Duke Football: The Dan Orlovsky Era

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Week 2
Not Enough Talent
Duke can't hang with #1 Crimson Tide | Lose 31-14

Sep 4, 2010 - Bama at Duke
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Duke (0-1)	7	0	7	0	14
Alabama (1-0)	7	14	3	7	31

Team Stats Comparison
Bama		Duke
544	Total Offense	384
276	Rushing Yards	89
268	Passing Yards	295
23	First Downs	12
42	Punt Return Yards	5
56	Kick Return Yards	152
600	Total Yards	536
0	Turnovers	2
10/12	3rd Down Converstion	4/15
0/0	4th Down Conversion	0/3
0/0	2-Point Conversion	0/0
1/1	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	1/1
1/5	Penalties	3/35
38:01	Posession Time	21:59

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		Bama	Duke
6:33	(Bama) McElroy 8-yard pass to Jones	7	0
4:03	(Duke) Renfree 17-yard pass to Varner	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		Bama	Duke
10:31	(Bama) Ingram 45-yard run	14	7
4:59	(Bama) Richardson 23-yard run	21	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		Bama	Duke
9:55	(Duke) Renfree 44-yard pass to Vernon	21	14
2:06	(Bama) 44-yard FG Parker	24	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		Bama	Duke
5:28	(Bama) Richardson 10-yard run	31	14

September 4, 2010

Durham, NC --- Duke lost this game. Coach Orlovsky spent the night with Coach Saban's wife in a bed. All that remains of the game is the box score, as all photos and videos of the game were lost in a car bomb.

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Week 3
Convincing Win - Finally
Duke slams Army 35-6


Linebacker Alex Kromah picks off an errant pass.

September 11, 2010

Durham, NC --- Durham, NC --- Coach Orlovsky walked into the press conference room, shirtless, bawling his eyes out.

Everyone was confused, as Duke had just picked up its first victory over Army in convincing fashion, 35-6.

"Coach, what's wrong?" asked one brave reporter.

"My pet donkey Roberto died, and my boyfriend Brett broke up with me," answered the distraught Orlovsky.

"Well, what about your big win vs Army?" persisted the reporter.

"**** you. I'm having a moment here," retorted the visibly upset Orlovsky.

Orlovsky, once again, sprinted out of the room. No mention of his quarterback's superb 4-touchdown performance, or his star linebacker Alex Kromah's outstanding pick-six. Hopefully Orlovsky's negative outlook doesn't carry over into Duke's performance in next week's game against ACC rival Maryland.


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Week 4
Big ACC Win For Coach Orlovsky
Slim victory over rival Maryland gives Orlovsky his first conference win

Sep 18, 2010 - Duke at MD
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Maryland (1-2)	14		7	7	28
Duke (1-2)		3	21	7	31

Team Stats Comparison
Duke		MD
475	Total Offense	372
150	Rushing Yards	197
325	Passing Yards	175
24	First Downs	30
23	Punt Return Yards	0
42	Kick Return Yards	206
536	Total Yards	485
5	Turnovers	3
44%	3rd Down Converstion	33%
50%	4th Down Conversion	100%
0%	2-Point Conversion	0%
5/7	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4/4
5/31	Penalties	3/15
12:48	Posession Time	21:07

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		Duke	MD
0:49	(MD) Da'Rel Scott 7-yard rush	0	7
0:04	(MD) Da'Rel Scott 6-yard rush	0	14
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		Duke	MD
2:29	(Duke) Will Snyderwine 39-yard FG	3	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		Duke	MD
6:42	(MD) Torrey Smith 15-yard pass from Jamarr Robinson	3	21
4:56	(Duke) Varner 91-yard pass from Renfree	10	21
3:21	(Duke) Varner 9-yard pass from Renfree	17	21
1:22	(Duke) Kelly 42-yard pass from Renfree	24	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		Duke	MD
5:34	(Duke) Scott 65-yard rush	31	21
2:52	(MD) Scott 10-yard rush	31	28

September 18, 2010

Annapolis, MD - Once again, only the box score is available for today's game. All of the local journalists accidentally cut off their hands while cooking.


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Week 5
Duke Falls in Ames
Backup QB Jerome Tiller tears up Duke defense


Jerome Tiller played wonderfully in place of injured starter Austen Arnaud.

September 25, 2010

Ames, IA -- When Duke learned that Iowa State starting quarterback Austen Arnaud was out for the season with a broken elbow, they expected to face a dumbed-down version of the Cyclones' no-huddle spread offense.

They were wrong to do so.

Sophomore quarterback Jerome Tiller showed complete command of his offense, and led the Cyclones to 539 yards and 40 points. When asked by reporters if he expected to play this well in his 1st start of the season, Tiller replied: "Yes, yes I did. And that's for a couple of reasons. First, I always have the utmost confidence in myself. I know that I am really, really, really, really good. I can be pretty much unstoppable. Second, we discovered on tape that (cornerback Zach) Greene could be completely burned with a double move. That's how we got 2 of our touchdowns today."

