahan            4      61     15.2   22     29     1  
33 Coffey                3      27     9.0    9      9      0  
80 Hutton                3      46     15.3   7      18     0  
84 Duncan                2      18     9.0    11     12     1  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
50 Markham               11     4      0.0    0      0      0  
44 Meadows               5      1      1.0    2      28     0  
43 Hardy                 5      0      0.0    0      0      0  
  
North Carolina State Individual Statistics  

Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
93 Barrale               4      1      2.0    0      0      0  

Another tough loss to stomach. I left the penalties in the team stats to let you see one of the ways we shot ourselves in the foot. That would have been a nice win on our resume...but we can't quite pull it off. But to show you how close we got...after our last score we recovered the onside kick...but threw an Int on our last drive to end the game.

Next up - North Carolina comes to town.

Recruiting Commitments

Pos	Name			Ht	Wt	Rank	Nat	AP	Hometown
RB	Ward, Emmitt		6-0	178	36	568	11	Greenback, TN
CB	Meechan, Darryl		5-9	168	48	635	82	Hedgesville, WV

[MikeVick7]

Week 12

North Carolina (5-5) (-1) at Duke (4-5)

Last season: UNC 28-24

Key Injuries
DE Mark Strand - Degenerative Hip Condition - Out 45 weeks
ILB Hunter Hickman - Broken Hand - Probable 5 weeks

Preview - Before I get to last year's heartbreak...the loss of Mark Strand for the rest of the year and the beginning of the next is a big blow. Hopefully this injury won't hamper his growth the rest of his college career or force him to quit. Back to last year...UNC really stole one from us as they scored a TD with 1:01 left in the game to win 28-24. UNC's ground attack has been nothing too spectacular this year. They are 9th in the nation in carries but only 105th in ypc. They're big-time WR Hergett has been injured for most of the season and that has really hampered them. They're D has really struggled this season as they are 108th in rushing yards and 120th in passing yards allowed.

Box Score: North Carolina at Duke  
Durham, NC.  
  
Week 12, 2006  
  
Attendance: 13,600 (33,900).  
  
  
Weather: 42 degrees, rain.  
  
1Q: 05:31 DUKE - Lamont Cooley 7 run.  
1Q: 05:31 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
1Q: 03:02 DUKE - Leroy Collins 18 field goal.  

2Q: 04:30 DUKE - Leroy Collins 21 field goal. 
 
3Q: 09:13 DUKE - Stephen Hardy 77 interception return.  
3Q: 09:13 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
3Q: 05:32 DUKE - Lamont Cooley 8 run.  
3Q: 05:32 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
3Q: 00:03 DUKE - Travis Castillo 28 pass from Matt Kimball.  
3Q: 00:03 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  

4Q: 09:10 NCAR - Shaun Shaw 5 run.  
4Q: 09:10 NCAR - Colin Higgins extra point.  
4Q: 07:50 NCAR - Shaun Shaw 6 run.  
4Q: 07:50 NCAR - Colin Higgins extra point.  
4Q: 06:29 NCAR - Colin Higgins 32 field goal.  
4Q: 02:20 DUKE - Dwayne Coffey 5 run.  
4Q: 02:20 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
4Q: 01:11 NCAR - Ronald Sawyer 30 pass from Darryl Jefferson.  
4Q: 01:11 NCAR - Darryl Jefferson pass to Ronald Sawyer for conversion  
  
Game MVP: DUKE 22 Travis Castillo  
  
North Carolina    0      0      0      25     -      25  
Duke              10     3      21     7      -      41  
  
Team Statistics          NCAR          DUKE  
 
Net Rushing Yards        73            141   
Passing Yards            208           325   
Total Yards              281           466  
Yards Per Play           4.3           7.1  

Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
36 Cooley                14     73     5.2    21     2      3      0  
33 Coffey                11     46     4.1    9      1      3      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
3 Kimball                30     19     325    10.8   68     1      2  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
22 Castillo              6      98     16.3   37     28     1  
84 Duncan                3      43     14.3   12     19     0  
80 Hutton                3      31     10.3   13     11     0  
  
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
44 Meadows               7      0      1.0    0      0      0  
92 Woodard               5      1      1.0    0      0      0  
45 Hickman               5      1      0.0    0      0      0   
43 Hardy                 3      0      0.0    1      77     1 

Ok...well we got a little sloppy in the 4th quarter but the lead was so big 34-0...that it didn't affect us too much. Matt Kimball had a great game throwing for over 300 yards for the 2nd time this season...his line 19-30 for 325 and 1 TD. FB Travis Castillo earned his first MVP of his career by catching 6 passes for 98 yards and a TD.

Next up - The final game of the year as we travel to Clemson.

Recruiting Commitments

Pos	Name			Ht	Wt	Rank	Nat	AP	Hometown
ILB	Moss, Corey		5-10	200	75	--	29	Salibury, NC
OLB	Reeves, Julio		6-0	192	36	774	9	Bensalem, PA

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Week 13

Duke (5-5) (-8) at Clemson (0-9) No TV

Last season: Clemson 23-13

Key Injuries
DE Mark Strand - Degenerative Hip Condition - Out 44 weeks
ILB Hunter Hickman - Broken Hand - Probable 4 weeks
TE Myron McGarrahan - Bruised Sternum - Probable 3 weeks

Preview - Well Clemson comes into this game having their worst season since this career began. But even though they are 0-9...7 of their losses have been by single digits. So we can't take them likely especially since we're on the road. The T-Formation has been run into the ground by the Tigers as they are 100th in rushing yards and 122nd in passing yards. One guy we have to watch out for on the Tiger defense is Sr ILB Roy Cone. Roy's got 100 tackles (27 TFL) on the season...that's 42 more than the 2nd place guy.

Box Score: Duke at Clemson  
Clemson, SC.  
  
Week 13, 2006  
  
Attendance: 33,400 (81,500).  
  
  
Weather: 52 degrees, fair.  
  
2Q: 13:28 DUKE - Kerry Huffman 66 pass from Matt Kimball.  
2Q: 13:28 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  

3Q: 11:16 CLEM - Kenneth Rayburn 37 field goal.  
3Q: 05:23 CLEM - Kenneth Rayburn 20 field goal.  
3Q: 02:06 DUKE - Vincent Duncan 4 pass from Matt Kimball.  
3Q: 02:06 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  

4Q: 08:18 CLEM - Doug Severson 2 run.  
4Q: 08:18 CLEM - J.T. Henry run for conversion failed.  
4Q: 03:44 DUKE - Lamont Cooley 2 run.  
4Q: 03:44 DUKE - Leroy Collins extra point.  
  
Game MVP: DUKE 5 Kerry Huffman  
  
Duke              0      7      7      7      -      21  
Clemson           0      0      6      6      -      12  
  
Team Statistics          DUKE          CLEM  
 
Net Rushing Yards        102           86   
Passing Yards            258           224   
Total Yards              360           310  
  
Duke Individual Statistics  
  
Rushing                  Att    Yards  Avg    Long   TD     Stufd  Sackd  
36 Cooley                12     83     6.9    28     1      4      0  
33 Coffey                7      22     3.1    9      0      2      0  
  
Passing                  Att    Comp   Yards  Yd/Att Long   TD     Int  
3 Kimball                26     17     258    9.9    66     2      1  
  
Receiving                Catch  Yards  Avg    YAC    Long   TD  
84 Duncan                4      42     10.5   22     18     1  
22 Castillo              4      13     3.2    5      8      0  
85 McGarrahan            3      20     6.6    9      12     0  
5 Huffman                3      118    39.3   9      66     1  
 
Defense                  Tackle Assist Sack   Int    IntYds IntTD  
50 Markham               14     1      0.0    0      0      0  
45 Hickman               9      2      0.0    0      0      0  
44 Meadows               7      2      0.0    0      0      0  

Well not the prettiest of wins...but like I said in the preview...Clemson's 7 of their 9 losses have been by single digits and tonight we were the 8th. Clemson made it a 2 pt game in the 4th after a Doug Severson TD run. Then we finally sewed it up with a Lamont Cooley TD run with 3:44 left. Six wins...not too shabby as we doubled our wins from last year and finished above .500 overall and right at .500 in the conference.

