DUKE FOOTBALL 2015 MEDIA GUIDE 2014 IN REVIEW

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1 2014 IN REVIEW 81

2 2014 NOTEBOOK A SECOND STRAIGHT NINE-WIN SEASON With a victory against Wake Forest on November 29, earned its ninth win of the season. The victory marked the first time in history the Blue Devils won nine or more games in consecutive seasons. The 2013 squad tallied a program-record 10 triumphs. With 10 victories in 2013 and nine in 2014, the Blue Devils posted consecutive winning seasons for the first time since 1988 (7-3-1) and 1989 (8-4). s nine wins marked the program s sixth campaign with nine or more victories, but only the second since 1940, joining the 2013 squad. BOWLING THREE STRAIGHT YEARS The Blue Devils played in a bowl game in three straight years for the first time in program history. had never appeared in consecutive bowl games until the seasons. The Hyundai Sun Bowl was s 11th bowl appearance and third since the 1994 season. The Blue Devils are 3-8 in bowl appearances. s last bowl win was a 7-6 victory against Arkansas on January 2, 1961, in the Cotton Bowl. s all-time record in seasons following a bowl is with winning records in all but the 1958 (5-5), 1990 (4-7) and 1995 (3-8) seasons. THE WINNINGEST TWO YEARS AT DUKE The 10 wins in 2013 and nine in 2014 gave the winningest two-year stretch in program history. A closer look at the Blue Devils winningest consecutive seasons: Seasons Wins AND THE WINNINGEST THREE YEARS AT DUKE won six games in 2012, 10 in 2013 and nine in 2014 to match the program s winningest threeyear stretch. A closer look at the winningest three consecutive seasons at : Seasons Wins A PROGRAM TURNING THE PAGE has tallied 25 wins in the past three seasons. In the previous nine seasons, from , recorded 25 victories. Seasons Wins Total Games Win % DUKE WITH VOTES FOR 25 STRAIGHT WEEKS The Blue Devils have been ranked or receiving votes in one or both national polls for 25 consecutive editions, since the October 27, 2013, polls. Before that stretch, had not received votes in any regular season poll since October 7, DUKE CRACKS BOTH NATIONAL POLLS IN 2014 climbed as high as No. 19 in both the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls heading into the Virginia Tech game on November 15. It was the highest AP ranking for the Blue Devils in more than 10 years, since checking in 19th before the November 12, 1994, game versus N.C. State. BLUE DEVILS AS A RANKED TEAM IN 2014 With a 2-1 ledger in 2014, won two or more games as a ranked team in consecutive years for the first time since the seasons. The Blue Devils played a game as a ranked team in consecutive seasons for the first time since Against Virginia Tech on November 15, played its first home game as a top-20 team since November 5, DUKE TAKES DOWN ANOTHER RANKED FOE With a victory at No. 22 Georgia Tech on October 11, recorded a road win against a ranked opponent in consecutive years for the first time since In 2013, the Blue Devils defeated No. 16 Virginia Tech, 13-10, in Blacksburg. s three total wins against ranked teams in the past two years (No. 16 Virginia Tech & No. 24 Miami in 2013) were the most in a two-year stretch since the Blue Devils claimed three in BLUE DEVILS APPEAR IN CFP RANKINGS In addition to ranking in both national polls in 2014, appeared in three of the College Football Playoff rankings. The Blue Devils peaked at No. 21 in the third CFP rankings. was No. 22 in the second set and No. 24 in the initial rankings SENIOR CLASS AMONG THE BEST AT DUKE With 28 victories in the past four years, the 2014 senior class tied the 1963 seniors as the winningest group since 1956 and tied for the 12th winningest in Blue Devil history. A closer look at the winningest senior classes at : Year(s) Wins 1936, 1938, 1939 & , 1937 & , 1942 & , 1944, 1954, 1963 & & TWO BUT NOT THREE has not had a three-game losing streak in consecutive seasons, a first since Prior to head coach David Cutcliffe s arrival, had lost 22 straight games from September 24, September 8, DUKE S BEST TWO YEAR STRETCH IN THE ACC earned its fifth ACC win against Wake Forest to clinch its first consecutive winning league seasons since The 2014 campaign was the ninth since joining the ACC in 1953 that reached five or more league wins. finished with at least five ACC wins in consecutive years for the first time since The Blue Devils past two years in the ACC have produced 11 wins, tied for the most in a two year span in program history. From , won just 12 ACC games. CONSECUTIVE TOP-TWO FINISHES won the ACC Coastal Division championship in 2013 and placed second in the division in 2014, just one game behind Georgia Tech. Before last season, had not finished above fifth in the Coastal since divisional play began in The Blue Devils joined the ACC in 1953 and had not finished within the top two of the league in consecutive years since capturing three straight championships from TOMLINSON A CONSENSUS ALL-AMERICA In 2014 right guard Laken Tomlinson became just the fifth Blue Devil to be named a consensus All- America, joining Fred Crawford (1933), Ace Parker (1936), Ernie Jackson (1971) and Clarkston Hines (1989). Tomlinson was named to eight All-America teams, the most by any player in a year in history. He was a first team selection by the Associated Press (AP) and Walter Camp Foundation (WCF), a second team honoree by USA Today, Athlon Sports and Sporting News, a third team choice by Phil Steele Magazine and Lindy s and an honorable mention pick by Sports Illustrated. The Blue Devils last first team All-America honoree was Will Snyderwine in 2010 (American Football Coaches Association). s last WCF and AP first team All-American was Clarkston Hines in Tomlinson became the first Blue Devil to receive two first team All-America honors in the same season since punter Brian Morton in Tomlinson was s first offensive player to receive two first team selections since Hines in TWO WALTER CAMP ALL-AMERICA HONOREES Tomlinson and safety Jeremy Cash (second team) both received WCF All-America honors. It was the first time had two WCF All-Americans in the same year. CASH REPEATS AS ALL-AMERICAN Cash received 2013 All-America honors (USA Today second team) to become s first All- American in consecutive years since Hines in Cash is s first defensive player to receive All-America accolades in consecutive years since Keith Stoneback (LB) in

