Vs. Duke (7-5, 4-4 ACC) New Era Pinstripe Bowl • December 26, 2015 • 3:30 Pm • ABC New York, N.Y
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13 Indiana (6-6, 2-6 Big Ten) vs. Duke (7-5, 4-4 ACC) New Era Pinstripe Bowl • December 26, 2015 • 3:30 pm • ABC New York, N.Y. • Yankee Stadium (49,542 • Natural Grass) Duke (7-5, 4-4 ACC) INDIANA (6-6, 2-6 ACC) vs. DUKE (7-5, 4-4 ACC) SEPTEMBER • Duke (7-5, 4-4 ACC) plays in its fourth • Against Indiana, David Cutcliffe will • Three Blue Devils were honored with 3 Tulane (CBS Sports Network) W, 37-7 consecutive bowl game by meeting participate in the 26th bowl game of CoSIDA Academic All-America ac- (ESPN3) 12 N.C. Central W, 55-0 Indiana (6-6, 2-6 Big Ten) in the New Era his coaching career ... As an assistant colades, marking the highest total in 19 [23] Northwestern (ACC Network) L, 10-19 Pinstripe Bowl on Saturday, Decem- coach, he helped Tennessee to 17 the nation ... DT A.J. Wolf was a first 26 [20] Georgia Tech (ESPN2) W, 34-20 ber 26 ... Kickoff at Yankee Stadium is bowl games (11-6) while also guiding team choice while S DeVon Edwards OCTOBER set for 3:30 p.m. ... ABC will broadcast Ole Miss (5; 4-1) and Duke (4; 0-3) to & K Ross Martin were second team the game with Rece Davis, Danny bowls as a head coach selections ... Duke was honored with (Regional Sports Network) 3 Boston College W, 9-7 Kanell, Joey Galloway & Paul Car- multiple Academic All-America selec- 10 Army West Point (CBS Sports Network) W, 44-3 caterra • Dating back to the 2013 season, tions just once before, in 1959 24 Virginia Tech (ESPNU) [4 OT] W, 45-43 the Blue Devils are 24-8 in their last • Duke and Indiana have met three 32 regular season games ... The only • On November 4, the NCAA relased 31 Miami (ESPNU) L, 27-30 previous times on the gridiron ... The schools with more wins during that the latest Graduation Success Rates NOVEMBER Hoosiers claimed wins in 1980 (31-21 stretch are Ohio State (30), Florida with Duke’s 94 percent mark ranking 7 [21] North Carolina (ESPN2) L, 31-66 in Bloomington) and 1983 (15-10 in State (30), Alabama (29), Michigan first in the ACC followed by Wake For- 14 Pittsburgh (ESPNews) L, 13-31 Bloomington) ... Duke secured a 31- State (29), Baylor (27), Clemson (27), est (90), Boston College (89), Clemson 24 triumph in 1984 in Durham Oregon (26), Wisconsin (25) & Okla- (84), Miami (83), Syracuse (80), Virginia 21 Virginia (ESPN3) L, 34-42 homa (24) Tech (80), Pittsburgh (75), Virginia (75), 28 Wake Forest (ACC Network) W, 27-21 • The Blue Devils will make their 12th Florida State (73), Georgia Tech (72), DECEMBER bowl game appearance and hold an • S Jeremy Cash — the sixth con- N.C. State (70), Louisville (63) and 26 Indiana (ABC) 3:30 p.m. all-time record of 3-8 ... Duke’s last sensus All-America pick in Duke his- North Carolina (62) bowl game win was a 7-6 victory tory — will miss the New Era Pinstripe THE MATCHUP over Arkansas in the Cotton Bowl on Bowl against Indiana after undergoing • Bob Harris, the Voice of the Blue January 2, 1961 ... The other two bowl wrist surgery on December 16 ... A Devils, is in his 40th season as the Duke victories came against Alabama (29-26; three-time All-America pick and two- play-by-play announcer for the Blue Sugar Bowl on January 1, 1945) & Nebras- time team captain, Cash closes his Devil IMG Radio Network ... Harris Blue Devils ka (34-7; Orange Bowl on January 1, 1955) 39-game Duke with 333 tackles, 38.0 enters the bowl season having called TFL, 8.0 sacks, six INTs, nine caused 459 consecutive Duke football games Record 7-5, 4-4 ACC • Duke aims for its eighth win of the fumbles, four fumble recoveries, 15 dating back to the 1976 season-open- AP Ranking ‑— season in an attempt to post three PBUs and 15 QB pressures ing 21-18 win at Tennessee Head Coach David Cutcliffe straight years with 8+ victories for the Career Record 91-82/14th year first time in school history Duke Record 47-53/8th year vs. Indiana 0-0 BLUE DEVILS BY THE NUMBERS 7 — Career field goals of 50+ yards 2.50:1 — With 15 TD passes and .439 — Third-down conversion rate Indiana for K Ross Martin, marking the most six INTs, the current TD-to-INT ratio for for the Duke offense this season — Hoosiers in Duke history ... Martin eclipsed the QB Thomas Sirk, a total that would the third-best figure in the ACC behind previous school standard of six held match the highest single-season total Clemson (.477) & North Carolina (.470) Record 6-6, 2-6 Big Ten by Sims Lenhardt ... For his career, in Duke history ... Thaddeus