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1 10 [15] (7-2, 5-1 ACC) at Duke (3-6, 0-5 ACC) November 10, 7:30 pm ESPN Durham, N.C. Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium (40,004 Natural grass) Duke (3-6, 0-5 ACC) SEPTEMBER 3 N.C. CENTRAL (ESPN3) W, WAKE FOREST (ESPNU) L, Northwestern (Big Ten Network) L, Notre Dame (NBC) W, OCTOBER 1 VIRGINIA (ACC Network) L, ARMY WEST POINT (RSN) W, [7] Louisville (ESPN) L, Georgia Tech (RSN) L, NOVEMBER 5 [23] VIRGINIA TECH (ESPNU) L, [15] NORTH CAROLINA (ESPN) 7:30 pm 19 TBA 26 TBA THE MATCHUP Duke Blue Devils Record 3-6, 0-5 ACC AP Ranking Head Coach David Cutcliffe Career Record 95-88/15th year Duke Record 51-59/9th year vs. 2-6 [15] NORTH CAROLINA (7-2, 5-1 ACC) at DUKE (3-6, 0-5 ACC) Duke celebrates Senior Night by hosting No. 15 on Thursday, November Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.... The game will be televised live by the ESPN with Dave Fleming (play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (analyst) and Laura Rutledge (sideline) The Blue Devils stand at 3-6 overall and 0-5 in ACC play after falling to Virginia Tech, 24-21, last week... The Tar Heels are 7-2 overall and 5-1 in league play after defeating Georgia Tech, 48-30, on Saturday The battle for the Victory Bell began in 1948 with earning possession with a 20-0 win... Head cheerleaders from Duke (Loring Jones) and (Norman Spear) decided on the idea, with Jones designing the model and Spear obtaining a bell from an old railroad train... Red Lewis, Duke s business manager, agreed to find money in the budget to pay for the bell Duke is 4-7 in its last 11 games against nationally-ranked opponents dating back to 2013 BLUE DEVILS BY THE NUMBERS Saturday s game will mark the 103rd on the gridiron between the two schools, with holding a series advantage... The series began in 1888 with a 16-0 Duke win... The Tar Heels won last year s contest, 66-31, in Chapel Hill... Duke s last win in Durham came in the form of a decision in 2012 Duke is all-time against nationally-ranked foes (AP poll)... Duke s last win over ranked opponent came on September 26, with a triumph over No. 20 Georgia Tech Prior to the game, 27 members of the Duke program will participate in Senior Night festivities: Joseph Ajeigbe, Kane Banner, Dan Beilinson, Casey Blaser, Zach Boden, Breon Borders, Jake Brodner, Phillip Carter, Jela Duncan, DeVon Edwards, Grant Hall, Thomas Hennessy, Allen Jackson, Quay Mann, Corbin McCarthy, Dominic McDonald, Anthony Nash, Erich Schneider, Deondre Singleton, Thomas Sirk, Alex Skidmore, Ryan Smith, Wyatt Smith, Danny Stirt, Tanner Stone, Kyle Wellner & A.J. Wolf Through nine games in, QB Daniel Jones has already established Duke single-season rookie records for total offensive yards (2,412), total TD responsibility (16), pass completions (186), most games with 20+ pass completions (5) & most games with 30+ pass completions (2) LBs Joe Giles-Harris & Ben Humphreys roommates at Duke lead the Blue Devils in tackles with 81 and 72, respectively... Humphreys ranks sixth in the ACC in tackles per game (9.00) while Giles-Harris is 11th (8.00) Duke RB Shaun Wilson is the only active player nationally with TDs of 80+ yards via rush, reception & return 85-yard rush vs. Indiana, 89-yard reception vs. N.C. Central, 98-yard KOR vs. Indiana, 96-yard KOR vs. Notre Dame, Duke leads the ACC in kickoff coverage despite a league-low four touchbacks... Over the last two weeks, K Will Kline has led a Blue Devil unit that allowed just yards per return (153 yards on 10 returns) [15] N. Carolina Tar Heels Record 7-2, 5-1 ACC AP Ranking No. 15 Head Coach Larry Fedora Career Record 73-41/9th year at 39-22/5th year vs. Duke 2-2 TELEVISION ESPNU Play-by-Play: Dave Fleming Analyst: Jesse Palmer Sideline: Laura Rutledge RADIO Blue Devil IMG Sports Network Play-by-Play: Bob Harris Analyst: Wes Chesson Sideline: Dave Harding 27.0 QB sacks for the Blue Devils this season, led by DT A.J. Wolf (5.5)... Duke ranks tied for fourth in the ACC in total sacks... The Blue Devils compiled a total of 17.0 sacks a season ago while Duke s high in the Cutcliffe Era is 30.0 in Combined tackles for LBs Ben Humphreys (16) & Joe Giles-Harris (13) last week against Virginia Tech 7-1 Duke s record since 2013 when returning a kickoff for a TD... In week four, the Blue Devils received a 96-yard KOR for TD from Shaun Wilson in a victory at Notre Dame 12-5 Duke s record in its last 17 regular season games decided by seven points or less 11 Different Blue Devils with 1+ reception covering 25+ yards this season 7 Offensive plays of 50+ yards for the Blue Devils this season: 64-yard pass from Jones to Nash (TD) 59-yard pass from Jones to Taylor 57-yard rush by Shaun Wilson 56-yard pass from Jones to Nash 55-yard pass from Jones to Lloyd (TD) 51-yard pass from Jones to Rahming 50-yard rush by Jela Duncan (TD) 468 Consecutive Duke football games broadcast by radio play-byplay announcer Bob Harris, who is in his 41st and final season on the call... The streak started with Duke s season-opening victory over Tennessee on September 11, Team-leading tackles for loss total for S Corbin McCarthy... McCarthy, who logged 2.5 TFL two weeks ago at Georgia Tech, ranks tied for ninth in the ACC in tackles for loss per game (1.31) 12 Career INTs for CB Breon Borders, marking the sixth highest total among active players nationally 5.33 Average margin points of defeat for Duke during its three-game losing streak... The Blue Devils three opponents Louisville (8-1) Georgia Tech (5-4) and Virginia Tech (7-2) during the stretch hold a combined overall record of 20-7 (.741) 12 Fourth quarter & OT wins for the Blue Devils since the beginning of the 2012 season (games in which Duke was tied or trailing in the 4th) 6 Duke players to earn NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards... On November 1, S DeVon Edwards was named one of 12 recipients for... He joined Duke s Mike Diminick (1988), Bill Obremskey (1983), Sean Renfree (2012), Perry Simmons (2013) & David Helton (2014) as honorees

