2010 Duke Football Duke Schedule & Results. GAME 11 Duke (3-7, 1-5 ACC) vs. Georgia Tech (5-5, 3-4 ACC) November 20, ACC Standings

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1 Duke Football Duke Sports Information Box Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C Office: Fax: Site...Atlanta, Ga. Stadium...Bobby Dodd Stadium Surface... Natural grass Capacity...55,000 TV...None Radio... Blue Devils ISP Sports Network Internet...ESPN3.com... Doug Bell (Play-by-Play)...Warrick Dunn (Analyst)...GoDuke.com (Live stats) Tickets DUKE BLUE DEVILS PLAY FINAL ROAD GAME Duke will go on the road for the fi nal time in on Saturday, Nov. 20 when they head to Atlanta, Ga., to take on at 1:30 p.m. in Bobby Dodd Stadium. The Blue Devils are coming off a home loss, 21-16, to Boston College while the Yellow Jackets suffered a loss at home to Miami. The game between Duke and will be broadcast on ESPN3.com with Doug Bell (play-byplay) and Warrick Dunn (analyst) calling the action. DUKE HAS SCORED IN 12 STRAIGHT QUARTERS Duke enters this week s game at having scored points in 12 consecutive quarters. The streak covers the Blue Devils past three games against Navy, Virginia and Boston College and ranks as the fi fth longest streak over the past 40 seasons of Duke football. The longest streak over that span is 17 straight accomplished in 1990 (fourth quarter of Army through end of Wake Forest game) and (second half of Kansas through third quarter of Maryland). GAME 11 Duke (3-7, 1-5 ACC) vs. (5-5, 3-4 ACC) November 20, 1:30 p.m. SERIES:, LAST TIME: Duke scored the fi rst 10 points of last year s game with No. 7 but the Yellow Jackets followed with 49 straight for a win. Josh Nesbitt accounted for 225 yards and three touchdowns. RANKINGS: Duke - NR; - NR COACHES: Duke: David Cutcliffe (Alabama, 1976) Record at Duke: (3rd Season) Career Record: (9th Season) : Paul Johnson (Western Carolina, 1979) Record at : (3rd Season) Career Record: (14th Season) LATE GAME RALLY FALLS SHORT Trailing 21-16, Duke drove the ball to the Boston College four yard line, but was stopped on fourth down with less than one minute remaining in the game. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Sean Renfree completed 35-of-49 passes for 285 yards. His 35 completions matched the fourth-highest single-game total in school history. Sophomore wide receiver Conner Vernon had a career-high 12 receptions for 134 yards. It marked his ACC-leading fourth 100-yard game of the season. Redshirt freshman safety August Campbell returned a fumble 95 yards for a touchdown. The return was the longest in school history, breaking a 54-year old record held by Ed Rushton (77 yards) against Pitt in Junior safety Matt Daniels had a team-high 11 tackles, one caused fumble and one pass breakup. His caused fumble was recovered by true freshman Kelby Brown, the third of the year for Brown. Junior kicker Will Snyderwine made three fi eld goals to set a school single-season record with 18 on the season. He has now made 16 straight attempts. ACC Standings Coastal ACC Overall *Virginia Tech Miami Virginia Duke Atlantic ACC Overall Florida State Maryland N.C. State Boston College Clemson Wake Forest * Picked To Win ACC Championship This Week In The ACC 11/20 N.C. State at 12 noon Virginia at Boston College 12 noon Duke at 1:30 p.m. Clemson at Wake Forest 2 p.m. Virginia Tech at Miami 3:30 p.m. Florida State at Maryland 8 p.m. Last Week s Scores 11/13 Miami at Miami, Boston College at Duke B.C., Wake Forest at N.C. State NCSU, 38-3 Virginia Tech at VT, Maryland at Virginia MD, Clemson at Florida State FSU, All Times EST Duke Schedule & Results Date Opponent Location Time Result TV Series Attendance 9/4 Elon Durham, N.C. 7 p.m. W, ESPN3.com Duke, ,941 9/11 Wake Forest* Winston-Salem, N.C. 12 noon L, ACC Network Duke, ,673 9/18 [1] Alabama Durham, N.C. 3:30 p.m. L, ABC Sports Alabama, ,042 9/25 Army Durham, N.C. 3 p.m. L, ESPN3.com Duke, ,289 10/2 Maryland* College Park, Md. 6 p.m. L, ESPN3.com Maryland, ,106 10/16 Miami* Durham, N.C. 1 p.m. L, ESPN3.com Miami, ,911 10/23 [23] Virginia Tech* Blacksburg, Va. 12 noon L, 7-44 ACC Network Virginia Tech, ,233 10/30 Navy Annapolis, Md. 3:30 p.m. W, CBS College Sports Navy ,117 11/6 Virginia* Durham, N.C. 12 noon W, ESPN3.com Virginia, ,741 11/13 Boston College* Durham, N.C. 12 noon L, ESPN3.com Boston College, ,420 11/20 * Atlanta, Ga. 1:30 p.m. ESPN3.com, /27 * Durham, N.C. TBA, *ACC game

2 Game 11 - Duke vs. - Nov. 20, Media Information Duke Sports Information SID: Art Chase (football) Offi ce Phone: Chase s Home Phone: Chase s Cell Phone: Chase s chasea@duaa.duke.edu Fax: Website: Associate SID: Lindy Brown Associate SID: Matt Plizga Assistant SID: Ben Blevins (football) Blevins Offi ce Phone: Blevins Cell Phone: Blevins bblevins@duaa.duke.edu Assistant SID: Chris Cook Assistant SID: Meredith Rieder Assistant SID: Ashley Wolf Staff Assistants: Ned McGraw & Kristina Morrison Director of Internet Operations: Rob McKinney Asst. Director of Internet Operations: Lee Aldridge Mailing Address: Duke SID Offi ce Box Durham, N.C Duke Football Weekly Media Luncheon Duke hosts weekly media luncheons featuring head coach David Cutcliffe and selected Blue Devil players... the press conference, which begins at 11:30 a.m., is held each Tuesday throughout the football season at the Brooks Football Building. ACC Weekly Teleconference The Atlantic Coast Conference will hold its weekly football teleconference on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.... Duke head coach David Cutcliffe is available beginning at 12 noon... Media may contact the ACC Media Relations Offi ce at for the phone number. 10:30... Jim Grobe, Wake Forest 10:40...Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech 10:50... Mike London, Virginia 11:00...Tom O Brien, N.C. State 11:10...Butch Davis, 11:20...Randy Shannon, Miami 11:30...Ralph Friedgen, Maryland 11:40...Paul Johnson, 11:50... Jimbo Fisher, Florida State 12:00...David Cutcliffe, Duke 12:10...Dabo Swinney, Clemson 12:20...Frank Spaziani, Boston College ACC Weekly Football Satellite Feeds Dates: (September 1 December 1; every Wednesday) Times: 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. (ET) Satellite: AMC1 Transponder Degrees West Downlink Frequency: Vertical; Service #1 Symbolic Rate: 20.0 MS Data Rate: Mbps FEC: 3/4 Phone: (Microspace Communications) Coach David Cutcliffe s Duke Football Show The popular Coach David Cutcliffe s Duke Football Show can be seen weekly in the Triangle area at 12 noon on Sundays on ABC 11 WTVD... The 30-minute program contains head coach David Cutcliffe and features on Duke Football... In addition to the showing on WTVD, the show will air on Fox Sports Net South at 9:30 a.m. the following Saturday and MASN the following Thursday at 10 or 11 p.m.. This Week in Duke Football Coach Cutcliffe Teleconference 5 p.m. - Call Art Chase at for teleconference details Practice 6:30 p.m. No Interviews (Closed) Off Day No Interviews Practice 8:45-10:45 a.m. Weekly Press Conference at Brooks Football Building (11:30 a.m.) - Coach Cutcliffe and selected players available INTERVIEW PROCEDURES Student-Athletes: All interviews with Duke football players must be arranged through the Sports Information Offi ce. Player interviews will