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Notes: Navy 46, Duke 43
9/22/2007 12:00:00 AM | Football
Duke vs. Navy Notes
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Pregame:
Game captains: Duke ? Thaddeus Lewis, Cameron Goldberg, Patrick Bailey; Navy ? Reggie Campbell, Irv Spencer
Duke won the coin toss and will receive. Navy will defend the South endzone.
Weather at kickoff: 80 degrees, mostly cloudy, 74-percent humidity, wind from SW at 5 MPH
Duke Game Starters: Offense ? QB Thaddeus Lewis, RB Ronnie Drummer, WR Raphael Chestnut, WR Jomar Wright, WR Eron Riley, WR Austin Kelly, LT Cameron Goldberg, LG Zach Maurides, C Matt Rumsey, RG Rob Schirmann, RT Fred Roland; Defense ? DE Wesley Oglesby, DT Vince Oghobaase, NG Ayanga Okpokowuruk, RUE Patrick Bailey, SLB Adam Banks, MLB Michael Tauiliili, WLB Vincent Rey, CB Leon Wright, SS Chris Davis, FS Adrian Aye-Darko, CB Glenn Williams.
Navy - 46, Duke - 43:
Starting Streaks
Long snapper Casey Hales made his team-leading 38th consecutive start. Matt Rumsey extended his starts streak to 27 straight games, earning the start at center. Rush end Patrick Bailey has now started 24 consecutive games and Eron Riley earned his 17th straight starting nod. Three players have started 16 straight games with Zach Maurides and Rob Schirmann each starting on the offensive line and Vince Oghobaase playing defensive tackle at the start. A pair of true freshman Austin Kelly and Adam Banks earned their first career starts in the game. Kelly was one of four wide receivers to start and Banks started in place of the injured Charles Robinson at outside linebacker. Ronnie Drummer received his first start of the season and 11th career start.
Riley Goes Deep
On Duke's second drive of the game Thaddeus Lewis threw a deep pass to Eron Riley for a 76-yard touchdown. The scoring strike tied for the ninth longest in school history, matching Dave Brown's pass to Clarkston Hines against Wake Forest in 1989. The pass was the longest completion of Lewis' career and longest reception of Riley's career. Lewis recorded his previous career long last weekend at Northwestern with a 56-yard touchdown pass to Ronnie Drummer. Riley had a 66-yard catch against Clemson in 2005.
Riley Scores on Back-to-Back Plays
Following a 61-yard kickoff return by Jabari Marshall, Thaddeus Lewis hit Eron Riley on the first play of the drive for a 35-yard touchdown. Lewis and Riley hooked up for touchdown passes on back-to-back offensive plays for the Blue Devils.
Four Touchdowns for Riley Match School Record
Eron Riley recorded touchdown receptions of 76, 35, 9 and 69 yards gave him four touchdowns in the game to match a school record previously set by Corey Thomas against Georgia Tech in 1997. The four touchdowns are the first four touchdown receptions of the season for Riley and give him nine for his career.
200-yard Receiving Game
Eron Riley recorded his first career 200-yard receiving game with six catches for 235 yards and four touchdowns. The 235 yards in the game are the fifth most in a single game in Duke history. It is only the sixth time in school history a receiver has posted over 200 yards. It was also the fourth time in his career that Riley caught over 100 yards in a game. He moved into a tie for sixth on Duke's career 100-yard receivers list, matching his position coach Scottie Montgomery, Stanley Dorsey and Cedric Jones.
Lewis Throws for Career High
Thaddeus Lewis completed 23-of-36 pass attempts for a career-high 428 yards and four touchdowns. The performance is just the 11th 400-yard passing game by a Duke quarterback and is the seventh highest total on the all-time single game list. His previous best was a 305-yard performance against Wake Forest in 2006.
Lewis and Touchdown Passes
Thaddeus Lewis threw four touchdown passes against Navy to match his career high set in the season finale against North Carolina last year. The four touchdown passes gives him nine for the season and 20 for his career. He has now thrown touchdown passes in all four of Duke's games in 2007 and has a touchdown pass in 11 of his 16 career games.
Lewis Runs For Score
Thaddeus Lewis rolled out of the pocket and kept the ball for a three-yard touchdown run, his first rushing score of the season. He now has two career rushing touchdowns with his other one coming at Alabama in 2006. The rushing touchdown gave him three total touchdowns in the first half.
What a First Half for Lewis
Sophomore quarterback Thaddeus Lewis put together another stellar first half for the Blue Devils. He completed 14-of-21 pass attempts for 289 yards and three touchdowns. In the last two games, Lewis is 28-of-36 for 475 yards and six touchdowns.
First Rushing Touchdown of 2007
At the 12:54 mark in the second quarter, Re'quan Boyette broke a tackle and scored from four yards out to give Duke its first rushing touchdown of the season. Boyette now has four career rushing touchdowns with one as a freshman and two in his sophomore season. Boyette finished with 42 yards on seven carries in the game to go along with four receptions for 29 yards. His four catches matches a career high.
Most Points in First Half Since 1999
Duke's 36 points in the first half were the most they have scored since 1999 when they put 41 on the board at home against Wake Forest on November 13.
Most Points in Loss
The Blue Devils scored 43 points in Saturday's game, the most points scored in a loss since 1987 when Duke lost to N.C. State, 47-45.
First Interception for Marcus Jones
Marcus Jones, a former quarterback and wide receiver, recorded his first career interception in the second quarter. Jones, a junior, is in his first year as a linebacker. He had 21 career receptions as a wide receiver.
Double Digit Tackles
Three Duke players notched double digit tackle performances in a loss to Navy. Michael Tauiliili matched his career high with 15 tackles in the game. It was his eighth career double digit tackle game. He also had 2.5 tackles for a loss. The 15 tackles gives him his first double digit tackle game of 2007. Vincent Rey also posted a double figure tackle game with 15 tackles, his third in four games this season. Rey added 0.5 sacks in the game. Vince Oghobaase recorded his first double digit tackle game with 10 tackles, 3.5 tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks. The Blue Devils now have had seven players record double digit tackles through four games this season.
Oghobaase and Oglesby Posts Career Performances
Sophomore defensive tackle Vince Oghobaase tallied a career-high 10 tackles, with 1.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles for a loss for a total of 14 yards. Making just his second career start, Wesley Oglesby recorded a career-high nine tackles with two tackles for a loss.
Marshall Moves up Return Charts
Jabari Marshall continued to climb up the career kick return and career kick return yards charts. He tallied four kick returns for 122 yards on Saturday. He now has 54 returns to tie him for sixth on the all-time Duke list. He has posted 1,407 career return yards to rank fifth all-time.
Two-Point Conversion Success
Duke has went for the two-point conversion three times this season and have been successful all three times. At Navy the Blue Devils were 2-for-2 with a pair of passes to Nick Stefanow. The other try on the year was at Virginia when Thaddeus Lewis threw a pass to Tielor Robinson.
Next Game
Duke will play its next game against Miami on Saturday, September 29 at 12 p.m. (ET) in Miami, Fla.
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