When told of Tiller's comments, Greene went off. "I hate that little ******! I hate him with a passion! We used to be best friends growing up in the 'hood, and now he throws me under the bus like that? We better be playing those fools next year because if we do we're gonna kick their ***."

But Tiller wasn't the only unstoppable player on the field today. Junior running back Alexander Robinson, one of the most underrated players in the Big 12, rushed for 188 yards and 3 touchdowns. Robinson declined to comment after the game on his impressive performance.

The big enigma of the game was how Duke didnt score more points. The Blue Devils racked up 537 yards - just 2 less than Iowa State - Duke lost the game by 20. 2 factors can explain this. First, Duke's 3rd down conversion percentage (38%) was significantly lower than that of Iowa State (54%). Second, Duke had no balance. The Duke offensive line and running back Desmond Scott were unable to establish any sort of ground game, which led to a complete reliance on quarterback Sean Renfree, which can't have helped.

Whatever the problem is, Duke needs to fix it soon with conference play coming up.


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Week 6
Not Even Close
Duke crushed by 'Canes 48-13



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Oct 2, 2010 - Miam at Duke
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
#17 Miami Hurricanes (5-0)				13	13
Duke Blue Devils (2-3)	10	14	10	14	48

Team Stats Comparison
Miam		Duke
455	Total Offense	286
238	Rushing Yards	11
217	Passing Yards	275
31	First Downs	31
16	Punt Return Yards	0
3	Kick Return Yards	151
473	Total Yards	438
1	Turnovers	5
77%	3rd Down Converstion	46%
0/0	4th Down Conversion	50%
0/0	2-Point Conversion	0/0
8/8	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3/7
1/10	Penalties	2/30
20:33	Posession Time	13:04

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		Miam	Duke
13:04	(Miam) Berry 1-yard rush	7	0
0:34	(Miam) Bosher 28-yard FG	10	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		Miam	Duke
10:48	(Miam) Berry 2-yard rush	17	0
2:12	(Miam) Berry 8-yard rush	24	0
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		Miam	Duke
12:09	(Miam) Bosher 26-yard FG	27	0
4:57	(Miam) Sanders 18-yard pass from Harris	34	0
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		Miam	Duke
14:12	(Duke) Parker 1-yard pass from Renfree	34	7
13:43	(Miam) Berry 42-yard rush	41	7
11:44	(Miam) Berry 28-yard rush	48	7
0:10	(Duke) Foster 15-yard pass from Renfree (XP no good)	48	13

Duke Blue Devils Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
Sean Renfree	34.7	19/43	227	1/5
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Desmond Scott	3	11	3.6	0	7
Jay Hollingsworth	2	2	1	0	3
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Austin Kelly	7	116	16.4	0	43
Connor Vernon	4	44	11	0	22
Tony Foster	3	38	12.7	1	16
Donovan Varner	2	28	14	0	16
Brandon King	2	21	10.5	0	14
Corey Gettis	2	10	5	0	6
Desmond Scott	2	9	4.5	0	9
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
Adam Banks	5
Charlie Hatcher	3	1
Damian Thornton	8
Abraham Kromah	5
Wesley Oglesby	2	1
Lex Butler	4
Sydney Sarmiento	2
Jordan Byas	2
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
Will Snyderwine	0/0			1/2	1

October 2, 2010

Durham, NC --- For yet another week, no article can be written. All of the journalists remain hand-less in the hospital. Our apologies.

*I apologize for the lack of written articles on these past few games. These games were played months ago, before I knew I would be recording this, and for whatever reasons I didn't write articles for some games.

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Week 7
Different Game, Same Result
Loss make it 3 straight defeats for Coach Orlovsky-led Duke


QB Sean Renfree is brought down hard by VT defender Jeron Gouvels.

Oct 9, 2010 - Duke at VT
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Duke Blue Devils (2-4)	3	0	0	0	3
Virginia Tech Hokies (4-2)	0	7	7	24	38

Team Stats Comparison
Duke		VT
172	Total Offense	282
34	Rushing Yards	203
138	Passing Yards	79
24	First Downs	29
20	Punt Return Yards	6
127	Kick Return Yards	42
314	Total Yards	332
3	Turnovers	1
18%	3rd Down Converstion	55%
25%	4th Down Conversion	50%
0/0	2-Point Conversion	0/0
0/1	Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	4/1
3/25	Penalties	0/0
14:35	Posession Time	19:27

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		Duke	VT
4:32	(Duke) Will Snyderwine 34-yard FG	3	0
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		Duke	VT
5:44	(VT) Evan 1-yard rush	3	7
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		Duke	VT
6:56	(VT) Coale 12-yard pass from Taylor	3	14
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		Duke	VT
13:11	(VT) Myer 38-yard FG	3	17
12:47	(VT) Evans 1-yard rush	3	24
7:17	(VT) Evans 4-yard rush	3	31
2:08	(VT) Evans 7-yard rush	3	38