[MikeVick7]

Final ACC Standings

2006 Season Standings, Atlantic Coast
   
  School                 W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  W  L  T  Pct   PF  PA  Streak  
Florida State            11 0  0  1.000 382 136 8  0  0  1.000 288 96  Won 11      
North Carolina State     10 1  0  .909  391 160 7  1  0  .875  232 130 Won 5       
Georgia Tech             6  5  0  .545  321 194 5  3  0  .625  237 110 Lost 1      
Virginia                 8  3  0  .727  302 285 5  3  0  .625  206 238 Won 1       
**Duke                   6  5  0  .545  277 251 4  4  0  .500  173 202 Won 2       
North Carolina           5  6  0  .454  265 318 3  5  0  .375  191 266 Lost 2      
Maryland                 5  6  0  .454  185 261 2  6  0  .250  113 238 Won 1       
Wake Forest              3  8  0  .272  296 350 2  6  0  .250  196 280 Lost 1      
Clemson                  1  10 0  .090  181 243 0  8  0  .000  117 193 Won 1  

Overall Rankings
   
  School                Record  Conf  Comp  Poll  Loss  Sched Total Rank  
Texas                   11-1    B12   2.50  2.00  1.00  0.40  5.90  1       
Penn State              11-0    B10   3.00  3.50  0.00  1.80  8.30  2       
Florida State           11-0    ACC   5.00  1.00  0.00  2.36  8.36  3       
UCLA                    10-1    P10   3.00  3.50  1.00  1.32  8.82  4       
Notre Dame              10-1    IND   3.25  6.50  1.00  3.00  13.75 5       
Alabama                 11-1    SEC   7.25  6.00  1.00  2.12  16.37 6       
Michigan                9-2     B10   8.75  7.00  2.00  1.40  19.15 7       
Texas A&M               9-2     B12   4.75  13.50 2.00  0.44  20.69 8       
North Carolina State    10-1    ACC   8.00  10.50 1.00  2.60  22.10 9       
Stanford                10-1    P10   10.00 10.00 1.00  4.44  25.44 10      
Colorado                10-2    B12   7.75  15.50 2.00  0.20  25.45 11      
Oklahoma                9-2     B12   15.50 8.50  2.00  1.52  27.52 12      
Barrow                  11-0    SCE   17.25 7.50  0.00  5.00  29.75 13      
Boston College          9-2     BEC   16.50 12.00 2.00  4.32  34.82 14      
Hawaii                  9-2     WAC   14.00 20.50 2.00  2.48  38.98 15      
Nebraska                8-3     B12   18.25 17.00 3.00  0.80  39.05 16      
Wisconsin               8-3     B10   15.50 20.00 3.00  0.68  39.18 17      
Arizona State           8-3     P10   13.50 22.50 3.00  0.76  39.76 18      
Illinois                8-3     B10   16.00 20.50 3.00  1.60  41.10 19      
Georgia                 8-3     SEC   22.25 14.50 3.00  2.28  42.03 20      
Tennessee               9-3     SEC   21.25 16.50 3.00  2.92  43.67 21      
Middle Tennessee State  9-2     SBT   21.75 16.50 2.00  4.56  44.81 22      
Virginia                8-3     ACC   17.75 26.50 3.00  0.88  48.13 23      
TCU                     9-2     USA   15.25 28.50 2.00  2.64  48.39 24      
Utah                    8-3     MTW   24.50 21.00 3.00  2.40  50.90 25            
**Duke                  6-5     ACC   42.75 68.00 5.00  3.08  118.8357 