3 A HIGHLY DECORATED SEASON The Blue Devils had six All-Americans in 2014 with Jeremy Cash, Jamison Crowder, DeVon Edwards, Ross Martin, Will Monday and Laken Tomlinson, tied for the third most in a year in program history and the most in a campaign since six in ALL-AMERICANS ON THE RISE has 11 student-athletes who have earned a total of 33 All-America honors in the seven years ( ) under head coach David Cutcliffe. In the previous seven years ( ), had one All-America, Mike Hart, a Football News honorable mention selection at tight end in DUKE IN THE NFL The Blue Devils had two 2015 NFL Draft selections in first rounder Tomlinson and fourth round pick Crowder. Tomlinson was the 28th overall selection, going to the Detroit Lions. He was the highest pick since Mike Junkin went fifth overall to the Cleveland Browns in Crowder was selected by the Washington Redskins with the 105th overall pick. It marked the first time since 1982 that the Blue Devils had two top-five round picks in the same year, and just the sixth time in the 102-season history of the program. has now had draft picks in three consecutive years for the first time since The Blue Devils four NFL Draft picks in a three-year span were the most for the program since having four from CUTCLIFFE IS REGION 1 COACH OF THE YEAR Head coach David Cutcliffe was named the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) FBS Region 1 Coach of the Year. It was the first time a coach had received the AFCA region honor. CUTCLIFFE MOVING UP DUKE S WINS CHART With s nine victories in 2014, Cutcliffe moved ahead of Mike McGee ( /37) and into sole possession of third on the all-time chart with 40 victories. Wallace Wade ( ; ) owns the school mark with 110 triumphs while Bill Murray ( ) is second with 93 wins. EIGHT ACC PLAYER OF THE WEEK PICKS ended 2014 with six student-athletes receiving eight total ACC Player of the Week honors. Freshman RB Shaun Wilson (rookie/sept. 15), redshirt senior LT Takoby Cofield (offensive lineman/sept. 22), redshirt junior S Jeremy Cash (co-defensive back/sept. 29; defensive back/oct. 13), redshirt junior C Matt Skura (co-offensive lineman/oct. 20), senior WR/PR Crowder (receiver/ Nov. 3; specialist/nov. 10) and redshirt sophomore KR/S Edwards (specialist/nov. 3) received awards for. had 15 ACC honorees in the last 18 weeks the league presented awards, including two weeks when the Blue Devils were on a bye. SECOND MOST POINTS AT DUKE tallied 421 points in 2014, the second-highest single-season total in program history, behind only the 2013 squad s 459 points. The 2013 team also played one more game than the 2014 group. The top three single-season point totals have all come under Cutcliffe s direction FOR THREE STRAIGHT YEARS finished 2014 averaging points per game. It marked the first time in program history averaging or more points for three straight years. The Blue Devils averaged points per game just five other times: 33.50/1943; 32.79/2013; 32.70/1941; 31.54/2012 and 30.00/ ,000 TOTAL YARDS IN THREE STRAIGHT YEARS reached 5,178 yards of total offense for the season, topping the 5,000-yard plateau for the third straight season, a first in program history. The only other consecutive 5,000-yard campaigns were in In 2005, finished with a little more than half the offensive output of 2014, amassing 2,729 yards of total offense in 11 games. reached 2,729 yards of total offense in the seventh game of BOONE WINNINGEST QB AT DUKE Starting quarterback Anthony Boone s win at on November 8 was his 18th as a starter, surpassing Jerry Barger ( /17) for the most by a signal caller in program history. Boone earned his 19th career victory in the regular season finale against Wake Forest. Boone finished his career with the second highest winning percentage by a starting quarterback in program history at.760. He trailed only Worth Lutz s.846 mark. Boone had 25 career decisions to Lutz s 13. Only four quarterbacks have a winning percentage of.700 or higher. QBS RUSHING INTO THE END ZONE Redshirt sophomore QB Thomas Sirk ran for eight touchdowns in 2014, tied for the fourth most by a quarterback in a season. Brandon Connette set the record in 2013 with 14. Boone added five rushing scores in 2014, tied for the ninth most by a quarterback in a season. Sirk and Boone combined to score 13 of s 24 rushing touchdowns (.542 percent). CROWDER TIES FOR THE TOP SPOT Crowder finished his career with 283 receptions, tied with former Blue Devil Conner Vernon ( /283) for the and ACC career records. SECOND IN DUKE HISTORY IN YARDS Crowder also owns the second most receiving yards in program history with 3,641. The total is good for third in ACC history, behind only Vernon (3,749) and Florida State s Rashad Greene ( /3,830). 1,000 FOR THREE SEASONS Crowder ended the 2014 campaign with 1,044 receiving yards to join s Clarkston Hines ( ) as the only ACC players with three 1,000- yard seasons. 100 OR MORE, 16 TIMES Crowder tallied 102 receiving yards against No. 15 Arizona State in the Hyundai Sun Bowl to give him 16 career 100-yard performances. The total is the second most in ACC and school history, behind only Hines 17 such contests. RUNNING AT A PREMIUM RATE averaged rushing yards per game in 2014, its highest average since gaining yards per contest in The low average during the drought was yards per game in has relied on an increasing ground game in the last four years under Cutcliffe, nearly doubling the average from the 2011 squad (94.08 yards per game) in OR MORE TOUCHDOWNS ON THE GROUND rushed for 24 touchdowns in 2014 and had 28 ground scores the previous season. It is the first time since the Blue Devils had consecutive seasons with 20 or more rushing TDs. The 52 ground scores in the last two years are the third most in a two-season span in history, behind only 55 from and 53 from From , had just 47 rushing touchdowns. In 2014, had three players with five or more rushing touchdowns for just the fourth time in program history. THE FEWEST HITS ALLOWED BEHIND THE LINE The offensive line