Duke Snaps Their Five Game Losing Skid, Knocks Off Miami On Senior Day In Durham
Bowl aspirations were out of the question for Duke at 5-7.
They did however snap their five game losing skid and finished their season on a high note when they hosted Miami.
Duke outscored Miami 14-0 in the fourth quarter to register a 27-17 rain-soaked victory on senior day at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/30/football-duke-tops-miami-27-17-on-senior-day.aspx
Duke's defense was stellar on Saturday as it sacked the Miami quarterback nine times throughout the contest for a loss of 50 yards, both season highs. Redshirt freshman Chris Rumph II tallied an impressive 3.5 sacks on the day to finish with the second most all-time in a single game in program history. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/30/football-duke-tops-miami-27-17-on-senior-day.aspx
After being held scoreless in the third quarter and trailing 17-13 heading into the final frame, the Blue Devils posted 14 points in the fourth quarter and held Miami scoreless to steal the game. This marked Duke's first come-from-behind victory since Nov. 25, 2017 at Wake Forest in which the Blue Devils trailed 23-17 after three before coming back to win 31-23. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/30/football-duke-tops-miami-27-17-on-senior-day.aspx
Junior running back Deon Jackson jump-started Duke's 14-point fourth quarter when he scampered in from two-yards out for a score. After forcing a 3-and-out during Miami's next drive, redshirt senior quarterback Quentin Harris tossed a 49-yard strike to rookie wide receiver Jalon Calhoun to cap a four-play, 70 yard scoring drive that ultimately put the game out of reach.
Harris finished 10-of-24 for 156 yards and a touchdown. He also added 49 yards on the ground with a score. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/30/football-duke-tops-miami-27-17-on-senior-day.aspx
The game opened as a defensive battle as five of the first six drives resulted in a punt with the only outlier being a missed 46-yard field goal by Duke. Ironically, the next five-of-six drives ended in points for both teams to make it a 14-13 ballgame at the break.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/30/football-duke-tops-miami-27-17-on-senior-day.aspx
Duke got on the board first as redshirt junior AJ Reed knocked a 40-yard field goal through the uprights. The Prattville, Ala., native finished 2-for-3 on the day after also converting from 36 yards. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/30/football-duke-tops-miami-27-17-on-senior-day.aspx
Calhoun finished as the Blue Devils' top receiver with 82 yards thanks to three receptions. Aaron Young, Darrell Harding Jr. and Noah Gray followed close behind with two receptions each for 35, 23 and 11 yards, respectively. On the ground, Mataeo Durant led Duke with 49 yards on seven carries. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/30/football-duke-tops-miami-27-17-on-senior-day.aspx
Defensively, Dylan Singleton and Shaka Heyward led Duke with 10 tackles apiece. Rumph II added a career-high eight tackles, including those 3.5 sacks for a loss of 20 yards, and one forced fumble. Koby Quansah led the team with three quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery, while Michael Carter II tallied three pass breakups. Trevon McSwain chipped in with a career-best two forced fumbles.”according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/30/football-duke-tops-miami-27-17-on-senior-day.aspx
Redshirt senior punter Austin Parker had another excellent night switching the field of play for the Blue Devils. The Mount Pleasant, N.C., native finished with 401 yards on eight punts, including a 71-yard boot in the third quarter that rolled to a stop on the Miami two-yard line. He finished with four punts of over 50 yards. “according to https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/30/football-duke-tops-miami-27-17-on-senior-day.aspx
While Duke’s season is over,
Despite the loss Miami is going to a bowl game as they have a record of 6-6.