Recruiting Commitments

Pos	Name			Ht	Wt	Rank	Nat	AP	Hometown
RB	Hansen, Reggie		6-1	186	61	887	7	Mendon, MA

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Playoffs

Playoff Games for 2006
   
  Game                   Matchup  
Championship Game        UCLA (14-1) 34, Penn State (14-1) 10      
             
Semifinal Game 1         Penn State (14-1) 23, Michigan (12-3) 21               
Semifinal Game 2         UCLA (14-1) 49, North Carolina State (13-2) 6    
      
Quarterfinal Game 1      UCLA (14-1) 38, Alabama (12-2) 13                      
Quarterfinal Game 2      Penn State (14-1) 20, Notre Dame (12-2) 17             
Quarterfinal Game 3      Michigan (12-3) 17, Texas (12-2) 16                    
Quarterfinal Game 4      North Carolina State (13-2) 27, Florida State (12-1) 
  
Second Round Game 1      Notre Dame (12-2) 55, TCU (9-3) 13                     
Second Round Game 2      Michigan (12-3) 48, Utah (8-4) 3                       
Second Round Game 3      North Carolina State (13-2) 33, Pittsburgh (7-5) 9     
Second Round Game 4      Florida State (12-1) 26, Oklahoma (10-3) 13            
Second Round Game 5      Alabama (12-2) 48, Colorado (11-3) 10                  
Second Round Game 6      UCLA (14-1) 69, Barrow (12-1) 0                        
Second Round Game 7      Texas (12-2) 23, Boston College (10-3) 10              
Second Round Game 8      Penn State (14-1) 51, Middle Tennessee State (10-3) 3  

First Round Game 1       North Carolina State (13-2) 24, Texas A&M (9-3) 8      
First Round Game 2       Michigan (12-3) 28, Stanford (10-2) 21                 
First Round Game 3       Colorado (11-3) 35, Bowling Green (6-7) 25             
First Round Game 4       Oklahoma (10-3) 40, Miami of Ohio (8-5) 6              
First Round Game 5       Boston College (10-3) 41, Rice (8-4) 11                
First Round Game 6       Middle Tennessee State (10-3) 23, Hawaii (9-3) 17      
First Round Game 7       Barrow (12-1) 16, Nebraska (8-4) 3                     
First Round Game 8       Notre Dame (12-2) 17, Wisconsin (8-4) 10  

The ACC actually represented for the first time in four years. FSU had a win over OU in Rd 2 then took on NC State in the Quarters and NC State actually pulled out the upset 27-24. NC State then lost in the Semis against eventual champion UCLA. NC State won their opening round game vs Texas A&M...then had a win over Pittsburgh in Round 2. Former 2-time champion Michigan lost in the Semis to Penn State 23-21.
In the surprise of the tourney...Barrow upset Nebraska in the first round 16-3 but then got slaughtered by UCLA 69-0. Go Solcesimistic 8!

[MikeVick7]

Post Season Awards

Atlantic Coast Major Awards for 2006
   
  Award                  Player                  Team  
Conference MVP           Deon Kalu               Florida State              
Top Offensive Player     Deon Kalu               Florida State              
Top Defensive Player     Jason Alameda           North Carolina State       
Top Offensive Freshman   Dwight Perez            Virginia                   
Top Defensive Freshman   Ricardo Dooley          Wake Forest  

Duke Conference Awards

Atlantic Coast Second-Team Awards for 2006
   
  Award                  Player                  Team     
**Tight End              Myron McGarrahan        Duke                                     
**Outside Linebacker     Robert Meadows          Duke   

League-Wide Awards Freshman Team Awards for 2006
   
  Award                  Player                  Team                    
**Wide Receiver          Kurt Hutton             Duke  

McGarrahan picks up his 2nd straight 2nd team honor and Meadows picks up his first all-conference honor...and Hutton was the first Dukie to earn a spot on the all-american freshman team.