be available Tuesday and Wednesday during a typical game week. Coach Cutcliffe: All interviews with head coach David Cutcliffe can be arranged through Art Chase at (919) FOOTBALL PRACTICES The Duke football team conducts practice Sunday and Tuesday through Friday during the regular season. Practices are closed to the media. MEDIA PARKING & WILL CALL The media parking lot is located to the west of the Wallace Wade Stadium in the Lot P off of Highway 751. The media Will Call is located at the West Gate of Wallace Wade Stadium. BLUE DEVILS ISP SPORTS NETWORK A state-wide radio audience follows all the action of Duke football on The Blue Devils ISP Sports Network. The network provides in-depth pregame coverage, live play-by-play of all the action, and the post-game press conferences straight from the locker room to stations via satellite each game. The one-hour tailgate show is hosted by John Roth. Two-time Broadcaster of the Year Bob Harris, the voice of the Blue Devils for the past 34 seasons, calls all the action for Duke fans each game. He was inducted into the Stanly County (N.C.) Sports Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Sports Hall of Fame in Analyst Wes Chesson joins Harris in the booth each game and is in his 31st season providing color commentary for Duke games. Chesson, an All-ACC receiver at Duke from , still holds fi ve school receiving records, hauling in 164 catches for 2,399 yards during his playing days. He went on to play with the NFL s Atlanta Falcons ( ) and Philadelphia Eagles ( ). In December of 2000, Harris and Chesson were selected to work the 64th annual Shrine Bowl Game of the Carolinas in Charlotte, N.C. Anthony Dilweg, the 1988 ACC Player of the Year, joins the broadcast team for his 12th season, serving as the sideline reporter with a keen inside perspective. John Rose serves as the network s engineer. Practice 8:45-10:45 a.m. - Players available following practice ACC Teleconference Cutcliffe 12 noon - Call ACC Offi ce for details Duke Football Game Notes Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Practice 8:45-10:45 a.m. - Coach Cutcliffe available following practice Injury Report Released by ACC by 2 p.m. Practice 8:45-10:45 a.m. No Interviews (Closed) LOCKER ROOM POLICY The Duke locker room is closed to the media at all times. Following all home games, David Cutcliffe and designated players will address the media in the team meeting room on the second fl oor of the Yoh Football Center. Road accommodations for Coach Cutcliffe and Duke players to meet with the media will be made based on the facility. PRESS CREDENTIALS All media attending Duke football home games must apply for and be issued press credentials. Requests for credentials should be made in advance by and directed to Sports Information Director Art Chase. Priority is given to daily newspapers, major magazines and electronic media in the geographic areas of the competing teams. GLENN E. (TED) MANN PRESS BOX Named after former SID Ted Mann, the Duke press box is located on the third fl oor of the Finch-Yeager Building on the west side of Wallace Wade Stadium. Admittance is by credential only. DUKE RADIO AFFILIATES WEEB 990 Aberdeen WZKY 1580 Albemarle WIST 98.3 Asheboro WSFL Beaufort WBAG 1150 Burlington WHVN-FM Charlotte WHVN 1240 Charlotte WSFL-FM Clinton WDNC 620 Durham WCCG-FM Fayetteville WSFL-FM Goldsboro WIST-FM 98.3 Greensboro WSFL-FM Greenville WIST-FM 98.3 High Point WSFL-FM Jacksonville WIST-FM 98.3 Kernersville WSFL-FM Kinston WLXN 1440 Lexington WCCG-FM Lumberton WSFL-FM Morehead City WSFL-FM New Bern WKIX-FM Raleigh WSFL-FM Rocky Mount WKRX-FM 96.7 Roxboro WSTP 1490 Salisbury WEEB 990 Southern Pines WSFL-FM Wilson WIST-FM 98.3 Winston-Salem Internet Worldwide

3 Lou Groza Award & All-America Candidate Will Snyderwine K Duke University Leads the ACC and ranks 5th nationally fi eld goals per game (1.80) Leads the ACC and ranks 2nd nationally in fi eld goal percentage (.947) Among kickers averaging fi eld goals per game, ranks 1st nationally in fi eld goal percentage Has current streak of 16 consecutive made fi eld goals Is 28-of-28 (1.000) on PAT attempts in and 52-of-52 (1.000) for his career Though just 10 games, has established new school single-season record for fi eld goals (18) Has executed three (3) surprise on-side kick attempts: Mid-4th quarter vs. Miami Start of the 3rd quarter vs. Virginia Tech Start of the 3rd quarter vs. Virginia Has totaled 82 points this season already the third-highest single-season total in Duke history Already 9th on Duke s career scoring list (157 points) NCAA Field Goals Per Game 1. Danny Hrapmann, Southern Miss Dan Bailey, Oklahoma 2.00 Josh Jasper, LSU Justin Tucker, Texas Will Snyderwine, Duke 1.80 NCAA Field Goal Percentage 1. David Ruffer, Notre Dame (13-13) 2. Will Snyderwine, Duke.947 (18-19) 3. Chris Hazley, Virginia Tech.944 (17-18) 4. Ross Krautman, Syracuse.938 (15-16) 5. Dan Conroy, Michigan St..933 (14-15) NCAA Active Kickers Career Field Goals Per Game 1. Kai Forbath, UCLA Grant Ressel, Missouri 1,75 3. Will Snyderwine, Duke Dave Teggart, Connecticut Dan Hutchins, Pittsburgh 1.48 NCAA Active Kickers Career Field Goal Percentage 1. Grant Ressel, Missouri.933 (42-45) 2. Joe Phillips, Utah.909 (30-33) 3. Will Snyderwine, Duke.897 (35-39) 4. Alex Henry, Nebraska.887 (63-71) 5. Derek Dimke, Illinois.885 (23-26) Duke Single-Season Field Goals 1. Will Snyderwine, Will Snyderwine, Sims Lenhardt, Sims Lenhardt, Doug Peterson, Duke Single-Season Points 1. Clarkston Hines, Winston Siegfried, Will Snyderwine, Mike Dunn, Doug Peterson,

4 Game 11 - Duke vs. - Nov. 20, DUKE VS. GEORGIA TECH Saturday s game will mark the 78th on the gridiron between the two schools, with holding a all-time series advantage. The fi rst game in the series came on December 2, 1933 with posting a 6-0 victory in Atlanta. The Yellow Jackets have won six in a row and 14 of the last 15 meeting over the Blue Devils including last year s decision in Durham. In Atlanta, Duke is versus the Yellow Jackets with last win coming in the form of a decision in GEORGIA TECH IS DUKE S FOURTH-MOST COMMON FOE With 77 total contests played between the two schools, ranks as Duke s fourth-most common football opponent. The only schools Duke has played more football games against are (96 meetings), Wake Forest (91) and N.C. State (81). Duke is s third-most common opponent, trailing only Georgia (104 meetings) and Auburn (93). MARKS 78TH STRAIGHT SEASON FOR DUKE-TECH The Blue Devils and Yellow Jackets have met every year since WHEN DUKE HAS THE BALL Duke enters the week ranking third in the ACC in passing offense, averaging yards per game, and will face a defense that stand fourth in the conference against the pass by allowing an average of yards per game... The Yellow Jackets have allowed just 10 touchdowns through the air a total that ranks as the second-fewest in the league behind Miami (6). WHEN GEORGIA TECH HAS THE BALL paces the ACC and the nation in rushing offense (319.3 ypg) while Duke is 10th defensively against the rush (allowing ypg). DUKE-GEORGIA TECH STATISTICAL COMPARISON () Category Duke Overall Record ACC Record Scoring Offense Per game Rushing Yards Per Game Passing Yards Per Game Total Offense Per Game Scoring Defense Per Game Rushing Defense Per Game Passing Defense Per Game Total Defense Per Game Turnover Margin -9 Even Penalties-Yards Punting (No.