surrendered 41.0 tackles for lost yardage in 2014, an average of 3.15 TFL per game. Both totals were the lowest in the nation. AMONG THE TOP 10 IN FEWEST SACKS The Blue Devils allowed 13.0 sacks in 2014, tied for the 10th fewest allowed among FBS programs. s 1.00 sacks per game was the nation s eighth-best mark while the Blue Devils led the ACC in fewest sacks allowed per passing attempt (36.23). The Blue Devils turned in four consecutive games without surrendering a sack and had yielded just 4.0 through the first nine contests of the season. MARTIN BECOMES CAREER SCORING LEADER Kicker Ross Martin became s career points leader in week four against Tulane, passing Sims Lenhardt, who amassed 240 points between Martin ended the year with 310 career points. Martin has 52 career field goals, trailing only Lenhardt (55) for the record. Martin has converted a -record 110 consecutive PATs. Martin owns 154 career extra points, the eighth most in ACC history. 83

4 LITTLE ALLOWED ON PUNT RETURNS yielded just 33 punt return yards, or 2.54 yards a game and 2.06 yards per runback. In seven games, the Blue Devils did not allow a punt return yard. In two contests, foes had negative punt return yards. s average of 2.06 yards allowed per return was the nation s third best. FEW POINTS PER GAME ALLOWED The Blue Devils yielded points a game, the fifth best mark since the start of the 1976 season and best since points per game in held seven opponents to under 20 points in 2014, its best year since keeping eight under 20 in OR FEWER POINTS OVERALL held to 10 points on November 8, marking the fifth time during the campaign the Blue Devils held a foe to 13 or fewer points. In head coach David Cutcliffe s previous six seasons, the Blue Devils had just seven games keeping foes to 13 or fewer points. had not held five opponents to 13 or fewer points in the same season since 1971, when it held six to 13 or fewer. FOURTH QUARTER LESS THAN A TD ALLOWED In s last 27 games, opponents have scored 121 fourth quarter points, an average of 4.48 per contest. In 2014, shut out Troy, Kansas, Tulane, Virginia, and Wake Forest in the fourth. AMONG THE TOP 25 IN OVERALL QB RATING limited opposing quarterbacks to a rating, good for the 23rd best defensive mark in the country. 100 OR MORE TACKLES FOR THREE Linebacker (134), safety DeVon Edwards (133) and safety Jeremy Cash (111) each tallied 100 or more tackles in and Wake Forest were the only teams in the ACC with multiple players over the 100-tackle mark. The Blue Devil trio of Helton, Edwards and Cash combined to record 36.1 percent of s tackles. It was the eighth time in program history had at least three players with 100 or more tackles (1976, 1980, 1986, 1990, 1996, 2007 and 2013). It was just the third time the Blue Devils had at least three players record 110 or more tackles, joining the 1976 and 2013 squads. had one of four defensive trios nationally to post 100 or more tackles each, joining Cincinnati, Illinois and Wake Forest. Cash and Helton were the first players with 100 or more stops in consecutive seasons since Vincent Rey and Michael Tauiliili in HELTON RECEIVES CAMPBELL TROPHY Helton became the first student-athlete, and only the second in ACC history, to receive the William V. Campbell Trophy, given to the nation s absolute best football student-athlete. He owned a 3.64 grade point average while majoring in psychology and minoring in theater studies. Helton was also a Capital One/CoSIDA First Team Academic All-American and received the ACC s Jim Tatum Award, given annually to the league s top senior football student-athlete. THREE IN A ROW FOR DUKE Helton s NFF Scholar-Athlete Award and Tatum Award selection gave three consecutive winners as Sean Renfree (2012) and Perry Simmons (2013) were honored the previous two years. HELTON THE LEADING ACC TACKLER Helton topped the ACC with tackles per game, leading the league for the second straight year. Helton is only the fifth player in league history to repeat as league tackle champion, and the first since current NFL Pro Bowler Luke Kuechly (Boston College) accomplished the feat from THE 100, 10.0, 5.0 CLUB Cash was the only defensive back in the country to have tallied 100 or more tackles, 10.0 or more tackles for loss and 5.0 or more sacks in Cash was one of just 10 FBS defensive backs to have recorded 110 or more tackles last season. Cash is only the second player with 100 or more stops in his first two years on the active roster, joining Erwin Sampson ( ) HONORS & AWARDS Region 1 Coach of the Year David Cutcliffe AFCA All-America Jeremy Cash (S) Walter Camp Foundation (2nd) FWAA (2nd) Phil Steele (2nd) Jamison Crowder (AP) Lindy s (2nd) DeVon Edwards (KR) Sports Illustrated (HM) Ross Martin (K) Sports Illustrated (HM) Will Monday (P) Sports Illustrated (HM) Laken Tomlinson (OL) Associated Press (1st) Walter Camp Foundation (1st) USA Today (2nd) Athlon Sports (2nd) Sporting News (2nd) Lindy s (3rd) Phil Steele (3rd) Sports Illustrated (HM) Freshman All-America Shaun Wilson College Football News (HM) Capital One Academic All-America Capital One Academic All-District III DeVon Edwards National Football Foundation William V. Campbell Trophy National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete 1st 1st 1st AFCA Good Works Team Laken Tomlinson Orange Bowl-FWAA Courage Award Laken Tomlinson Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award Blair Holliday National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society ACC Jim Tatum Award (Top Scholar-Athlete) All-ACC (Coaches) Anthony Boone Jeremy Cash Jamison Crowder Ross Martin Will Monday Matt Skura Laken Tomlinson All-ACC (ACSMA) Jeremy Cash Takoby Cofield Jamison Crowder DeVon Edwards Ross Martin Will Monday Matt Skura Laken Tomlinson HM 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd HM 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 3rd (RS)/HM (S) 1st 3rd HM 3rd 1st ACC Player of the Week Shaun Wilson (rookie) Sept. 15 Takoby Cofield (offensive lineman) Sept. 22 Jeremy Cash (defensive back) Sept. 29 Jeremy Cash (defensive back) Oct. 13 Matt Skura (offensive lineman) Oct. 20 Jamison Crowder (receiver) Nov. 3 DeVon Edwards (specialist) Nov. 3 Jamison Crowder (specialist) Nov. 10 Academic All-ACC Jamal Bruce Jeremy Cash DeVon Edwards Bryon Fields Ross Martin Will Monday Shaquille Powell David Reeves Thomas Sirk Josh Snead Laken Tomlinson Shaun Wilson 2015 NFL Draft Laken Tomlinson 1st Round (No. 28) Detroit Lions Jamison Crowder 4th Round (No. 105) Washington Redskins Team Awards Marcus Aprahamian Ace Parker Award Tinashe Bere Sonny Falcone Iron Award Anthony Boone Carmen Falcone MVP & Steve Brooks Captain Award Kelby Brown Steve Brooks Captain Award Jeremy Cash Willis Aldridge Award & Sonny Falcone Iron Award & Steve Brooks Captain Award Jamison Crowder Clarkston Hines Award & Steve Brooks Captain Award Jordan DeWalt-Ondijo Mike McGee Award DeVon Edwards K. D. Kennedy Iron Devil Award Vincent Rey Award Chris Hoover Ace Parker Award Dezmond Johnson Micah Harris Trinity Teammate Will Monday Bill Keziah Award Shaquille Powell Frances Cutcliffe Spirit of Perseverance Award Matt Skura Sonny Falcone Iron Award Josh Snead Bob Pascal Award Laken Tomlinson Dan Tiger Hill Award & Steve Brooks Captain Award Alex Skidmore Mike Suglia Award Jack Wise Ace Parker Award Team Captains Anthony Boone Kelby Brown Jeremy Cash Jamison Crowder Laken Tomlinson 84

5 2014 RESULTS (9-4 Overall; 5-3 ACC) AUGUST 31 ELON DURHAM, N.C. W SEPTEMBER 6 at Troy Troy, Ala. W KANSAS DURHAM, N.C. W TULANE DURHAM, N.C. W at Miami Miami, Fla. L OCTOBER 11 at [22] Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga. W VIRGINIA DURHAM, N.C. W NOVEMBER 1 at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. 2OT W at, N.Y. W VIRGINIA TECH DURHAM, N.C. L NORTH CAROLINA DURHAM, N.C. L WAKE FOREST DURHAM, N.C. W DECEMBER 27 ^[15] Arizona State El Paso, Texas L ^ Hyundai Sun Bowl (Sun Bowl Stadium) 2014 STATISTICAL LEADERS RUSHING Shaquille Powell PASSING Anthony Boone RECEIVING Jamison Crowder PUNT RETURNS Jamison Crowder KICKOFF RETURNS DeVon Edwards SCORING Ross Martin TOTAL OFFENSE Anthony Boone ALL PURPOSE Jamison Crowder TACKLES TACKLES FOR LOSS Jeremy Cash SACKS Jeremy Cash FORCED FUMBLES DeVon Edwards INTERCEPTIONS Breon Borders 618 yards 2,700 yards 1,044 yards 280 yards 745 yards 107 points 3,075 yards 1,359 yards 134 tackles 10.5 tackles for loss 5.5 sacks 5 forced fumbles 3 interceptions 2014 GAME SUMMARIES Game 1 52, Elon 13 August 30, 2014 Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, N.C. won its season opener for the fifth time in seven years, including three straight, under head coach David Cutcliffe s 52 points were the most in a season opener since totaling 52 versus Penn in 1954 Redshirt senior quarterback Anthony Boone threw for 247 yards to lift his career total to 3,336 yards, moving him into 12th place on the all-time list Boone tossed four touchdown passes to increase his career total to 23, moving him into a tie for ninth on s career passing TD list with Leo Hart ( ) and Billy Ray ( ) Redshirt sophomore quarterback Thomas Sirk played in his first career game, scoring two rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter and completing 5-of-7 passes for 40 yards Senior wide receiver Jamison Crowder hauled in seven passes for 93 yards and two touchdowns, becoming the ninth player in Atlantic Coast Conference history to tally 200 or more receptions Crowder extended his consecutive games streak with two or more receptions to 29, breaking the previous school record of Crowder also recorded his 24th career game with five or more receptions Redshirt senior wide receiver Issac Blakeney caught two touchdown passes on the night, recording multiple receiving touchdowns for the second time in his career Junior kicker Ross Martin drilled a 49-yard field goal in the third quarter to give him 34 for his career, tying for the fifth most in history Senior linebacker recorded his 26th career 5+ tackle game after posting five tackles while playing at the Mike slot due to the season-ending injury suffered by Kelby Brown Elon = = 52 DUKE 1 8:55 Blakeney 4 pass from Boone (Martin kick) 11-61; 4:22 ELON 1 3:06 Gallagher 36 FG 13-61; 5:43 DUKE 2 14:39 Crowder 46 pass from Boone (Martin kick) 1-46; 0:07 DUKE 2 8:08 Powell 2 run (Martin kick) 12-80; 3:57 ELON 2 4:24 Gallagher 35 FG 11-51; 3:36 DUKE 2 1:01 Blakeney 19 pass from Boone (Martin kick) 9-79; 3:17 DUKE 3 11:32 Crowder 13 pass from Boone (Martin kick) 12-75; 3:28 DUKE 3 4:33 Martin 49 FG 6-24; 2:03 DUKE 4 13:21 Sirk 15 run (Martin kick) 9-82: 3:03 ELON 4 10:23 Bennett 2 run (Gallagher kick) 8-75; 2:57 DUKE 4 7:16 Sirk 1 run (Martin Kick) 8-37; 2:55 Elon First Downs Rush-Pass-Penalty Rushing Attempts-Net Yards Passing Comp.-Att.-Int Passing Yards Total Offensive Plays-Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts-Yards-Average Time of Possession 27:20 32:40 Sacks By Third Down / Fourth Down Conversions 4-14 / / 5-6 Red Zone RUSHING Elon: Bennett 13-87, Coppedge 15-65, Quinn 3-(-14); : Snead 12-74, Wilson 6-71, Powell 11-54, Sirk 8-54, Boehme 3-14, Ajeigbe 4-8. PASSING Elon: Quinn ; : Boone , Sirk , Boehme RECEIVING Elon: Brown 5-70, Allison 5-36, Davis 4-42, Lennon 2-19, Pearsall 2-18, Warrick 1-5; : Crowder 7-93, McCaffrey 5-65, Blakeney 4-45, Reeves 3-25, Nash 2-16, Barnes 2-10, Ajeigbe 1-14, Powell 1-9, Snead 1-9, Koppenhaver 1-5, Wilson 1-1. TACKLES Elon: Spain 3-7=10, Moore 2-8=10, Gloston 5-3=8, Pearson 3-4=7, Silas 1-6=7; : Edwards 4-3=7, Fields 3-3=6, Helton 3-2=5, Saxton II 3-1=4, Johnson 1-3=4, Williams 1-3=4, Holmes 0-4=4. 85

