Completed Event: Football versus #16 Virginia on December 6, 2025 , Win , 27, to, 20 , OT
Football
27
vs #16 Virginia
20
Notes: Wake Forest 44, Duke 6
10/29/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
- Duke and Wake Forest met for the 86th time this afternoon. Even with today's loss, Duke continues to lead the series, 53-31-2, and 26-17 in games played in Durham.
- Senior WR Ronnie Elliott missed the past four games due to injury, but started today's game and caught three passes for 13 yards.
- Junior QB Mike Schneider made his first start since week four at Virginia. He promptly completed 5-of-7 passes for 45 yards on the opening drive. He ended the day 7-of-10 for 59 yards with one interception.
- Freshman RB Requan Boyette made his first career start today. He is the seventh true freshman to start a game for Duke this season.
- Freshman WR Eron Riley had two receptions for 56 yards this afternoon. He registered his first career TD reception ? a 19-yarder from Zack Asack with 2:25 left in the second quarter ? vs. Wake Forest today.
- Junior S Brian Greene recorded his second interception of the 2005 season and the fourth of his career this afternoon.
- Junior CB John Talley had two pass breakups today to increase his career total to 24. That figure is tied for sixth with Quinton McCracken (1988-91) among Duke's all-time leaders in that category. Immediately ahead is Lamar Grant (1996-99) with 28 career PBUs.
- Unofficially, freshman LB Michael Brown led the Blue Devils with a career-best 15 tackles vs. Wake Forest today. Last week vs. Florida State, Brown registered a team-best 13 tackles.
- Freshman WR Raphael Chestnut made his first career reception today, a seven-yarder in the third quarter.
- Duke's record in games played on Oct. 29 fell to 6-5-1.
- On its first three offensive series of the game, Duke opened with three different quarterbacks. Schneider was the starter and Asack came in on the second possession, and was followed by freshman Marcus Jones for the third possession.
- Today marked Duke's final home game of the 2005 season. The Blue Devils close the year with road contests against Clemson (Nov. 5) and North Carolina (Nov. 19).
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