2 MEDIA INFORMATION DUKE FOOTBALL GAME WEEK SCHEDULE Duke Sports Information Assistant AD/External Affairs: Art Chase (football) Office Phone: Chase s Home Phone: Chase s Cell Phone: Chase s chasea@duaa.duke.edu Associate SID: Sarah Fetters (football) Office Phone: Fetters Cell Phone: Fetters sfetters@duaa.duke.edu Fax: Website: Mailing Address: Duke SID Office Box Durham, NC Monday Cutcliffe and player availability Approximately 10:00 a.m. 8 Tuesday Duke Football Radio Show 7 p.m. Washington Duke Inn Injury Report Released 9 Wednesday ACC Coaches Teleconference Cutcliffe available at 12:30 p.m. Contact ACC Office for access Thursday Gameday at Duke 7:30 p.m. ET Wallace Wade Stadium Cutcliffe and select players available after game 11 Friday No media availability 12 Saturday No media availability 13 Sunday Cutcliffe Teleconference 5 p.m. Contact Art Chase for access 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 in the Blue Devil Tower. ACC Weekly Teleconference The ACC will hold its weekly football teleconference on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ET. Duke head coach David Cutcliffe is available beginning at 12:30 p.m. Media may contact the ACC Media Relations Office at for the phone number. Audio files and transcript of each teleconference will be available on the league s official website: TheACC.com. 10:30 a.m... Bronco Mendenhall, Virginia 10:40 a.m...dabo Swinney, Clemson 10:50 a.m... Jimbo Fisher, Florida State 11:00 a.m...bobby Petrino, Louisville 11:10 a.m... Dino Babers, Syracuse 11:30 a.m...paul Johnson, Georgia Tech 11:40 a.m... Larry Fedora, 11:50 a.m...justin Fuente, Virginia Tech 12:00 p.m...dave Clawson, Wake Forest 12:10 p.m... Pat Narduzzi, Pitt 12:20 p.m...steve Addazio, Boston College 12:30 p.m... David Cutcliffe, Duke 12:40 p.m... Dave Doeren, N.C. State 12:50 p.m... Mark Richt, The ACC teleconference will begin on Wednesday, August 30 and run through November 22 ACC Video Clip Service Broadcast media outlets will be able to access ACC football highlights and press conference excerpts via the ACC Video Clip Service (AVCS) throughout the football season. This video content will only be available for download in a digital file format. To register for this service contact Scott McBurney at smcburney@theacc.org or call Coach David Cutcliffe s Duke Football Show Coach David Cutcliffe s Duke Football Show is produced by Blue Devil IMG Sports Network. The 30-minute program features Cutcliffe and highlights of every Duke football game. For broadcast information, please contact the Duke Sports Information Office. Duke On Twitter, Instagram and are the official Twitter and Instagram accounts of the Duke football program. Updates on the Duke football team can also be found on the Facebook site, Duke Football. INTERVIEW PROCEDURES Student-Athletes: All interviews with Duke football players must be arranged through the Sports Information Office. Player interviews will be available Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday during a typical game week. Coaching Staff: For interviews with head coach David Cutcliffe and the remainder of the coaching staff, please contact Art Chase. FOOTBALL PRACTICES The Duke football team conducts practice Sunday evening and Tuesday through Friday mornings during the regular season with Monday as the off day. Practices are closed to the media... Photographers should contact Art Chase for availability. MEDIA PARKING & WILL CALL Media parking lot is located in the following three lots: 751 Lot, Chemistry Lot & Fuqua Lot Media Will Call opens two hours prior to kickoff and is located at the West Gate of Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium. BLUE DEVIL IMG SPORTS NETWORK A state-wide radio audience follows all the action of Duke football on The Blue Devil IMG 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. Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Harris, the Voice of the Blue Devils for the past four decades, is in his 41st and final year calling the action for Duke football and men s basketball. Harris, who enters the season having called 459 consecutive Blue Devil football games, is a three-time Broadcaster of the Year honoree (1988, 1991 & 2011). The season will mark analyst Wes Chesson s 36th year providing color commentary. Chesson, an All-ACC receiver during his playing tenure ( ) and a member of the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2013, set the then-school single-season record for receptions with 74 in 1970, and finished his career with 164 catches for 2,399 yards and 10 touchdowns. He went on to play with the NFL s Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles. In December 2000, Harris and Chesson worked the 64th annual Shrine Bowl Game of the Carolinas in Charlotte. Dave Harding joins the broadcast team for his first season as the primary sideline reporter. A former Duke football captain, Harding serves as an Associate Director of Duke s Blue Devil Network. A one-hour tailgate show is hosted by John Roth while John Rose is the network s engineer. LOCKER ROOM POLICY The Duke locker room is closed to the media at all times. Following all home games, David Cutcliffe and designated student-athletes will address the media in the team meeting room on the second floor of the Yoh Football Center. Road accommodations for 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. Duke reserves the right to refuse any credential request deemed not to be in the best interest of the University. GLENN E. (TED) MANN PRESS BOX Named after former Sports Information Director Ted Mann, the Duke press box is located on the west side of Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium... The press box will close three hours after the conclusion of the game. DUKE RADIO AFFILIATES WEEB 990 Aberdeen WZKY 1580 Albemarle WIST-FM 98.3 Asheboro WBAG 1150 Burlington WPTL 920 Canton WHVN-FM Charlotte WHVN 1240 Charlotte WCSL 1590 Cherryville WHVN 1240 Concord WDNC-FM 96.5 Durham WDNC 620 Durham WTIB-FM Elizabeth City WCCG-FM Fayetteville WHVN 1240 Gastonia WIST-FM 98.3 Greensboro WTIB-FM Greenville WIST-FM 98.3 High Point WHVN 1240 Kannapolis WIST-FM 98.3 Kernersville WTIB-FM Kinston WIST-FM 98.3 Lexington WLON 1050 Lincolnton WCCG-FM Lumberton WHVN 1240 Monroe WTIB-FM New Bern WDNC-FM 99.3 Raleigh WDNC 620 Raleigh WTIB-FM Rocky Mount WKRX-FM 96.7 Roxboro WSTP 1490 Salisbury WOHS 1390 Shelby WEEB 990 Southern Pines WIST-FM 98.3 Thomasville WKXS-FM 94.5 Wilmington WAAV 980 Wilmington WTIB-FM Wilson WIST-FM 98.3 Winston-Salem Duke Football Game Notes 2

