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Duke (2-3, 0-1 ACC)
vs. N.C. State (3-2, 0-1 ACC)
October 10, 2009
4 p.m. (ET)
Site: Raleigh, N.C.
Stadium: Carter-Finley Stadium
Surface: Natural grass
Capacity: 57,583
TV: ESPNU - Carter Blackburn (Play-by-Play); Charles Arbuckle (Color)
Radio: Blue Devil ISP Sports Network
Internet: GoDuke.com
Tickets: 1-877-375-DUKE
Series: Duke, 39-36-5
Blue Devils To Face Wolfpack
Duke (2-3, 0-1 ACC) will play its first ACC road game on Saturday, Oct. 10 against N.C. State (3-2, 0-1 ACC) at 4 p.m. (ET) in Carter-Finley Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPNU with Carter Blackburn calling the play-by-play and Charles Arbuckle providing the color commentary. The Blue Devils are coming off a 34-26 loss to Virginia Tech in the ACC opener while the Wolfpack lost to Wake Forest, 30-24, on the road to open ACC play.
Last Time Out
Duke tallied 397 yards of total offense, including a 359-yard, two touchdown performance from Thaddeus Lewis, but lost its ACC opener, 34-26, against Virginia Tech. The Hokies' Tyrod Taylor had a career-high 327 passing yards on 17-of-22 attempts and two touchdowns in the win. Jarrett Boykin was his main target with six catches for 144 yards and one touchdown, while Josh Oglesby had two rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter. The Blue Devils received a strong performance from freshman wide receiver Conner Vernon, who caught four passes for 128 yards.
Duke-N.C. State Series
The Blue Devils lead the all-time series between the two schools 39-36-5. N.C. State has won the last 11 games in the series. Duke had a 26-1-2 record against the Wolfpack from 1933 to 1962.
Overall: Duke, 39-36-5
First Meeting: N.C. State, 14-0 in 1924
Last Meeting: N.C. State, 27-17 in 2008
Largest Duke Margin of Victory: 75 (75-0) in 1943
Largest NCSU Margin of Victory: 31 (45-14) in 1997
Duke's Last Win in Raleigh: 1984 (16-13)
N.C. State's Last Win in Raleigh: 2002 (24-22)
Current Streak: N.C. State, W11
Last Meeting
N.C. State's Russell Wilson threw two touchdown passes in the first half and J.C. Neal had a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown as the Wolfpack defeated Duke, 27-17, in Durham. The Blue Devils recorded 411 yards of total offense but only scored twice in five trips to the red zone. Lewis led Duke, completing 37-of-52 pass attempts for 317 yards.
Inside the Numbers ...
- 3 - Sophomore safety Matt Daniels has forced three fumbles this season, which are tied for the most in the NCAA Division I. Daniels and Virginia Tech's Cody Grimm are the only two players in the ACC with three caused fumbles.
- 3 - Junior wide receiver Austin Kelly has now caught five or more passes in three consecutive games. On the year, Kelly leads Duke with 25 receptions including six for 43 yards and a touchdown last week versus Virginia Tech.
- 4 - Junior kicker Will Snyderwine booted four field goals last week against Virginia Tech covering 29, 25, 47 and 43 yards. The four field goals are the most by a Blue Devil kicker since Sims Lenhardt connected on four attempts versus Northwestern in 1999.
- 5 - Redshirt junior tight end Brandon King now has five career touchdown receptions following his 48-yard scoring catch against Virginia Tech. The five TD catches rank tied for eighth on Duke's career chart for scoring grabs by a tight end.
- 11 - Last week against Virginia Tech, the Blue Devils put together three scoring drives of 11 or more snaps.
- 16 - Senior quarterback Thaddeus Lewis has thrown two or more touchdown passes in 16 career games.
- 20 - Lewis now owns a touchdown-to-interception difference of +20 for his career, tossing 54 touchdowns opposed to 34 interceptions. Lewis has displayed marked improvement in this area since arriving in Durham, struggling during his rookie campaign with 11 TDs and 16 interceptions. Since the beginning of 2007 season, Lewis has thrown for 43 touchdowns with just 18 interceptions in 28 contests.
- 54 - Lewis has 54 career touchdown passes, one shy of matching Ben Bennett's school record of 55 career touchdown passes. It will also tie him for 11th all-time in the ACC. Lewis has thrown 10 or more TD passes in each of his first three seasons as the starting QB and is the active leader in the ACC.
- 117 - Redshirt senior defensive tackle Vince Oghobaase has 33.5 career tackles for loss for a total of 117 yards of lost yardage. His 33.5 tackles for loss rank eighth in Duke history and are one shy of Reggie Andrews for seventh on the career list.
- 123 - Lewis is 123 passing yards shy of 8,000 for his career. He is looking to become the 15th quarterback in ACC history with 8,000 career passing yards. He is 127 yards away from Steve Slayden for third all-time at Duke.
- 192 - In last week's loss to then sixth-ranked Virginia Tech, freshman wide receiver Conner Vernon totaled 192 all-purpose yards. The Miami, Fla., native had four receptions for 128 yards while returning three kickoffs for an additional 64 yards.
- 271 - Vernon has 271 receiving yards this season and already ranks eighth on Duke's single season receiving yards list for freshmen. Walter Jones holds the school record for yards by a freshman with 578. Vernon ranks fourth in the ACC with 67.8 receiving yards per game.
- 350 - With his 359-yard outing last week against Virginia Tech, Lewis has now thrown for 350 or more yards in three career games. He is one of six quarterbacks in Duke history to have three or more performances of 350+ yards, joining Anthony Dilweg (7), Ben Bennett (6), Spence Fischer (5), Dave Brown (4) and Steve Slayden (3).
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