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1 13 Duke (7-5, 3-5 ACC) vs. Temple (8-4, 7-1 AAC) Walk-On s Independence Bowl Thursday, December 27, 1:30 p.m. ESPN Shreveport, La. Independence Stadium (48,975 FieldTurf) Duke (7-5, 3-5 ACC) AUGUST 31 ARMY WEST POINT (ESPNU) W, SEPTEMBER 8 at Northwestern (ESPNU) W, at Baylor (FS1) W, N.C. CENTRAL (ACC Network Extra) W, VIRGINIA TECH (ESPN2) L, OCTOBER 13 at Georgia Tech (Raycom Sports) W, VIRGINIA (ACC RSN) L, at Pittsburgh (ACC RSN) L, NOVEMBER 3 at Miami (ESPN2) W, NORTH CAROLINA (Raycom Sports) W, at [2] Clemson (ESPN) L, WAKE FOREST (ACC RSN) L, 7-59 DECEMBER 27 vs. Temple (ESPN) 1:30 p.m. David Cutcliffe HEAD COACH Hometown Birmingham, Ala. Date of birth September 16, 1954 Alma mater Alabama, 1976 Hired at Duke December 15, 2007 Career Record /16+ seasons at Ole Miss 44-29/6+ seasons at Duke 66-72/10+ seasons Bowl games 6-4 vs. Temple 0-0 Frank Broyles Award 1998 (Tennessee) SEC Coach of the Year 2003 (Ole Miss) ACC Coach of the Year 2012 & 2013 (Duke) National Coach of the Year 2013 (Duke) Independence Bowl Hall of Honor Class of 2003 Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2016 Broadcast Information TV Play-by-play Analyst Sideline ESPN Mike Couzens Kirk Morrison Lauren Sisler RADIO Blue Devil IMG Sports Network Play-by-play David Shumate Analyst Dave Harding Sideline John Roth Engineer John Rose Duke plays in its sixth bowl game in the last seven seasons by meeting first-time opponent Temple in the Walk-On s Independence Bowl on December 27 at 1:30 p.m., on ESPN The Blue Devils will make their 14th bowl game appearance and hold an all-time record of 5-8 including a 2-3 ledger under David Cutcliffe... Duke also has appeared in the Rose Bowl (1938 & 1941 seasons), Sugar Bowl (1944), Orange Bowl (1954 & 1957), Cotton Bowl (1960), All American Bowl (1989), Hall of Fame Bowl (1994), Belk Bowl (2012) Chick-fil- A Bowl (2013), Hyundai Sun Bowl (2014), New Era Pinstripe Bowl (2015) and Quick Lane Bowl () Duke will play in a bowl game for the sixth time in the last seven seasons ( )... In the 99 seasons prior to 2012, the Blue Devils played in eight bowls Against Temple, David Cutcliffe will participate in the 28th bowl game of his coaching career... As an assistant coach, he helped Tennessee to 17 bowl games (11-6) while also guiding Ole Miss (5; 4-1) and Duke (6; 2-3) to bowls as a head coach Duke head coach David Cutcliffe was enshrined into the Independence Bowl Hall of Honor in 2003 after guiding Ole Miss to victories in 1998 (35-18; Texas Tech), 1999 (27-25; Oklahoma) and 2002 (27-23; Nebraska). Duke s Daniel Jones (17 & 7) is one of three QBs in the ACC to have 17+ TD passes coupled with seven or fewer INTs, joining Clemson s Trevor Lawrence (24 & 4) and Syracuse s Eric Dungey (17 & 7) Led by repeat first team selection LB Joe Giles- Harris, six Blue Devils earned All-ACC honors... Giles-Harris became the first Duke LB to earn multiple first team All-ACC accolades since Mike Junkin in Other Duke honorees included RB Deon Jackson (2nd team; all-purpose back), TE Daniel Helm (3rd), WR T.J. Rahming (3rd), LB Ben Humphreys (HM) & S Dylan Singleton (HM) Over the last five weeks of the regular season, RB Deon Jackson has totaled 961 all-purpose yards on 94 touches, good for an average of yards per handle... His yardage has come via rush (60-434), reception (17-178) and kickoff return (17-349)... Jackson enters the bowl season ranking third in the ACC in all-purpose yards per game (124.6) Duke LB Joe Giles-Harris is one of five players in Duke history to register 300+ tackles and TFL in a career, joining Mike Junkin (513 & 36.0; ), Ryan Fowler (495 & 47.5; ), Michael Tauiliili (434 & 46.0; ) & Jeremy Cash (333 & 38.0; )... In 35 career games, Giles-Harris has amassed 313 tackles and 32.0 TFL Duke WR T.J. Rahming has caught 1+ passes in 28 consecutive games and 41 of his last 42 contests... In 49 career games, Rahming has 241 receptions for 2,679 yards and 11 TDs Beginning with the September 22 contest versus N.C. Central, an MD helmet decal will be donned by the Blue Devils to honor Duke Athletics Hall of Fame member Mary Dinkins, who passed away on Tuesday, September 4, at the age of 68 BLUE DEVILS BY THE NUMBERS 4 Road FBS Power 5 victories for Duke this season (Northwestern, Baylor, Georgia Tech & Miami)... average 35.2 Duke s ACC-low penalty yards per game Among ACC schools, only Clemson (5) has more 403 All-purpose yards for RB Deon Jackson 3.57:1 Combined TD-to-INT ratio (25:7) for at Pittsburgh on October 27, to join Clemson s Tobias Duke s three QBs: Daniel Jones (17:7), Quentin Harris (7:0) & Chris Katrenick (1:0) John Leach (411 vs. Maryland, 1993) as the only play- Palmer (496 vs. N.C. State, 2012) and Wake Forest s ers in ACC history to top the 400-yard plateau in a 9.00 Tackles per game average for LB Joe single week Giles-Harris to rank fourth in the ACC Overall bowl game record for David Blue Devils who have caught a TD pass covering 20+ yards this season with WR Johnathan Lloyd Cutcliffe as an assistant coach at Tennessee (11-6) and head coach at Ole Miss (4-1) & Duke (2-3) hauling in a team-high three Punts downed inside the opponent 20 yard Defensive INT returns for TDs in the David line against four touchbacks for P Austin Parker Cutcliffe Era at Duke