3 TEAM NOTES DUKE vs. NORTH CAROLINA The two programs will meet for the 103rd time, and 96th consecutive year Thursday. The Tar Heels lead the series, Duke had won consecutive meetings against North Carolina before the Tar Heels answered with backto-back victories in 2014 and. The teams have faced each other 48 times in Durham, with Duke posting a record. The Blue Devils have lost 12 of their last 13 home games versus UNC with the lone win a triumph in A FOUR-WIN SEASON Duke heads into Thursday s game looking for its fourth win of the season. It would be the seventh time in nine campaigns under head coach David Cutcliffe that the Blue Devils have reached the four-win mark. In the nine seasons prior to Cutcliffe taking over the program, the Blue Devils had just one four-win campaign. A victory would make it five straight years with four or more wins with six in 2012, 10 in 2013, nine in 2014 and eight in. It is already the program s longest streak of consecutive four or more win campaigns since a seven year stretch from 1985 to SUCCESS AGAINST THE STATE Duke has won 12 of its last 15 games against teams from within the state of (from September 15, September 10, ), topping Wake Forest and N.C. Central four times, twice, N.C. State once and Elon once. Two of the three losses have been to the Tar Heels, on November 20, 2014, and November 7,. Duke also dropped a decision to Wake Forest in week two, September 10,. ANOTHER RANKED FOE THIS WEEK Duke will play its third contest of the season against a ranked foe this week with No. 15. The Blue Devils went 1-1 against ranked opponents in, falling to No. 23 Northwestern on September 19 and topping No. 20 Georgia Tech on September 26. Duke is 0-2 this year, falling at No. 7 Louisville on October 14 and to No. 23 Virginia Tech last Saturday. Duke has lost its two games to ranked foes this year by an average of 6.5 points per contest. Duke has recorded at least one win against a ranked opponent for three consecutive years, a first for the program since Duke s four total wins against ranked teams in the past three years (No. 16 Virginia Tech & No. 24 in 2013; No. 22 Georgia Tech in 2014; No. 20 Georgia Tech in ) are the most in a threeyear stretch since the Blue Devils claimed four from Duke is 4-7 in its last 11 games against ranked foes after losing 47 straight to ranked opponents (November 6, 1994 to October 25, 2013). A THURSDAY NIGHT IN DURHAM This week s game against will be Duke s sixth home Thursday contest and first since this same matchup two years ago, when North Carolina won on November 20, In Thursday games, Duke has hosted: North Carolina (11/20/2014), N.C. State (11/10/1983), (11/26/1959), Washington & Lee (11/27/1930) and Davidson (11/29/1928). Duke has an all-time record of in regular season Thursday contests. The Blue Devils won their last Thursday game, 37-7 on September 3,, at Tulane in the season opener. Duke is in night games under David Cutcliffe. OH SO CLOSE Duke has suffered six losses this year, but none by more than 14 points. In four of the six losses, Duke had the ball with a one-score game in the fourth quarter. Duke has not lost a game by more than 14 points since a setback to on November 14,. A REVERSE IN NOVEMBER Duke is 7-6 (.538 winning percentage) in November the last three-plus seasons. In the three previous years, the Blue Devils were 1-11 (.091 winning percentage) with a win against Virginia November 6, HOME VICTORIES WITH CUTCLIFFE Since 2012, the Blue Devils have held a strong home field advantage, tying the program record for home wins in 2012, 2013 and 2014 with five. The run that has covered the last four-plus years is more than two and a half times the winning percentage the program had posted in the previous 10 seasons. A closer look: Seasons Home Wins Home Games Win % LEAGUE TRIUMPHS UNDER CUT Duke has 24 ACC wins in the eight-plus seasons under Cutcliffe. In the previous 18 years, from , Duke had 18 league wins. A closer look: Seasons Wins Total Games Win % A PROGRAM TURNS THE PAGE Duke has tallied 36 wins during the past four-plus seasons. In the previous 15 seasons, from , Duke recorded 34 victories. A closer look: Seasons Wins Total Games Win % EIGHT TRUE FRESHMEN PLAY Eight true freshmen have played: Mark Gilbert, James Hornbuckle, Terrell Lucas, Chidi Okonya, Koby Quansah, AJ Reed, Julian Santos and Dylan Singleton. The eight are the second most by a Cutcliffe squad, behind only nine to play in FAR FEWER FLAGS ON THE FIELD After committing 22 penalties during its first three games, the Blue Devils have been flagged a combined 22 times during the last six games. The recent turnaround has moved the Blue Devils into eighth in the country, and second in the ACC, in fewest yards penalized per game with Duke is 22nd nationally in penalties per game with A closer look at the first three games and the last six: Games Penalties Yards Pen./G Yards/G THREE STRAIGHT A RARITY Duke has suffered its second three-game losing streak since dropping five consecutive to end In eight-plus seasons under Cutcliffe ( ), Duke has eight losing streaks of three games or more, but no streak longer than six contests. Prior to Cutcliffe s arrival, Duke had lost 22-straight games from Sept. 24, Sept. 8, A NUMBER OF