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Duke Gridiron Monday: Sept. 24, 2018
9/24/2018 6:05:00 AM | Football
Duke Gridiron Monday starts your work week with a beyond-the-numbers look at Blue Devil football with photos, social media, recaps, #DukeInTheNFL updates and more.
SATURDAY REWIND: Duke 55, N.C. Central 13
Duke QB Quentin Harris threw three touchdown passes and rushed for an additional score as the Blue Devils remained unbeaten with a 55-13 win over visiting N.C. Central in the Bull City Gridiron Classic.
The Blue Devils rolled up 628 yards on the day marking the seventh highest single-game total in school history. Led by RB Brittain Brown's 118 ground yards, three running backs topped the 60-yard plateau with Marvin Hubbard III and Deon Jackson adding 96 and 63 yards, respectively. In addition, TE Davis Koppenhaver hauled in two scoring tosses.
Duke's defense limited the Eagles to zero points and eight total offensive yards after intermission. Sophomore DT Derrick Tangelo carded a team-high 11 tackles while LB Ben Humphreys chipped in six stops including two tackles behind the line of scrimmage.
For N.C. Central, RB Isaiah Totten rushed 12 times for 88 yards and one touchdown.
QUOTABLE
"It felt good. Early we did a good job of taking what the defense gave me. I'm pretty confident with the offense when things started rolling our way. We faced some adversity in the second quarter. I was trying to press a couple things and force a couple things so I've just got to get better with that week to week, but I thought we did a pretty good job of moving the ball all game.”
-- Duke QB Quentin Harris
BROWN JOINS ELITE COMPANY
In the win over N.C. Central, RB Brittain Brown became the fourth player in Duke history to have a 40-yard rushing TD and a 40-yard receiving score in the same game … The last player to accomplish the feat was Buddy Mulligan against Richmond in 1946.
WINNING STREAK
Dating back to last season, Duke has won seven consecutive contests for the fourth longest active winning streak in the nation, trailing Central Florida (16), Ohio State (9) and Penn State (8) ... The seven-game winning streak is Duke's longest since stringing together eight consecutive victories during the 2013 season ... The school record for consecutive wins is nine set 1933, 1938 & 1941.
OTHER STREAKS
** WR T.J. Rahming has caught 3+ passes in 11 straight games
** WR Johnathan Lloyd has caught 1 touchdowns pass in three straight games
** Duke is 4-0 for the second straight season – the last time the Blue Devils had back-to-back 4-0 starts to the year was 1952-53
CURING KIDS CANCER
This week, Duke partners with Curing Kids Cancer for its First and Gold campaign to promote National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month ... The Blue Devils will don helmet decals in support of pediatric cancer awareness.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
Duke leads the ACC in pass defense efficiency with a rating of 99.9 … The Blue Devils have allowed a league-low two touchdown passes on the season.
ASSOCIATED PRESS NATIONAL POLL
The Blue Devils cracked the Associated Press national poll this week at No. 22 ... The last time Duke was ranked was in the October 25, 2015 poll (No. 22) ... As a ranked squad, the Blue Devils hold an all-time record of 92-45-5 including a 5-4 ledger in the David Cutcliffe Era.
CUTCLIFFE ON JONES
“He's practicing. We probably won't get him any contact work in practice. I don't want to, oops, we shouldn't have done that. But he is getting some work. That's the key. When you have a player like that, it's always safety first. It's also important that they communicate to us what it feels like. Not just when you are doing things. What was your body's response to working hard the day before? So our trainers and doctors do an incredible job but until I know he's safe, we're not going to put him out there.”
-- Duke head coach David Cutcliffe on QB Daniel Jones
THIS WEEK IN DUKE FOOTBALL HISTORY
September 28, 1957 – Duke 40, Virginia 0
Halfback Wray Carlton rushed 16 times for 111 yards and three touchdowns and caught a two-yard scoring pass. Carlton added two PATs to set the ACC single-game record for points with 26. During the contest, the Blue Devils gained 30 first downs to Virginia's five.
PHOTOS OF THE DAY
Duke inducted eight members into its Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday evening, including Bob Harris and Randy Jones, who both have connections with Blue Devil Football.
DUKE FOOTBALL TRIVIA
The largest second half deficit for a Duke team to overcome is 21 points in a 28-21 win over Florida on October 6, 1962. Who scored the game-winning TD for the Blue Devils?
EYE ON THE OPPONENT
This week's foe, Virginia Tech is 2-1 on the season with victories over Florida State and William & Mary along with a loss to Old Dominion.
TWEETS OF THE DAY
So @DukeFOOTBALL is 4-0 heading into Saturday's big home game with Virginia Tech. Amazing what @DavidCutcliffe has done in Durham. The Blue Devils didn't win more than three games in a season in 11 of the 13 years prior to Cutcliffe's arrival in 2008.
— Chris Low (@ClowESPN) September 23, 2018
Duke football 4-0! Keep believing! @DukeFOOTBALL
— Thomas Sirk (@tsirk_1) September 22, 2018
This is the first time Duke and Kentucky have been ranked in the same football AP poll since the Sept. 14, 1957 poll.
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) September 23, 2018
They have been ranked in the same basketball AP poll 547 teams in that span.
86% of opponent's drives against the @DukeFOOTBALL defense in 2018 have ended with no points being scored. This is the highest percent of any FBS team in 2018.
— SportSourceAnalytics (@SportSourceA) September 23, 2018
DUKE IN THE NFL
Seven former Blue Devils were in action this weekend, led by a #DukeInTheNFL matchup on Thursday Night Football.
- Redskins WR Jamison Crowder caught four passes for 39 yards including a nine-yard TD reception in a 31-17 win over the Packers
- C Matt Skura and the Ravens improved to 2-1 on the year with a 27-14 win over the previously unbeaten Broncos
- RB Shaun Wilson and the Buccaneers play tonight on ESPN at home against the Steelers (8:15 pm)
CONTINENTAL TIRE DRVIE AROUND THE ACC
Last week's results:
(2) Clemson 49, Georgia Tech 21
(8) Notre Dame 56, Wake Forest 27
Old Dominion 49, (13) Virginia Tech 35
(21) Miami 31, FIU 17
Purdue 30, (23) Boston College 13
North Carolina 38, Pittsburgh 35
Virginia 27, Louisville 3
Duke 55, N.C. Central 13
Florida State 37, No. Illinois 19
Syracuse 51, Connecticut 21
Upcoming schedule:
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
North Carolina at Miami
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Temple at Boston College
Syracuse at Clemson
Florida State at Louisville
Virginia at N.C. State
Rice at Wake Forest
Virginia Tech at Duke
Bowling Green at Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh at Central Florida
THIS WEEK'S GAME
Virginia Tech (2-1) at No. 22 Duke (4-0)
Kickoff: 7 pm ET
TV: ESPN2
Tickets: GoDuke.com/footballtix
TRIVIA QUESTION ANSWER
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