Duke Downed By Virginia In Charlottesville

The game between Duke and Virginia wasn’t even close at Scott Stadium

Duke football fell, 48-14, to Virginia on Saturday afternoon in a Coastal Division battle. “according to

The Blue Devils were never able to get anything going offensively until late in the game as they were limited to 250 total yards, including a mere 73 in the opening half. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/10/19/football-duke-drops-48-14-decision-at-virginia.aspx

Quentin Harris went 13-of-26 for 88 yards and a touchdown. Harris and Deon Jackson led the Blue Devils' rushing group with 37 and 35 yards, respectively. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/10/19/football-duke-drops-48-14-decision-at-virginia.aspx

Scott Bracey scored Duke's first touchdown of the contest when he and Harris connected for a 36-yard touchdown score in the third quarter. Bracey finished his night with 43 yards and his first career touchdown to lead the receiving corps. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/10/19/football-duke-drops-48-14-decision-at-virginia.aspx

Chris Katrenick made his third appearance on the year, going 2-of-4 for 30 yards and a touchdown. With 2:41 remaining in the game, Katrenick found Eli Pancol in the end zone for the score. The 23-yard strike was Katrenick's second passing touchdown of his career and first of the year.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/10/19/football-duke-drops-48-14-decision-at-virginia.aspx

Defensively, the Blue Devils saw Koby Quansah and Victor Dimukeje both post seven tackles to lead the team.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/10/19/football-duke-drops-48-14-decision-at-virginia.aspx

Meanwhile Virginia dismantled Duke to get back on track after their loss to Miami.

Virginia (5-2, 3-1 ACC) scored the first 27 points of the game to rout Duke (4-3, 2-2 ACC) 48-14 on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 19) in front of 52,847 fans in Scott Stadium. “according to https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/10/19/football-virginia-runs-past-duke-48-14.aspx

All five of Virginia's touchdowns came on the ground as the Cavaliers rushed for 154 yards. Quarterback Bryce Perkins (Queens Creek, Ariz.) scored three times while running back Wayne Taulapapa (Laie, Hawaii) added two rushing scores. The Cavaliers finished with 307 total yards while possessing the ball for 34:29 of game clock. “according to https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/10/19/football-virginia-runs-past-duke-48-14.aspx

Virginia forced five Duke turnovers, three fumbles and two interceptions, and scored 20 points off those miscues. The defense added five tackles for loss and seven pass breakups.”according to https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/10/19/football-virginia-runs-past-duke-48-14.aspx

HOW IT HAPPENED
Perkins hurdled a defender on 3rd-and-goal to put Virginia on the board with 11:10 to play in the second quarter. After Duke failed to convert on fourth down at its own 34, Perkins' second touchdown run of the day made it 17-0 Virginia at the half.”according to https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/10/19/football-virginia-runs-past-duke-48-14.aspx

On the first play of the second half, Charles Snowden (Silver Spring, Md.) recovered a Duke fumble, leading to a 33-yard Brian Delaney (Chantilly, Va.) field goal. Virginia made it 27-straight points as Taulapapa capped an eight-play, 70-yard drive with a three-yard touchdown run at the 8:13 mark of the third. “according to https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/10/19/football-virginia-runs-past-duke-48-14.aspx

Duke broke through on a 36-yard pass from Quentin Harris to Scott Bracey. Virginia answered immediately when Joe Reed (Charlotte Court House, Va.) took the ensuing kickoff back 95-yards for the score. After Virginia's defense forced the second Duke fumble of the third quarter, Perkins extended the Cavalier lead to 41-7 with his third touchdown run of the day. Taulapapa added a nine-yard run for Virginia's final score of the day.”according to https://virginiasports.com/news/2019/10/19/football-virginia-runs-past-duke-48-14.aspx

Duke returns to the road Saturday as they head to Chapel Hill to take on North Carolina.