CLOSE GAMES Duke has played nine games this season and had three be decided by three points or less, going 1-2 in such contests. A closer look at the number of contests decided by three or fewer points, and Duke s record in those games, since 2011: Year Record in 3-Point or Less Decisions SENIOR CLASS AIMS TO BE BEST With 30 victories the last three-plus years, the senior class is tied for the ninth winningest in Blue Devil history. The group could move into a tie for sixth with a victory Thursday. A closer look at the winningest senior classes at Duke: Year(s) Wins 1936, 1938, 1939, 1941 & , 1937 & & FOUR ACC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Duke has had four ACC Player of the Week picks this season with two-time Rookie of the Week Daniel Jones, Defensive Back of the Week Deondre Singleton and Specialist of the Week Shaun Wilson. Jones got his second weekly honor after the Georgia Tech game, when he completed 22-of-36 (.611) passes for 305 yards with two touchdowns. After the Notre Dame win, Jones and Wilson received honors. Jones completed 24-of-32 (.750) passes for 290 yards with three touchdowns while Wilson returned a kickoff 96 yards for a score. Singleton got his accolade after recording five tackles, one for lost yardage, one interception, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup during Duke s 13-6 victory against Army West Point. Duke Football Game Notes 3

4 OFFENSIVE NOTES QB NOTES WR/TE NOTES ANOTHER PERFORMANCE Duke finished the Georgia Tech game with 254 rushing yards and 305 passing yards. It was the third time this season the Blue Devils crossed the 200-yard plateau in both categories, joining efforts against N.C. Central and at Notre Dame. The Blue Devils are 2-1 this year when surpassing 200 in each category with the loss at Georgia Tech. A CHANCE FOR 250+ AND 150+ Duke is averaging passing yards a contest and rushing yards a game, within range of the third time in program history reaching 250 or more passing yards per game and 150 or more rushing yards a contest. A closer look: Year Rush YPG Pass YPG TOTAL YARDS A GAME AGAIN Duke has narrowly missed out on turning in four consecutive seasons of 400 or more yards of total offense per contest for the first time in program history by finishing 2014 with a mark. Last year, the Blue Devils averaged yards of total offense a contest. This year, Duke is close to hitting 400 or more yards of total offense per game with yards per contest. RECENT THIRD DOWN SUCCESS Duke has had its best third-down performances in the last three games and owns four consecutive contests with seven or more third down conversions for the first time since November 24, September 7, It is just the third time in the David Cutcliffe era Duke has had four straight games with seven or more conversions in the same season. Duke s last four games have had a higher cumulative conversion rate on third down than the four previous contests. A closer look: Games Third Downs Percentage of of TURNOVER UPS AND DOWNS Duke has been turnover free in two of its last three games, against No. 7 Louisville and No. 23 Virginia Tech. On the other hand, the Blue Devils have four games with three or more turnovers. Duke ranks 122nd out of the 128 FBS programs with 21 turnovers lost. A closer look at the Blue Devils game-by-game turnovers: Opponent INTs Fumbles Total N.C. Central Wake Forest Northwestern Notre Dame Virginia Army West Point Louisville Georgia Tech Virginia Tech A THIRD 300+ YARD PASSING GAME Redshirt freshman Daniel Jones and Dave Brown (1989) are the only Duke freshman quarterbacks with three 300-yard passing games. Jones tallied 332 aerial yards against Wake Forest, 324 versus Virginia and 305 at Georgia Tech. He is the first Duke freshman quarterback to throw for 300 or more yards during his first two ACC starts. Jones is one of eight Duke quarterbacks with three 300-yard games versus ACC foes in the same year. GETTING IT DONE IN ACC PLAY Jones has started all five ACC games and posted a pass efficiency rating. His mark would be the highest by a Blue Devil quarterback in league play since Anthony Boone s in A HIGHLY EFFICIENT SEASON Jones has turned in four games this year with an efficiency rating of or higher, tied for the second most by a Duke signal caller during the Cutcliffe era. A closer look: Quarterback Year 145+ Rating Games 1. Anthony Boone Thaddeus Lewis Sean Renfree Sean Renfree Daniel Jones THE ROOKIE COMPLETIONS MARK Jones set the Duke freshman record for completions in a year with 186 after connecting on 18 throws against No. 23 Virginia Tech. Jones has two games with 30 or more completions, tied for the seventh most in a year at Duke. Jones has completed.600 or more percent of his passes in six of his nine games this year. His.620 season completion percentage is on track to shatter the Duke freshman record of.559, set by Steve Slayden in FINDING HOLES IN THE RUN GAME Jones rushed for a career-high 99 yards versus No. 23 Virginia Tech on Saturday and has gained 172 ground yards in the last two games after totaling 122 in the previous four contests. Jones rushed for a personal-best tying two touchdowns versus the Hokies. He also had two versus Wake Forest. Jones owns five ground scores this season, tied for the third most in a year by a Duke freshman. Brandon Connette owns the record with eight in Jones five rushing scores are the second most on the team, behind only injured running back Jela Duncan s six. Duke has had a quarterback lead the team in rushing touchdowns the last five years with Connette (2012/8 & 2013/14) and Thomas Sirk (2014/8 & /8). JONES TOPS IN TOTAL OFFENSE Jones owns 2,412 yards of total offense this season, the most in a year by a Duke rookie. TAYLOR BECOMES A FACTOR With redshirt senior Anthony Nash missing the last two games due to injury, redshirt sophomore Chris Taylor has stepped into the void. He paced the squad with six receptions versus No. 23 Virginia Tech and has