2 TEAM NOTES A WINNING SEASON SECURED With its seven wins, Duke has earned its fifth winning season in the last six years, the most successful stretch for the Blue Devils since five winning campaigns in six seasons between Duke has five seasons with seven or more wins in the last six years, marking the first time the Blue Devils have reached seven victories five or more times in six seasons since LOOKING FOR EIGHT Duke enters the bowl game looking for its eighth victory of the season. It would mark the fourth time in 11 campaigns under head coach David Cutcliffe reaching the eight-win plateau. Prior to Cutcliffe s arrival in 2008, the Blue Devils had not won eight games in a season since posting eight in A win would give Duke four seasons with eight or more wins in the last six years, the most successful stretch for the program since four in six from BOWLING AGAIN Duke will play in a bowl game for the sixth time in the last seven years. The Blue Devils had never been to consecutive bowls until accomplishing the feat from Prior to Cutcliffe s arrival in 2008, Duke had not been to a bowl game since the 1995 Hall of Fame Bowl against Wisconsin. Duke was in two bowl games from TWO BOWL WINS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS By capturing the 2015 New Era Pinstripe Bowl and Quick Lane Bowl, Duke is one of 21 Power 5 programs to have two or more bowl wins in the last three years. Duke trails only Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi State, Utah and Wisconsin, which have three bowl wins. CUTCLIFFE IN BOWL GAMES Cutcliffe is 6-4 as a head coach in bowl games. The Walk-On s Independence Bowl will mark the 28th overall bowl game of his coaching career. LOOKING FOR A 3RD BOWL WIN Cutcliffe is looking for his third bowl victory with the Blue Devils. He and Bill Murray (1955 Orange Bowl & 1961 Cotton Bowl) are the only Duke coaches with multiple bowl victories. A TOUGH SLATE TAKEN ON IN Duke faced a stiff test in with 10 of its 12 foes becoming bowl eligible by the end of the campaign. The only two Duke contests without a bowl eligible foe were N.C. Central (FCS) and North Carolina. The Blue Devils join Pittsburgh and Florida State as ACC programs who took on 10 bowl-bound programs. DUKE IN LOUISIANA In program history, Duke is 1-1 in Louisiana, winning the 1945 Sugar Bowl and falling at LSU in DUKE vs. TEMPLE The Walk-On s Independence Bowl marks the first meeting between the two programs. DUKE AGAINST THE AAC The Blue Devils are against current members of the American Athletic Conference. SIX ALL-ACC SELECTIONS Duke placed six players on the All-ACC teams: Player (Position) Team Joe Giles-Harris (LB)...1st Deon Jackson (AP)... 2nd Daniel Helm (TE)...3rd T.J. Rahming (WR)...3rd Ben Humphreys (LB)... Honorable Mention Dylan Singleton (S)... Honorable Mention Redshirt junior Joe Giles-Harris, a first team selection in, became Duke s first linebacker with two first team All-ACC honors since Mike Junkin in 1985 and NINE ACC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Duke had nine ACC Player of the Week selections: Joe Giles-Harris: ACC Linebacker of the Week (October 15 after defeating Georgia Tech 28-14) Ben Humphreys: ACC Linebacker of the Week (September 10 after defeating Northwestern 21-7) Deon Jackson: Co-ACC Running Back of the Week (October 29 after falling at Pittsburgh 54-45) Daniel Jones: ACC Quarterback of the Week (September 10 after defeating Northwestern 21-7) Daniel Jones: ACC Quarterback of the Week (November 12 after defeating North Carolina 42-35) T.J. Rahming: ACC Wide Receiver of the Week (October 15 after defeating Georgia Tech 28-14) Chris Rumph II: ACC Rookie of the Week (October 15 after defeating Georgia Tech 28-14) Dylan Singleton: ACC Defensive Back of the Week (September 17 after defeating Baylor 41-27) Jack Wohlabaugh: ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week (September 17 after defeating Baylor 41-27) RUMPH II FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICA Duke defensive end Chris Rumph II earned a Freshman All-America selection from USA Today. The Gainesville, Fla., product collected 24 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, two quarterback pressures, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup. He is tied for 36th in the ACC in sacks and tied for second among the league s freshmen. His 8.0 tackles for loss are the sixth most in a year by a rookie at Duke and tied for the second most by an ACC rookie this season. With Rumph II s selection, the Blue Devils have had a Freshman All-America for 16 straight years. LOOKING FOR THREE Seniors Ben Humphreys and T.J. Rahming are aiming to become the first players in Duke history to start three bowl game victories. The linebacker and wide receiver received starting nods in the Blue Devils 2015 Pinstripe Bowl overtime triumph against Indiana and Quick Lane Bowl victory versus Northern Illinois. 2 MARKED IMPROVEMENT, PART I Duke has 51 wins since In the previous 21 seasons, from , Duke recorded 54 victories: Seasons Wins Total Games Win % 2012-Present MARKED IMPROVEMENT, PART II Duke s success since 2013 is also a marked improvement from Cutcliffe s first five seasons in Durham: Seasons Wins Total Games Win % 2013-Present WINS SINCE 2013 Duke has captured 45 victories since the start of the 2013 campaign. The Blue Devils are one of six ACC squads to reach the 45-win mark since the beginning of the 2013 season: School Record Winning % 1. Clemson Florida State Miami Louisville Virginia Tech Duke FOUR POWER 5 ROAD WINS With victories at Northwestern, Baylor, Georgia Tech and Miami, Duke is tied for third nationally with four true road Power 5 victories: School True Road Power 5 Wins 1. Clemson...5 (Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Florida St & Boston College) Northwestern... 5 (Purdue, Michigan State, Rutgers, Iowa & Minnesota) 3. Alabama... 4 (Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee & LSU) Duke...4 (Northwestern, Baylor, Georgia Tech & Miami) Florida...4 (Tennessee, Mississippi St, Vanderbilt & Florida St) Notre Dame... 4 (Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Northwestern & USC) Oklahoma... 4 (Iowa St, TCU, Texas Tech & West Virginia) Penn State... 4 (Pittsburgh, Illinois, Indiana & Rutgers) Stanford... 4 (Oregon, Arizona State, UCLA & California) Clemson, Duke and Northwestern are the only programs to defeat four bowl eligible Power 5 teams in true road contests GSR STRONG AGAIN FOR DUKE Statistics for the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) were released in November by the NCAA with Duke, Northwestern and Notre Dame leading all Football Bowl Subdivision institutions with an overall GSR total of 98 percent or better. Duke football ranks second among FBS schools with a 96 percent rate, behind only Northwestern (99). HELM NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Redshirt senior tight end Daniel Helm was named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District III first team for the first time in his career. Duke has had 23 CoSIDA Academic All-District nods in the last seven seasons.