Lewis — Blue Devils with multiple rushing AP Ranking — Martin has made seven-of-nine at- holds the school standard, having 6 TDs this season: QB Thomas Sirk Head Coach Kevin Wilson tempts from 50+ yards posted 2.50:1 ratios in both 2008 (15 TDs & 6 INTs) and 2009 (20 TDs & 8 INTs) (6), QB Parker Boehme (5), RB Jela Career Record 20-40/5th year 6 — Career kickoff returns for TDs Duncan (4), RB Shaquille Powell at Indiana 20-40/5th year for S DeVon Edwards, including a 95- 18.0 — Season total of tackles for (3), RB Zach Boden (2) & RB Shaun vs. Duke 0-0 yard scoring effort at Tulane, a 100- loss for S Jeremy Cash, a mark which Wilson (2) yard dash against Georgia Tech and a ranks fourth overall in the ACC and TELEVISION 94-yard return at Virginia this season stands as the highest total among de- 4 — Blue Devils with runs from scrim- ... The six KORs for TDs are one shy fensive backs nationally ... In addition, mage of 50+ yards this season: QB ABC of the NCAA and ACC record of seven the 18.0 TFL are the most in a season Parker Boehme, RB Jela Duncan, Play-by-Play: Rece Davis held by Clemson’s C.J. Spiller by a Blue Devil since 2003, when Phil- QB Thomas Sirk & RB Shaun Wilson Analysts: Danny Kanell & Joey Galloway lip Alexander posted 18.5 TFL Sideline: Paul Carcaterra 4 — QBs leading Power 5 schools in 14 — Nation’s-best AFCA Academic both rushing and passing yardage this 648 — Rushing yards this season Achievement Awards earned by Duke RADIO season: Thomas Sirk of Duke, Lamar for QB Thomas Sirk, marking a total including the 2015 honor released on Jackson of Louisville, Dak Prescott that ranks second on Duke’s single- December 8 Blue Devil IMG Sports Network of Mississippi State & Seth Collins of season QB chart behind Mike Dunn’s — Consecutive seasons with 3+ TD Play-by-Play: Bob Harris Oregon State campaign of 757 (1976) 3 receptions for WR Max McCaffrey Analyst: Wes Chesson Sideline: Johnny Moore 2015 DUKE FOOTBALL MEDIA INFORMATION BOWL WEEK SCHEDULE Duke Sports Information Assistant AD/External Affairs: Art Chase (football) 21 22 23 24 25 26 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Office Phone: 919-684-2614 Chase’s Home Phone: 919-942-3485 Depart for New Contact Art Chase Contact Art Chase Coordinators and Cutcliffe Gameday York City for media availability for media availability Student-Athlete availability Duke vs. Chase’s Cell Phone: 919-599-9820 No practice options options availability Approximately Indiana Chase’s Email: [email protected] Approximately 12:30-1 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Associate SID: Sarah Fetters (football) 6:00-6:30 p.m. Yankee Stadium Press Conference Office Phone: 919-684-8708 Press Conference Room at Yankee Cutcliffe and Fetters’ Cell Phone: 984-209-9104 Room at Yankee Stadium select players Stadium available after Fetters’ Email: [email protected] 1 E 161st St. game Fax: 919-684-2489 1 E 161st St. Bronx, NY 10451 Website: www.GoDuke.com Bronx, NY 10451 Mailing Address: Duke SID Office Box 90557 Durham, NC 27708 ACC Video Clip Service Broadcast media outlets will be able to access ACC football 2015 HIGHLIGHTS highlights and press conference excerpts via the ACC Video Clip Service (AVCS) throughout the football season. This • 7-5 overall record; 4-4 mark in the ACC • Redshirt senior S Jeremy Cash was named a video content will only be available for download in a digital • Won seven or more games in three consecutive finalist for the Thorpe Award, Bronko Nagurski file format. To register for this service contact Scott McBurney seasons (2013 - 10; 2014 - 9; 2015 - 7) for the first Award, Lott IMPACT Trophy and Senior CLASS at [email protected] or call 336-851-6067. time since 1960-62 Award. He became the first Duke finalist for the • Aiming for Duke’s 17th campaign with eight or more Thorpe and Nagurski Awards Duke On Twitter and Facebook triumphs, but only the sixth since 1960 • Cash is Duke’s sixth consensus All-America and @Duke_FB is the official Twitter account of the Duke football • Appearing in four straight bowl games for the first the first Blue Devil to receive first, second or third program. Updates on the Duke football team can also be time in program history. The Blue Devils had never team All-America honors in three seasons found on the facebook site Duke Football. been to consecutive bowl games until the 2012-13 • Cash was named the ACC Defensive Player of seasons the Year, becoming Duke’s first league defensive Locker Room Policy The Duke locker room is closed to the media at all times.