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Football
vs #16 Virginia
Notes: Navy 38, Duke 13
11/4/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
- Today was the 36th meeting between Duke and Navy. Including today's result, Navy leads the all-time series vs. the Blue Devils, 19-12-5, including a 7-5-1 mark in games played in Durham.
- Duke captains this afternoon were junior RB Justin Boyle, freshman NG Vince Oghobaase, sophomore WR Eron Riley and sophomore LB Michael Tauiliili.
- Duke took the opening drive of the game down the field in five plays covering 70 yards in just 1:58. The drive was capped off by a one-yard touchdown run by sophomore RB Re'quan Boyette. The drive was highlighted by a 38-yard pass from Thaddeus Lewis to Eron Riley to put the ball at the Navy one-yard line. It was Duke's first touchdown in the opening quarter this season.
- The TD score was the second of 2006 and the third in Boyette's career.
- Sophomore WR Jabari Marshall entered the game ranked third in the ACC and 19th nationally with a 26.2 return average. Today vs. Navy, Marshall had five returns for 128 yards (25.6).
- Junior RB Justin Boyle eclipsed 1,000 career rushing yards with today's 76-yard output. Boyle now has 1,051 rushing yards in his career. Boyle had his second-highest rushing output of the season with 76 yards today vs. the Midshipmen (previous high was 113 last week vs. Vanderbilt).
- Two Blue Devils ? freshman DT Ayanga Okpokowuruk and junior DE Patrick Bailey ? each recovered their first career fumbles this afternoon vs. Navy. Senior CB John Talley also recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter. Overall, Duke recovered three of Navy's four fumbles.
- With 181 passing yards, QB Thaddeus Lewis moved into fourth-place among freshmen in Duke football history with 1,481. Lewis passed Dave Brown (1,479 in 1989). Immediately ahead is Spence Fischer (1,505 in 1992).
- Sophomore WR Eron Riley extended his consecutive reception streak to 15 games, which is currently the fifth-longest streak in the ACC. Riley had 88 yards on four receptions vs. Navy.
- Senior LB Jeramy Edwards had a career-best 15 tackles this afternoon. His previous high was 12 vs. North Carolina in 2005. It was his fourth double-figure tackle game of 2006 and the fifth of his career.
- With 13 tackles, sophomore LB Michael Tauiliili had his third double-digit tackle game of 2006 and the sixth of his career.
- Senior LB Codey Lowe entered today's game with a team-best 11.5 tackles for losses. He added one vs. the Midshipmen.
- Duke returns to action at Boston College on Nov. 11. Kickoff is set for 7:00 PM for the game that will be televised by ESPNU.
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