Boston College (3-1, 0-0 ACC) at Duke (3-1, 1-0 ACC)
October 3, 2015 • 3:30 p.m. • Regional Sports Network
Durham, N.C. • Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium (33,941 • Natural grass)
• Duke (3-1, 1-0 ACC) entertains Boston College (3-1, 0-0 ACC) for the 2015 edition of Homecoming on Saturday, October 3 at 3:30 p.m. at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham ... RSN will broadcast the game with Tom Werme (play-by-play), Ovie Mughelli (analyst) and Niki Noto (sideline)
• The Blue Devils are 3-1 overall and 1-0 in ACC play after a 34-20 home win over Georgia Tech while the Eagles are 3-1 after defeating Northern Illinois, 17-14
• For the Boston College game, Duke will celebrate Homecoming, Youth Day and Teacher Appreciation Day at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium
• Duke holds an all-time record of 41-49-1 in Homecoming games ... The Blue Devils have enjoyed recent success by winning four straight and five out of the past six ... Last season, Duke posted 47-13 victory over Tulane to celebrate the festivities ... A complete list of Duke's Homecoming games may be found on page 108 of the 2015 Duke Football Media Guide
• Boston College leads the all-time series with Duke, 4-2 ... The Blue Devils have bookended their two wins (25-9 in 1927 & 20-19 in 2011) around the four Eagle victories ... The lone meeting in Durham came in 2010 — a 21-16 Boston College triumph
• Dating back to the 2013 season, the Blue Devils are 20-4 in their last 24 regular season games ... The only schools with more wins during that stretch are Florida State (24), Ohio State (23), Baylor (22), Michigan State (22) & Alabama (21)
• Over their last 15 ACC regular season games, the Blue Devils are 12-3 ... Only Florida State (15-0) and Clemson (12-3) have equal or better ledgers while no other league school has more than nine victories in that time span
• This week's tilt features two of the top defenses in the nation:
Boston College
> 1st in total defense (118.0)
> 2nd in scoring defense (7.8)
Duke
> 10th in total defense (261.0)
> 7th in scoring defense (11.5)
• Duke has limited its opponent to 25 or fewer points in 20 of its last 23 regular season games
• Last Saturday's game against Georgia Tech marked David Cutcliffe's 92nd as Duke's head coach, and he has guided the Blue Devils to a 43-49 overall record ... In the 92 games (seasons 2000-08) prior to Cutcliffe's arrival, Duke managed an overall ledger of 10-82
• Duke S Jeremy Cash earned National Defensive Player of the Week honors from the Walter Camp Foundation after Duke's win over No. 20 Georgia Tech last week ... Cash logged 12 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 1.0 sack, two caused fumbles & four QB pressures against the Yellow Jackets
• Duke WR Johnell Barnes will miss the first half of this week's contest against Boston College after being ejected due to a targeting penalty in the fourth period last week versus Georgia Tech ... Through four games, Barnes leads the Blue Devils in both pass receptions (17) and receiving yardage (200)
Blue Devils by the Numbers
• 5 — Career kickoff returns for TDs for S DeVon Edwards, including a 95-yard scoring effort at Tulane and a 100-yard dash against Georgia Tech ... The only active player nationally with more KORs for TDs is Autrey Golden of UTEP (6) ... In addition, Edwards' 29.41 career kickoff return average ranks second nationally among active players, trailing only Rashaad Penny of San Diego State (30.75)
• 5-0 — Duke's record when S DeVon Edwards returns a kickoff for a TD ... The five victories have come against N.C. State (2013), North Carolina (2013), Pittsburgh (2014), Tulane (2014) & Georgia Tech (2015)
• 44.83 — Kickoff return average for S DeVon Edwards to rank first in the ACC and second nationally behind only Rashaad Penny of San Diego State (45.13)
• 342 — Career points for K Ross Martin ... Martin currently sits in sixth place on the ACC's career scoring chart, 16 points away from moving into a tie for fifth place with former North Carolina standout Casey Barth (2008- 12)
• 0.50 — Sacks per game allowed by the Duke offensive line, a total that leads the ACC
• 10 — Career rushing TDs for QB Thomas Sirk, including two this season ... The total stands sixth on Duke's all-time chart for rushing TDs by a QB
• 39-4 — Duke's record under David Cutcliffe when either leading or tied after three quarters
• 450 — Consecutive Duke football game broadcasts for the Voice of the Blue Devils, Bob Harris ... The streak began with the 1976 season-opening 21-18 win at Tennessee
• 25 — Career total passes defended in 31 games for CB Breon Borders ... Borders has eight career INTs — including one last week vs. Georgia Tech — and 17 PBUs
• 3 — Consecutive games with 70+ rushing yards for RB Shaquille Powell ... Last week against Georgia Tech, Powell rushed 14 times for 88 yards with three TDs ... Prior to the effort versus the Yellow Jackets, the Las Vegas, Nev., product had 71 yards against both N.C. Central and Northwestern
• 124 — Consecutive successful PATs for K Ross Martin for the second-longest active streak in the nation, trailing only Florida State's Robert Aguayo (163)
• 31 — Consecutive starts for C Matt Skura ... An All-ACC pick in 2014, Skura has played 2,324 career snaps for the Blue Devils
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