-Yards-Avg.) 48-1, , Time of Possession 30:15 31:19 Third Down Conversions (.408) (.282) Fourth Down Conversions 7-15 (.467) (.667) Sacks By THE LAST TIME [7] 49, Duke 10 November 14, Durham, N.C. Duke Football Game Notes Seventh-ranked weathered an early Duke spurt and claimed the ACC Coastal Division championship with a victory over the Blue Devils in front of 25,889 fans at Wallace Wade Stadium The Blue Devils scored the game s fi rst 10 points on an 18-yard scoring pass from QB Thaddeus Lewis to RB Re quan Boyette and a 31-yard fi eld goal by K Will Snyderwine... responded with 28 points in the fi rst half and then scored the contest s only 21 points of the second half to account for the fi nal margin Lewis fi nished the day 22-of-35 passing for 212 yards while the TD moved him into fi fth place on the ACC s all-time chart with 63 career scoring tosses For the Yellow Jackets, QB Josh Nesbitt completed six-of-10 throws for 195 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 30 yards and another score... B-back Jonathan Dwyer gained 110 yards and two touchdowns on the ground, becoming the fi rst player to rush for 100 or more yards against Duke on the year Final = 49 Duke = 10 Team Qtr Time Play Drive DUKE 1 10:47 Boyette 18 pass from Lewis (Snyderwine kick) 9-73; 4:13 DUKE 1 1:30 Snyderwine 31 FG 4-0; 2:00 GT 1 1:12 Nesbitt 2 run (Blair kick) 1-2; 0:03 GT 2 11:22 Wright 16 run (Blair kick) 10-86; 3:42 GT 2 5:50 Dwyer 3 run (Blair kick) 7-66; 3:28 GT 2 0:32 Hill 32 pass from Nesbitt (Blair kick) 4-46; 0:26 GT 3 12:36 Dwyer 12 run (Blair kick) 5-71; 2:18 GT 3 2:43 Thomas 75 pass from Nesbitt (Blair kick) 4-89; 1:58 GT 4 4:48 Watson 7 run (Blair kick) 7-61; 3:20 Duke First Downs Rush 16 3 Pass 6 12 Penalty 0 0 Rushing Attempts-Net Yards Passing Comp.-Att.-Int Passing Yards Total Offensive Plays Total Offensive Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts-Yards-Average Time of Possession 29:18 30:42 Third Down Conversions Fourth Down Conversions Red Zone RUSHING : Dwyer , Peeples 5-48, Wright 5-47, Allen 5-37, Nesbitt 9-30, Shaw 6-27, Jones 2-10, Watson 2-8, Lyons 2-6, TEAM 2-(-17); Duke: Scott 6-20, Kurunwune 6-18, Boyette 3-17, Hollingsworth 2-9, TEAM 1-(-7), Lewis 4-(-12), Renfree 2-(-20). PASSING : Nesbitt , Shaw ; Duke: Lewis , Renfree RECEIVING : Thomas 2-89, Hill 2-38, Peeples 1-37, Allen 1-31, MnKayhan 1-18; Duke: Boyette 6-65, Scott 5-45, Vernon 3-16, Varner 2-34, Kelly 2-23, King 1-29, Williams 1-9, Trezvant 1-8, Bell 1-5, Parker 1-5, Hollingsworth 1-(-1). TACKLES : Jefferson 6-3=9, Edwards 6-1=7, Burnett 5-2=7; Duke: Gainey 4-6=10, Banks 5-4=9, Egboh 5-2=7, Daniels 2-5=7, Rey 3-3=6.

5 NOTABLE GAMES IN THE DUKE-GEORGIA TECH SERIES 1933 A 4-5 squad ends Duke s hopes of an undefeated regular season by downing the 9-0 Blue Devils, 6-0, in the season fi nale The ninth-ranked Blue Devils blank the Yellow Jackets, 6-0, as Duke goes through the regular season undefeated and unscored upon Standing at 1-4 on the season, Duke upsets fi fth-ranked at home, 19-13, for the fi rst of fi ve straight victories to close the season For fi ve straight seasons, coaching legends Wallace Wade of Duke and Bobby Dodd of face each other. The Yellow Jackets would win the fi rst three in this mini series, with the Blue Devils winning the fi nal two games Unranked Duke and fi fth-ranked battle to a tie the only deadlock in the series Duke head coach Bill Murray calls Tech the greatest team in the country following the fourth-ranked Yellow Jackets 28-7 win over the sixth-ranked Blue Devils; would go on to a perfect 12-0 season and the national title returns a punt 80 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth period as the 12th-ranked Yellow Jackets defeat 15th-ranked Duke, Ranked 12th in the nation, shuts out 17th-ranked Duke, The game marked the fourth time in nine seasons that the Yellow Jackets and Blue Devils met when both teams were ranked in the national poll Ranked seventh in the country and sporting a overall record, Duke falls victim to upset as the unranked Yellow Jackets blank the Blue Devils, Despite s pair of 100-yard rushers (Rodney Lee [171] & Eddie Lee Ivery [102]), Duke rallies from a 24-9 fourth quarter defi cit to win on Mike Dunn s seven-yard scoring strike to Tom Hall with just 13 seconds remaining and Duke combine for 1,060 total yards as the Blue Devils earn a win; The game s two quarterbacks were outstanding as Duke s Steve Slayden set an ACC record with six touchdown passes and s Darrell Gast established a school single-game mark with 416 passing yards Duke s Randy Cuthbert rushes 32 times for a then school-record 234 yards as the Blue Devils down, 30-19, en route to a 5-0 home ledger and the ACC Championship; Of note, the two coaches in the contest Steve Spurrier of Duke and Bobby Ross would go on to capture national titles with Florida (1996) and (1990), respectively Duke s Corey Thomas records four TD receptions in the fourth quarter and fi nishes the game with 16 grabs for 279 yards but prevails, s Joe Hamilton engineers two scoring drives in the fi nal eight minutes to lead the Yellow Jackets to a win... Hamilton throws for 324 yards and two TDs while Duke s Spencer Romine counters with 294 yards through the air and three rushing scores Duke interim head coach Ted Roof, a 1987 graduate of, leads the Blue Devils to a win over his alma mater... Chris Douglas rushes for 218 yards and two touchdowns while Malcolm Ruff returns an interception 42 yards for a score to lead the Blue Devils.The win snapped Duke s 30-game losing streak in ACC play. Year Location Winner Score 1933 Atlanta Durham Duke Atlanta Durham Duke Atlanta Duke Durham Duke Atlanta Duke Durham Duke Atlanta Duke Durham Atlanta Duke Durham Duke Atlanta Duke Durham Atlanta Durham Atlanta Duke Durham Duke Atlanta Durham Atlanta Durham Duke Atlanta Durham Atlanta Durham Atlanta Duke Durham Duke Atlanta Durham Atlanta Durham Atlanta Durham Atlanta Durham Duke Atlanta Durham Atlanta Durham Duke Atlanta Durham Duke Atlanta Durham Duke Atlanta Duke Durham Duke Atlanta Durham Duke Atlanta Duke Atlanta Duke Durham Duke Atlanta Durham Atlanta Durham Duke Atlanta Duke Durham Duke Atlanta Durham Atlanta Durham Atlanta Duke Durham Atlanta Durham Atlanta Durham Atlanta Durham Atlanta Durham Duke Atlanta Durham Atlanta Durham Atlanta 0-27 Durham 10-49

