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10/3/2022 6:58:00 PM | Football
DURHAM – Duke heads to Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta, Ga., on Saturday for an ACC matchup with Georgia Tech.
Kickoff is set for 4 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on RSN.
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Georgia Tech leads the all-time series between the two schools, 53-35-1. In the last meeting on Oct. 9, 2021, a late score by the Yellow Jackets separated them from Duke, 31-27, at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium. Duke held a 27-24 lead late in the fourth quarter, but a six-play, 88-yard drive by Georgia Tech found the end zone with under one minute to play. The Blue Devils' final drive was thwarted by an interception at the Yellow Jacket 20-yard line.
The Blue Devils have started 4-1 for the first time since 2018, and are 1-0 in the ACC for the first since 2019 when they defeated Virginia Tech on the road, 45-10. If Duke wins Saturday, it will mark the Blue Devils best start to conference play since 2015 when they started 3-0.Â
Of the 26 teams nationally with one defeat on the season, the Blue Devils are one of eight whose loss is to an unbeaten squad, joining Kentucky, Maryland, N.C. State, Oregon, South Alabama, Wake Forest and Washington.
Saturday's RSN broadcast will feature Tom Werme, James Bates, and Lauren Jbara on the call. The game can also be heard on the Blue Devil Sports Network from LEARFIELD through the Varsity app or goduke.com.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Duke (4-1, 0-0 ACC) vs. Georgia Tech (2-3, 1-1 ACC)
Saturday, October 8, 2022 • 4 p.m.
Atlanta, Ga. • Bobby Dodd Stadium
TELEVISION • RSN
RADIO • Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD
GAME NOTES • Duke Notes (PDF)  •  Georgia Tech Notes
LIVE STATS • RamblinWreck.com
TWITTER • @DukeFOOTBALL
GAME NOTES
Senior Jacob Monk earned ACC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week honors following Duke's 38-17 win over Virginia. The Clayton, N.C., native played both center and guard, spearheading an offense effort that produced 38 points, 26 first downs and 377 total yards, while committing zero turnovers, surrendering just one sack and converting on 2-of-3 fourth down attempts.
In four of five games this season, Duke has not trailed in the contest. It has also recorded points in 19-of-20 quarters played, with its lone blemish being the third quarter against Kansas on Sept. 24. In addition, Saturday's game against Virginia marked Duke's second consecutive week in which it did not turn the ball over.Â
The Blue Devils currently rank fourth in the ACC with 444.20 total yards of offense per game. The Blue Devils also find themselves third in rushing (200.40) and ninth in passing (243.80) offense in the conference.
After finishing the 2021 season last in the ACC in turnover margin, the Blue Devils are first in the league and tied for fourth nationally in the category with +1.60 turnovers per game. Duke is tied with LSU for a nation-leading eight fumble recoveries.
OUTSCORING OPPONENTS
The Blue Devils are outscoring their opponent 175-95. They are also outscoring their opponents in every quarter this year, including a 66-7 advantage in the opening frame.
ENDING STREAKS
Duke ended two streaks during its last game against Virginia. The Blue Devils defeated the Cavaliers for the first time since 2014 and won the program's first ACC game since Oct. 10, 2020 against Syracuse.
TIME OF POSSESSION
The Blue Devils held the 36:30-23:30 edge on the final time of possession during it's game with Virginia. In the second quarter alone, Duke had the ball for 10:31 compared to 4:29 for the Cavaliers. Â
HIGH-POWERED OFFENSE
Duke ranks third in the ACC in total offensive yards with 2,221. The Blue Devils trail North Carolina (2,536) and Florida State (2,408). They are also fourth in the ACC in total offense, averaging 444.20 yards per outing.Â
In addition, Duke ranks tied for fifth in the ACC in scoring offense, recording 35.0 points per outing. Through the first five games, the Blue Devils also have registered 22 total touchdowns to rank sixth in the conference. That is the most through Duke's opening five games since 2013 when the Blue Devils earned 23 touchdowns.