picked up more than half his career yardage total entering the contest at Georgia Tech in the last two weeks. A closer look: Games Played Rec. Yds. YPG YPC TDs YOUNG MAKES FIRST START Redshirt freshman Aaron Young made his first career start against Virginia Tech and finished with personal bests in receptions (four) and yards (48). Helping his cause was a career-long 30-yard grab in the opening quarter. RAHMING AMONG ACC S LEADERS Sophomore T.J. Rahming has been Jones top target, leading Duke with 42 receptions, tied for the seventh most in the ACC. Rahming is just the third player in Duke history to register 40 or more catches in each of his first two seasons as a Blue Devil, joining Wes Chesson ( ) and Conner Vernon ( ). On the Duke career charts, Chesson sits seventh with 164 grabs while Vernon is tied for first with 283. Rahming is up to 35th on the list with 85 catches in his first two years. RAHMING NEARING 1,000 YARDS Rahming sits just 20 yards away from becoming the 36th 1,000-yard receiver in Duke history. A PAIR OF THIRD DOWN THREATS Redshirt senior Erich Schneider and Rahming has combined to catch 19 passes on third down this year. Seven of Schneider s 10 receptions have gone for first downs (.700 percent) while all nine of Rahming s have been conversions. Schneider has also made two of his three touchdown grabs this season on third down. Schneider has one career catch against North Carolina, for four yards. Rahming owns one grab for 26 yards. SCHNEIDER TO THE END ZONE Schneider caught his team-leading third touchdown of the season at No. 7 Louisville. A tight end has not led Duke in scoring receptions since Andy Roland s three in Schneider s seven career receiving TDs are tied for the third most by a Duke tight end. A closer look: Tight End Years Receiving TDs 1. Stan Crisson Dave Dunaway Bill Khayat Andy Roland David Reeves Erich Schneider Duke Football Game Notes 4

5 BACK-TO-BACK 200+ IN THE ACC Duke rushed for 227 yards this past Saturday versus No. 23 Virginia Tech and had 254 at Georgia Tech on October 29, marking the first time during head coach David Cutcliffe s tenure that the Blue Devils had consecutive games of 200 or more rushing yards against ACC foes. WILSON WITH 109 YARDS AT GT Junior Shaun Wilson turned in a year-best game at Georgia Tech, rushing for a season-high 109 yards, including a year-long 57 yard dash. The performance gave Wilson three 100-yard games in his career, one each season. Wilson s 57-yard dash against the Jackets gave him five career rushes of 50 or more yards. A closer look: Opponent Date Yard Rush Kansas...Sept. 13, Kansas...Sept. 13, Virginia Tech...Oct. 24,...58 Indiana...Dec. 26,...85 Georgia Tech...Oct. 29,...57 WILSON ANOTHER RUSHING TD Wilson scored a rushing touchdown in the first quarter versus No. 23 Virginia Tech, giving him back-to-back games with a ground score for the second time in his career and first since his freshman year, against Kansas and Tulane. Through five ACC games this season, Wilson has rushed for 283 yards (56.60 ypg). He played in six league contests a year ago and tallied just 124 ground yards (20.67 ypg). Wilson has played one career game against North Carolina, as a freshman, and totaled 15 yards on five carries. AJEIGBE STEPS IN FOR DUNCAN With redshirt senior Jela Duncan sidelined for the rest of the year due to an Achillies injury suffered at Georgia Tech, redshirt junior Joseph Ajeigbe saw increased action versus No. 23 Virginia Tech. Ajeigbe finished the contest with a career secondmost six carries and 52 yards, one yard shy of his career high of 53, set at Georgia Tech in Ajeigbe s rushing total was aided by a career-long 28-yard rush in the third quarter. Ajeigbe also caught a career-high two passes versus the Hokies on Saturday. SEEKING 20+ IN FOUR STRAIGHT Duke has rushed for 16 touchdowns this year and is looking for its fourth straight season of 20 or more rushing TDs, which it has done only once in program history, from The Blue Devils had been held without a ground score in consecutive games, against Army West Point and Louisville, a first since November 19 and 26, 2011, before rushing for three scores at Georgia Tech. Duke has five rushing touchdowns in the last two games after totaling four in the previous four games. RB NOTES OL NOTES SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES LOOKING TO DECREASE AGAIN Duke experienced its first increase in five years in sacks allowed per game with 1.38 in. The mark was still the third lowest in the David Cutcliffe era as this year s group tries to decrease the average again. A closer look: Year Games Sacks Sacks/Game RETURNING TO EARLY FORM The Blue Devils gave up 5.0 sacks against Wake Forest on September 10 but have responded with only 14.0 yielded in the last seven games. Duke has allowed just 1.0 sack in two of the last three games, at No. 7 Louisville and at Georgia Tech. In those two contests, the two sacks resulted in one lost yard each. Duke has experienced waves of sacks allowed during its last 21 contests. A closer look: Games Sacks Allowed Sacks/Game (end of ) PROTECTION COMING TOGETHER In its last three games Duke has allowed 16.0 tackles for lost yardage after surrendering 10.0 alone to Army West Point on October 8. Georgia Tech finished with a year-low six yards lost on TFL. The Blue Devils have finished five of their nine games with 5.0 or fewer TFL allowed and in four of the last six games have yielded 13 or less yards allowed on TFL. THE FIRST TRUE FRESHMAN Left guard Julian Santos made his Duke debut against N.C. Central. He is the first true freshman offensive lineman to play during the Cutcliffe era, and the first for Duke since Bryan Morgan in CONTINUING THE NFL TREND In the last two years, Duke has had all four graduated offensive linemen move on to NFL careers. Laken Tomlinson was a first round NFL Draft selection by the Detroit Lions in. Takoby Cofield is a member of the Oakland Raiders injured reserve