6 Game 2 34, Troy 17 September 6, 2014 Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, Ala. improved to 2-0 for the second-straight season, a first since 1987 and 1988 has won eight consecutive non-league regular season games and 11 of the last 12 The Blue Devils outgained Troy, , in total yards of offense. has outgained its foes in four of the last five contests, with the only exception being to eventual national champion Florida State in the 2013 Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game Redshirt senior quarterback Anthony Boone passed for 268 yards and one touchdown, while adding 47 yards on the ground and two rushing touchdowns on nine carries, matching a career high for rushing touchdowns in a game Redshirt sophomore quarterback Thomas Sirk threw his first career touchdown pass in the second quarter on a two-yard throw to redshirt junior tight end David Reeves. The touchdown reception marked Reeves first of the season and the fifth of his career Senior wide receiver Jamison Crowder caught seven passes for 70 yards, moving him into fourth on the ACC career receptions list and second in history with 212 Crowder also recorded his 25th career game with five or more receptions Redshirt senior wide receiver Issac Blakeney finished with five catches for 90 yards, his second consecutive game with at least one touchdown reception Junior kicker Ross Martin hit a 24-yard field goal in the first quarter and converted a 48-yard attempt in the fourth quarter, giving him 36 made field goals in his career and tying him for fourth on s all-time list Redshirt senior defensive end Jordan DeWalt-Ondijo recorded sacks on consecutive plays in the third quarter Senior linebacker recorded his 27th career 5+ tackle game with = 34 Troy = 17 TROY 1 9:24 Silvers 2 run (Kay kick) 11-83; 3:15 DUKE 1 4:03 Martin 24 FG 14-68; 5:21 TROY 2 14:54 Chunn 1 run (Kay kick) 13-83; 4:09 DUKE 2 10:42 Boone 30 run (Martin kick) 11-75; 4:12 DUKE 2 6:06 Reeves 2 pass from Sirk (Martin kick) 7-40; 2:43 DUKE 2 3:24 Blakeney 49 pass from Boone (Martin kick) 3-66; 0:50 TROY 3 4:32 Kay 29 FG 12-68; 3:53 DUKE 3 1:48 Boone 5 run (Martin kick) 7-35; 2:44 DUKE 4 10:53 Martin 48 FG 12-45: 3:53 Troy First Downs Rush-Pass-Penalty Rushing Attempts-Net Yards Passing Comp.-Att.-Int Passing Yards Total Offensive Plays-Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts-Yards-Average Time of Possession 33:32 26:28 Sacks By Third Down / Fourth Down Conversions 8-17 / / 0-3 Red Zone RUSHING : Boone 9-47, Powell 11-46, Ajeigbe 7-34, Snead 10-32, Wilson 3-18, Sirk 1-5; Troy: Burks 11-52, Franklin 6-37, Chunn 9-26, Ruben 1-14, Longmire 1-14, Pruitt 2-11, Worthy 1-8, Silvers 10-3, Beckwith 1-(-3), TEAM 1-(-4). PASSING : Boone , Sirk ; Troy: Silvers , Pruitt RECEIVING : Crowder 7-70, Blakeney 5-90, McCaffrey 4-34, Barnes 3-14, Powell 2-21, Alls 2-14, Snead 2-8, Ajeigbe 1-9, Wilson 1-8, Reeves 1-2; Troy: Chitty 5-48, Worthy 4-23, Burks 3-26, Edenfield 3-14, Holmes 2-61, Dent 2-30, Anderson 1-18, Brooks 1-14, Franklin 1-4. TACKLES : Helton 7-8=15, Edwards 10-4=14, Cash 5-4=9, Fields 5-1=6, Carmichael 4-2=6; Troy: Wilson 5-2=7, Stadom 4-3=7, Kitchens 4-3=7, Reddick 4-3=7, Young 4-2=6, Lewis 4-1=5, Fuller 2-3=5. Game 3 41, Kansas 3 September 13, 2014 Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, N.C. With the victory, improved to 3-0 for the first time since opening the 1994 campaign at 7-0 s nine consecutive non-league regular season wins are the most in history Through the first three contests, has outscored opponents in the first half of games did not commit a turnover for the third straight game, a first for the program since Nov. 23, 2002, against North Carolina to Sept. 5, 2003, versus Western Carolina Freshman running back Shaun Wilson broke the single-game rushing record with 245 yards on the ground... Wilson s 245 yards are the third-most by an FBS running back in 2014 and the 27th-most in ACC history Wilson scored three touchdowns on the day, tying for eighth most in a single game in school history, and the most by a freshman... Wilson became just the second player in history to have two 68+ yard rushes in the same game and the first freshman, tying the freshman single-game scoring record of 18 points in the process Redshirt senior quarterback Anthony Boone completed 19-of-32 passes for 180 yards and two touchdowns, increasing his career total to 26 to take over sole possession of eighth on s career passing TD list Boone improved to 13-2 (.867 winning percentage) as a starter, which is good for the best winning percentage by a signal caller in program history Junior wide receiver Max McCaffrey caught seven passes for 79 yards and two touchdowns, all career highs Senior wide receiver Jamison Crowder hauled in two passes for 14 yards, extending his consecutive games streak with two or more receptions to Crowder s mark is the second longest streak among active NCAA receivers Senior linebacker finished with 11 tackles, including nine assists, marking the seventh double-digit tackle game of his career and his second straight Kansas = = 41 DUKE 1 11:33 McCaffrey 36 pass from Boone (Martin kick) 6-60; 2:06 DUKE 1 7:13 Martin 20 FG 7-25; 2:38 DUKE 1 5:32 Wilson 69 run (Martin kick) 2-69; 0:17 KU 1 2:18 Wyman 34 FG 10-58; 3:14 DUKE 2 10:32 Martin 27 FG 5-16; 1:33 DUKE 3 5:23 McCaffrey 10 pass from Boone (Martin kick) 8-80; 4:01 DUKE 3 0:44 Wilson 68 run (Martin kick) 7-97; 2:33 DUKE 4 3:57 Wilson 45 run (Martin kick) 3-78; 1:26 Kansas First Downs Rush-Pass-Penalty Rushing Attempts-Net Yards Passing Comp.-Att.-Int Passing Yards Total Offensive Plays-Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts-Yards-Average Time of Possession 32:34 27:26 Sacks By Third Down / Fourth Down Conversions 4-17 / / 1-2 Red Zone RUSHING Kansas: Avery 16-87, Mann 12-65, Cozart 8-30, Dineen 6-28, Fink 2-4, Cummings 2-1, TEAM 1-(-13); : Wilson , Snead 5-23, Powell 6-22, Ajeigbe 7-21, Sirk PASSING Kansas: Cozart , Cummings ; : Boone , Sirk RECEIVING Kansas: Mundine 3-17, Pierson 2-17, Harwell 2-9, McCay 2-8, Avery 2-8, Mann 1-36; : McCaffrey 7-79, Blakeney 4-38, Snead 2-27, Crowder 2-14, Wilson 1-7, Powell 1-6, Barnes 1-5, Reeves 1-4, Smith 1-0. TACKLES Kansas: Heeney 5-10=15, Love 2-5=7, Johnson 3-3=6, Shaw 2-4=6, Semke 0-6=6, Simmons 0-5=5, Smithson 3-1=4, Stowers 2-2=4; : Cash 6-6=12, Helton 2-9=11, Singleton 2-7=9, D. Edwards 1-6=7, Carmichael 3-2=5, Holmes 2-3=5, McCarthy 1-4=5, E. Edwards 1-3=4, Brown 0-4=4. 86