QB1
Duke charted sophomore Riley Leonard its starting quarterback at the beginning of 2022. Throughout this Blue Devil tenure, Leonard has seen action in 12 career games and has completed 127-of-187 (.679) pass attempts for 1,557 yards with eight touchdowns and three interceptions, while rushing 88 times for 434 yards (4.93) and six scores.Â
In his first year as Duke's starter, the native of Fairhope, Ala., native ranks first in the ACC and tied for eighth nationally in pass completion percentage with a mark of 720 (90-of-125). Leonard also is fourth in the ACC in total offense after compiling 1,176 passing and 260 rushing yards on the season. He sits behind North Carolina's Drake Maye (1,849), Clemson's DJ Uiagalelei (1,484), and Syracuse's Garrett Shrader (1,438).
FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONSÂ
Duke is tied with Syracuse for third in the league in fourth-down conversions with a mark of 66.67 percent (6-of-9). The pair trail Clemson (3-of-3, 1.000) and North Carolina (9-of-12, 75.00).
FUMBLE RECOVERIES
In Duke's first five games, it has recovered a nation-leading eight fumbles, tied with LSU. Eight different Blue Devils have accounted for those fumble recoveries. During Duke's last outing against Virginia, freshman Terry Moore recorded his first career recovery.Â
RUSHING DEFENSE
Duke has limited its opponents to 132.80 rushing yards per outing this season to rank seventh in the ACC. Opponents are averaging 3.95 yards per carry with just four rushing scores.
STAND YOUR GROUND
Duke has eight players with 15-plus tackles on the year, led by graduate student Darius Joiner (41), redshirt senior Shaka Heyward (34), and  junior Jaylen Stinson (30). The trio make Duke one of six schools in the ACC with at least three student-athletes with 30-plus tackles on the year (Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Wake Forest).
During Duke's last outing against Virginia, Heyward compiled 13 tackles to lead all players. It was the Dacula, Ga., native's first double-digit tackle performance of the year and first since Nov. 27, 2021 against Miami.Â
BLOCK PARTY
During Duke's last outing against Virginia, junior Ryan Smith blocked the Blue Devils' first punt of the year. He joins teammates Isaiah Fisher-Smith, Darrell Harding Jr., and Rocky Shelton II with at least one blocked kick in their Duke career. Fisher-Smith leads the group after compiling three career blocked punts. He's also added a recovery of a blocked punt during Duke's game against Charlotte in 2020.
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Kickoff is set for 4 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on RSN.
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Georgia Tech leads the all-time series between the two schools, 53-35-1. In the last meeting on Oct. 9, 2021, a late score by the Yellow Jackets separated them from Duke, 31-27, at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium. Duke held a 27-24 lead late in the fourth quarter, but a six-play, 88-yard drive by Georgia Tech found the end zone with under one minute to play. The Blue Devils' final drive was thwarted by an interception at the Yellow Jacket 20-yard line.
The Blue Devils have started 4-1 for the first time since 2018, and are 1-0 in the ACC for the first since 2019 when they defeated Virginia Tech on the road, 45-10. If Duke wins Saturday, it will mark the Blue Devils best start to conference play since 2015 when they started 3-0.Â
Of the 26 teams nationally with one defeat on the season, the Blue Devils are one of eight whose loss is to an unbeaten squad, joining Kentucky, Maryland, N.C. State, Oregon, South Alabama, Wake Forest and Washington.
Saturday's RSN broadcast will feature Tom Werme, James Bates, and Lauren Jbara on the call. The game can also be heard on the Blue Devil Sports Network from LEARFIELD through the Varsity app or goduke.com.
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Duke (4-1, 0-0 ACC) vs. Georgia Tech (2-3, 1-1 ACC)
Saturday, October 8, 2022 • 4 p.m.
Atlanta, Ga. • Bobby Dodd Stadium
TELEVISION • RSN
RADIO • Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD
GAME NOTES • Duke Notes (PDF)  •  Georgia Tech Notes
LIVE STATS • RamblinWreck.com
TWITTER • @DukeFOOTBALL
GAME NOTES
Senior Jacob Monk earned ACC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week honors following Duke's 38-17 win over Virginia. The Clayton, N.C., native played both center and guard, spearheading an offense effort that produced 38 points, 26 first downs and 377 total yards, while committing zero turnovers, surrendering just one sack and converting on 2-of-3 fourth down attempts.