squad while Matt Skura is on the Baltimore Ravens practice squad and Lucas Patrick is on the Green Bay Packers practice squad. WILSON FILLING IN FOR EDWARDS Junior Shaun Wilson returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown at Notre Dame in the first quarter that made it a 14-7 Duke deficit. Wilson has two career kickoff returns for TDs as he had a 98-yarder in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl against Indiana in December of. Redshirt senior DeVon Edwards was a three-time All-America selection as a returner before his career was ended due to a left knee ACL and MCL injury at Notre Dame. Edwards had five career kickoff returns for TDs, the second most in NCAA history. Wilson s return gives Duke five kickoff returns for touchdowns since the start of the campaign, tied for the most in the country. A closer look: Program Kickoff Returns for TDs 1. Duke... 5 Kansas State Rutgers... 4 San Diego State... 4 Tennessee Houston... 3 Marshall... 3 Northern Illinois... 3 Northwestern... 3 KLINE HANDLES KICKOFF CHORES At No. 7 Louisville, redshirt freshman punter Austin Parker suffered a collarbone injury that required surgery and is keeping him out indefinitely. Parker s injury has moved junior Will Kline into handling kickoff duties. Kline s debut was at Georgia Tech, where he kicked off six times for an average of 61.3 yards, making Georgia Tech s average starting field position its own 16-yard line. Saturday versus No. 23 Virginia Tech, Kline tallied four kickoffs for 253 yards and a average. On those four kickoffs, the Hokies had an average start of their own 21-yard line. DUKE KO COVERAGE RANKS 4TH With Kline helping the cause, Duke tops all Power 5 programs and ranks fourth in the country in kickoff return coverage, surrendering just yards per runback. A closer look: Program Opposing Kickoff Return Average 1. Memphis Troy Bowling Green Duke Washington BOEHME AND STIRT HANDLE PUNTS With Parker out, redshirt junior quarterback Parker Boehme and senior Danny Stirt have been pressed into punting action, primarily Stirt. Stirt, a walk-on senior, has averaged yards per boot on nine punts this year. He has downed three inside the 20-yard line with three fair catches. Boehme is at 50.0 yards per boot and both downed inside the 20. Foes have five punt return yards the last two games with Stirt and Boehme punting. Duke Football Game Notes 5

6 DEFENSIVE NOTES DL NOTES LB NOTES DROPPING THE QUARTERBACK Duke is tied for 13th nationally with 27.0 sacks and 3.00 sacks per game. A year ago, Duke totaled 17.0 sacks during the 13-game season. Last Saturday vs. No. 23 Virginia Tech, the Blue Devils booked 3.0 sacks. The Hokies entered the game averaging 1.75 sacks allowed per contest. Duke is easily on pace for the most sacks of the David Cutcliffe era, which was 30.0 by the 2014 unit. At its current rate, the Blue Devils would finish a 12-game regular season with 36.0 quarterback drops. FORCES IN THE BACKFIELD In addition to the sack total, the Blue Devils have booked 66 TFL, tied for the 19th most nationally and their 264 TFL yards lost are tied for the 24th most. PICKING UP FOE S FUMBLES Duke recovered two Georgia Tech fumbles and is tied for 13th in the country in fumbles recovered with nine. The total is one more than the Blue Devils had during the entire season. The Cutcliffe era high is 11 fumbles recovered in The Blue Devils stand tied for 37th nationally with 16 turnovers gained this season, four away from the team s total of 20 turnovers gained. Duke did not force a turnover Saturday versus Virginia Tech. The Hokies were the first turnover-free foe versus the Blue Devils in nearly a year - since North Carolina on November 7,. D AN IMPROVING BUNCH Duke s defense has been going through consistent improvement in the last four-plus years. A closer look: Year Yards/Play Yards/Game Points/Game FOURTH DOWN = TURNOVER Virginia Tech converted on fourth downs in the second and third quarters. The two were the first fourth down conversions allowed by Duke this year. The Blue Devils still lead the country in fourth down conversion percentage allowed at.182 and are tied for the national lead with Florida in fourth down conversions allowed (two). THREE UNDER 100 GROUND YARDS Duke has held three foes to less than 100 rushing yards with N.C. Central (38), Northwestern (86) and Virginia (80). The 80 rushing yards surrendered to Virginia marked the first time Duke held an ACC foe to fewer than 100 since Wake Forest had 64 on November 29, It s the first year Duke has kept three opponents to less than 100 rushing yards since three in Duke has faced opponents averaging more than 190 rushing yards per game in four straight contests with Army West Point, No. 7 Louisville, Georgia Tech and No. 23 Virginia Tech. ALBERT S CREW HAVING AN IMPACT New associate defensive coordinator and defensive line coach Ben Albert has made his presence felt along the defensive line. The Blue Devils have picked up 5.0 or more TFL in each game this season, including a year-best 11.0 at Northwestern. The 11.0 TFL are tied for the most in the Cutcliffe era, matching 11.0 at Army West Point on October 10,. The Blue Devils had 66.0 TFL through eight games a year ago and are at 66.0 now. Duke s defensive line has tallied 12.5 sacks so far this year. Last season, the Blue Devils line tallied just 8.0 sacks during the entire 13-game campaign. A closer look at the impact this year s group has had: TFL Line TFLs Percentage Sacks Line Sacks Percentage WOLF RACES TO QUARTERBACKS Redshirt senior tackle A.J. Wolf had 3.0 sacks against N.C. Central, tied for the second most in a game by a Duke player in program history behind only Blaine Earon s 4.0 against Georgia Tech in Wolf has totaled 5.5 sacks this season, tied for 51st nationally and the eighth most in the ACC. A closer look at the league s sack leaders: Player School Sacks 1. DeMarcus Walker...Florida State Harold Landry...Boston College Ejuan Price