6 Game 11 - Duke vs. - Nov. 20, Team Notes DUKE REACHES CAPACITY IN WALLACE WADE The Blue Devils reached capacity in Wallace Wade Stadium in each of the fi rst two home games with crowds of 33,941 against Elon and 39,042 against Alabama and are averaging an attendance of 329,785 in fi ve home games this year. Duke s crowd of 39,042 against Alabama was the largest since Nov. 19, 1994 when 40,103 fans showed up for a victory over the Blue Devils. Duke added 3,904 seats with temporary bleachers for the game with the Crimson Tide, increasing capacity to 37,845. Before this season, the last time Duke reached capacity for a home game was 2001 when 35,206 fans were in attendance for the Blue Devils loss to N.C. State. The home attendance in a fi ve-game span of 148,924 is the most since 1994 when Duke tallied 164,238 in its fi nal fi ve home games against East Carolina, Army, Clemson, Virginia and. Duke 30,000+ Attendance Since vs. N.C. State (Nov. 3, 2001)... 35, vs. (Nov. 23, 2002)... 33, vs. (Nov. 20, 2004)... 30, vs. James Madison (Aug. 30, 2008)... 32, vs. Miami (Oct. 18, 2008)...32, vs. N.C. State (Nov. 8, 2008)... 31, vs. (Nov. 29, 2008)... 30, vs. Richmond (Sept. 5, )...33, vs. Elon (Sept. 4, )... 33, vs. Alabama (Sept. 18, )... 39,042 HIGH SCORING GAMES This season, Duke has been involved in two of the three highest scoring conference games in ACC history. The Blue Devils win over Virginia ranks as the second highest scoring league contest while earlier this year, Duke lost to Wake Forest, 54-48, in the third highest scoring conference game. ACC Highest Scoring Conference Games Clemson (82), Wake Forest (24) Duke (55), Virginia (48) Wake Forest (54), Duke (48) (59), Maryland (42) (63), Wake Forest (35) POINTS MOST SINCE 1990 The 55 points scored by the Blue Devils against Virginia marked the most by a Duke team since 1990 when Duke scored 57 at home against Wake Forest (57-20). It was the fi rst time since 1994 that the Blue Devils had 50 or more points in a game with the last time coming against Wake Forest in a victory. It also marked the highest point total ever scored against Virginia in the 62-game series history. The previous high was 51 in a victory at home in Duke has now scored 50 or more points in a game 28 times in school history, including 13 games at home. In the last 55 years, there have only been six games where Duke has tallied 50 or more points. Duke 50-Point Games Since vs. Wake Forest vs. Virginia vs. Wake Forest vs. Wake Forest vs. Wake Forest vs. Virginia DUKE SCORES OVER 40 THREE TIMES The Blue Devils have scored over 40 points in three games this season with 41 against Elon, 48 at Wake Forest and 55 against Virginia. Duke has four games this season with 30 or more. The three games with 40 or more points mark the fi rst time since 1994 and seventh season in school history that Duke has scored at least 40 points in three or more contests. The Blue Devils did it fi ve times in The seasons where Duke has scored 40 or more at least three times include, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1987, 1989, 1994 and. The last time Duke scored 40 or more points in backto-back games was in 1991 when the Blue Devils had 42 against both Rutgers and Colgate in the second and third games of the season. The 89 points combined are the most in a two-game span since Duke had 90 combined points against South Carolina (33) and N.C. State (57) in The 55 points scored against Virginia were the most in head coach David Cutcliffe s three seasons at Duke. Under Cutcliffe, Duke has scored 40 or more points six times with a 5-1 record in those contests. Duke has now scored 30 or more points in 13 of the 33 games in the Cutcliffe Era. Cutcliffe 30-point Games at Duke 1. vs. James Madison (Aug. 30, 2008)...W, vs. Navy (Sept. 13, 2008)...W, vs. Virginia (Sept. 20, 2008)...W, vs. Miami (Oct. 18, 2008)... L, at Wake Forest (Nov. 1, 2008)... L, OT 6. at Army (Sept. 12, )...W, vs. N.C. Central (Sept. 26, )...W, at N.C. State (Oct. 10, )...W, vs. Wake Forest (Nov. 28, )... L, vs. Elon (Sept. 4, )...W, at Wake Forest (Sept. 11, )... L, at Navy (Oct. 30, )...W, vs. Virginia (Nov. 6, )...W, DUKE PLAYS SIX TRUE FRESHMEN Six true freshmen have received playing time for the Blue Devils in the fi rst nine games of the season, including two players who enrolled in January and participated in spring practice. QB Brandon Connette and RB Josh Snead both enrolled at Duke in January. Connette has completed 9-of-20 passes for 104 yards while rushing for 273 yards and six touchdowns on 68 carries in 10 games. Snead has 44 carries for 220 yards and one touchdown in eight games. RB Juwan Thompson and WR Brandon Braxton also have played on offense. Thompson has 22 runs for 70 yards in nine games. Braxton has 13 catches for 144 yards and one touchdown. Two true freshman have played on defense this season with NG Tevin Hood making four tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss in four games. LB Kelby Brown has played in eight games with 59 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, fi ve QB hurries and three fumble recoveries. Duke Football Game Notes FIRST COLLEGIATE STARTS FOR 13 PLAYERS A total of 13 players have started for the fi rst time in their career this season. Five earned fi rst starts against Elon, Duke had one new starter in each of the next four games, two players started for the fi rst time against Miami and one against both Virginia and Boston College. Redshirt freshman August Campbell drew his fi rst collegiate start at safety against Boston College and had a school record 95-yard fumble return for a touchdown. Against Virginia, redshirt freshman offensive guard Dave Harding earned his fi rst career start at left guard and helped pave the way for 230 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns. Two true freshmen started for the fi rst time against Miami. Quarterback Brandon Connette completed 4-of-6 passes for 30 yards and rushed for a touchdown. Running back Juwan Thompson had one carry for one yard. Tight end Jack Farrell drew his fi rst career start at Maryland. Brandon Braxton started at wide receiver against Army and had a 21-yard touchdown catch for his fi rst collegiate score. Austin Gamble made his fi rst career start at linebacker against Alabama. He had four tackles and one sack in his fi rst game as a starter. Against Wake Foret Sydney Sarmiento started at defensive tackle and made one tackle. On offense, redshirt sophomores QB Sean Renfree and WR Tony Foster started for the fi rst time against Elon along with redshirt freshman tackle Perry Simmons. Renfree threw for 350 yards and two touchdowns in his fi rst career start, Foster did not have a catch and Simmons helped pave the way for the offense racking up 542 yards. Two players earned their fi rst collegiate start on defense against Elon with redshirt sophomore DE Kenny Anunike and redshirt freshman CB Ross Cockrell each seeing their fi rst playing time. Anunike posted one tackle and Cockrell added four stops. FIRST GAME AS A BLUE DEVIL Duke has had 21 players step on the fi eld for the fi rst time in a Duke uniform this season. After 17 made their collegiate debuts against Elon, two more saw the fi eld for the fi rst time at Wake Forest and one more against both Alabama and Maryland. The fi rst time players against Elon were Brandon Braxton, Ross Cockrell, John Coleman, Brandon Connette, Jack Farrell, Joey Finison, Justin Foxx, Corey Gattis, Dave Harding, Tevin Hood, Garett Patterson, Sydney Sarmiento, Perry Simmons, Josh Snead, Taylor Sowell, Juwan Thompson and Anthony Young-Wiseman. Kevin Rojas (LB) and Cooper Helfet (TE) made their Duke debuts at Wake Forest. Kelby Brown s fi rst game was against Alabama. Greg DuLuca played on special teams at Maryland. FEWEST PENALTIES IN ACC The Blue Devils have committed the fewest penalties of any team in the ACC this season with 47 in 10 games. Duke s 4.7 penalties per game is tied for 10th fewest nationally. The Blue Devils are the only team in the conference with under 50 penalties, three fewer than the 50 committed by the Coastal Division leader Virginia Tech.