3 OFFENSIVE NOTES NEARING THE SEASON S TOP 5 IN POINTS Duke has tallied 326 points this year. The performance is approaching the fifth-highest total in a single season for the Blue Devils. The top three totals have all come under the direction of head coach David Cutcliffe. A closer look at the five highest point totals by Duke: Year Total italics denotes Cutcliffe Era NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS ON OFFENSE Duke gears up for its fifth non-conference game of the season. The Blue Devils did not see much difference in yards per play or per game in nonconference competition, but did see a large spike in points per game. A closer look at Duke s nonconference and ACC production: Games Yds/Play Yds/Game Points/Game Non-ACC ACC TOUCHDOWNS PER GAME UP FROM Duke has scored 43 touchdowns in 12 games, an average of 3.58 TDs per contest. In, Duke scored 42 touchdowns in 13 games, good for an average of 3.23 per contest. AIMING FOR 30+ POINTS PER GAME AGAIN Duke averages points per game after averaging in and in The Blue Devils averaged or more points per game just seven times in program history: 33.50/1943; 32.79/2013; 32.38/2014; 32.70/1941; 31.54/2012; 31.54/2015; and 30.00/1994. FOUR WITH 40 OR MORE Duke has four games this season with 40 or more points, one behind the single-season record of five set in 2014 and LLOYD HONORED FOR OFF THE FIELD WORK Redshirt senior wide receiver Johnathan Lloyd has been honored multiple times this season for his contributions off the field. Lloyd was named a semifinalist for the second annual Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year, which focus primarily on a player s leadership, both on and off the field. Lloyd was also named the Freddie Solomon Community Spirit Award and was one of 11 student-athletes named to the FBS Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. DUKE PASSING TDS, PART I Duke owns 26 passing touchdowns, an average of 2.17 per contest. The 26 aerial scores are tied for 32nd nationally and the ACC s third most. DUKE PASSING TDS, PART II Duke s 26 passing touchdowns are tied for the third most in a season in program history: Year Passing Touchdowns BALANCE A KEY FOR THE BLUE DEVILS In Duke s five losses this year, the squad has averaged passing yards and on the ground. In the team s seven wins, the balance has been much better with Duke averaging aerial yards and rushing yards. TWO QUARTERBACKS, 7+ TD PASSES APIECE With redshirt junior Quentin Harris two-yard touchdown pass at Miami, he joined redshirt junior Daniel Jones as owners of seven or more touchdown passes. Harris has seven and Jones 17. The Blue Devils join Alabama, Minnesota, Oregon State, Texas Tech and Wake Forest as the only Power 5 programs with two players having seven or more TD tosses apiece. RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS For the first time in program history, Duke has three players with five or more receiving touchdowns with senior wide receiver T.J. Rahming (6), redshirt senior tight end Davis Koppenhaver (6) and Lloyd (5). Rahming entered with three career TD receptions and doubled that output this season. Rahming and Koppenhaver s six receiving touchdowns are the 18th most in a year in program history and the most by a Duke player since Issac Blakeney s seven in In the first 12 games of, Duke s wide receivers combined for four touchdown receptions. This season, the unit has combined for 14 TD grabs. Of Duke s 26 receiving touchdowns this season, 21 are by seniors or redshirt seniors (.808 percent). KOPPENHAVER SETS CAREER RECORD Koppenhaver caught his 11th career TD versus North Carolina, surpassing Stan Crisson ( ) for the most in a career by a Duke tight end. Koppenhaver s six TD grabs are also tied for the second most in a year by a Blue Devil tight end: Tight End Season Receiving TDs 1. Stan Crisson Howard Pitt Davis Koppenhaver TDS/CATCH HIGH FOR KOPPENHAVER Koppenhaver has caught 48 career passes with 11 for touchdowns (22.9 percent). This season, Koppenhaver has 13 grabs for six scores (46.2 percent). RAHMING IN TOP 12 NATIONALLY Rahming stands 12th among FBS active leaders in career receiving yards (2,679). Rahming is also second in active FBS players in career pass receptions (241). 3 JONES WINNING WAYS With a victory versus North Carolina, Jones earned the 16th victory of his career, the third most by a Blue Devil: Duke QB Years Wins 1. Anthony Boone Jerry Barger Daniel Jones Present...16 With one more win in, Jones would join Anthony Boone (2013 & 2014) and Walt Rappold (1961 & 1961) as Duke QBs with multiple six-win seasons. ANOTHER PERFORMANCE Jones turned in the third game in program history against North Carolina with 361 yards passing and 186 rushing. Jones owns two of Duke s three performances with one versus Northwestern in. In ACC history, Jones joins Lamar Jackson (Louisville/5) and Tahj Boyd (Clemson/2) as the only quarterbacks with multiple games. Duke s only other performance was by Brandon Connette against Pittsburgh in 2013: Player (Year) Opponent Rush Yds Pass Yds Connette (2013)... Pittsburgh Jones ()...Northwestern Jones ()...North Carolina JACKSON HITS 400 ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Sophomore running back Deon Jackson set the Duke record for all-purpose yards in a game with 403 at Pittsburgh, becoming just the third ACC player to reach 400 all-purpose yards in a contest: Player (School) Opponent (Year) Yards Tobias Palmer (Clemson)...N.C. State (2012) John Leach (Wake Forest)...Maryland (1993) Deon Jackson (Duke)...Pittsburgh () CARRYING THE LOAD With injuries to sophomore running back Brittain Brown and redshirt freshman running back Marvin Hubbard III, Duke has relied heavily on Jackson in the last seven games. Jackson s 806 rushing yards this season are the 14th most in a year in program history. Under Cutcliffe, no Duke running back has gained more than 818 ground yards, totaled by senior Shaun Wilson in the campaign. JACKSON S ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Jackson enters the bowl game with 1,495 allpurpose yards, the ninth most in a year in program history. Against ACC foes only, Jackson led the league with all-purpose yards per contest, 27.4 yards per game ahead of Boston College s Michael Walker at yards per game. In the last five games, Jackson has averaged yards per touch (60 rushes, 17 receptions and 17 kickoff returns for 961 yards). TFLs ALLOWED PER GAME GOING DOWN Duke has allowed an average of 5.67 tackles for loss per game, more than one fewer per contest than the squad surrendered in (6.69).