7 Game 4 47, Tulane 13 September 20, 2014 Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, N.C. With the win, improved to 4-0 for the first time since opening the 1994 campaign at 7-0 extended its nonconference win streak to 10, the most in school history has now won 12 consecutive regular season contests, tying for the longest streak in history. The last time achieved such a feat occurred during a stretch between Nov. 23, 1940, and Sept. 26, 1942 scored 40+ points in consecutive regular season games for the first time since 2010 Redshirt senior quarterback Anthony Boone remained undefeated as a starter for in regular season contests, improving to Boone moved into ninth on the career passing yards list after completing 15-of-27 passes for 181 yards, increasing his career total passing yards to 3, Boone also rushed a season-high 10 times for 42 yards and a touchdown Senior wide receiver Jamison Crowder caught six passes for 119 yards for his first 100-yard game of the season... Crowder now has 220 career receptions, good for fifth most in ACC history and the second most in history... Crowder also extended his consecutive games streak with two or more receptions to 32, the second longest streak among active NCAA receivers Senior linebacker finished with 11 tackles for the second consecutive game, marking the eighth double-digit tackle game of his career and his third straight... Helton also recorded his first sack of the season Junior kicker Ross Martin scored nine points to push his career total to 243 and surpass Sims Lenhardt for the all-time points record... Martin also converted on six PATs to give him 126 for his career, passing Randy Gardner for the most in history Tulane = = 47 DUKE 1 12:10 Sirk 1 run (Martin kick) 7-75; 2:50 TULANE 1 7:03 Hilliard 5 run (DiRocco kick) 11-85; 4:55 DUKE 1 4:11 Snead 2 run (Martin kick) 10-81; 2:45 DUKE 1 2:58 TEAM Safety DUKE 2 4:21 Martin 31 FG 7-56; 2:01 DUKE 3 11:45 Boone 1 run (Martin kick) 7-64; 2:29 TULANE 3 6:57 Thompson 4 run (DiRocco kick failed) 12-93; 4:33 DUKE 3 0:17 Wilson 7 run (Martin kick) 4-24; 1:03 DUKE 4 11:52 Fields 22 interception (Martin kick) DUKE 4 8:43 Ajeigbe 12 interception (Martin kick) Tulane First Downs Rush-Pass-Penalty Rushing Attempts-Net Yards Passing Comp.-Att.-Int Passing Yards Total Offensive Plays-Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts-Yards-Average Time of Possession 34:28 25:32 Sacks By Third Down / Fourth Down Conversions 5-18 / / 0-1 Red Zone RUSHING Tulane: Thompson , Butler 10-65, Badie 15-39, Hilliard 6-30, James 1-(-3), Lee 6-(-12), TEAM 1-(-12); : Sirk 5-94, Wilson 7-70, Boone 10-42, Powell 5-20, Snead 6-18, Ajeigbe 7-14, TEAM 2-(-2). PASSING Tulane: Lee , Marbley ; : Boone , Sirk RECEIVING Tulane: Rush 3-41, James 2-45, Shackleford 2-23, Encalade 2-19, Badie 2-12, Butler 1-9, Beal 1-7, Thompson 1-4; : Crowder 6-119, McCaffrey 4-22, Snead 1-13, Reeves 1-13, Blakeney 1-9, Schneider 1-3, Powell 1-2. TACKLES Tulane: Marley 4-8=12, Nixon 3-4=7, Doss 2-5=7, Scofield 1-6=7, Monroe 2-4=6, Wilson 0-6=6; : Cash 6-5=11, Singleton 5-6=11, Helton 4-7=11, Fields 3-6=9, Edwards 4-4=8, DeWalt- Ondijo 3-4=7, Holmes 1-5=6, Carmichael 0-5=5. Game 5 Miami 22, 10 September 27, 2014 Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens, Fla. Following the loss, fell to 4-1 on the season was held scoreless in the opening quarter, marking the first time this season the Blue Devils had not scored in a quarter has outscored opponents, 98-39, in the first half of games through the first five contests With one rushing touchdown, has scored at least one ground touchdown in 21 of the last 22 games Redshirt senior quarterback Anthony Boone suffered his first career loss as a starting quarterback in a regular-season game, falling to Boone s overall record of 14-3 (.824 winning percentage) is the second best among quarterbacks, behind only Worth Lutz s.846 mark Senior wide receiver Jamison Crowder extended his consecutive games streak with two or more receptions to 33. The mark is the second longest streak among active NCAA receivers Junior running back Shaquille Powell rushed for a season-high 58 yards, just one yard shy of his career high of 59 yards set against Miami in 2013 Redshirt junior safety Jeremy Cash recorded 10 tackles, all solo, giving him doubledigit stops in three-straight games... Cash also notched one tackle for lost yardage, making him the only Blue Devil to have at least one TFL in all five games this season Senior linebacker tallied nine tackles, including four assists... Helton entered the game ranked third among active FBS players in career assisted tackles with 156 Junior kicker Ross Martin, the career PAT record holder, converted one PAT and has made 83 consecutive PATs to remain one behind Will Snyderwine for the longest streak in Blue Devil history... Martin has scored at least one point in 32 straight games... after making the 40th field goal of his career, Martin became the third player in history to make 40 or more field goals in his career Senior offensive lineman Laken Tomlinson started his 44th straight game, tied with three other linemen for the longest streak among active NCAA FBS linemen = 10 Miami = 22 MIAMI 1 11:01 Badgley 29 FG 9-63; 3:59 MIAMI 1 6:57 Johnson 7 run (Badgley kick failed) 8-76; 2:49 DUKE 2 11:22 Powell 7 run (Martin kick) 6-73; 1:33 MIAMI 3 10:18 Waters 28 pass from Kaaya (Badgley kick) 7-32; 3:04 DUKE 3 3:57 Martin 33 FG 7-29; 3:02 MIAMI 4 8:27 Yearby 47 pass from Kaaya (Kaaya pass failed) 4-66; 1:29 Miami First Downs Rush-Pass-Penalty Rushing Attempts-Net Yards Passing Comp.-Att.-Int Passing Yards Total Offensive Plays-Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts-Yards-Average Time of Possession 27:10 31:50 Sacks By Third Down / Fourth Down Conversions 2-16 / / 1-1 Red Zone RUSHING : Powell 8-58, Wilson 8-31, Boone 4-10, Snead 2-7, Ajeigbe 1-3, TEAM 2-(-24); Miami: Johnson , Yearby 9-61, Edwards 3-3, Kaaya 1-0, TEAM 3-(-16). PASSING : Boone ; Miami: Kaaya RECEIVING : Crowder 7-47, Wilson 6-74, Blakeney 3-14, Powell 3-12, Barnes 1-29, Schneider 1-2, Snead 1-1; Miami: Waters 5-81, Lewis 4-28, Yearby 3-59, Walford 2-23, Johnson 2-10, Coley 2-7, Tucker 1-8, Berrios 1-7. TACKLES : Cash 10-0=10, Helton 5-4=9, Singleton 7-1=8, Edwards 5-3=8, Fields 2-4=6, Bruce 3-1=4, Wray 2-2=4; Miami: Armbrister 5-1=6, Kirby 4-2=6, Grace 5-0=5, Perryman 4-1=5, Burns 2-3=5, Carter 2-2=4, Bush 1-3=4. 87

