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Game Notes: Georgia Tech
10/4/2021 5:29:00 PM | Football
DURHAM – Duke welcomes Georgia Tech on Saturday to Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium for the teams' 89th all-time meeting.
Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on RSN.
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Georgia Tech leads the all-time series between the two schools, 52-35-1. In the last meeting on Nov. 28, 2020, Duke dropped a 56-33 decision to the Yellow Jackets. The Blue Devils' last win over Georgia Tech came on Oct. 12, 2019, when they scored 38 consecutive points in the first half to cruise to a, 41-23, victory at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium.
Saturday's RSN broadcast will feature Tom Werme, James Bates, and Abby Labar on the call. The game can also be heard on the Blue Devil Sports Network from LEARFIELD through the Varsity app or goduke.com
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Duke (3-2, 0-1 ACC) vs. Georgia Tech (2-3, 1-2 ACC)
Saturday, October 9, 2021 • 12:30 PM
Durham, N.C. • Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium
TELEVISION • RSN
RADIO • Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD
GAME NOTES • Duke Notes (PDF)  •  Georgia Tech Notes
LIVE STATS • GoDuke.com
TWITTER • @DukeFOOTBALL
GAME NOTES
After five games, senior running back Mataeo Durant finds himself atop the league charts in numerous categories. Most notably, he ranks first in total touchdowns by a running back (9), and second in scoring (54 points), rushing touchdowns (8), rushing yards (636) and all-purpose yards per game (160.60).
Mataeo Durant continues to climb up the Blue Devils' all-time rushing chart. His 114 yards against North Carolina moved him into 10th place with 1,957 career yards. He is currently 43 yards away from becoming the ninth Duke player to amass 2,000 career rushing yards.
Redshirt junior linebacker Shaka Heyward has two double-digit tackle games this season and has led Duke in tackles in three of its five contests. The Dacula, Ga., native is currently third in the ACC with 48 tackles.
Junior wide receiver Jalon Calhoun registered 103 yards on six catches last Saturday against North Carolina to became the 40th player in program history to surpass 1,000 career receiving yards (1,094). He earned 100-plus receiving yards for the first time since doing so against North Carolina A&T in 2019.
During its last outing, Duke recorded its third consecutive game with a 100-yard rusher (Mataeo Durant, 114) and a 100-yard receiver (Jalon Calhoun, 103). The feat of having a 100-yard rusher and a 100-yard receiver in the same game three times in a single season has happened just three other occasions in 2013 (3x), 1989 (5x) and 1970 (3x).
HOME WIN STREAK
The three home wins against North Carolina A&T, Northwestern and Kansas marked the fifth time under head coach David Cutcliffe that Duke recorded a three-game home winning streak. The other years were in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2017. In each of those seasons, the Blue Devils went to a bowl game.Â
LEADER OF THE RUN GAME
Senior Mataeo Durant has accumulated 636 rushing yards on 106 attempts with eight TDs in Duke's first four games. The Plum Branch, S.C., native is currently tied for sixth in the nation in rushing touchdowns, tied for fourth in total scoring (54 points), fourth in rushing yards and fifth in rushing yards per game (127.20).
Thanks to his 100-plus rushing yard performance against North Carolina, Durant is one of six players in program history to record eight or more career 100-yard rushing games. He is the first Blue Devil to achieve the mark since Chris Douglas did so from 2001-03.
NAMEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â YEARSÂ Â Â 100-YARD GAMES
1.  Steve Jones    1970-72    13
2. Randy Cuthbert   1989-92    11
3. Mike Grayson   1980-83    10
  Chris Douglas   2001-03    10
5. Art Gore     1974-76    8
   Mataeo Durant   2018-21    8
DUKE'S QB1
Graduate student quarterback Gunnar Holmberg made his first collegiate start against Charlotte earlier this year. In his first five games as Duke's starter, Holmberg has completed 110-of-153 (.719) passes for 1,324 yards with four touchdowns. The Wake Forest, N.C., native has added 29 completions of 15+ yards, including a season-long 80-yard touchdown connection with Jalon Calhoun against North Carolina during Duke's last outing.Â
Holmberg is fourth in the ACC in passing yards per game with a mark of 264.80. Te is also fifth in total offense with 1,476 yards (152 rushing, 1,324 passing) and seventh in total offensive touchdowns with 10 (six rushing and four passing).
