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Sunday Rewind: A Look Back at the Miami Game
12/1/2019 1:58:00 PM | Football
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke football got back to its winning ways Saturday when it took down Miami, 27-17, on senior day to close out the year on a high note. Â
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Let's take a quick rewind to see how everything unfolded.
Prior to kickoff the team celebrated 22 seniors who played in their final game for the Duke Blue and White. You could say there was a little bit of excitement around the day.
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Duke started the scoring after redshirt junior kicker AJ Reed converted on a 40-yarder in the opening period. He finished the day 2-for-3 on field goal attempts. The Prattville, Ala., native made 56 consecutive PATs, which put him in sole possession of fifth place on Duke's career charts.
Senior DE Tre Hornbuckle registered his 4.0 sack of the year and career number 6.0. Hornbuckle added one tackle for loss in the game to shift his season mark to 5.0 and his career total to 21.0.
After Miami pulled in front 7-3, redshirt senior quarterback Quentin Harris scampered in from 24 yards out for his first rushing score since Oct. 26 against North Carolina. That TD handed Harris seven rushing scores on the year, marking the sixth time a Duke QB has achieved that feat. Overall, that placed him tied with four others for eighth all-time on the Blue Devils' chart for most rushing TDs by a QB in a season. Harris went 10-of-24 for the day with 156 yards and a touchdown. The Wilton, Conn., native added 49 yards via the ground game with one score.
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Sophomore RB Mataeo Durant added to Duke's offense as well when he recorded consecutive double-figure yard rushes, including a career-long 42-yard run to set up a Blue Devils' field goal. He compiled 59 yards on the day thanks to seven carries to lead the Duke rushing corps.
The Blue Devils trailed,17-13, heading into the fourth quarter but that's when the Duke defense took over. The Blue Devils finished with nine sacks for a loss of 50 yards in the game to set season highs in both categories. The 50 yards were the most since Nov. 14, 2015 when the Blue Devils recorded 62 yards from sacks against Virginia Tech.
Redshirt sophomore DE Chris Rumph II tallied 3.5 sacks in the game to hand him 6.5 for the year and 9.5 in his career. His 3.5 sacks in a game was a season high for Duke and shifted him into sole possession of second most all-time by a Blue Devil in a single game. The Gainesville, Fla., native finished with a career-high eight tackles as well.
From that point on, it was all Duke. The Blue Devils posted back-to-back touchdowns in the fourth quarter thanks to scores by junior running back Deon Jackson and freshman wide receiver Jalon Calhoun. Jackson earned his first rushing TD since Oct. 12 against Georgia Tech. He finished the game with 44 yards on 14 carries. Thanks to that score, Jackson surpassed the 100-point plateau with 102 points accounted for (17 touchdowns).
Calhoun's catch pulled him into sole possession of second place all-time on Duke's freshman receiving charts. He finished with a team-high 82 yards thanks to three targets. Calhoun finished this rookie campaign with 46 receptions on the year after three catches on Saturday. He earned his first score since Sept. 14 after connecting with Harris on a 49-yard reception. That marked a season long catch for the Greenville, S.C., native, who's 420 receiving yards on the year placed him sixth all-time on the rookie list. The freshman also shifted into a tie for third place with Stanley Dorsey (1990) on the freshman receiving touchdown charts with four.
Redshirt senior DE Trevon McSwain posted a career high two forced fumbles, including a strip-sack late in the fourth quarter, to help Duke secure the win. McSwain finished with five caused fumble throughout his career.
SENIOR DAY EXCLUSIVES
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Let's take a quick rewind to see how everything unfolded.
Prior to kickoff the team celebrated 22 seniors who played in their final game for the Duke Blue and White. You could say there was a little bit of excitement around the day.
Senior Day vibes ??
— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) November 30, 2019
LET'S GO ?????? pic.twitter.com/ERtgTcez89
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Duke started the scoring after redshirt junior kicker AJ Reed converted on a 40-yarder in the opening period. He finished the day 2-for-3 on field goal attempts. The Prattville, Ala., native made 56 consecutive PATs, which put him in sole possession of fifth place on Duke's career charts.
??????@_AJR48 from 40 to give us the lead!
— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) November 30, 2019
Duke 3
Miami 0#GoDuke pic.twitter.com/5pP0OXXO9N
Senior DE Tre Hornbuckle registered his 4.0 sack of the year and career number 6.0. Hornbuckle added one tackle for loss in the game to shift his season mark to 5.0 and his career total to 21.0.
SAAAAAAACK ??????
— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) November 30, 2019
The senior putting in work in his final home game as @trehornbuckle_5 brings down the QB ??#GoDuke pic.twitter.com/GmlmllNj7y
After Miami pulled in front 7-3, redshirt senior quarterback Quentin Harris scampered in from 24 yards out for his first rushing score since Oct. 26 against North Carolina. That TD handed Harris seven rushing scores on the year, marking the sixth time a Duke QB has achieved that feat. Overall, that placed him tied with four others for eighth all-time on the Blue Devils' chart for most rushing TDs by a QB in a season. Harris went 10-of-24 for the day with 156 yards and a touchdown. The Wilton, Conn., native added 49 yards via the ground game with one score.
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1?8? bringing the ??????@qharris18 | #GoDuke pic.twitter.com/5yCAJszyNo
— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) November 30, 2019
Sophomore RB Mataeo Durant added to Duke's offense as well when he recorded consecutive double-figure yard rushes, including a career-long 42-yard run to set up a Blue Devils' field goal. He compiled 59 yards on the day thanks to seven carries to lead the Duke rushing corps.
21 ???????? ?????? ??????????????????@mataeo_durant | #GoDuke pic.twitter.com/wjoQjsrm5O
— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) November 30, 2019
The Blue Devils trailed,17-13, heading into the fourth quarter but that's when the Duke defense took over. The Blue Devils finished with nine sacks for a loss of 50 yards in the game to set season highs in both categories. The 50 yards were the most since Nov. 14, 2015 when the Blue Devils recorded 62 yards from sacks against Virginia Tech.
Redshirt sophomore DE Chris Rumph II tallied 3.5 sacks in the game to hand him 6.5 for the year and 9.5 in his career. His 3.5 sacks in a game was a season high for Duke and shifted him into sole possession of second most all-time by a Blue Devil in a single game. The Gainesville, Fla., native finished with a career-high eight tackles as well.
ANOTHER ONE ??????
— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) November 30, 2019
Career-high 3? sacks for our guy @ChrisR_II ??#GoDuke pic.twitter.com/aLl1Lmlsyf
From that point on, it was all Duke. The Blue Devils posted back-to-back touchdowns in the fourth quarter thanks to scores by junior running back Deon Jackson and freshman wide receiver Jalon Calhoun. Jackson earned his first rushing TD since Oct. 12 against Georgia Tech. He finished the game with 44 yards on 14 carries. Thanks to that score, Jackson surpassed the 100-point plateau with 102 points accounted for (17 touchdowns).
Calhoun's catch pulled him into sole possession of second place all-time on Duke's freshman receiving charts. He finished with a team-high 82 yards thanks to three targets. Calhoun finished this rookie campaign with 46 receptions on the year after three catches on Saturday. He earned his first score since Sept. 14 after connecting with Harris on a 49-yard reception. That marked a season long catch for the Greenville, S.C., native, who's 420 receiving yards on the year placed him sixth all-time on the rookie list. The freshman also shifted into a tie for third place with Stanley Dorsey (1990) on the freshman receiving touchdown charts with four.
ÂDJ. ENDZONE. TOUCHDOWN.
— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) November 30, 2019
Back in front, 20-17, with 9:37 to go ??@deon_jackson4 | #GoDuke pic.twitter.com/KfFQQhAx6N
ÂTOUCHDOWN??@qharris18 ?? @primetimejalon_ FOR SIX ??
— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) November 30, 2019
Up 27-17 with under seven to go ??#GoDuke pic.twitter.com/TEbkRVrnPN
Signed, sealed, delivered ??????@qharris18 ?? @primetimejalon_ #GoDuke pic.twitter.com/UPRsTu9VQN
— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) December 1, 2019
Redshirt senior DE Trevon McSwain posted a career high two forced fumbles, including a strip-sack late in the fourth quarter, to help Duke secure the win. McSwain finished with five caused fumble throughout his career.
ÂFUMBLE??
— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) December 1, 2019
Trevon McSwain forces it and @AmbitiousQ15 recovers!
Under two to go ?? pic.twitter.com/UMjd8GF04A
Put it on ??????
— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) December 1, 2019
Trevon McSwain ?? @AmbitiousQ15 #GoDuke pic.twitter.com/7AXaDozzrR
SENIOR DAY EXCLUSIVES
SENIORS DUB TALK ??????@AmbitiousQ15 ?? @trehornbuckle_5 #GoDuke ?????? pic.twitter.com/T2cTyhlhrt
— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) December 1, 2019
Â5?4? on the ?? with some senior exclusives ???#GoDuke pic.twitter.com/R98facJjNP
— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) December 1, 2019
Victory Sunday Vibin' ?? pic.twitter.com/BocdtW0r6H
— Duke Football (@DukeFOOTBALL) December 1, 2019
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