8 Game 6 31, [22] Georgia Tech 25 October 11, 2014 Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, Ga. With the win, improved to 5-1, the team s best record through six games since going 5-1 in 2012 Head coach David Cutcliffe earned his first career victory against Georgia Tech after entering the game with an 0-6 mark against the Yellow Jackets... the win also snapped s 10-game losing streak to Georgia Tech scored 30 or more points for the sixth time in seven contests, moving the team s record to 28-9 (.757) when scoring 30 or more points under Cutcliffe Redshirt senior quarterback Anthony Boone improved to 15-1 as a starting quarterback in regular-season games... Boone threw his 27th career touchdown pass in the contest, moving him into a tie with Anthony Dilweg for the seventh most in program history Senior wide receiver Jamison Crowder extended his consecutive games streak with two or more receptions to 34. The mark is the second longest streak among active NCAA receivers Redshirt senior running back Josh Snead, making his first start of the season, and the 12th of his career, rushed for a season-high 102 yards, improving on his previous season best of 74 yards which came against Elon... the 100+ yard effort was the fifth of Snead s career Redshirt freshman running back Joseph Ajeigbe rushed for a career-high 53 yards True freshman linebacker Zavier Carmichael intercepted his second career pass, and second in the last three games Junior kicker Ross Martin, the career PAT record holder, converted four PATs and has made 87 consecutive PATs to surpass Will Snyderwine for the longest streak in Blue Devil history... Martin has scored at least one point in 33 straight games = 31 Georgia Tech = 25 GT 1 7:15 Butker 27 FG 14-70; 6:39 DUKE 1 2:35 McCaffrey 4 pass from Boone (Martin kick) 11-75; 4:40 GT 2 14:13 Butker 26 FG 6-20; 3:09 DUKE 2 4:36 Sirk 3 run (Martin kick) 12-82; 4:37 GT 2 0:40 Laskey 4 run (Laskey rush failed) 12-75; 3:56 DUKE 3 10:28 Snead 4 run (Martin kick) 9-46; 3:10 DUKE 3 6:09 Martin 34 FG 8-50; 2:53 DUKE 4 8:18 Sirk 1 run (Martin kick) 3-23; 0:57 GT 4 5:04 Byerly 11 run (Byerly pass failed) 9-73; 3:09 GT 4 1:27 Byerly 1 run (Butker kick) 9-89; 1:52 Georgia Tech First Downs Rush-Pass-Penalty Rushing Attempts-Net Yards Passing Comp.-Att.-Int Passing Yards Total Offensive Plays-Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts-Yards-Average Time of Possession 29:44 30:16 Sacks By Third Down / Fourth Down Conversions 6-13 / / 0-0 Red Zone RUSHING : Snead , Ajeigbe 8-53, Boone 10-49, Wilson 7-31, Sirk 5-10; Georgia Tech: Thomas , Laskey 15-72, Byerly 6-30, Bostic 2-22, Smelter 1-21, Perkins 1-6, Zenon 4-6, Hill 1-5, Days 1-1. PASSING : Boone ; Georgia Tech: Thomas , Byerly , Bostic RECEIVING : McCaffrey 3-36, Crowder 3-29, Barnes 3-19, Wilson 2-37, Blakeney 2-16, Snead 2-10, Boone 1-(-16); Georgia Tech: Waller 5-96, Hill 3-48, Smelter 2-21, Byerly 1-15, Bostic 1-13, Summers 1-5, Laskey 1-3. TACKLES : Edwards 8-0=8, Borders 7-0=7, Cash 7-0=7, Singleton 6-0=6, Wolf 5-0=5, DeWalt-Ondijo 4-1=5; Georgia Tech: Nealy 8-2=10, Davis 6-2=8, Smith 6-1=7, Freeman 6-0=6, White 5-0=5, Johnson 5-0=5, Austin 4-1=5. 88 Game 7 20, Virginia 13 October 18, 2014 Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, N.C. With the victory, improved to 6-1, the team s best record through seven games since opening the 1994 campaign at the 6-1 start also marks the third straight year opened with a record of 5-2 or better, a first since the campaigns won its sixth game of the year to ensure bowl eligibility for the third straight season, the longest such streak in program history has outscored opponents in the first half of games through seven contests this season Senior quarterback Anthony Boone improved to 16-1 as a starting quarterback in regular-season games... Boone s overall winning percentage of.842 (16-3) is second best among quarterbacks behind only Worth Lutz s.846 mark... Boone completed 22-of-37 passes for 176 yards while recording his 28th career touchdown pass Senior wide receiver Jamison Crowder hauled in eight passes for 99 yards... Crowder now has 238 receptions, good for the third most in ACC history and second most by a player... Crowder also became the third 3,000-yard receiver in history with 3,068 Junior running back Shaquille Powell led the team with 68 rushing yards on 11 carries after missing last week s game with an injury Junior kicker Ross Martin, the career PAT record holder, converted two PATs, extending his school record to 89 consecutive PATs... Martin also converted on two field goal attempts to remain perfect this season at 10-for Martin has scored at least one point in 34 straight games Redshirt junior safety Jeremy Cash recorded 11 tackles... Cash has tallied seven or more stops in each of the last six games Sophomore Breon Borders recorded a personal-best three pass breakups, moving his career total to 12 Senior linebacker finished with 14 tackles, including 13 assists... Helton now has double digit tackles in three games this season Senior offensive lineman Laken Tomlinson started his 46th straight game, tied with four other linemen for the longest streak among active NCAA FBS linemen Virginia = = 20 DUKE 1 9:37 Schneider 1 pass from Boone (Martin kick) 7-62; 3:26 DUKE 2 12:24 Martin 19 FG 15-79; 6:21 VA 2 9:11 Shepherd 5 pass from Johns (Frye kick) 9-75; 3:13 VA 2 0:00 Frye 21 FG 8-85; 1:05 DUKE 3 10:35 Martin 25 FG 11-68; 4:25 VA 3 7:11 Frye 30 FG 8-62; 3:24 DUKE 4 7:23 Reeves 3 pass from Sirk (Martin kick) 9-65; 3:03 Virginia First Downs Rush-Pass-Penalty Rushing Attempts-Net Yards Passing Comp.-Att.-Int Passing Yards Total Offensive Plays-Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts-Yards-Average Time of Possession 31:10 28:50 Sacks By Third Down / Fourth Down Conversions 8-16 / / 0-0 Red Zone RUSHING Virginia: Parks 16-75, Shepherd 6-33, Mizzell 4-21, Jennings 3-7, Johns 2-4; : Powell 11-68, Boone 6-48, Wilson 4-19, Snead 4-13, Ajeigbe 4-6, Sirk 1-1. PASSING Virginia: Johns , Jennings , TEAM ; : Boone , Sirk RECEIVING Virginia: Gooch 6-129, Jennings 3-79, Mizzell 3-19, Levrone 2-26, Severin 2-11, Swanson 1-21, Dowling 1-12, Wingo-Reeves 1-10, Parks 1-7, Dockins 1-6, Shepherd 1-5; : Crowder 8-99, Blakeney 6-42, Barnes 4-9, McCaffrey 2-17, Reeves 2-11, Schneider 1-1. TACKLES Virginia: Harris 4-10=14, Harold 3-7=10, Blanding 3-6=9, Phelps 6-1=7, Romero 4-3=7, Canady 3-1=4, Moore 1-3=4; : Helton 1-13=14, Cash 6-5=11, Edwards 4-6=10, France 2-4=6, Singleton 4-1=5, Holmes 2-3=5, Fields 0-5=5, Wolf 1-3=4.