7 Game 11 - Duke vs. - Nov. 20, Honors Ross Cockrell (Cornerback) CFB Performance Awards DB of the Week - Honorable Mention (11/7) Brandon Connette (Quarterback) Duke Ronald McDonald House Charities Student Athlete of the Week (11/8 [co]) Matt Daniels (Safety) Phil Steele Midseason Second Team All-ACC Cooper Helfet (Tight End) ACC Player of the Week (11/1) CFB Performance Awards TE of the Week (11/7) ACC Player of the Week (11/8) Kyle Hill (Offensive Tackle) Phil Steele Midseason Third Team All-ACC Brett Huffman (Tight End) John Mackey Award Watch List Alex King (Punter) CFB Performance Awards Punter of the Week - Honorable Mention (10/24) Abraham Kromah (Linebacker) Phil Steele Midseason Second Team All-ACC Bryan Morgan (Center) Allstate/AFCA Good Works Team Rimington Trophy Watch List Sean Renfree (Quarterback) CFB Performance Awards QB of the Week (10/31) Duke Ronald McDonald House Charities Student Athlete of the Week (9/8, 11/1, 11/8 [co]) Will Snyderwine (Kicker) ACC Player of the Week (11/1) Lou Groza Award Semifi nalist Phil Steele Midseason Second Team All-ACC CFB Performance Awards Kicker of the Week - Honorable Mention (10/3, 11/14) Donovan Varner (Wide Receiver) Phil Steele Midseason Second Team All-ACC Biletnikoff Award Watch List Preseason All-ACC Conner Vernon (Wide Receiver) Phil Steele Midseason First Team All-ACC CFB Performance Awards Wide Receiver of the Week - Honorable Mention (9/5) Offensive Notes DUKE IN THE RED ZONE The Blue Devils are 33-of-36 (.917) in the red zone this season with 19 touchdowns and 14 fi eld goals. Duke s red zone conversion percentage of.917 leads the ACC and is tied for seventh nationally. Duke is the only team in the ACC with a conversion percentage of over 90 percent. Duke started the season with 16 straight conversions before an interception in the second quarter at Maryland. The Blue Devils also had a streak of 13 straight conversions from the Virginia Tech game to the end of the Boston College contest when Duke was stopped on fourth down at the four-yard line with under a minute to play. Of the 19 touchdowns scored inside the 20-yard line, 13 have come on rushing attempts and six have been on passing plays. Redshirt junior Will Snyderwine is a perfect 14-of-14 on fi eld goal attempts in the red zone. NCAA Red Zone Pct. 1. Memphis (15-15) 2. Illinois (37-39) 3. Oklahoma State (45-48) 4. East Carolina (43-46) 5. Arkansas (37-40) Wisconsin (49-53) 7. Duke (33-36) Washington (22-24) ACC Red Zone Pct. 1. Duke (33-36) 2. Virginia Tech (43-48) 3. Maryland (29-33) 4. Florida State (41-47) (32-37) DUKE AMONG ACC LEADERS IN PASSING Duke s passing attack ranks third in the ACC and 26th nationally with an average of yards per game. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Sean Renfree has passed for 300 or more yards in four games this season to give Duke 13 games with 300 or more passing yards under Cutcliffe. ACC Passing Offense 1. N.C. State Virginia Duke Miami OFFENSE COMPILES 542 YARDS Duke tallied 542 yards of total offense against Elon, the highest total since 1998 by a Blue Devils squad. The 1998 team recorded 575 yards of total offense with 303 passing yards and 272 rushing yards against Northwestern. The Elon game marked the second time under Cutcliffe that the Blue Devils have had over 500 yards of total offense. Last season, Duke posted 502 (459 pass, 85 rush) yards against N.C. State in a win. The 192 rushing yards are the third-most under Cutcliffe behind 233 yards on 41 carries last season against N.C. Central and 218 yards on 48 attempts against James Madison in Duke Football Game Notes RECORDING 450 YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE The Blue Devils have gone over 450 yards ot total offense in four games this season, posting 542 yards against Elon, 487 at Wake Forest, 456 at Navy and 489 versus Virginia. For the season, the Blue Devils rank seventh in the ACC with yards per game. The Blue Devils have passed for over 300 yards in three of the four games with at least 450 yards and had over 200 rushing yards in the other against Virginia. Duke has a combined 14 rushing touchdowns in those four outings. Under Cutcliffe, Duke has topped the 400-yard mark 10 times in 33 games, including twice in 2008 and four times each of the past two seasons. SIX RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS VS. VIRGINIA Duke had six rushing touchdowns against Virginia, marking the fi rst time that the Blue Devils have rushed for six touchdowns in a game since 1968 when they scored six times on the ground in a win over at home. The six rushing scores were spread out with four different players fi nding the end zone. Duke s two quarterbacks, Brandon Connette and Sean Renfree, each scored twice. Connette had runs of two and 20 yards for his scores while Renfree crossed the goal line on runs of one and 37 yards. Junior wide receiver Donovan Varner scored his fi rst career rushing touchdown from nine yards out and Desmond Scott tallied the game-winner on a 35-yard run with 40 seconds remaining for his third of the season. DUKE POUNDS OUT 230 RUSHING YARDS The 230 rushing yards for the Blue Devils against Virginia marked the third time under Cutcliffe that Duke has rushed for 200 or more yards in a game. The last time they did it was against N.C. Central last season when they racked up 233 rushing yards. They also had over 200 rushing yards against James Madison in 2008, fi nishing the game with 218 yards. Scott led the way with 97 yards on 17 carries, including a 35-yard game-winning touchdown run. Connette and Renfree combined for 100 yards and four touchdowns on 22 attempts in the game. The Blue Devils averaged 5.1 yards per carry in the contest. CONVERTING ON THIRD DOWN Duke has done a better job of converting on third downs this season with a.408 percentage (64-of- 157). The Blue Devils rank fourth in the ACC in third down conversion percentage. Last season, Duke ranked eighth in the league with a.372 percentage (68-of-183). The Blue Devils have found success on third down in the fi rst and fourth quarters this season. They are converting 52.5 percent (21-of-40) in the opening period and 50 percent (19-of-38) in the fi nal quarter. ACC Third Down Conversions 1. Florida State N.C. State Virginia Tech Duke Miami

8 Game 11 - Duke vs. - Nov. 20, LONG CONVERSIONS IN FOURTH QUARTER The Blue Devils have done a good job this season converting fourth downs in the fourth quarter and are 3-of-6 in the fi nal period. Against Virginia, Duke trailed and faced a 4th-and-20 from its own 21-yard line. Renfree stayed in the pocket and found Varner over the middle for a 32-yard gain that helped set up the game-winning 35-yard touchdown run by Scott. The Virginia play was similar to one at Maryland where Duke was behind 21-9 in the fourth quarter and faced a 4th-and-19 from the Maryland 36-yard line. Renfree threw a deep pass to Varner for 35 yards to take Duke to the one-yard line and set up an eventual two-yard touchdown throw from Renfree to Brandon King. SCORING ON FOUR STRAIGHT POSSESSIONS In all three of Duke s victories this season, the Blue Devils have scored on four straight possessions during the game. In the season opener against Elon, Duke came away with points on fi ve of its fi rst six possessions, including four straight to end the fi rst half with two touchdowns and two fi eld goals to lead at the break. At Navy, the Blue Devils opened the game with points on its fi rst four drives and six of its fi rst seven possessions in the game. Duke had a fi eld goal and three touchdowns on four fi rst half drives to lead 24-0 at halftime. Against Virginia, Duke had stretches where the Blue Devils scored on three and four straight possessions. The fi rst three drives all resulted in touchdowns for a 21-7 fi rst quarter lead and then in the second half they scored on fi ve of the last six possessions. After punting on the fi rst drive of the second half, Duke had a touchdown, fi eld goal, two touchdowns, fumble and then the game-winning touchdown drive. DUKE ON OPENING DRIVE The Blue Devils have scored points on their opening drive in six of the 10 games, including four of the last six outings. Of the six opening drive scores this season, Duke has three touchdowns and three fi eld goals. The Blue Devils had rushing touchdowns on the opening drive in each of the fi rst two games and scored on a long pass play against Virginia. On opening drives this season, Renfree is 18-of-28 for 231 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Sophomore wide receiver Conner Vernon has been a top target with eight catches