Duke Blue Devils Boxscore
PASSING	RATING	C/ATT	YDS	TD/INT	AVG
Sean Renfree	32.03	10/26	107	0/2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Desmond Scott	6	15	2.51	0	9
Sean Renfree	7	11	1.6	0	21
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Austin Kelly	4	53	13.2	0	18
Connor Vernon	2	22	11	0	13
Corey Gattis	1	19	19	0	19
Brett Huffman	1	14	14	0	14
Desmond Scott	1	12	12	0	12
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	PDEF	TD
Matt Daniels	3
Damian Thornton	7
Patrick Egboh	4
Wesley Oglesby	4
Abraham Kromah	7
Jordan Byas	1		1
KICKING	FGM/A	PCT	LONG	XPM/A	PTS
Will Snyderine	1/2	50%	34	0/0	3

October 9, 2010

Blacksburg, VA - Once again, no article. Starting next week, a new staff of journalists will arrive in Durham and the coverage of the Blue Devils will resume.

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Week 8
A Win is a Win
It wasn't pretty, but a 28-23 victory over Navy brings Duke to 3-4


LB Austin Gamble lays on the ground in celebration of the win.

October 16, 2010

Annapolis, MA -- In a game that was probably closer than what Coach Orlovsky would have liked, the Blue Devils nonetheless pulled out the close win over Navy. Though QB Sean Renfree did not crack the 50% completion percentage mark, he did show moxie when his team needed it it, with his 3 touchdown passes, including ones to sophomore Justin Trezvant and junior Justin Varner.

However, the most significant of the 3 was the 51-yard strike to senior wideout Austin Kelly. With a 3-point lead and 4 minutes remaining, Duke had the ball near midfield and a 3rd-and-long. Coach Orlovsky dialed up a four-vertical out of the shotgun, and Renfree saw single coverage on Kelly. A perfectly thrown ball just over the outstretched fingertips of Navy safety Adam Morrison into the hands of Austin Kelly and Duke had pretty much locked up the game.

The game wouldn't have even been Duke's to win, however, without the outstanding play of junior free safety Matt Daniels. At the end of the 1st half, trying to drive down the field, Midshipmen QB Ricky Dobbs attempted to throw a deep out. Daniels, who read Dobbs's eyes the whole way, made a fantastic break on the ball and picked it off, returning it 30 yards for a touchdown.

"Yeah, this win was for Coach Orlovsky. His pet donkey died a few weeks ago, and since then he has not talked. LIterally. He has not said a word. He makes play calls using hand signals alone," said Daniels in his post-game interview.

"-----------," said Coach Orlovsky in his post-game interview. Exactly, he didn't talk. Get it? Haha.


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Week 9
Comeback!
17 4th-quarter points give Duke slim win over Virginia


Kicker Will Snyderwine celebrates after making the game-winning kick.

October 23, 2010

Durham, NC --- After a few weeks of silence in honor of his dead donkey Roberto, Coach Orlovsky was given reason to break his silence in Duke's thrilling 17-14 win over fellow ACC team Virginia. However, he still did not talk.

Anyways, back to the game. For the first 55 minutes of the game, Duke's offense could do absolutely nothing with the ball. QB Sean Renfree would have an open man, but he would get hit before getting the ball off. The offensive line would give Renfree ample time to throw the ball, but he would be unable to find an open receiver. Or, Renfree would finally get the ball to an open receiver only to have it dropped.

So when the Blue Devils found themselves down 14-0 halfway through the 4th quarter (the Duke defense, though having played well, had been unable to completely shut down the Cavaliers offense), they can't have been too optimistic.

However, things started to change when sophomore cornerback Zach Greene baited Virginia quarterback Marc Verica into an INT, which Greene returned for a beautiful pick-six.

On Virginia's following drive , Verica threw a post pattern to a wide-open Matt Snyder. Senior cornerback Chris Rwabukamba, who was trailing Snyder, stripped the ball from behind, and senior MLB David Thornton was able to scoop it up. An absolutely gorgeous 74-yard strike from Renfree to wideout Donovan Varner later and we had ourselves a tie ballgame.

But Coach Orlovksy-coached teams don't settle for tie games! A short 3-and-out by the Cavalier offense and Duke had the ball with 1 minute remaining, at midfield. Utilizing the power run game through the legs of sophomore back Darrell Scott, the suddenly unstoppable Blue Devil offense drove to the Virginia 14. With mere seconds remaining on the clock, kicker Will Snyderwine booted a 31-yard kick through the uprights to give Duke its 2nd win in conference play.

Coach Orlovsky still remains speechless (literally!) but kicker Will Snyderwine had no qualms with talking about his big moment.

"As I was getting ready to kick the ball, all I could think was: Will, whatever happens, grandma will still love me and give me pennies," Snyderwine said, as he kissed a 6-foot tall replica of his hideous grandma. All the reporters were too weirded out by that point, so the interview was over.

Go. Duke. Football.


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