The National Player of the Year was FSU QB Deon Kalu. Way to go ACC.

Passing: 255-413 for 3421 yards and 35 TD's with 11 Int's

[MikeVick7]

2006 Summary for Duke
   
Record: 6-5
Rank: 67
   
Duke                    Team      Rank  
Rushes                  369       78 (T)      
Rushing Yards           1255      84          
Yards Per Carry         3.40      91          
Pass Attempts           342       36          
Completions             199       26          
Passing Yards           2637      30          
Yards Per Attempt       7.71      48          
3rd Down Conversions    35.5      62          
Points Per Game         25.1      58          
Turnovers               25        94 (T)      
Turnover Margin         -3        76 (T)      
   
Opponents               Team      Rank  
Rushes                  370       34          
Rushing Yards           1075      22 (T)      
Yards Per Carry         2.90      18          
Pass Attempts           357       112 (T)     
Completions             173       74 (T)      
Passing Yards           2127      40 (T)      
Yards Per Attempt       5.95      9           
3rd Down Conversions    34.9      53          
Points Per Game         22.8      53          
Turnovers               22        39 (T)      
   
Primary Formation: Pro Formation
   
Week  Team  Versus        Oppnt  
2     38    at NMST (113) 14      
3     41    SITK (104)    3       
4     25    UNOR (103)    32      
5     16    at VIRG (28)  21      
6     21    at MARY (72)  17      
7     10    FLST (1)      41      
8     27    WAKE (91)     24      
10    13    GATC (44)     35      
11    24    at NCST (10)  27      
12    41    NCAR (74)     25      
13    21    at CLEM (111) 12      
   
Passing             Pos   Att   Comp  Yards Y/Att TD    Int  
3 Kimball           QB    338   198   2615  7.73  15    16      
Team                ---   342   199   2637  7.71  15    16      
   
Rushing             Pos   Att   Yards Y/Att TD    Stff  YdLst  
36 Cooley           RB    150   650   4.33  9     44    41      
33 Coffey           RB    96    382   3.97  3     27    39      
3 Kimball           QB    61    -4    -0.06 1     39    177     
22 Castillo         FB    29    72    2.48  0     11    20      
Team                ---   369   1255  3.40  13    125   282     
   
Receiving           Pos   Targ  Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC   TD  
5 Huffman           WR    80    37    682   18.4  190   4       
80 Hutton           WR    52    32    506   15.8  115   1       
85 McGarrahan       TE    47    31    401   12.9  114   1       
22 Castillo         FB    44    29    268   9.2   146   1       
84 Duncan           WR    38    17    230   13.5  67    3       
83 Boyer            WR    35    21    305   14.5  100   3       
36 Cooley           RB    26    17    110   6.4   82    0       
Team                ---   342   199   2637  13.2  875   15      
   
Defense             Pos   Tack  Asst  Sack  TFL   Ints  Defn  
50 Markham          OLB   70    24    0.0   12    1     9       
45 Hickman          ILB   66    19    0.5   10    1     4       
26 Shepard          S     60    20    0.0   7     2     11      
44 Meadows          OLB   60    11    4.5   12    2     5       
43 Hardy            S     48    9     0.0   2     3     5       
95 Palazzo          DT    37    26    5.5   11    0     0       
92 Woodard          DT    29    7     1.0   7     0     0       
20 Howe             CB    28    6     0.0   1     5     1       
27 Turnbull         CB    22    9     0.0   0     0     13      
76 Strand           DE    19    5     5.0   6     0     0
99 Brennan          DE    17    18    7.0   6     0     0       
47 Back             CB    12    7     1.0   1     0     0       
35 Stokes           CB    11    6     0.0   1     1     5       
Team                ---   602   189   33.0  90    16    54