for 96 yards while Scott has rushed for 122 yards on 24 carries and has two catches for 25 yards. Duke Opening Drives Game Plays-Yards Result Elon YD Rush TD at Wake Forest YD Rush TD Alabama 3-6 Punt Army 3-7 INT at Maryland YD FG Miami YD FG at Virginia Tech Downs at Navy YD FG Virginia YD Pass TD Boston College 6-21 Punt RENFREE ON ACC PASSING LISTS Redshirt sophomore quarterback Sean Renfree is averaging yards per game to rank second in the ACC and 23rd nationally. He has four games with 300 or more yards to rank second in the league. ACC Passing Yards Per Game 1. Russell Wilson, N.C. State Sean Renfree, Duke T.J. Yates, Marc Verica, Virginia Jacory Harris, Miami ACC 300-Yard Passing Games 1. Russell Wilson, N.C. State Sean Renfree, Duke T.J. Yates, YARD GAMES Renfree has thrown for over 300 yards in four games this season to rank tied for thid in Duke history for 300- yard games in a single season. He is one of 17 Duke quarterbacks all-time to throw for over 300 yards in a game and ranks sixth on the career list. He is just the fourth Duke quarterback with 350 or more yards in three or more games in one season. Renfree Career 300-Yard Games Opponent, Date Yards 1. Elon, Sept. 4, Wake Forest, Sept. 11, Maryland, Oct. 2, Navy, Oct. 30, Duke Career 300-Yard Games 1. Thaddeus Lewis ( ) Anthony Dilweg ( ) Ben Bennett ( ) Dave Brown ( ) Spence Fischer ( ) Sean Renfree (-present)... 4 Duke Season 300-Yard Games 1. Anthony Dilweg (1988) Thaddeus Lewis () Sean Renfree ()... 4 Spence Fischer (1995)... 4 Dave Brown (1991)... 4 Ben Bennett (1983)... 4 REACHING 2,000 YARDS Renfree has passed for 2,555 yards in 10 games this season to become the sixth quarterback in school history to throw for 2,000 yards in their fi rst season as a starter. His total is second only to Anthony Dilweg s 3,824 yards in Ben Bennett (2,050 in 1980), Dilweg (3,824 in 1988), Leo Hart (2,238 in 1968), Thaddeus Lewis (2,134 in 2006) and Billy Ray (2,035 in 1989) also accomplished the feat. There have now been 19 seasons where a player has passed for 2,000 or more yards in Duke history and 11 quarterbacks who have done so. Duke Most Passing Yards - First Season Starting 1. Anthony Dilweg (1988)... 3, Sean Renfree ()... 2, Leo Hart (1968)... 2, Thaddeus Lewis (2006)... 2, Ben Bennett (1980)... 2, Billy Ray (2,035)... 2,035 Duke Football Game Notes RENFREE AMONG SINGLE SEASON LEADERS After 10 games, Renfree has moved into the top 10 in several of Duke s single-season passing categories. This season, he has completed 231-of-384 passes (.602) for 2,555 yards and 12 touchdowns. His 231 completions rank tied for sixth while his 384 attempts are tied for eighth most. His completion percentage of.602 is the sixth highest. Renfree s yardage total is the 19th 2,000-yard season at Duke and currently ranks ninth overall. He is 240 yards away from moving up three spots into sixth. He is also three touchdowns away from a tie for ninth most for a single season. Duke Season Pass Completions 3. Thaddeus Lewis () Spence Fischer (1995) Ben Bennett (1982) Sean Renfree () Dave Brown (1991) Duke Season Pass Attempts 4. Spence Fischer (1995) Dave Brown (1991) Steve Slayden (1987) Spence Fischer (1993) Sean Renfree () D. Bryant (2001) Duke Season Completion Pct. 1. Ben Bennett (1983) ( ) 2. Billy Ray (1989) ( ) 3. Ben Bennett (1982) ( ) 4. Thaddeus Lewis (2008) ( ) 5. Thaddeus Lewis () ( ) 6. Sean Renfree () ( ) 7. Anthony Dilweg (1988) ( ) 8. Mike Schneider (2004) ( ) 9. Spence Fischer (1994) ( ) 10. Steve Slayden (1985) ( ) Duke Season Passing Yards 5. Steve Slayden (1987)... 2, Dave Brown (1991)... 2, Spence Fischer (1995)... 2, Spence Fischer (1993)... 2, Sean Renfree ()... 2, D. Bryant (2001)... 2,454 RENFREE SETS DUKE RECORD Against Navy, Renfree completed 28-of-30 pass attempts for a school single-game record.933 completion percentage. He fell just shy of the NCAA record for at least 20 completions held by Tee Martin of Tennessee against South Carolina on Oct. 31, 1998 (23-24,.958). Of note, Duke head coach David Cutcliffe was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach that season at Tennessee. The previous Duke record for at least 15 attempts was.852 (23-27) by Spence Fischer against Navy in Earlier this season, Renfree completed 79.5 percent (31-of-39) of his passes against Elon for the eighth best single game total in school history. Duke Game Pass Completion Pct. (15 att.) 1. Sean Renfree vs. Navy () (28-30) 2. Spence Fischer vs. Navy (1994) (23-27) 3. Thaddeus Lewis vs. Northwestern (2007) (19-23) 4. Ben Bennett vs. (1983) (27-33) Steve Slayden vs. Ohio (1986) (18-22)

9 Game 11 - Duke vs. - Nov. 20, 16 STRAIGHT COMPLETIONS TIES RECORD Renfree completed his fi rst 16 pass attempts at Navy to tie a school record for consecutive pass completions in a single game. He tied the mark of 16 set by D. Bryant against N.C. State in Renfree is the fourth quarterback in school history to complete 15 or more consecutive passes in a game with the last being Thaddeus Lewis at Northwestern in In the Navy game, Renfree completed all eight of his pass attempts in the fi rst quarter for 87 yards and fi nished the fi rst half completing 17-of-18 passes for 180 yards while also rushing for two touchdowns. Duke Game Consecutive Pass Completions 1. Sean Renfree...16 vs. Navy, D. Bryant vs. N.C. State, Thaddeus Lewis vs. Northwestern, 2007 Ben Bennett...15 vs., Ben Bennett...14 vs. Maryland, 1982 STRINGS OF COMPLETIONS Including the school record 16 straight pass completions against Navy, Renfree has completed 10 or more passes in a row four times this season. He had a streak of 14 straight, completing his last fi ve against Elon and fi rst nine at Wake Forest. He completed his last seven at Navy and fi rst three versus Virginia for 10 straight. He also had 11 consecutive completions against Boston College. NO INTERCEPTIONS IN THREE GAMES Renfree has not thrown an interception in three straight games and has attempted 116 passes since his last interception at Virginia Tech. He is 40 attempts away from tying Spence Fischer for the third longest streak without an interception in school history. With 49 attempts against Boston College, Renfree had the sixth most attempts in a game without an interception in school history. Five players have attempted 50 or more passes without an interception in a game at Duke. Duke Past Attempts Without INT - Game 1. Thaddeus Lewis ()...55 vs. Richmond 2. Thaddeus Lewis (2008)...52 vs. N.C. State 3. Steve Slayden (1987)...50 vs. Dave Brown (1991) vs. South Carolina Thaddeus Lewis ()...50 vs. N.C. State 6. Sean Renfree () vs. Boston College Duke Consecutive Pass Attempts Without INT 1. Thaddeus Lewis ( ) Ben Bennett ( ) Spence Fischer (1993) Sean Renfree () RENFREE S 35 COMPLETIONS The 35 completions against Boston College put Renfree tied for fourth in Duke history for most completions in a single game. He matched the total set by Spence Fischer against Virginia in Three of the top fi ve totals have come under Cutcliffe. Duke Most Completions - Game Player Completions 1. Thaddeus Lewis vs. N.C. State, 2. Ben Bennett vs. Wake Forest, Thaddeus Lewis vs. N.C. State, Sean Renfree...35 vs. Boston College, Spence Fischer...35 vs. Virginia, 1995 RENFREE HOLDS SCHOOL RECORD Renfree owns a school record by throwing at least one touchdown pass in each of his fi rst fi ve collegiate starts. The previous record was four held by Scotty Glacken in Renfree started the fi rst fi ve games this season and threw at least one TD pass in all fi ve outings. He has a touchdown pass in six of his seven career starts. OPENING DAY PERFORMANCE Renfree had one of the top season-opening performances for a Duke quarterback. His 350 yards tied for second most with Thaddeus Lewis (350 vs. Richmond, ) while his 31 completions were third most behind Lewis (34) and Dave Brown (32 vs. South Carolina, 1991). DUKE QB STARTING DEBUTS Against Elon, Renfree became the 50th quarterback since 1950 to start in a game for the Blue Devils. Renfree threw for 350 yards, the second most by a Duke QB in his starting debut. Only Dave Brown threw for more yards in his debut (444 vs. Wake Forest, 1989). Renfree s 350 yards were 20 more than he threw for in his entire freshman season. Duke QB Starting Debuts Player vs. Opponent, Year C-A Yds TD Int Dave Brown vs. Wake Forest, Sean Renfree vs. Elon, Billy Ray vs. S. Carolina, Thaddeus Lewis vs. Wake Forest, Matt Rader vs. Northwestern, Todd Orvald vs. Ga. Tech, Spence Fischer vs. E. Carolina, Leo Hart vs. S. Carolina, FOUR TD PASSES FOR RENFREE With his four touchdown passes at Wake Forest, Renfree tied for the third most in a single game in school history, marking the 14th time a QB has thrown for four touchdowns in one game at Duke. Renfree has three career games with two or more touchdown passes, including two games this year. Duke Single Game Passing Touchdowns 1. Steve Slayden (1987)...6 vs. 2. Thaddeus Lewis ()...5 vs. N.C. State 3. Sean Renfree ()...4 vs. Wake Forest 13 others with...4 MULTI-TOUCHDOWN GAMES Renfree has thrown two or more touchdown passes in three games this season and in four career games. Two of Renfree s four career multi-touchdown games have come against Army. Renfree Career Games With 2+ TD Passes Opponent, Date TDs 1. Army, Sept. 12, Elon, Sept. 4, Wake Forest, Sept. 11, Army, Sept. 25,... 