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11/5/2019 11:57:00 AM | Football
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke welcomes No. 15 Notre Dame to Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium on Saturday.
Kickoff between the Blue Devils and Fighting Irish is set for 7:30 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on the ACC Network.
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The Blue Devils fell to North Carolina, 20-17, during their last outing. Redshirt senior quarterback Quentin Harris finished the day 22-of-39 for 229 yards and a touchdown. Fellow classmate Scott Bracey added his second career score on an 11-yard reception, while redshirt junior kicker AJ Reed converted his ninth consecutive field goal.
Saturday's ACC Network broadcast will feature Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck and Katie George on the call. The game can also be heard on the Blue Devils IMG Sports Network through the TuneIn app or goduke.com
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Duke (4-4, 2-3 ACC) vs. [15] Notre Dame (6-2)
Saturday, November 9, 2019 • 7:30 PM
Durham, N.C. • Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium (40,004 • Natural Grass)Â
TELEVISION • ACC Network • WatchESPN
RADIO • Blue Devils IMG Sports Network
GAME NOTES • Duke Notes (PDF) •  Notre Dame Notes
LIVE STATS • GoDuke.com
TWITTER • @DukeFOOTBALL
Saturday's contest will be the sixth meeting between Duke and Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish hold a slim 3-2 edge in the series, but the Blue Devils won the teams' last meeting, 38-35, back in 2016.
   The series breakdown: Away: 1-3 | Home: 1-0
During that matchup in 2016, Reed drilled a 19-yard field goal to put the visitors up by three with 1:24 remaining on the clock. The Blue Devil defense then took over, forcing three incomplete passes by the Irish on their final four plays. Daniel Jones was 24-of-32 for 290 yards and three touchdowns during the contest, while both Jela Duncan and Anthony Nash accumulated over 100 yards rushing and receiving, respectively.Â
The Blue Devils are 26-6 (.813) against non-ACC opponents since the start of the 2013 season. They have also won 20 of their last 25 (.800) games versus non-conference foes.
The Blue Devils are 28-142-6 all-time against nationally-ranked opponents (AP poll) including ledgers of 10-59-4 versus top-10 foes and 3-32-2 against top-5 competition.Â
Since failing to score more than a field goal in their season opener against No. 2 Alabama, Duke has responded with 30 total touchdowns over its last seven games (15 receiving, 14 rushing, and one special teams). With Harris' passing and rushing score against North Carolina, the Blue Devils have seen the redshirt senior account for 19 of those 30 touchdowns.
Over the last seven games, Harris has gone 138-of-224 (.616) for 1,403 yards and 13 touchdowns. The Wilton, Conn., native also has rushed for 395 yards on 94 carries with six rushing scores.
Duke has had multiple players register double digit tackles in a game on four different occasions this season (Alabama, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, and Georgia Tech). Duke earned two players with double digit tackles just four times throughout all of last season. Senior Koby Quansah and redshirt junior Brandon Hill have led the team with four and three games, respectively, with double figure tackles.
Dylan Singleton and Shaka Heyward have been the only other Blue Devils to reach double digit tackles in a game this season. Singleton joined Quansah during the Alabama game when he tied his career-high with 13 stops, while Heyward compiled an impressive 15 against North Carolina.
Despite having thumb surgery a week before the season opener, Quansah has secured a team-best 72 tackles, including 7.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. Two other Blue Devils have earned 50-plus tackles on the year in Singleton and Hill with 54 and 50, respectively.Â
Redshirt sophomore defensive end Chris Rumph II leads the team with 8.5 tackles for loss, a mark that sits 13th in the league. Quansah and Victor Dimukeje follow closely behind with 7.5 apiece. Duke is one of only three teams in the ACC with a trio of players with at least 7.5 TFL this season (Pittsburgh and Virginia).
On the ground, junior Deon Jackson is tops on the team with 487 rushing yards and five touchdowns. Harris is second with 408 yards and a team-best six scores, while sophomore Mataeo Durant holds strong in third with 248 yards and one TD. Two rookies, Jalon Calhoun and Eli Pancol, have registered a team-best three receiving scores.Â
On January 4, 2005, Duke head coach David Cutcliffe was hired by then Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis to serve as assistant head coach/QBs coach with the Irish. Due to health reasons, Cutcliffe resigned from the position on June 1 of the same year. Current Duke Vice President and Director of Athletics Kevin White served as Notre Dame's Director of Athletics from 2000-08.