9 Game 8 [24] 51, Pittsburgh 48 November 1, 2014 Heinz Field Pittsburgh, Pa. With the victory, improved to 7-1, the team s best record through eight games since opening the 1994 campaign at Since 1940, has started 7-1 just four other times (1994, 1960, 1943 & 1941) has now started three straight years with a 6-2 or better record for the first time since moved to 3-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, marking the third time (2009, 2012) in seven seasons under head coach David Cutcliffe that the Blue Devils have been 3-1 or better through the first four league games Senior quarterback Anthony Boone improved to 17-1 as a starting quarterback in regular-season games... Boone s overall winning percentage of.850 (17-3) is best among quarterbacks, just ahead of Worth Lutz s.846 mark... Boone s 17 wins as a starting quarterback move him into a tie with Jerry Barger ( /17) for the all-time record Senior wide receiver Jamison Crowder caught nine passes for 165 yards... Crowder now has 247 receptions, good for the second most in ACC history and second most by a player Redshirt sophomore safety/kickoff returner DeVon Edwards returned a fourth-quarter kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown, his third career kickoff return for a touchdown, which ties him with Randy Jones ( ) for the most in history OT Final = 51 Pittsburgh = 48 DUKE 1 8:19 Crowder 39 pass from Boone (Martin kick) 5-60; 2:20 PITT 1 3:14 Conner 1 run (Blewitt kick) 10-82; 5:05 DUKE 1 0:27 Wilson 10 pass from Boone (Martin kick) 9-75; 2:47 PITT 2 14:51 Voytik 13 run (Blewitt kick) 3-32; 0:36 PITT 2 10:04 Holtz 11 pass from Voytik (Blewitt kick) 5-68; 3:25 DUKE 2 7:56 Crowder 45 pass from Boone (Martin kick) 5-77; 2:08 PITT 2 1:17 Holtz 3 pass from Voytik (Blewitt kick) 13-85; 6:39 DUKE 2 0:00 Sirk 1 run (Martin kick) 10-75: 1:17 DUKE 3 4:24 Martin 23 FG 10-57; 4:22 PITT 4 13:22 Blewitt 38 FG 11-62; 6:02 DUKE 4 13:07 Edwards 99 kickoff return (Martin kick) PITT 4 5:18 Conner 1 run (Blewitt kick) 15-81; 7:49 DUKE OT1 0:00 Boone 12 run (Martin kick) 3-25; 0:00 PITT OT1 0:00 Conner 14 run (Blewitt kick) 3-25; 0:00 PITT OT2 0:00 Blewitt 43 FG 4-0; 0:00 DUKE OT2 0:00 Sirk 5 run 4-25; 0:00 Pittsburgh First Downs Rush-Pass-Penalty Rushing Attempts-Net Yards Passing Comp.-Att.-Int Passing Yards Total Offensive Plays-Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts-Yards-Average Time of Possession 18:52 41:08 Sacks By Third Down / Fourth Down Conversions 4-8 / / 0-1 Red Zone RUSHING : Boone 7-47, Wilson 8-43, Powell 5-40, Snead 3-29, Ajeigbe 2-7, Sirk 2-6; Pittsburgh: Conner , Voytik 14-58, James 8-30, Ibrahim 2-10, Bennett 2-7, TEAM 1-(-10). PASSING : Boone ; Pittsburgh: Voytik RECEIVING : Crowder 9-165, Wilson 4-43, Powell 4-24, Reeves 2-11, Schneider 2-10, McCaffrey 1-8, Blakeney 1-5; Pittsburgh: Boyd 7-140, Holtz 2-14, Ford 1-26, Garner 1-19, Weatherspoon 1-8, Parrish 1-8, Orndoff 1-7, Bennett 1-7, Jennings 1-7. TACKLES : Helton 5-13=18, France 8-5=13, Cash 4-9=13, D. Edwards 6-4=10, Borders 5-1=6, E. Edwards 3-4=7; Pittsburgh: Thomas 6-2=8, Mitchell 5-2=7, Durham 5-1=6, Pitts 4-2=6, Vinopal 3-4=7. Game 9 [22] 27, 10 November 8, 2014 Carrier Dome, N.Y. With the win, improved to 8-1, the team s best record through nine games since going 8-1 in 1994 has won eight games in consecutive seasons for the first time since 1938 (nine) and 1939 (eight) improved to 4-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, its best ACC mark through five games since going 4-1 in 1994 The Blue Devils have won 10 of their last 11 ACC contests, the best stretch for the program since a 12-0 run from Oct. 28, Oct. 19, 1963 Senior quarterback Anthony Boone improved to 18-1 as a starting quarterback in regular-season games... Boone s 18 wins as a starting quarterback are the most in program history, one more than Jerry Barger ( /17)... Boone s eight wins this season are tied for the second most by a quarterback, trailing only his nine wins from Boone s winning percentage of.857 is best among quarterbacks, just ahead of Worth Lutz s.846 mark... Boone moved into seventh on s all-time charts with 466 career completions Senior wide receiver Jamison Crowder returned a punt 52 yards, his third career punt return for a score and first since an 82-yard return against Pittsburgh in Crowder also caught nine passes for 58 yards, moving him to 256 career receptions, 27 catches behind ACC and school-record holder Conner Vernon Redshirt senior wide receiver Issac Blakeney caught two touchdown passes, tying his career high set versus Elon in the season opener... Blakeney finished with a career-high 94 yards on three catches, including a 54-yard touchdown reception that tied for a career long Redshirt sophomore DeVon Edwards recorded seven tackles, the ninth straight game Edwards recorded seven or more stops Senior linebacker finished with seven tackles, including one assist... Helton s seven tackles increased his career total to 307, the 15th most in program history = = 10 DUKE 1 9:20 Martin 27 FG 9-32; 3:57 SU 1 4:21 Murphy 27 FG 12-65; 4:59 DUKE 2 5:16 Blakeney 22 pass from Boone (Martin kick) 13-91; 5:33 SU 3 5:18 Kimble 8 run (Murphy kick) 9-67; 4:23 DUKE 4 12:45 Crowder 52 punt return (Martin kick) DUKE 4 9:08 Martin 34 FG 5-16; 1:44 DUKE 4 7:13 Blakeney 54 pass from Boone (Martin kick) 3-58; 1:14 First Downs Rush-Pass-Penalty Rushing Attempts-Net Yards Passing Comp.-Att.-Int Passing Yards Total Offensive Plays-Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts-Yards-Average Time of Possession 29:29 30:31 Sacks By Third Down / Fourth Down Conversions 8-19 / / 0-2 Red Zone RUSHING : Powell 17-68, Snead 6-17, Wilson 3-7, Crowder 1-6, Boone 3-4, Sirk 1-2, Team 2-(-6); : Kimble 10-42, Gulley 9-42, Philips 6-36, McFarlane 3-4, Ameen-Moore 3-4, Wilson 6-(-9). PASSING : Boone ; : Wilson , Kimble RECEIVING : Crowder 9-58, Blakeney 3-94, Wilson 2-8, McCaffrey 1-1; : Lewis 6-30, West 4-45, Philips 4-16, Flemming 1-7, Ishmael 1-7, Gulley 1-0. TACKLES : Fields 7-1=8, Edwards 6-1=7, Helton 5-1=6, Cash 5-1=6, DeWalt-Ondijo 2-4=6, France 4-1=5; : Eskridge 6-1=7, Kelly 3-4=7, Robinson 3-4=7, Franklin 4-2=6, Lynch 4-1=5, Reddish 4-1=5. 89