2 Duke Football Game Notes Offensive Plays of 20+ Yards Elon (7) D. Scott rush (TD) Renfree to Vernon Pass Renfree to Varner Pass Renfree to Vernon Pass Renfree to Varner Pass Renfree to Varner Pass Connette rush Wake Forest (5) D. Scott rush Renfree to Vernon Pass (TD) D. Scott rush (TD) Renfree to D. Scott Pass Renfree to Vernon Pass (TD) Alabama (1) Snead rush Army (4) Renfree to Vernon Pass (TD) Renfree to Kelly Pass Renfree to Kelly Pass Renfree to Braxton Pass (TD) Maryland (8) Renfree to Varner Pass Renfree to Trezvant Pass Renfree to Varner Pass Snead Rush Renfree to Varner Pass Renfree to Varner Pass Renfree to Vernon Pass Renfree to Varner Pass Miami (2) Renfree to Varner Pass Hollingsworth Rush Virginia Tech (1) Renfree to Braxton Pass Navy (5) Renfree to Vernon Pass Renfree to Varner Pass Renfree to Vernon Pass Renfree to Braxton Pass Renfree to Vernon Pass (TD) Virginia (7) Renfree to Helfet Pass (TD) Renfree to Varner Pass Connette Rush (TD) Connette to Helfet Pass Renfree Rush (TD) Renfree to Varner Pass D. Scott Rush (TD) Boston College (1) Renfree to Vernon Pass Long Play Leaders Sean Renfree...31 (30 passing, 1 rushing) Varner...12 receiving Vernon...10 receiving D. Scott...5 (4 rushing, 1 receiving) Connette...3 (2 rushing, 1 passing) Braxton...3 receiving Snead... 2 rushing Kelly...2 receiving Helfet...2 receiving Trezvant...1 receiving Hollingsworth... 1 rushing

10 Game 11 - Duke vs. - Nov. 20, BIG 4TH QUARTER VS. ARMY Against Army, Renfree completed 8-of-13 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. The 194 yards tied for the third most in a single quarter in school history with Ben Bennett (194 vs. N.C. State in 1983). Duke Most Passing Yards - Quarter Player (Qtr) Yards 1. Ben Bennett (4th) vs. Navy, David Green (4th) vs., Sean Renfree (4th) vs. Army, Ben Bennett (4th) vs. N.C. State, Spencer Romine (2nd) vs. Maryland, 1999 RENFREE WITH FOUR RUSHING TDS Renfree had two rushing touchdowns against both Navy and Virginia to give him four on the season. His four rushing touchdowns rank second on the team. He recorded his fi rst two career rushing touchdowns at Navy. The sophomore QB dove over the pile on 4th-and-1 for his fi rst career rushing score and then followed with a 12-yard scramble for his second of the game. The last Duke quarterback with two rushing touchdowns in one game was D. Bryant against Wake Forest in In the Virginia contest, Renfree had touchdown runs of one and 37 yards in the fourth quarter. The 37-yard touchdown run came on 3rd-and-9 and extended Duke s lead to 12 points with six minutes remaining. It was the longest rush of Renfree s career with his previous long the 12-yard gain at Navy. CONNETTE ON THE GROUND True freshman quarterback Brandon Connette has been an effective rusher for the Blue Devils, playing in short yardage and red zone packages. He ranks second on the team in rushing with 273 yards this season and leads the team with six rushing touchdowns. Connette has shown his ability to run the ball through the fi rst nine games. He had a 48-yard run in the opener against Elon. He has scored touchdowns in fi ve games. He led the team in rushing against Virginia Tech with 43 yards on eight carries and had a careerhigh 78 yards and two touchdowns against Virginia. Connette: Game-by-Game Rushing Totals Opponent Rush Yards Long TD Elon Wake Forest Alabama Army Maryland Miami Virginia Tech Navy Virginia Boston College TOTAL CONNETTE S RECORD SETTING SEASON Connette has recorded a rushing touchdown in fi ve of the 10 games this season and leads the team with six rushing touchdowns. He has two carries of 20 or more yards, including a 48-yard gain against Elon and a 20-yard touchdown run against Virginia. He had touchdown runs of two and 20 yards against Virginia and has also scored touchdowns against Wake Forest, Army, Miami and Navy this season. His six touchdowns have matched the school record for rushing touchdowns by a freshman with Chris Douglas in His total also ranks fourth among the single-season rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in school history. Against Virginia, he had two rushing touchdowns and a two-point conversion to set a school single-game record for freshmen with 14 points. Duke Most Rushing TDs by Freshman - Season 1. Brandon Connette ()... 6 Chris Douglas (2000) George Clark (1944)... 5 Stanley Broadie (1977) Mike Grayson (1980)... 3 Duke Most Rushing TDs by Quarterback - Season 1. Mike Dunn (1976) Leo Hart (1969)... 7 Mike Dunn (1977) Brandon Connette () Dave Brown (1991)... 5 CONNETTE ONE OF ACC S BEST RUSHING QBS Connette has rushed for 273 yards and six touchdowns this season while coming off the bench. His 273 yards rank second on the team and are the fourth most by a quarterback in the ACC. His 4.0 yards per carry is fourth best. He leads the team and ranks tied for sixth in the conference with six rushing touchdowns. Only Georgia Tech s quarterback Josh Nesbitt has more rushing touchdowns than Connette. ACC Rushing Yards by QB 1. Joshua Nesbitt, Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech Russell Wilson, N.C. State Brandon Connette, Duke ACC Yards Per Rush Attempt by QB 1. Tyrod Taylor, Virginia Tech Tevin Washington, Joshua Nesbitt, Brandon Connette, Duke Russell Wilson, N.C. State ACC Rushing Touchdowns 1. Joshua Nesbitt, Russell Wilson, N.C. State Brandon Connette, Duke Sean Renfree, Duke... 4 Christian Ponder, Florida State... 4 Duke Football Game Notes ONE FUMBLE FOR DUKE RUNNING BACKS Duke s fi ve running backs have combined for 217 carries this season with only one lost fumble. Overall, the fi ve players at the running back position have touched the ball 299 times on rush attempts, receptions and kickoff returns with only one lost fumble. A fumble by Scott against Virginia ended a streak of 14 straight games without a lost fumble by a running back. In the careers of the fi ve running backs, they have combined for just two lost fumbles on 657 touches. Jay Hollingsworth lost a fumble at Army last season. Player Rush Rec KR Tot Fum Jay Hollingsworth, Jr /1 Patrick Kurunwune, R-So /0 Desmond Scott, So /1 Josh Snead, Fr /0 Juwan Thompson, Fr /0 DUKE S RUSHING GAME IMPROVED Duke has seen a marked improvement in its running game from a year ago, averaging 56.4 more yards per game and already rushing for 437 more yards in two fewer games than last season. Desmond Scott leads the team in rushing with 509 yards in 10 games. He already has 247 more yards than his team-leading total of 262 yards last year and has recorded the highest single season rushing total since 2003 when Chris Douglas rushed for 1,138 yards on 236 carries. The running back corps has combined for six rushing touchdowns after posting a total of two rushing scores in 12 games in. Overall, Duke has 17 rushing scores 11 more than a year ago. Duke: Running Game Improvement Category Difference Games Total Yards 1, Yards Per Game NCAA Rank 95th 120th +25 Yards Per Carry Carries Long Rush Total Rushing TD Rushing TD by RB RUNS In 10 games this season, Duke has had 10 runs of 20 or more yards, including one over 50 yards. Scott has had runs of 63, 34, 25 and 35 yards. Connette has a 48-yard run, Snead broke gains of 27 and 24 yards and Jay Hollingsworth had a 22-yard run against Miami. Last season, the Blue Devils had three carries of 20 or more yards in 12 games with two of the three long gains coming against N.C. Central and other by quarterback Thaddeus Lewis at Kansas. SCOTT MOST YARDS SINCE 2003 The 509 rushing yards for Scott are the most by a Duke player since Chris Douglas tallied 1,138 yards on 236 carries his senior year in No other Duke running back has gone over 500 yards in a season since Scott led the team with 262 rushing yards on 70 attempts last season and is trying to become the 15th running back in school history to lead the team in rushing in back-to-back seasons.