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Kickoff between the Blue Devils and Fighting Irish is set for 7:30 p.m., and the game will be broadcast live on the ACC Network.
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The Blue Devils fell to North Carolina, 20-17, during their last outing. Redshirt senior quarterback Quentin Harris finished the day 22-of-39 for 229 yards and a touchdown. Fellow classmate Scott Bracey added his second career score on an 11-yard reception, while redshirt junior kicker AJ Reed converted his ninth consecutive field goal.
Saturday's ACC Network broadcast will feature Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck and Katie George on the call. The game can also be heard on the Blue Devils IMG Sports Network through the TuneIn app or goduke.com
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Duke (4-4, 2-3 ACC) vs. [15] Notre Dame (6-2)
Saturday, November 9, 2019 • 7:30 PM
Durham, N.C. • Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium (40,004 • Natural Grass)Â
TELEVISION • ACC Network • WatchESPN
RADIO • Blue Devils IMG Sports Network
GAME NOTES • Duke Notes (PDF) •  Notre Dame Notes
LIVE STATS • GoDuke.com
TWITTER • @DukeFOOTBALL
Saturday's contest will be the sixth meeting between Duke and Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish hold a slim 3-2 edge in the series, but the Blue Devils won the teams' last meeting, 38-35, back in 2016.
   The series breakdown: Away: 1-3 | Home: 1-0
During that matchup in 2016, Reed drilled a 19-yard field goal to put the visitors up by three with 1:24 remaining on the clock. The Blue Devil defense then took over, forcing three incomplete passes by the Irish on their final four plays. Daniel Jones was 24-of-32 for 290 yards and three touchdowns during the contest, while both Jela Duncan and Anthony Nash accumulated over 100 yards rushing and receiving, respectively.Â
The Blue Devils are 26-6 (.813) against non-ACC opponents since the start of the 2013 season. They have also won 20 of their last 25 (.800) games versus non-conference foes.
The Blue Devils are 28-142-6 all-time against nationally-ranked opponents (AP poll) including ledgers of 10-59-4 versus top-10 foes and 3-32-2 against top-5 competition.Â
Since failing to score more than a field goal in their season opener against No. 2 Alabama, Duke has responded with 30 total touchdowns over its last seven games (15 receiving, 14 rushing, and one special teams). With Harris' passing and rushing score against North Carolina, the Blue Devils have seen the redshirt senior account for 19 of those 30 touchdowns.
Over the last seven games, Harris has gone 138-of-224 (.616) for 1,403 yards and 13 touchdowns. The Wilton, Conn., native also has rushed for 395 yards on 94 carries with six rushing scores.
Duke has had multiple players register double digit tackles in a game on four different occasions this season (Alabama, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, and Georgia Tech). Duke earned two players with double digit tackles just four times throughout all of last season. Senior Koby Quansah and redshirt junior Brandon Hill have led the team with four and three games, respectively, with double figure tackles.
Dylan Singleton and Shaka Heyward have been the only other Blue Devils to reach double digit tackles in a game this season. Singleton joined Quansah during the Alabama game when he tied his career-high with 13 stops, while Heyward compiled an impressive 15 against North Carolina.
Despite having thumb surgery a week before the season opener, Quansah has secured a team-best 72 tackles, including 7.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks. Two other Blue Devils have earned 50-plus tackles on the year in Singleton and Hill with 54 and 50, respectively.Â
Redshirt sophomore defensive end Chris Rumph II leads the team with 8.5 tackles for loss, a mark that sits 13th in the league. Quansah and Victor Dimukeje follow closely behind with 7.5 apiece. Duke is one of only three teams in the ACC with a trio of players with at least 7.5 TFL this season (Pittsburgh and Virginia).
On the ground, junior Deon Jackson is tops on the team with 487 rushing yards and five touchdowns. Harris is second with 408 yards and a team-best six scores, while sophomore Mataeo Durant holds strong in third with 248 yards and one TD. Two rookies, Jalon Calhoun and Eli Pancol, have registered a team-best three receiving scores.Â
On January 4, 2005, Duke head coach David Cutcliffe was hired by then Notre Dame head coach Charlie Weis to serve as assistant head coach/QBs coach with the Irish. Due to health reasons, Cutcliffe resigned from the position on June 1 of the same year. Current Duke Vice President and Director of Athletics Kevin White served as Notre Dame's Director of Athletics from 2000-08.
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