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Notes: Virginia Tech 14, Duke 10
10/29/2011 4:27:00 PM | Football
Team Notes
Player Notes
Kelby Brown
Jordon Byas
Matt Daniels
Jordan DeWalt-Ondijo
Cooper Helfet
Alex King
Sean Renfree
Desmond Scott
Donovan Varner
Conner Vernon
Jamal Wallace
- Duke rushed for its 16th rushing touchdown of the year.
- The Blue Devils registered its first multi-interception game of the year with two picks.
- Duke made a season-high 87 tackles in the game.
- Duke held Virginia Tech scoreless in the second half, the second time this season the Blue Devils have held an opponent scoreless in the final two quarters.
Player Notes
Kelby Brown
- Registered a career-high 13 tackles, including five solo.
- He reached double-digit tackles for the third time this season and for the fifth time of his career.
Jordon Byas
- Made a career-high seven tackles and posted his first tackle for loss this season and the fourth of his career.
Matt Daniels
- Registered his first multi-interception game of his career with two picks.
- Has four career interceptions and two for the season, with three of his four career interceptions coming against Virginia Tech.
- Is the first Duke player with two interceptions in a game since Leon Wright did so against Army on Sept. 12, 2009.
- Made 13 tackles, including five solo stops, for his third double-digit tackles performance of 2011 and seventh of his career.
- Had two pass break-ups to move to 13 on the season and 26 for his career.
Jordan DeWalt-Ondijo
- Made a career-high six tackles, including two solo tackles.
Cooper Helfet
- Caught four passes for 25 yards, his third straight game with multiple receptions and fifth with at least four catches.
Alex King
- Put three punts inside the 20-yard line for the second time in a single game this season and for the fifth time in his career.
Sean Renfree
- Completed 17-of-35 passes for 204 yards to post his sixth straight game and seventh overall this season with 200-plus yards passing.
Desmond Scott
- Finished the day with 10 carries for 72 yards, including a season-long rush of 47 yards.
- His 7.2 yards per carry is his second-best average of the season and third-best of his career.
- Registered his sixth career touchdown and second of the season with a three-yard carry.
- Picked up 101 all-purpose yards, marking the first time this season and fourth of his career with over 100 all-purpose yards.
- Made his 45th career field goal with a 26-yard kick. He is now 16-for-21 from 20-plus yards in his career.
- Has 206 career points to move within 15 points of tying for the No. 3 spot on Duke's career scoring list.
Donovan Varner
- Caught three passes to move within six of tying Clarkson Hines for the top spot on the Duke career receptions list at 189.
- Moved to fourth on Duke's career receiving list with 2,390 yards.
Conner Vernon
- Finished the day with four catches for 88 yards for an average of 22 yards per catch, his highest average of the season and second highest of his career.
- Moved into second on the Duke career receiving yards list with 2,459 yards.
Jamal Wallace
- Registered a career-high two tackles for loss and his first sack of the season.
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