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Duke (4-2; 2-1 ACC) 7 at Virginia (4-2; 2-1 ACC) Saturday, October 19, 2019 • 3:30 pm • ACC Network Charlottesville, Va. • David A. Harrison III Field at Scott Stadium (61,500 • Athletic Turf) • Duke heads to Charlottesville, Va., for its first of • Of those four games in which the Blue Devils Duke (4-2; 4-1 ACC) two consecutive road tests when it faces off with finished with two players with double figure tack- AUGUST Virginia on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. and les, Quansah has been half of that duo every time. will be broadcast live on the ACC Network. Against Alabama, Quansah (11) teamed up with Dylan 31 [2] vs. Alabama^ (ABC) L, 3-42 Singleton (13), before he (13) and Hill (11) joined SEPTEMBER • The Blue Devils are coming off a 41-23 victory over forces versus Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech. 7 NORTH CAROLINA A&T (ACCNX) W, 45-13 Georgia Tech in which they scored 38 straight points, all of which came in the opening half. Those 38 points • Despite having thumb surgery a week before the 14 at Middle Tennessee State (Facebook Live) W, 41-18 were the most scored in a half since Duke put up 47 season opener, Quansah has racked up a team-best 27 at Virginia Tech* (ESPN) W, 45-10 against N.C. Central in 2017 and the most against 59 tackles, including 6.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 OCTOBER an ACC opponent in a half since recording 41 versus sacks. Two other Blue Devils have earned 40-plus 5 PITTSBURGH* (ACC Network) L, 30-33 Wake Forest in 1999. The day was highlighted by two tackles on the year in Hill and Singleton with 46 and rushing scores from Deon Jackson, a blocked punt 41, respectively. 12 GEORGIA TECH* (RSN) W, 41-23 returned for a touchdown, and 3.0 sacks by junior 19 at Virginia* (ACC Network) 3:30 p.m. defensive end Victor Dimukeje. • Quansah and Dimukeje are currently tied for the 26 at North Carolina * (RSN) 4:00 p.m. team lead with 6.0 tackles for loss, while Dimukeje is NOVEMBER • Saturday’s contest will be the 71st meeting be- tops on the Blue Devils squad and fifth in the league tween Duke and Virginia. The Cavaliers hold a 37-33 with 5.0 sacks on the year after his three against 9 NOTRE DAME (ACC Network) TBA edge on the series and have won four consecutive Georgia Tech. 16 SYRACUSE* TBA heading into the contest. 23 at Wake Forest* TBA The series breakdown: • For his performance against Georgia Tech, Dimuke- 30 MIAMI* TBA Away: 12-20 | Home: 18-14 | Neutral: 3-3 je was recognized as the ACC’s Defensive Lineman of the Week. The Baltimore, Md., native compiled six ^Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game (Atlanta, Ga.) *ACC game • Duke and Virginia have played every year since total tackles, 3.0 TFL, 3.0 sacks, one caused fumble, 1963. The Cavaliers had an eight-game winning streak and two quarterback pressures on the day. His fi- from 2000-07 until Duke won six-of-seven from nal sack total was the most by a Duke player vs. an David Cutcliffe 2008-14. Since then, however, Virginia has sparked ACC opponent since Phillip Alexander registered 3.0 Hometown Birmingham, Ala. another streak that currently sits at four straight. against Florida State in 2003. Date of birth September 16, 1954 • Duke’s last victory over Virginia came on Oct. 18, • Elected by their teammates, six returning letter- Alma mater Alabama, 1976 2014 when it registered a 20-13 win on homecoming. men serve as team captains for the 2019 campaign: Hired at Duke December 15, 2007 Wide receiver Jamison Crowder, who is currently OG Zach Baker, DT Edgar Cerenord, DE Tre Horn- Career Record 115-103/18+ seasons with the New York Jets, caught eight passes for 99 buckle, QB Harris, LB Quansah and S Singleton. yards and the Blue Devils defense limited the Cava- at Duke 71-74/12+ seasons liers to just three points after half to earn the win. • Duke has made bowl game appearances in six of at Ole Miss 44-29/6+ seasons Quarterback Anthony Boone completed 22-of-37 the past seven seasons. The Blue Devils have won Bowl games 7-4 (3-3 at Duke; 4-1 at Ole Miss) passes for 176 yards and one touchdown. David Hel- each of their past three bowl games with victories in vs. Virginia 6-5 ton’s 14 tackles led the Duke defense who did not al- the 2015 New Era Pinstripe, 2017 Quick Lane & 2018 Frank Broyles Award 1998 (Tennessee) low the Cavaliers into the red zone for the final 22:11. Walk-On’s Independence bowls. SEC Coach of the Year 2003 (Ole Miss) • Duke owns an all-time record of 515-524-31 (.496) • This season, Duke will don a “McGEE” helmet ACC Coach of the Year 2012 & 2013 (Duke) in its 107 seasons. sticker in memory of former Blue Devil lettermen, National Coach of the Year 2013 (Duke) coaches and twin brothers Jerry and Mike McGee, Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2016 • Since failing to score more than a field goal in their who passed away on January 6, 2019 and August 16, season opener against No. 2 Alabama, Duke has re- 2019, respectively ... Jerry, who served as an assis- Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2019 sponded with 26 total touchdowns over its last five tant coach at Kansas State, Southern Illinois, East games (12 receiving, 13 rushing, and one special Carolina and Duke, led Edenton Holmes (N.C.) High Broadcast Information teams). With Quentin Harris’ rushing score against School to a pair of state championships in 1964 and TV ACC Network Georgia Tech last Saturday, the Blue Devils have 1965 and is enshrined in the North Carolina Sports seen the redshirt senior record at least one TD via Hall of Fame, North Carolina High School Athletic Play-by-play Chris Cotter the ground game in four of their five outings since Association Hall of Fame, National High School Hall Analyst Mark Herzlich the opener. of Fame and National Interscholastic Administrators Sideline Kelsey Riggs Association Hall of Fame ... As a senior guard at Duke • Over the last five games, Harris has gone 103-of- in 1959, Mike McGee earned first team All-America RADIO Blue Devil IMG Sports Network 159 (.648) for 1,086 yards and 11 touchdowns. The and ACC Player of the Year honors while claiming the Play-by-play David Shumate Wilton, Conn., native also has been able to showcase Outland Trophy as the nation’s top interior lineman, his speed picking up 367 yards on 73 carries with went on to earn induction into the College Football Analyst Dave Harding five rushing scores. Hall of Fame in 1990 and later served as the head Sideline John Roth coach at his alma mater (1971-78) and then as Ath- Engineer John Rose • Duke has had multiple players register double digit letic Director at Cincinnati, Southern California and tackles in a game on four different occasions this South Carolina. Sirius/XM season. Duke earned two players with double digit tackles just four times throughout all of last season. Sirius N/A During its most recent outing, senior Koby Quansah XM Channel 386 and redshirt junior Brandon Hill posted 11 tackles Internet Channel 975 each, respectively. 2019 Duke Football Game Notes www.GoDuke.com NON-CONFERENCE WINS, NO PROBLEM QUANSAH SELECTED TO AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM TEAM NOTES • Duke holds a 38-15 (.717) overall non-conference • Senior linebacker Koby Quansah was named to the WEEKEND NOTES record under Cutcliffe. 2019 Allstate American Football Coaches Associa- • Duke is looking to end a four-game losing skid to • In the last 25 regular season non-conference games, tion (AFCA) Good Works Team®. Virginia and earn its first win over the Cavaliers Duke is 21-4 with its only setbacks a 19-10 home • Quansah was one of just 22 student-athletes and since 2014 and its first road win since 2013. loss to Northwestern in September of 2015, a 24-13 one honorary coach nationwide selected. The • Heading into Saturday’s contest, Duke sits third in defeat at Northwestern in 2016, a 21-16 loss at Army team acts of service range from the founding of an the ACC with a 42.6 percent (40-of-94) conversion West Point in November of 2017, and a 42-3 loss organization that serves the homeless, to raising rate on third down. Virginia is fifth having converted against No. 2 Alabama to kick off the 2019 season. research funds for the rare disease community. on 35-of-84 (41.7) attempts. • Since Duke joined a conference prior to the 1930 • Quansah traveled to Antigua, Guatemala, and volun- • Duke’s fourth down conversion percentage of 73.3 season, the 21-4 regular season non-conference teered by assembling seven smokeless stoves and (11-of-15) is also near the top of the ACC (2nd) stretch is the winningest 25-game segment in helping construct the basis of a house for a small standings and is 20th in the country. program history. family. • See the breakdown below: • He has also taken part in the Duke Football pro- THE CUTCLIFFE ERA CONTINUES Dates Regular Season Non-Conference Record gram’s local Habitat for Humanity initiative, helping • When head coach David Cutcliffe took over the Sept. 28, 2013 - Present ...............21-4 (.840) the organization with a building project in Durham Duke program in 2008, the Blue Devils had a mere Nov.