CALHOUN REACHES 1,000
Against North Carolina, junior wide receiver Jalon Calhoun finished with a team-high 103 yards on six receptions to become the 40th player in program history to reach 1,000 career receiving yards (1,094).
Eighty of those 103 yards came off a touchdown reception on the first place from scrimmage in the second half. That catch-and-score was the 10th-longest reception in program history and the longest passing touchdown since Daniel Jones connected with T.J. Rahming for an 85-yard score against Temple in 2018.
Calhoun is seventh in the ACC with 25 catches on the year, while his 325 receiving yards has him eighth.
ACC LEADERS AMONG TACKLES
Duke is one of three schools in the ACC with two players with 35-plus tackles on the year, trailing Georgia Tech's and Virginia's mark of three. Redshirt junior linebacker Shaka Heyward is third in the conference with 48 tackles on the year, while redshirt senior safety Lummie Young IV sits 14th with 35.Â
YOUNG IV SETTLING IN
Redshirt senior Lummie Young IV sits second on the team in tackles with 35. The Anderson, S.C., native has led the Blue Devils in tackles on two different occasions in 2021, including a season-best 10-tackle performance in Duke's opener at Charlotte.
Against North Carolina during the Blue Devils' last outing, Young IV tallied his second forced fumble on the year and earned his fifth pass breakup. In five games, Young IV has added 1.0 TFL, one sack and one INT.Â
PRESSURE, PRESSURE, PRESSURE
Redshirt sophomore R.J. Oben pressured the North Carolina quarterback three times for the second-most QB pressures in a single game in program lore. It was the most since Victor Dimukeje recorded three against Pittsburgh in 2019. Oben leads the team with seven on the year.Â
THE RETURN GAME
Duke has seen graduate students Josh Blackwell and Scott Boylan both return punts during its first five games. Blackwell has returned five punts 51 yards for an average of 10.20 per return. Boylan, a transfer from Brown, has tallied four returns on the year for 50 yards for an average of 12.50.Â
Sophomore Jaylen Stinson has recorded all 11 of Duke's kickoff returns on the year. He's earned 220 yards on those 11 returns for an average of 20.00. His kick returns have him tied for first in the ACC with Louisville's Hassan Hall, while his kickoff return yardage places him third in the conference behind Hall (256) and Syracuse's Trebor Pena (248).Â
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Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast live on RSN.
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Georgia Tech leads the all-time series between the two schools, 52-35-1. In the last meeting on Nov. 28, 2020, Duke dropped a 56-33 decision to the Yellow Jackets. The Blue Devils' last win over Georgia Tech came on Oct. 12, 2019, when they scored 38 consecutive points in the first half to cruise to a, 41-23, victory at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium.
Saturday's RSN broadcast will feature Tom Werme, James Bates, and Abby Labar on the call. The game can also be heard on the Blue Devil Sports Network from LEARFIELD through the Varsity app or goduke.com
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HOW TO FOLLOW
Duke (3-2, 0-1 ACC) vs. Georgia Tech (2-3, 1-2 ACC)
Saturday, October 9, 2021 • 12:30 PM
Durham, N.C. • Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium
TELEVISION • RSN
RADIO • Blue Devils Sports Network from LEARFIELD
GAME NOTES • Duke Notes (PDF)  •  Georgia Tech Notes
LIVE STATS • GoDuke.com
TWITTER • @DukeFOOTBALL
GAME NOTES
After five games, senior running back Mataeo Durant finds himself atop the league charts in numerous categories. Most notably, he ranks first in total touchdowns by a running back (9), and second in scoring (54 points), rushing touchdowns (8), rushing yards (636) and all-purpose yards per game (160.60).
Mataeo Durant continues to climb up the Blue Devils' all-time rushing chart. His 114 yards against North Carolina moved him into 10th place with 1,957 career yards. He is currently 43 yards away from becoming the ninth Duke player to amass 2,000 career rushing yards.
Redshirt junior linebacker Shaka Heyward has two double-digit tackle games this season and has led Duke in tackles in three of its five contests. The Dacula, Ga., native is currently third in the ACC with 48 tackles.
Junior wide receiver Jalon Calhoun registered 103 yards on six catches last Saturday against North Carolina to became the 40th player in program history to surpass 1,000 career receiving yards (1,094). He earned 100-plus receiving yards for the first time since doing so against North Carolina A&T in 2019.