Duke Ejofor...Wake Forest Micah Kiser...Virginia Bradley Chubb...N.C. State James Hearns...Louisville A.J. Wolf...Duke RAMSAY SHINES VERSUS VT AGAIN Redshirt junior tackle Mike Ramsay has turned in the two best games of his career versus Virginia Tech. During the four overtime contest in Blacksburg, Ramsay totaled a personal-best seven tackles, 2.0 hits for lost yardage and his first career sack. Saturday versus Virginia Tech, Ramsay matched his career high with seven stops, his first half sack of the campaign and another hit for lost yardage. PRICE COMES ON STRONG Sophomore end Marquies Price recorded his best performance of the year Saturday versus No. 23 Virginia Tech with a season-high four tackles, his second sack of the campaign, his team-leading fifth quarterback pressure of the year and 1.5 TFL for nine yards lost. A closer look at Price s production from his freshman and sophomore years Season (Games) Tackles TFL Sacks QBP (10) (9) GILES-HARRIS FIRST AMONG ROOKIE TACKLERS IN ACC Redshirt freshman Joe Giles-Harris has paced Duke in tackles three times and is second on the team with 72 stops, tied for the sixth most by a rookie in Duke history. His 72 total stops are the most among ACC freshmen, the third most among rookies nationally and the 10th most among all league players. A closer look at the NCAA s top freshmen tacklers: Freshman School Tackles 1. Josiah Tauaefa...UTSA Bryan London...Texas State Joe Giles-Harris...Duke Markus Bailey...Purdue...68 Alvin Davis...Akron...68 ACC ROOKIE-BEST 8.0 TFL Of Giles-Harris 72 tackles, 8.0 have been made behind the line of scrimmage, including 4.0 sacks. Giles-Harris is tied for 19th in the ACC in sacks and tied for second among league rookies in sacks. Giles-Harris is also tied for 19th in the ACC with 8.0 TFL, and leads league rookies in hits for lost yardage. A closer look at the ACC s freshmen: Freshman School TFL 1. Joe Giles-Harris...Duke Shaquille Quarterman Joe Jackson Michael Pickney HUMPHREYS EXCELS AS STARTER Sophomore linebacker Ben Humphreys, Giles- Harris roommate on campus, booked the most tackles of any Blue Devil this season with 16 stops versus No. 23 Virginia Tech. Humphreys has booked double-digit tackles in four of the last five games. Humphreys owns 81 tackles this season and is 19 stops away from recording the 70th campaign in Duke history with 100 or more tackles. In his first year as a starter, Humphreys has easily surpassed his totals from his 13-game freshman season as a reserve. A closer look: Year (Games) TKLs TFL-Yds Sack-Yds QBP INT (13) (9) HUMPHREYS IMPRESSIVE STREAK Humphreys booked 1.5 TFL against No. 23 Virginia Tech, giving him at least 0.5 TFL in eight consecutive games and four straight with 1.0 or more TFL. LOTS OF TACKLES BY LBS Giles-Harris and Humphreys have been anchors for Duke s defense, more than a quarter of the team s tackles. A closer look at the duo s production this year compared to Duke s total numbers: Category Giles-Harris & Humphreys Team Totals (%) Tackles (25.33) Tackles for loss (25.76) Interceptions (28.57) Sacks (24.07) Duke Football Game Notes 6

7 DB NOTES BORDERS SIXTH IN CAREER INTS Senior cornerback Breon Borders intercepted a pass in the third quarter at Northwestern, giving him 12 in his career, tied for the sixth most among active FBS players. A closer look: Player School Interceptions 1. Weston Steelhammer...Air Force...15 Damontae Kazee...San Diego State Xavier Woods...Louisiana Tech Kai Nacua...BYU...13 Nathan Gerry...Nebraska Breon Borders...Duke...12 Desmond King...Iowa...12 BORDERS INTO SECOND IN PBUS Borders had two pass breakups versus Virginia Tech to move ahead of John Talley ( /33) and into second on the Duke all-time chart with 34. Current Steelers starting cornerback Ross Cockrell ( /42) holds the record. Borders registered four pass breakups at Northwestern, tied with Talley (Maryland/2004) and Vincent Rey (Northwestern/2007) for the fifth most in a game in program history. Borders leads all FBS active players in career passes defended with 46. This season, Borders is tied for sixth nationally with 11 pass breakups and 13 total passes defended. A TURNOVER CREATING MACHINE Senior safety Deondre Singleton is tied for the team lead with two interceptions this season. Both have been critical fourth quarter picks. At Notre Dame, Singleton intercepted a DeShone Kizer pass with 5:11 to play and the game tied The pick set up rookie AJ Reed s game-winning 19-yard field goal. Against Army West Point, Singleton sealed Duke s 13-6 victory with an interception of Ahmad Bradshaw with 2:17 to play. Singleton has contributed to a caused turnover in four of the last six games with the two picks and caused fumbles that Duke recovered at Louisville and Georgia Tech. MCCARTHY DISRUPTING OFFENSE Playing the same position as current Carolina Panther Jeremy Cash did as a Blue Devil, redshirt senior strike safety Corbin McCarthy is having a similar impact in, booking a team-best 10.5 tackles for lost yardage. Cash topped Duke with 18.0 TFL a year ago. McCarthy s 10.5 TFL are tied for the 44th most nationally and ninth most in the ACC. A UNIQUE SKILL SET FOR A DB McCarthy and TCU senior Denzel Johnson (9.0 TFL/84th nationally) are the lone defensive backs to be among the nation s top 100 in TFL. McCarthy booked a squad-high 2.5 TFL at Georgia Tech and has at least one TFL in five of the last seven games. McCarthy owned 2.5 career TFL entering the season. SAXTON II STEPPING UP Since the season ending injury to redshirt senior safety DeVon Edwards, junior safety Alonzo Saxton II has played some of the best football of his career, recording a team third-most 31 tackles and recovering a fumble in two of the last four contests. Saxton II has easily turned in the most productive season of his career due to the increase in playing time. A closer look: Season (Games) Tackles TFL PBU FR CF 2014 (8) (13) (9) INTERCEPTION STREAK HALTED Duke failed to intercept at pass at No. 7 