4 DEFENSIVE NOTES FOUR STARTERS OUT WITH INJURIES In week two at Northwestern, junior cornerback Mark Gilbert suffered a season-ending hip injury. Gilbert was named to six preseason All-America squads and was a unanimous first team All-ACC selection. In week six at Georgia Tech, redshirt senior starting defensive tackle Edgar Cerenord was lost to a season-ending injury after rupturing his right Achilles tendon. In week 10 versus North Carolina, junior starting safety Dylan Singleton went down with a fractured left ankle. Redshirt junior starting linebacker Joe Giles-Harris also has missed the last three contests with a knee injury sustained at Miami. HUMPHREYS A FINALIST Senior linebacker Ben Humphreys was named a finalist for a pair of awards this winter. Humphreys was a finalist for the Ninth Annual National College Football Award, presented by the Pop Warner Little Scholars. The award was established in 2010 to recognize a graduating senior who has made a difference on the field, in the classroom and in his community and serves as a role model to Pop Warner s young student athletes. The Newport Beach, Calif., native was also a finalist for the Lott IMPACT Trophy. The qualities embodied by the award are Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. YOUNG SECONDARY FORCED INTO ACTION With the injuries sustained by Duke s secondary, the Blue Devils are starting a pair of sophomores and a pair of redshirt freshmen. The lone upperclassman of the starting group is redshirt junior cornerback Brandon Feamster, who had not started a game prior to this season. SCORING IN ONE HALF OR THE OTHER In the regular season, just seven opponents scored in both halves against the Blue Devils: Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Pittsburgh, North Carolina, Clemson and Wake Forest. Duke pitched first half shutouts against Army West Point and Baylor and second half blankings versus Northwestern, N.C. Central and Miami. LOOKING FOR INTS Duke has recorded just three interceptions this season. A year ago, the Blue Devils had 15 INTs through the first 12 games. Through 12 games in Duke had also recorded 50 pass breakups while this year s defense has totaled 31. STEPPING UP ON THIRD DOWN In the last five games, opponents are a combined 28-of-69 (.406 percent) on third down attempts. In the three previous contests, foes were a combined 22-of-50 (.440 percent) on third down. LIMITED PASSING SUCCESS Duke has held opponents to 16 passing touchdowns, the fourth fewest in the ACC and tied for the 37th fewest nationally. Foes have posted a quarterback rating against Duke, the fifth-best mark in the league. Opponents are averaging yards passing per game, which would give Duke s defense consecutive years of 201 or fewer passing yards a contest for the first time since Before North Carolina threw for 221 yards, Duke had held four consecutive opponents to fewer than 200 passing yards, the longest streak for the Blue Devils since five consecutive from September 12-October 10, It was the first time Duke has accomplished the feat against four consecutive Power 5 programs since October 10-November 7, TURNOVER UPS AND DOWNS Duke s defense forced two turnovers at Miami and has just two in the last six games. Turnovers have come in bunches this year: Opponent INTs Fumbles Total Army West Point Northwestern Baylor N.C. Central Virginia Tech Georgia Tech Virginia Pittsburgh Miami North Carolina Clemson Wake Forest TURNOVERS CREATED = WINS In Duke s five losses this season, the defense has not created a turnover. The lone games the Blue Devils have won without a turnover gained were against N.C. Central and North Carolina. LITTLE FOURTH DOWN SUCCESS After allowing Army West Point to convert all four fourth down attempts during the season opener, the Blue Devils have yielded just seven fourth down conversions during the last 11 games. DUKE FORCING & RECOVERING FUMBLES Duke, which recovered just four fumbles last season, has eight fumble recoveries this year. The Blue Devils recovered three fumbles at Georgia Tech, their most in a contest since three against North Carolina on November 20, 2014, and recovered two more at Miami. Duke has also forced 15 fumbles by 12 different Blue Devils. Only Victor Dimukeje (2), Singleton (2) and Derrick Tangelo (2) have more than one forced fumble. INTO THE QB SACK COLUMN Against Wake Forest, junior end Tre Hornbuckle booked his first sack of the season while freshman tackle Tahj Rice got the first of his career. 4 HILL MAKES FIRST CAREER START With Giles-Harris out, redshirt sophomore Brandon Hill made his first career starts the last three weeks. Hill carded a personal-best 13 tackles against Wake Forest and has two double-digit tackle performances in the last three games. Hill owns 31 tackles in the last four weeks after having 12 in his career entering the game at Pittsburgh. YOUNG IV RETURNS HOME, STARTS In place of Singleton, redshirt freshman safety Lummie Young IV made his first career starts the last two weeks, at No. 2 Clemson and versus Wake Forest. A native of Anderson, S.C., Young IV finished with seven tackles versus the Tigers and tacked on a career-high 15 versus Wake Forest. He owns 22 tackles in the past two weeks after having 10 career stops entering the game at Clemson. GILES-HARRIS IN THE 300 CLUB Giles-Harris became the 20th Blue Devil to reach 300 career tackles with his 10 stops at Pittsburgh. Under David Cutcliffe, Giles-Harris (313) is the seventh Blue Devil to reach 300 career tackles. Giles-Harris recorded his 14th career double-digit tackle contest at Miami with a game-high 12 stops. He is fifth among FBS active leaders, and tops Power 5 active players, in career tackles per game: Player (School) Career Tackles/Game 1. Khalil Hodge (Buffalo) Ron LaForce (New Mexico State) Bryan London II (Texas State) Azeez Al-Shaair (FAU) Joe Giles-Harris (Duke) LOTS OF TACKLES BY LBS Giles-Harris and Humphreys have been anchors for Duke s defense, accumulating more than 15 percent of the team s tackles and two thirds of the team s blocked kicks. A closer look: Category Giles-Harris & Humphreys Team Totals (%) Tackles (16.33) Tackles for loss (18.46) Quarterback pressures (13.51) Blocked kicks (66.67) RUMPH II AMONG ACC ROOKIE LEADERS Redshirt freshman defensive end Chris Rumph II is tied for 36th in the ACC in sacks and tied for second among league s freshmen: Freshman School Sacks 1. Alim McNeill... N.C. State Chris Rumph II...Duke Xavier Thomas... Clemson Rumph II also ranks tied for second among ACC freshmen in tackles for loss with 8.0, tied for the 31st most overall in the league: Freshman School TFL 1. Xavier Thomas... Clemson Chris Rumph II...Duke Dax Hollifield... Virginia Tech Isaiah Moore... N.C. State Rumph II s 8.0 TFL are tied with Todd DeLamielleure (1998) and Vince Oghobasse (2006) for the sixth most in a year by a Duke rookie.