During its last outing, Duke recorded its third consecutive game with a 100-yard rusher (Mataeo Durant, 114) and a 100-yard receiver (Jalon Calhoun, 103). The feat of having a 100-yard rusher and a 100-yard receiver in the same game three times in a single season has happened just three other occasions in 2013 (3x), 1989 (5x) and 1970 (3x).
HOME WIN STREAK
The three home wins against North Carolina A&T, Northwestern and Kansas marked the fifth time under head coach David Cutcliffe that Duke recorded a three-game home winning streak. The other years were in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2017. In each of those seasons, the Blue Devils went to a bowl game.Â
LEADER OF THE RUN GAME
Senior Mataeo Durant has accumulated 636 rushing yards on 106 attempts with eight TDs in Duke's first four games. The Plum Branch, S.C., native is currently tied for sixth in the nation in rushing touchdowns, tied for fourth in total scoring (54 points), fourth in rushing yards and fifth in rushing yards per game (127.20).
Thanks to his 100-plus rushing yard performance against North Carolina, Durant is one of six players in program history to record eight or more career 100-yard rushing games. He is the first Blue Devil to achieve the mark since Chris Douglas did so from 2001-03.
NAMEÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â YEARSÂ Â Â 100-YARD GAMES
1.  Steve Jones    1970-72    13
2. Randy Cuthbert   1989-92    11
3. Mike Grayson   1980-83    10
  Chris Douglas   2001-03    10
5. Art Gore     1974-76    8
   Mataeo Durant   2018-21    8
DUKE'S QB1
Graduate student quarterback Gunnar Holmberg made his first collegiate start against Charlotte earlier this year. In his first five games as Duke's starter, Holmberg has completed 110-of-153 (.719) passes for 1,324 yards with four touchdowns. The Wake Forest, N.C., native has added 29 completions of 15+ yards, including a season-long 80-yard touchdown connection with Jalon Calhoun against North Carolina during Duke's last outing.Â
Holmberg is fourth in the ACC in passing yards per game with a mark of 264.80. Te is also fifth in total offense with 1,476 yards (152 rushing, 1,324 passing) and seventh in total offensive touchdowns with 10 (six rushing and four passing).
CALHOUN REACHES 1,000
Against North Carolina, junior wide receiver Jalon Calhoun finished with a team-high 103 yards on six receptions to become the 40th player in program history to reach 1,000 career receiving yards (1,094).
Eighty of those 103 yards came off a touchdown reception on the first place from scrimmage in the second half. That catch-and-score was the 10th-longest reception in program history and the longest passing touchdown since Daniel Jones connected with T.J. Rahming for an 85-yard score against Temple in 2018.
Calhoun is seventh in the ACC with 25 catches on the year, while his 325 receiving yards has him eighth.
ACC LEADERS AMONG TACKLES
Duke is one of three schools in the ACC with two players with 35-plus tackles on the year, trailing Georgia Tech's and Virginia's mark of three. Redshirt junior linebacker Shaka Heyward is third in the conference with 48 tackles on the year, while redshirt senior safety Lummie Young IV sits 14th with 35.Â
YOUNG IV SETTLING IN
Redshirt senior Lummie Young IV sits second on the team in tackles with 35. The Anderson, S.C., native has led the Blue Devils in tackles on two different occasions in 2021, including a season-best 10-tackle performance in Duke's opener at Charlotte.
Against North Carolina during the Blue Devils' last outing, Young IV tallied his second forced fumble on the year and earned his fifth pass breakup. In five games, Young IV has added 1.0 TFL, one sack and one INT.Â
PRESSURE, PRESSURE, PRESSURE
Redshirt sophomore R.J. Oben pressured the North Carolina quarterback three times for the second-most QB pressures in a single game in program lore. It was the most since Victor Dimukeje recorded three against Pittsburgh in 2019. Oben leads the team with seven on the year.Â
THE RETURN GAME
Duke has seen graduate students Josh Blackwell and Scott Boylan both return punts during its first five games. Blackwell has returned five punts 51 yards for an average of 10.20 per return. Boylan, a transfer from Brown, has tallied four returns on the year for 50 yards for an average of 12.50.Â
Sophomore Jaylen Stinson has recorded all 11 of Duke's kickoff returns on the year. He's earned 220 yards on those 11 returns for an average of 20.00. His kick returns have him tied for first in the ACC with Louisville's Hassan Hall, while his kickoff return yardage places him third in the conference behind Hall (256) and Syracuse's Trebor Pena (248).Â
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