11 Game 11 - Duke vs. - Nov. 20, BREAKING LONG TOUCHDOWN RUNS All three of Scott s touchdown runs this season have been on runs of over 30 yards. He had a 34-yard carry for the team s fi rst touchdown of the season against Elon. The next week at Wake Forest he broke a career-long 63-yard touchdown run. Against Virginia, he scored the game-winning touchdown on a 35-yard attempt. SCOTT S 100-YARD GAME Scott recorded his second career 100-yard game at Wake Forest, rushing for a career-high 122 yards and one touchdown on just 11 carries. His other 100-yard game came against N.C. Central last when he rushed for 100 yards on 16 carries in his collegiate debut. Scott had a 63-yard touchdown run against Wake Forest. It was the longest run from scrimmage by a Duke player since 2005 when Ronnie Drummer had an 81-yard touchdown run against Miami. Scott Career 100-Yard Games Opponent, Date Yards 1. N.C. Central, Sept. 26, Wake Forest, Sept. 11, SCOTT ACC S TOP-RECEIVING RB Scott has also shown his ability to catch the ball out of the backfi eld this season, ranking fourth on the team with 28 receptions for 237 yards. The second year running back has caught a pass in all 10 games this year and in 15 straight games dating back to last season. His 28 catches are the most by an ACC running back this season while his 237 yards are the third most behind Johnny White of (288) and Jamie Harper of Clemson (257). Scott needs four receptions to move into the top 10 for catches by a running back in a single season at Duke. He is 65 receiving yards shy of eighth most for a season. He had a career-high six receptions against Boston College last week. It was the fourth time in his career he caught fi ve or more passes. At Navy, Scott had a career-high 49 receiving yards on fi ve receptions. ACC Receptions by RB 1. Desmond Scott, Duke Jamie Harper, Clemson Mustafa Greene, N.C. State Johnny White, Perry Jones, Virginia ACC Receiving Yards by RB 1. Johnny White, Jamie Harper, Clemson Desmond Scott, Duke Mustafa Greene, N.C. State Da Rel Scott, Maryland First Down Leaders Player Rush Pass Total Sean Renfree Conner Vernon Donovan Varner Desmond Scott Brandon Connette Austin Kelly Cooper Helfet Josh Snead Jay Hollingsworth Brandon Braxton Juwan Thompson Brandon King Tony Foster Josh Trezvant Tyree Watkins ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Scott and sophomore wide receiver Conner Vernon both rank among the ACC s top 10 in all-purpose yards per game this season. Vernon is seventh in the league with all-purpose yards per game. He is averaging 85.1 receiving yards to rank second in the conference while also running for 13 yards and recording 143 kick return yards. Scott has been an effective rusher, receiver and kick returner to rank sixth. He has 509 rushing yards, 237 receiving yards and 260 kick return yards. He has four games with at least 100 all-purpose yards and has tallied 90 or more in seven of his 10 outings. ACC All Purpose Yards Per Game 1. Andre Ellington, Clemson Montel Harris, Boston College Torrey Smith, Maryland David Wilson, Virginia Tech Johnny White, Chris Givens, Wake Forest Conner Vernon, Duke Desmond Scott, Duke Anthony Allen, Perry Jones, Virginia SNEAD VS. ALABAMA True freshman running back Josh Snead ran for 83 yards on 14 carries against Alabama. The 83 yards were the most by an opposing running back against Alabama since the middle of last season when LSU s Charles Scott had 83 yards on 13 attempts. The Crimson Tide had only allowed two running backs to record over 75 rushing yards in the previous 20 games. Snead also had 103 yards on four kickoff returns to fi nish with 186 all-purpose yards. The total ranks as the eighth-highest by a freshman in school history. Duke Freshman All-Purpose Yards - Game 1. Desmond Scott vs. Wake Forest, 2. George Clark vs. South Carolina, Tony Benjamin vs. Wake Forest, George Clark vs., Chris Douglas vs. N.C. State, 2000 Conner Vernon vs. Virginia Tech, 7. Chris Douglas vs. Florida State, Josh Snead vs. Alabama, 9. Tony Benjamin vs., Chris Douglas vs. Clemson, 2000 Duke Football Game Notes Third Down Conversions Player Rush Pass Total Sean Renfree Conner Vernon Donovan Varner Brandon Connette Austin Kelly Cooper Helfet Desmond Scott Jay Hollingsworth Brandon King Brandon Braxton Josh Trezvant Juwan Thompson VARNER FIRST CAREER RUSHING TD Junior wide receiver Donovan Varner had a nineyard touchdown run against Virginia for his fi rst career rushing touchdown. Prior to the game he had only three carries for minus-13 yards. The last Duke wide receiver to score a rushing touchdown was Deon Adams in 2004, who took a reverse 28 yards for a score at Virginia Tech. TRIO OF 1,000-YARD RECEIVERS Duke has three active players with at least 1,000 career receiving yards as Varner, Vernon and Austin Kelly are all over the mark. There are now 31 players in school history with 1,000 or more career yards. Varner is Duke s active leader with 1,818 yards and became the 12th player in school history with 1,500 career receiving yards at Maryland. He now ranks eighth all-time and is 151 yards shy of passing Walter Jones for seventh all-time. Vernon is 11th all-time with 1,597 yards. He became the 13th player in school history with 1,500 yards and now needs 42 yards to move into the top 10. Kelly is currently ranked 21st with 1,327 career yards. Duke Career Receiving Yards 6. Doug Green ( )...2, Walter Jones ( )...1, Donovan Varner (2008-present)...1, Cedric Jones ( )...1, Jomar Wright ( )...1, Conner Vernon (-present)...1, Stanley Dorsey ( )...1, Brad Breedlove ( )...1, Mark Militello ( )...1, Roger Boone ( )...1, Richmond Flowers ( )...1, Chris Castor ( )...1, Ron Frederick ( )...1, Mike Hart ( )...1, Troy Slade ( )...1, Austin Kelly (2007-present)...1,327