5 SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES JACKSON S STRONG KOR PERFORMANCE Sophomore Deon Jackson registered 152 kickoff return yards at Pittsburgh, marking the most by a Blue Devil in a game since Shaun Wilson had 181 at Pittsburgh on November 19, Jackson entered the game against the Panthers with 133 career kickoff return yards. Jackson is ranked seventh in the ACC in kickoff return average this season (22.15). RAHMING BACK FOR PUNT RETURNS For the second consecutive season, senior T.J. Rahming is Duke s top option at punt returns. Rahming has 117 yards on punt returns this season after totaling 91 yards in all of. Rahming had the best punt return performance of his career at Baylor, running back three punts for a personal-best 59 yards. KICKOFF RETURN DEFENSE STRONG Duke is ranked 26th nationally in kickoff return defense with an yards per return average. In the ACC, Duke is ranked first: School Opponent KOR Avg. 1. Duke Syracuse North Carolina WAREHAM SOLID IN FIRST YEAR Fifth-year senior Collin Wareham made his Duke debut in the season opener and has converted nine-of-13 field goals, missing from 43 yards against Virginia Tech, from 28 and 40 yards versus North Carolina and from 42 at Clemson. Wareham is also 41-of-43 on PAT tries. Wareham s 41 PATs are tied with Bob Gantt (1943) for the fifth most in a year for a Blue Devil. Ross Martin (58) set the record in Wareham, graduated from Duke in May, with a degree in economics and is pursuing a master s degree in management studies. JONES AS A PUNTER Redshirt junior quarterback Daniel Jones punted for the first two times of the season at Miami and had both downed inside the Miami 10-yard line. In Jones career, he has punted five times with three downed inside the 20-yard line. PARKER S BEST SEASON Redshirt junior punter Austin Parker is averaging yard per boot, the eighth best mark in the ACC in punting average. The Mount Pleasant, N.C., native has 22 punts downed inside the opponent 20-yard line this year after finishing the season with just 10 punts inside the 20. Parker also has just four touchbacks in after finishing with nine. INSIDE THE 20-YARD LINE Of Duke s 10 total punts at Miami, eight were downed inside the Hurricanes 20-yard line. THREE BLOCKED FIELD GOALS The Blue Devils earned their third blocked field goal of the season at Miami and are tied for second in the ACC in blocked kicks this season: Opponent Quarter Player Distance Army West Point Ben Humphreys...45 Baylor Marquis Waters Miami Joe Giles-Harris...42 Duke is tied for 17th nationally with three blocked kicks. FEW FLAGS The Blue Devils are in the top eight nationally in four penalty categories: Category Number NCAA Ranking Fewest Penalties/Game th Fewest Penalty Yards/Game rd Fewest Penalties th Fewest Penalty Yards rd Duke leads the ACC in fewest penalty yards and fewest penalty yards per game. SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES Player KO P Total Antone Williams Javon Jackson Lummie Young IV Daniel Helm Brandon Hill Damond Philyaw-Johnson Damani Neal Dylan Singleton Mataeo Durant Brandon Feamster Jarett Garner Jordan Hayes Michael Carter II Chris Rumph II Chris Taylor Ben Wyatt Leonard Johnson Scott Jones Jeremy McDuffie Jacob Morgenstern Koby Quansah AJ Reed Derrick Tangelo Ryan Wolitzer #DukeInTheNFL There are 11 former Blue Devils on NFL rosters or practice squads: Breon Borders, CB, Houston Texans (Practice Squad) Jeremy Cash, LB, Arizona Cardinals (Injured/Reserve Roster) Ross Cockrell, CB, Carolina Panthers (Injured/Reserve Roster) Jamison Crowder, WR, Washington Redskins Thomas Hennessy, LS, New York Jets Max McCaffrey, WR, San Francisco 49ers (Practice Squad) Lucas Patrick, OG, Green Bay Packers Vincent Rey, LB, Cincinnati Bengals Matt Skura, C/OG, Baltimore Ravens Laken Tomlinson, OG, San Francisco 49ers Shaun Wilson, RB, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Injured/Reserve Roster) GAME INFORMATION Game Coin Toss Duke Duke Duke Opponent Kickoff Game Duke Duke Duke Result KO/Rec. First Play 1st Poss. 1st Poss. Time Length Helmet Jersey Pants Army West Point Army Rec. -2-yard pass to Rahming Punt Fumble 7:02 p.m. 2:56 White Blue Blue W, at Northwestern Duke KO 9-yard pass to Taylor Punt TD 12:02 p.m. 3:05 Blue White Blue W, 21-7 at Baylor Duke KO 8-yard pass to Lloyd Punt Miss FG 3:35 p.m. 3:31 White White White W, N.C. Central N.C. Central Rec. Jackson 5-yard rush TD Punt 3:35 p.m. 3:22 Blue Blue Blue W, Virginia Tech VT Rec. Brown 8-yard Rush Punt Downs 7:05 p.m. 3:08 White Blue White L, at Georgia Tech GT Rec. 11-yard pass to Taylor TD Punt 12:21 p.m. 3:09 Gray Gray Blue W, Virginia Duke KO Jackson 1-yard rush Punt TD 12:34 p.m. 3:16 White Black White L, at Pittsburgh Duke KO Jones incomplete pass TD TD 3:32 p.m. 3:21 Gray White Blue L, at Miami Miami Rec. Jackson 75-yard TD rush TD Punt 7:05 p.m. 3:25 Blue White White W, North Carolina Duke KO Jones incomplete pass TD TD 12:20 p.m. 3:37 White Blue White W, at Clemson Duke KO Jones 6-yard pass to Helm Punt Punt 7:10 p.m. 3:20 White White White L, 6-35 Wake Forest Duke KO Rahming 8-yard rush Punt TD 12:34 p.m. 3:01 Blue Blue White L,