The Blue Devils (5-7, 3-5 ACC) got on the scoreboard with 3:06 left in the first quarter, completing an eight-play scoring drive with a 40-yard field goal by Reed that gave Duke a 3-0 advantage.”according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2019/11/30/football-canes-fall-at-duke.aspx
The Canes (6-6, 4-4 ACC) got spark from an unlikely source, as punter Lou Hedley burst for a 21-yard gain on a fake punt to give Miami a fresh set of downs on the Duke 40. A pass interference penalty on Duke's Josh Blackwell helped move the Canes into the red zone and Cam'Ron Harris ran into the end zone from eight yards out on the very next snap to give Miami a 7-3 lead with 14:52 left in the opening half. “according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2019/11/30/football-canes-fall-at-duke.aspx
But the lead would not last long, as Duke got a 37-yard kickoff return Damond Philyaw-Johnson that got an additional 15-yard boost after Te'Cory Couch was called for a horsecollar tackle. Seven plays later, Duke quarterback Quentin Harris rushed for a 24-yard touchdown that put the Blue Devils back in front, 10-7. “according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2019/11/30/football-canes-fall-at-duke.aspx
Duke added three more points on its next possession, with a 42-yard run by Mataeo Durant carrying the Blue Devils into Miami territory before Reed hit a 36-yard field goal to give Duke a six-point lead with 7:14 remaining in the second quarter. “according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2019/11/30/football-canes-fall-at-duke.aspx
The Hurricanes answered back in a big way, as Will Mallory caught a 32-yard gain on third and 11 from the Miami 42 to keep a drive alive and Robert Burns scored his first career touchdown on a 15-yard reception from quarterback Jarren Williams that vaulted the Canes ahead of Duke, 14-13, with 2:21 left in the half. “according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2019/11/30/football-canes-fall-at-duke.aspx
Rousseau's sack was one of two by the Canes on Duke's second drive, as Jonathan Garvin also got to Harris for a four-yard loss. The two sacks helped Miami hold the Blue Devils back after initially opening the possession on the UM 40 and the drive ended with zero points for Duke, as AJ Reed missed a 46-yard field goal attempt to keep the game scoreless.”according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2019/11/30/football-canes-fall-at-duke.aspx
The Canes forced their first turnover since Nov. 9 vs. Louisville, as Garvin sacked Harris and forced a fumble that was recovered by Nesta Silvera to give Miami the ball at the Duke 40. Garvin finished tied with linebacker Michael Pinckney with a team-high 10 tackles and had two sacks, but Miami could not capitalize on the turnover and was forced to punt the ball back to the Blue Devils.”according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2019/11/30/football-canes-fall-at-duke.aspx
The Hurricanes turned to redshirt sophomore N'Kosi Perry at quarterback to start their next possession, but the drive ended in the 10th Miami punt of the game.”according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2019/11/30/football-canes-fall-at-duke.aspx
Chasing 10 points with 6:55 remaining in the game, Perry led Miami into Duke territory. But Chris Rumph and Shaka Heyward combined for a sack that gave Rumph 3.5 sacks on the night and helped put Miami in a fourth-and-18 from the Duke 43 that the Canes could not convert, turning the ball over to the Blue Devils on downs with 4:32 left to play. “according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2019/11/30/football-canes-fall-at-duke.aspx
Miami's next drive ended in a fumble by Perry, as the quarterback was sacked by Trevon McSwain and linebacker Koby Quansah recovered the loose ball to give Duke possession at the Miami 26 with 2:17 remaining in the game. “according to https://hurricanesports.com/news/2019/11/30/football-canes-fall-at-duke.aspx
Duke will now start preparing for the 2020 season. With Quentin Harris graduating David Cutcliffe who will be entering his thirteenth season as the Duke head coach has a question to answer. Who will be Duke’s starting quarterback next season?
He has a couple different options he could go with including Gunnar Holberg who will be a sophomore or he could go with Chris Katrenick who will be a junior.
This season in one career game, Gunnar Holberg has played three snaps ... owns one career rushing attempt for 19 yards (19.0 “according to https://goduke.com/sports/football/roster/gunnar-holmberg/10562
This season in two career games Chris Katrenick who has completed five-of-12 passes (.417) for 54 yards and one TD while rushing twice for three yards (1.50) ... has played 49 career snaps “according to https://goduke.com/sports/football/roster/gunnar-holmberg/10562