Saturday was truly a tale of two halves, as the Blue Devils played a strong first two quarters against Pittsburgh but faltered in the final 30 minutes to fall to 6-4 on the season and .500 in ACC play.
Backup quarterback Parker Boehme started in place of an injured Thomas Sirk and found some success early on the ground and through the air, but the Panthers pulled away in the second half.
On Senior Day at Wallace Wade Stadium Saturday, Duke dropped its third straight game since beginning the season 6-1 with a 31-13 loss against Pittsburgh.
Every week throughout the football season, the Blue Zone will break down a player on each team who could be the difference-maker in the upcoming contest.
The Blue Zone breaks down keys to the game for this week's matchup against Pittsburgh
This week, The Chronicle’s Ryan Hoerger spoke to the The Pitt News' sports editor Dan Sostek about Saturday’s Senior Day game at Wallace Wade Stadium in a meeting of Duke and Pittsburgh squads both trying to end two-game losing streaks.
Duke will have to shake off a 66-31 drubbing at the hands of North Carolina last weekend as it prepares to face Tyler Boyd and a talented Pittsburgh offense.
Duke will try to end its current two-game skid on Senior Day Saturday at noon against Pittsburgh at Wallace Wade Stadium with a quality bowl bid at stake.
Duke football head coach David Cutcliffe held his weekly press conference Tuesday, addressing the Blue Devils' recent 66-31 loss to North Carolina and the upcoming matchup against Pittsburgh.
If the Blue Devils have learned anything over the last two seasons, they know that Pittsburgh can score. 106 points to be exact—58 in a barnburner at Wallace Wade Stadium in 2013 and 48 in a double-overtime thriller at home last season. When the Panthers enter Wallace Wade Stadium for a noon showdown with Duke Saturday, they will have a chip on their shoulder after dropping two straight games and will look to run up the scoreboard again to right the ship in the Coastal Division race and spoil one of the most successful group of Blue Devil seniors’ last game at home. “We’ve got to be able to focus on our responsibilities, whether it’s run first, react to pass or pass first, react to run, then that’s what we’ve got to work on,” Duke redshirt senior defensive end Kyler Brown said.
Despite the big final margin, running back Jela Duncan had a strong performance against the Tar Heels Saturday.
Redshirt senior offensive guard Cody Robinson announced via Twitter that he re-aggravated a back injury against North Carolina last weekend—an injury that will end his football career with Duke.
This week's edition of Sportswrap spotlight's North Carolina quarterback Marquise Williams, who burned the Blue Devils for 494 passing yards and five total touchdowns in the Tar Heels' emphatic 66-31 win Saturday in Chapel Hill.
A day after Duke’s 66-31 loss to North Carolina, Duke head coach David Cutcliffe attributed the blowout to a string of simple mistakes.
"Separation Saturday" lived up to its billing as a weekend of upsets and big matchups reshuffled the college football landscape.
At some point the homecoming crowd at Kenan Memorial Stadium may have expected to hear “EA Sports—it’s in the game” announced over the loudspeakers. The No. 21 Tar Heels racked up video game numbers all afternoon in a 66-31 drubbing of the Blue Devils.
Despite a solid performance from running back Jela Duncan, the Blue Devils were embarrassed in their rivalry matchup against North Carolina.