6 STARTING LINEUPS Offense QB RB TE WR WR WR LT LG C RG RT Army West Point Jones Brown Helm Rahming Young Lloyd C. Harris Santos Harmon Chambers Kraeling at Northwestern Jones Brown Helm Rahming Taylor Lloyd C. Harris Santos Harmon Chambers Kraeling at Baylor Q. Harris Brown Helm Rahming Taylor Lloyd C. Harris Santos Wohlabaugh Chambers Kraeling N.C. Central Q. Harris Brown Helm Rahming Taylor Lloyd C. Harris Santos Wohlabaugh Chambers Kraeling Virginia Tech Jones Brown Helm Rahming Taylor Lloyd Miller Santos Wohlabaugh Chambers Kraeling at Georgia Tech Jones Jackson Helm Rahming Taylor Lloyd Miller Santos Harmon Chambers Kraeling Virginia Jones Jackson Koppenhaver Rahming Taylor Lloyd Miller Santos Harmon Chambers Kraeling at Pittsburgh Jones Jackson Gray Rahming Taylor Lloyd C. Harris Harmon Wohlabaugh Chambers Kraeling at Miami Jones Jackson Helm Rahming Taylor Lloyd C. Harris Harmon Wohlabaugh Chambers Kraeling North Carolina Jones Jackson Helm Rahming Taylor Lloyd C. Harris Harmon Wohlabaugh Chambers Kraeling at Clemson Jones Jackson Helm Rahming Taylor Lloyd C. Harris Harmon Wohlabaugh Chambers Kraeling Wake Forest Jones Jackson Helm Rahming Taylor Lloyd C. Harris Harmon Wohlabaugh Chambers Kraeling Defense DE DT DT DE MLB WLB CB CB S (S) S (B) S (R) Army West Point Dimukeje Tangelo Cerenord Hornbuckle Humphreys Giles-Harris Carter II Gilbert Quansah (SLB) Waters Singleton at Northwestern Dimukeje Tangelo Cerenord Jordan Humphreys Giles-Harris Blackwell Gilbert Carter II Waters Singleton at Baylor Dimukeje Tangelo Cerenord Jordan Humphreys Giles-Harris Blackwell Carter II Johnson Waters Singleton N.C. Central Dimukeje Tangelo McSwain Hornbuckle Humphreys Giles-Harris Blackwell Hudzick Johnson Waters Singleton Virginia Tech Dimukeje Tangelo McSwain Hornbuckle Humphreys Giles-Harris Blackwell Hudzick Johnson Waters Singleton at Georgia Tech Dimukeje Tangelo Cerenord Jordan Humphreys Giles-Harris Blackwell Carter II Rumph II (SLB) Waters Singleton Virginia Dimukeje Tangelo McSwain Jordan Humphreys Giles-Harris Feamster Carter II Johnson Waters Singleton at Pittsburgh Dimukeje Nyembwe McSwain Jordan Gagnon Giles-Harris Feamster Carter II Johnson Waters Singleton at Miami Dimukeje Tangelo McSwain Jordan Humphreys Giles-Harris Feamster Carter II Johnson Waters Singleton North Carolina Dimukeje Tangelo McSwain Jordan Humphreys Hill Feamster Carter II Johnson Waters Singleton at Clemson Dimukeje Tangelo McSwain Jordan Humphreys Hill Feamster Carter II Johnson Hayes Young IV Wake Forest Dimukeje Tangelo McSwain Jordan Humphreys Hill Feamster Carter II Johnson Hayes Young IV POINTS OFF TAKEAWAYS Opponent QTR TO Led To PTS Army West Point 1st Fumble FG 3 Army West Point 2nd Fumble TD 7 Northwestern 2nd INT TD 7 Baylor 1st Fumble TD 7 Baylor 4th INT TD 7 Georgia Tech 3rd Fumble TD 7 Georgia Tech 3rd Fumble TD 7 Georgia Tech 3rd Fumble TD 7 Miami 3rd Fumble FG 3 POINTS OFF GIVEAWAYS Opponent QTR TO Led To PTS Army West Point 3rd Fumble TD 7 N.C. Central 2nd Fumble TD 7 Virginia Tech 1st INT FG 3 Georgia Tech 2nd INT TD 7 Wake Forest 1st Fumble TD 7 Wake Forest 2nd INT TD 7 Wake Forest 3rd Fumble TD 7 Wake Forest 4th Fumble TD 7 DUKE 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, 2007 North Carolina 20, 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, Pittsburgh 48 2 Pittsburgh, Pa. Thomas Sirk 5-yard run October 24, 2015 [23] Duke 45, Virginia Tech 43 4 Blacksburg, Va. Erich Schneider 25-yard reception & Thomas Sirk 2-point PAT December 26, 2015 Duke 44, Indiana 41 1 New York, N.Y. Ross Martin 36-yard FG 6

7 CAREER TURNOVERS GAINED MICHAEL CARTER II Turnover Quarter Opponent, Date Situation FR 2nd Army West Point, Aug. 31, Duke leading 10-0 during Army West Point first drive of second quarter... recovers Kell Walker fumble INT 2nd Northwestern, Sept. 8, Tied 7-7 on Northwestern s first possession of the second quarter... TJ Green pass VICTOR DIMUKEJE Turnover Quarter Opponent, Date Situation FR 3rd Army West Point, Nov. 11, Duke trailing 21-10, Army West Point first drive of third quarter... recovers Kell Walker fumble INT 2nd Georgia Tech, Nov. 18, Duke trailling 14-10, Georgia Tech third-and-six from Duke s 34-yard line... TaQuon Marshall pass BRANDON FEAMSTER Turnover Quarter Opponent, Date Situation FR 3rd Georgia Tech, Oct. 29, 2016 Trailing on kickoff following Duke touchdown... recovers J.J. Green fumble at GT 10-yard line MARK GILBERT Turnover Quarter Opponent, Date Situation INT 3rd Northwestern, Sept. 9, With Duke leading 21-10, second-and-10 at Duke 42-yard line... Clayton Thorson pass INT 4th Northwestern, Sept. 9, With Duke leading 38-10, first play of Northwestern drive... Clayton Thorson pass INT 1st Virginia, Oct. 7, Duke trailing 7-0 with third drive of the first quarter on second-and Kurt Benkert pass INT 2nd Florida State, Oct. 14, Duke trailing 7-0 with first play of the second quarter from the Duke 26-yard line... Justin Blackman pass INT 2nd Wake Forest, Oct. 25, Duke down with 1:00 remaining in the half, incercepts at Duke 14-yard line... John Wolford pass INT 4th Wake Forest, Oct. 25, Duke leading with 1:32 to go, ball on Wake 37-yard line... Duke runs