Louisville, ending a string of nine consecutive games with at least one interception. It was the longest streak of consecutive games with an interception for Duke since nine straight from September 28 - December 7, FEW PASSING TDS AT HOME Duke is tied for 13th in the country with three passing touchdowns allowed in home games this year. EDWARDS A NFF SEMIFINALIST Edwards was named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy. The award, presented by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF), recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation. Edwards suffered a career-ending knee injury during the opening quarter at Notre Dame. EDWARDS FULL OF GOOD WORKS Prior to his injury, Edwards was one of 11 studentathletes named to the FBS Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. Edwards is the eighth Duke player to be honored by the AFCA, and the fifth in as many years. Edwards joins Zaid Abdul-Aleem (1994), Re quan Boyette (2008), Bryan Morgan (2010), Sean Renfree (2012), Dave Harding (2013), Laken Tomlinson (2014) and Kelby Brown (). SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES Player KO P Total Alonzo Saxton II Brandon Feamster Dylan Singleton Zach Boden Chris Taylor Ben Humphreys Jake Kite Jeremy McDuffie Austin Parker Zavier Carmichael Corbin McCarthy Quay Mann Tinashe Bere Mark Gilbert Joe Giles-Harris Jordan Hayes Thomas Hennessy Koby Quansah Erich Schneider Deondre Singleton Danny Stirt GAME INFORMATION Game Coin Toss Duke Duke Duke Opponent Kickoff Special Teams Game Duke Duke Duke Result KO/Rec. First Play 1st Poss. 1st Poss. Time Captain Length Helmet Jersey Pants N.C. Central Duke Kickoff Duncan 3-yard rush TD Punt 6:04 p.m. Hennessy 3:26 White Blue White W, 49-6 Wake Forest Duke Kickoff Duncan 1-yard rush TD Punt 3:32 p.m. Saxton II 3:18 White Blue Blue L, at Northwestern Duke Kickoff Duncan 2-yard rush Punt TD 8:06 p.m. Saxton II 3:17 Blue White Blue L, at Notre Dame Duke Kickoff Duncan 0-yard rush Punt TD 3:40 p.m. Hennessy 3:14 Blue White White W, Virginia Virginia Receive Jones incomplete pass Punt Downs 12:30 p.m. Wilson 3:28 Blue Black White L, Army West Point Duke Kickoff Wilson -1-yard rush Punt Punt 3:34 p.m. Saxton II 3:06 Black Blue Black W, 13-6 at Louisville Louisville Kickoff Wilson -1-yard rush TD TD 7:01 p.m. Humphreys 2:52 White White White L, at Georgia Tech Duke Kickoff Taylor 6-yard reception Punt TD 12:04 p.m. Stirt 3:23 Blue Black Black L, Virginia Tech Duke Kickoff Wilson 1-yard rush Punt Punt 3:32 p.m. De. Singleton 3:18 Grey Black Black L, at at Duke Football Game Notes 7

8 STARTING LINEUPS Offense QB RB TE WR WR WR LT LG C RG RT N.C. Central Jones Duncan Schneider Nash Lloyd Rahming Brandner Baker Davis Stone Blaser Wake Forest Jones Duncan Schneider Nash Lloyd Rahming Brandner Baker Davis Stone Blaser at Northwestern Jones Duncan Schneider Nash Lloyd Rahming Brandner Harmon Davis Stone Blaser at Notre Dame Jones Duncan Schneider Nash Chambers Rahming Brandner Harmon Davis Stone Blaser Virginia Jones Wilson Schneider Nash Lloyd Rahming Brandner Harmon Davis Stone Blaser Army West Point Jones Wilson Schneider Nash Lloyd Rahming Brandner Harmon Davis Stone Blaser at Louisville Jones Wilson Schneider Nash Lloyd Rahming Brandner Harmon Davis Stone Blaser at Georgia Tech Jones Wilson Schneider Taylor Lloyd Rahming Brandner Harmon Davis Stone Blaser Virginia Tech Jones Wilson Schneider Taylor Lloyd Young Brandner Harmon Davis Stone Blaser at at Defense DE DT DT DE MLB WLB CB CB S (S) S (B) S (R) N.C. Central McDonald Wolf Ramsay Price Humphreys Giles-Harris Fields Borders McCarthy Singleton Edwards Wake Forest McDonald Wolf Ramsay Price Humphreys Giles-Harris Fields Borders McCarthy Singleton Edwards at Northwestern McDonald Wolf Ramsay Price Humphreys Giles-Harris Fields Borders McCarthy Singleton Edwards at Notre Dame Doyle Wolf Ramsay Price Humphreys Giles-Harris Fields Borders McCarthy Hayes Edwards Virginia Doyle Wolf Ramsay Price Humphreys Giles-Harris Fields Borders McCarthy Hayes Singleton Army West Point Doyle Wolf Ramsay Price Humphreys Giles-Harris Fields Borders McCarthy Singleton Saxton II at Louisville McDonald Wolf Ramsay Price Humphreys Giles-Harris Fields Borders McCarthy Singleton Saxton II at Georgia Tech McDonald Wolf Ramsay Price Humphreys Giles-Harris Fields Borders McCarthy Singleton Saxton II Virginia Tech McDonald Wolf Ramsay Price Humphreys Giles-Harris Fields Borders McCarthy Singleton Saxton II at at POINTS OFF TAKEAWAYS Opponent QTR TO Led To PTS NCCU 1 INT TD 7 Northwestern 2 INT TD 7 Notre Dame 2 FR TD 7 Notre Dame 4 INT FG 3* Army West Point 1 FR TD 7 Georgia Tech 3 FR TD 7 Georgia Tech 3 FR TD 7 * - Game winning score POINTS OFF GIVEAWAYS Opponent QTR TO Led To PTS NCCU 3 Fumble FG 3 NCCU 3 Fumble FG 3 Wake Forest 3 Fumble TD 7 Virginia 2 INT TD 7 Virginia 2 INT TD 7 Virginia 4 Fumble TD 7 DUKE ALL-TIME IN OVERTIME Date Final Score OT Location Game-Winning Scoring Play November 8, 1997 Clemson 29, Duke 20 1 Clemson, S.C. David Richardson 36-yard FG & Rahim Abdullah 63-yard INT return October 31, 1998 Vanderbilt 36, Duke 33 2 Nashville, Tenn. John Markham 19-yard FG September 18, 1999 Northwestern 15, Duke 12 1 Durham, N.C. Sam Simmons 27-yard pass from Nick Kreinbrink October 9, 1999 Duke 24, Virginia 17 2 Charlottesville, Va. Benjamin Watson 7-yard pass from Spencer Romine October 23, 1999 N.C. State 31, Duke 24 1 Durham, N.C. Jamie Barnette 7-yard run September 13, 2003 Duke 27, Rice 24 1 Durham, N.C. Brent Garber 30-yard FG November 24, , Duke 14 1 Chapel Hill, N.C. Greg Little 25-yard rush November 1, 2008 Wake Forest 33, Duke 30 1 Winston-Salem, N.C. Shane Popham 28-yard FG November 1, 2014 [24] Duke 51, 48 2, Pa. Thomas Sirk 5-yard run October 24, [23] Duke 45, Virginia Tech 43 4 Blacksburg, Va. Erich Schneider 25-yard reception & Thomas Sirk 2-point PAT December 26, Duke 44, Indiana 41 1 New York, N.Y. Ross Martin 36-yard FG Duke Football Game Notes 8