In four of five games this season, Duke has not trailed in the contest. It has also recorded points in 19-of-20 quarters played, with its lone blemish being the third quarter against Kansas on Sept. 24. In addition, Saturday's game against Virginia marked Duke's second consecutive week in which it did not turn the ball over.Â
The Blue Devils currently rank fourth in the ACC with 444.20 total yards of offense per game. The Blue Devils also find themselves third in rushing (200.40) and ninth in passing (243.80) offense in the conference.
After finishing the 2021 season last in the ACC in turnover margin, the Blue Devils are first in the league and tied for fourth nationally in the category with +1.60 turnovers per game. Duke is tied with LSU for a nation-leading eight fumble recoveries.
OUTSCORING OPPONENTS
The Blue Devils are outscoring their opponent 175-95. They are also outscoring their opponents in every quarter this year, including a 66-7 advantage in the opening frame.
ENDING STREAKS
Duke ended two streaks during its last game against Virginia. The Blue Devils defeated the Cavaliers for the first time since 2014 and won the program's first ACC game since Oct. 10, 2020 against Syracuse.
TIME OF POSSESSION
The Blue Devils held the 36:30-23:30 edge on the final time of possession during it's game with Virginia. In the second quarter alone, Duke had the ball for 10:31 compared to 4:29 for the Cavaliers. Â
HIGH-POWERED OFFENSE
Duke ranks third in the ACC in total offensive yards with 2,221. The Blue Devils trail North Carolina (2,536) and Florida State (2,408). They are also fourth in the ACC in total offense, averaging 444.20 yards per outing.Â
In addition, Duke ranks tied for fifth in the ACC in scoring offense, recording 35.0 points per outing. Through the first five games, the Blue Devils also have registered 22 total touchdowns to rank sixth in the conference. That is the most through Duke's opening five games since 2013 when the Blue Devils earned 23 touchdowns.
QB1
Duke charted sophomore Riley Leonard its starting quarterback at the beginning of 2022. Throughout this Blue Devil tenure, Leonard has seen action in 12 career games and has completed 127-of-187 (.679) pass attempts for 1,557 yards with eight touchdowns and three interceptions, while rushing 88 times for 434 yards (4.93) and six scores.Â
In his first year as Duke's starter, the native of Fairhope, Ala., native ranks first in the ACC and tied for eighth nationally in pass completion percentage with a mark of 720 (90-of-125). Leonard also is fourth in the ACC in total offense after compiling 1,176 passing and 260 rushing yards on the season. He sits behind North Carolina's Drake Maye (1,849), Clemson's DJ Uiagalelei (1,484), and Syracuse's Garrett Shrader (1,438).
FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONSÂ
Duke is tied with Syracuse for third in the league in fourth-down conversions with a mark of 66.67 percent (6-of-9). The pair trail Clemson (3-of-3, 1.000) and North Carolina (9-of-12, 75.00).
FUMBLE RECOVERIES
In Duke's first five games, it has recovered a nation-leading eight fumbles, tied with LSU. Eight different Blue Devils have accounted for those fumble recoveries. During Duke's last outing against Virginia, freshman Terry Moore recorded his first career recovery.Â
RUSHING DEFENSE
Duke has limited its opponents to 132.80 rushing yards per outing this season to rank seventh in the ACC. Opponents are averaging 3.95 yards per carry with just four rushing scores.
STAND YOUR GROUND
Duke has eight players with 15-plus tackles on the year, led by graduate student Darius Joiner (41), redshirt senior Shaka Heyward (34), and  junior Jaylen Stinson (30). The trio make Duke one of six schools in the ACC with at least three student-athletes with 30-plus tackles on the year (Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Wake Forest).
During Duke's last outing against Virginia, Heyward compiled 13 tackles to lead all players. It was the Dacula, Ga., native's first double-digit tackle performance of the year and first since Nov. 27, 2021 against Miami.Â
BLOCK PARTY
During Duke's last outing against Virginia, junior Ryan Smith blocked the Blue Devils' first punt of the year. He joins teammates Isaiah Fisher-Smith, Darrell Harding Jr., and Rocky Shelton II with at least one blocked kick in their Duke career. Fisher-Smith leads the group after compiling three career blocked punts. He's also added a recovery of a blocked punt during Duke's game against Charlotte in 2020.
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