out clock... John Wolford pass JOE GILES-HARRIS Turnover Quarter Opponent, Date Situation FR 2nd Wake Forest, Sept. 10, 2016 Third-and-two at Wake Forest 28-yard line... recovers John Wolford fumble on sack INT 4th Wake Forest, Sept. 10, 2016 Duke trailing with first drive of the fourth quarter on fourth-and-six... Kandall Hinton pass INT 2nd Baylor, Sept. 16, Duke leading 14-7 with third drive of the second quarter on second-and-eight... Zach Smith pass BRANDON HILL Turnover Quarter Opponent, Date Situation FR 3rd Georgia Tech, Oct. 13, Leading 21-7, kickoff return fumble by Juanyeh Thomas, forced by Mataeo Durant and recovered BEN HUMPHREYS Turnover Quarter Opponent, Date Situation FR 2nd Army West Point, Oct. 10, 2015 Duke leading 10-0, fourth play of second quarter... recovers Ahmad Bradshaw fumble FR 2nd Notre Dame, Sept. 24, 2016 Tied with 6:42 to play in the half... leads to Duke TD...recovers DeShone Kizer fumble INT 4th Virginia, Oct. 1, 2016 Trailing with 6:24 left in the game... Gave Duke ball at Virginia Kurt Benkert pass FR 3rd Georgia Tech, Oct. 29, 2016 Trailing 28-7 with GT having just gained Duke INT... recovers TaQuon Marshall fumble on 1st play of drive INT 4th Baylor, Sept. 16, Duke leading 24-20, intercepts pass and returns 22 yards for TD... Zach Smith pass FR 3rd Miami, Nov. 3, Duke trailing 12-7 with 10:25 to go in the third quarter... recovers DeeJay Dallas fumble at the Miami 12-yard line FR 4th Miami, Nov. 8, Duke leading with 12:26 to play... forces and recovers DeeJay Dallas fumble at the Miami 43-yard line LEONARD JOHNSON Turnover Quarter Opponent, Date Situation INT 4th Baylor, Sept. 15, Leading 33-20, seals Duke victory with a 53-yard return for a TD... Jalan McClendon pass DREW JORDAN Turnover Quarter Opponent, Date Situation FR 4th Baylor, Sept. 16, Leading recovers Zach Smith fumble at BU 34-yard line following strip sack by Michael Carter II JEREMY McDUFFIE Turnover Quarter Opponent, Date Situation INT 3rd Miami, Oct. 31, 2015 Miami leading returned 25 yards to Miami Malik Rosier pass INT 3rd Baylor, Sept. 16, Duke leading with second drive of the third quarter on second-and Zach Smith pass INT 1st Virginia, Oct. 7, Duke trailing 7-0, intercepts pass and returns 42 yards for a TD... Kurk Benkert pass INT 3rd Florida State, Oct. 14, Game tied and Florida State at the Duke 47-yard line... Justin Blackman pass CHRIS RUMPH II Turnover Quarter Opponent, Date Situation FR 3rd Georgia Tech, Oct. 13, Tied 7-7 in the third quarter, ends Georgia Tech s second possession... recovers Jerry Howard fumble DYLAN SINGLETON Turnover Quarter Opponent, Date Situation FR 1st Baylor, Sept. 15, Tied 0-0 on Baylor s first play of second possession... recovers John Lovett fumble at the Bear 34-yard line DERRICK TANGELO Turnover Quarter Opponent, Date Situation FR 3rd Georgia Tech, Oct. 13, Leading 14-7, first Yellow Jacket play of third possession in third quarter... recovers TaQuan Marshall fumble MARQUIS WATERS Turnover Quarter Opponent, Date Situation FR 1st Army West Point, Aug. 31, Tied 0-0 on Army West Point s first possession, recovers Darnell Woolfolk fumble at the Black Knight 32-yard line INT 2nd Northwestern, Sept. 8, Tied 7-7 in the second quarter on Northwestern s second possession... Clayton Thorson pass 7

8 Passing Yards Player Years Yards 1. Thaddeus Lewis , Ben Bennett , Sean Renfree , Spence Fischer , Steve Slayden , Daniel Jones present... 7,778 Pass Completions Player Years Cmps. 1. Sean Renfree Thaddeus Lewis Ben Bennett Spence Fischer Daniel Jones present Games with 20+ Pass Completions Player Years Games 1. Sean Renfree Ben Bennett Thaddeus Lewis Daniel Jones present...19 Games with 30+ Pass Completions Player Years Games 1. Sean Renfree Ben Bennett Thaddeus Lewis Spence Fischer Anthony Dilweg Daniel Jones present...4 Pass Attempts Player Years Att. 1. Thaddeus Lewis , Sean Renfree , Ben Bennett , Spence Fischer , Daniel Jones present...1,234 Consecutive Pass Attempts W/O INT to Start a Career Player Years Att. 1. Thomas Sirk Quentin Harris present Thaddeus Lewis Consecutive Passes Without an INT Player Years Passes 1. Thaddeus Lewis Daniel Jones Thomas Sirk Sean Renfree Daniel Jones Ben Bennett Touchdown Passes Player Years TDs 1. Thaddeus Lewis Ben Bennett Sean Renfree Steve Slayden Spence Fischer Daniel Jones present...47 Most Games, 2+ Touchdown Passes Player Years Games 1. Thaddeus Lewis Spence Fischer Daniel Jones present...15 DUKE CAREER RECORDS Most Games, 3+ Touchdown Passes Player Years Games 1. Dave Brown Thaddeus Lewis Ben Bennett Anthony Boone Daniel Jones present...6 Touchdown Passes of 20+ Yards Player Years TDs 1. Thaddeus Lewis Ben Bennett Sean Renfree Daniel Jones present...25 Touchdown Passes of 50+ Yards Player Years TDs 1. Sean Renfree Daniel Jones present Thaddeus Lewis Seasons, 10+ Touchdown Passes Player Seasons 1. Thaddeus Lewis ( ) Ben Bennett ( )... 3 Steve Slayden ( )... 3 Spence Fischer ( )... 3 Sean Renfree ( )... 3 Daniel Jones ( )...3 Rushing Touchdowns by a Quarterback Player Years TDs 1. Brandon Connette Mike Dunn Elmore Hackney Anthony Boone Thomas Sirk Daniel Jones present...16 *Moved to HB in 1936; finished career with 21 rushing TDs Total Offensive Yards Player (Rush-Pass) Years Yards 1. Thaddeus Lewis (-78-10,065) , Sean Renfree (-167-9,465) , Spence Fischer (89-9,019) , Daniel Jones (1,329-7,778) present...9,107 Touchdown Responsibility Player (Rush-Pass) Years TDs 1. Thaddeus Lewis (9-67) Daniel Jones (16-46) present Sean Renfree (9-51) Most Punting Yards Player Years Yards 1. Brian Morton , Will Monday , John Krueger , Ricky Brummitt , Trey McDonald , John Tolish , Kevin Jones , Anthony Dilweg , Robert Grupp , Austin Parker present... 6,810 Pass Receptions Player Years Rec. 1. Conner Vernon Jamison Crowder T.J. Rahming present Donovan Varner Receiving Yards Player Years Yards 1. Conner Vernon , Jamison Crowder , Clarkston Hines , T.J. Rahming present... 2,679 Games with 100+ Receiving Yards Player Years Games 1. Clarkston Hines Jamison Crowder Conner Vernon Wes Chesson Donovan Varner T.J. Rahming present...7 Games with 10+ Pass Receptions Player Years Games 1. Conner Vernon Jamison Crowder Roger Boone T.J. Rahming present...4 Games with 5+ Pass Receptions Player Years Games 1. Conner Vernon Jamison Crowder T.J. Rahming present...22 Touchdown Receptions of 50+ Yards Player Years 50+ Yd TDs 1. Jamison Crowder Eron Riley Dave Dunaway Walter Jones Conner Vernon Johnathan Lloyd present...4 Most Touchdown Receptions by a TE Player Years TDs 1. Davis Koppenhaver present Stan Crisson Dave Dunaway Most Tackles for Lost Yardage Player Years TFL 1. Chris Combs Ryan Fowler Michael Tauiliili Matt Zielinski James Kirkland Jeremy Cash Vince Oghobaase Mike Junkin Reggie Andrews Joe Giles-Harris present David Wafle Kevin Lewis Scott Youmans Ben Humphreys present

9 DUKE S OPPONENT SCHEDULES Army West Point - Game 1 Northwestern - Game 2 Baylor - Game 3 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 31 at Duke...L, Liberty... W, Hawai i... W, at Oklahoma... L, (OT) 29 at Buffalo... W, OCTOBER 13 at San Jose State... W, Miami (Ohio)...W, (2OT) 27 at Eastern Michigan...W, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 3 Air Force... W, Lafayette...W, Colgate... W, vs. Navy... W, AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 30 at Purdue... W, Duke... L, Akron...L, Michigan...L, OCTOBER 6 at Michigan State... W, Nebraska...W, (OT) 20 at Rutgers...W, Wisconsin... W, NOVEMBER 3 Notre Dame...L, at Iowa...W, at Minnesota... W, Illinois... W, SEPTEMBER 2 Abilene Christian... W, at UTSA...W, Duke...L, Kansas...W, at Oklahoma...L, OCTOBER 6 Kansas State...W, at Texas... L, at West Virginia...L, NOVEMBER 3 Oklahoma State... W, at Iowa State...L, TCU...L, vs. Texas Tech...W, N.C. Central - Game 4 Virginia Tech - Game 5 SEPTEMBER 2 vs. Prairie View A&M...L, Saint Augustine s...w, at South Carolina State... Postponed to Nov at Duke...L, Florida A&M...L, OCTOBER 6 Howard... W, at Norfolk State... W, at Delaware State...L, NOVEMBER 3 Edward Waters... W, at Bethune-Cookman...L, (OT) 17 North Carolina A&T...L, at South Carolina State...W, SEPTEMBER 3 at Florida State...W, William & Mary... W, East Carolina...Cancelled 22 at Old Dominion...L, at Duke...W, OCTOBER 6 Notre Dame...L, at North Carolina... W, Georgia Tech...L, NOVEMBER 3 Boston College...L, at Pittsburgh...L, Miami...L, Virginia...W, (OT) Georgia Tech - Game 6 SEPTEMBER 1 Alcorn State...W, at USF...L, at Pittsburgh...L, Clemson...L, Bowling Green... W, OCTOBER 5 at Louisville... W, Duke...L, at Virginia Tech... W, NOVEMBER 3 at North Carolina... W, Miami...W, Virginia...W, (OT) 24 at Georgia...L, Virginia - Game 7 Pittsburgh - Game 8 Miami - Game 9 SEPTEMBER 1 Richmond... W, at Indiana...L, Ohio... W, Louisville...W, at N.C. State...L, OCTOBER 13 Miami...W, at Duke... W, North Carolina...W, NOVEMBER 2 Pittsburgh...L, Liberty... W, at Georgia Tech...L, (OT) 23 at Virginia Tech... L, (OT) SEPTEMBER 1 Albany...W, Penn State...L, Georgia Tech... W, at North Carolina...L, at UCF...L, OCTOBER 6 Syracuse... W, (OT) 13 at Notre Dame... L, Duke... W, NOVEMBER 2 at Virginia... W, Virginia Tech... W, at Wake Forest... W, at Miami... L, 3-24 SEPTEMBER 2 vs. LSU... L, Savannah State...W, at Toledo...W, FIU... W, North Carolina... W, OCTOBER 6 Florida State...W, at Virginia... L, at Boston College...L, NOVEMBER 3 Duke...L, at Georgia Tech...L, at Virginia Tech... W, Pittsburgh...W, 24-3 North Carolina - Game 10 SEPTEMBER 1 at California... L, at East Carolina... L, UCF...Cancelled 22 Pittsburgh... W, at Miami...L, OCTOBER 13 Virginia Tech...L, at Syracuse... L, (2OT) 27 at Virginia...L, NOVEMBER 3 Georgia Tech...L, at Duke...L, Western Carolina... W, N.C. State... L, (OT) Clemson - Game 11 SEPTEMBER 1 Furman... W, at Texas A&M... W, Georgia Southern... W, at Georgia Tech... W, Syracuse...W, OCTOBER 6 at Wake Forest... W, N.C. State... W, at Florida State...W, NOVEMBER 3 Louisville...W, at Boston College...W, Duke... W, South Carolina... W, Wake Forest - Game 12 AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 30 at Tulane...W, (OT) 8 Towson...W, Boston College...L, Notre Dame... L, Rice... W, OCTOBER 6 Clemson...L, at Florida State... L, at Louisville... W, NOVEMBER 3 Syracuse...L, at N.C. State...W, Pittsburgh...L, at Duke...W, 59-7