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Football Game Notes: at Georgia Tech, Oct. 4, 12 Noon, ESPNU
Duke Heads To Atlanta For First Road Game
The Duke Blue Devils (2-1, 0-0 ACC) will take to the road for the first time this season when they travel to Atlanta, Ga., for an ACC contest against Georgia Tech (3-1, 1-1 ACC) on Saturday at 12 noon. The game will be televised by ESPNU with Dave Armstrong (play-by-play) and Larry Coker (analysis) calling the action. The game can also be heard on the Duke Radio Network with Bob Harris (play-by-play), Wes Chesson (analysis) and Anthony Dilweg (sideline) announcing the game. Duke is coming off a 31-3 win over Virginia in their conference opener while the Yellow Jackets are coming off a bye week.
2007: Georgia Tech Rushes Past Duke
Duke and Georgia Tech met in Durham last season with the Yellow Jackets taking home a 41-24 victory. Led by Tashard Choice’s 170 rushing yards and two touchdowns, Georgia Tech tallied a total of 259 rushing yards against the Blue Devils. For the game, the Yellow Jackets outgained Duke 477-146 in total offense. The Blue Devils took an early 10-7 lead with the help of a 24-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Leon Wright. Georgia Tech scored the next 17 points, including a pair of one-yard touchdown runs. Duke wide receiver Eron Riley caught a 64-yard touchdown pass to cut the lead to 27-17 at halftime, but the Blue Devils only managed only seven points in the second half on an 11-yard Re'quan Boyette touchdown run.
The Duke-Georgia Tech Series
The Yellow Jackets lead the all-time series with Duke, 44-30-1. Georgia Tech has won 12 of the past 13 meetings, with Duke’s only victory during that stretch coming in Durham in 2003. The series began in 1933 with a 6-0 Tech victory in Atlanta. After dropping the series opener, Duke won 10 of the next 12 meetings. Georgia Tech has won 16 of the last 18 meetings in the series. Duke and Georgia Tech have met every season since 1933.
Overall Georgia Tech, 44-30-1
First Meeting Georgia Tech, 6-0 in 1933
Last Meeting Georgia Tech, 41-24 in 2007
Duke’s Highest Scoring 48 in 1987
Duke’s Lowest Scoring 0, 10 times
Georgia Tech’s Highest Scoring 49 in 2006
Georgia Tech’s Lowest Scoring 0, five times
Current Streak Georgia Tech, W4
Largest Duke Margin of Victory 34, 1987, 48-14
Largest GT Margin of Victory 41, 1966, 48-7
Duke’s Last Win in Atlanta 1994 (27-12)
Georgia Tech’s Last Win in Atlanta 2006 (49-21)
Blue Devils Open ACC Play With Victory
The Duke defense forced five turnovers in the second half and six in the game en route to a 31-3 victory over Virginia in the ACC opener last weekend. Michael Tauiliili led the defense with 16 tackles to go along with an interception, caused fumble and fumble recovery. Jabari Marshall returned an interception 42 yards for a touchdown. Thaddeus Lewis threw two touchdown passes, including a 30-yard strike to Eron Riley and a 10-yard pass to Jay Hollingsworth. Duke scored 31 straight points after Virginia’s Yannick Reyering kicked a 33-yard field goal in the first quarter.
Georgia Tech Scouting Report
The Yellow Jackets are 2-0 at home and have outscored opponents 79-21 in Bobby Dodd Stadium. Georgia Tech’s rushing offense ranks fifth in the nation with 306.8 yards per game. The offense is led by Jonathan Dwyer who has run for 389 yards and four touchdowns while averaging 8.1 yards per carry. Quarterback Josh Nesbitt has added 290 rushing yards and four touchdowns. Defensively, Georgia Tech is eighth nationally in pass efficiency defense and is led by Morgan Burnett who has 32 tackles and three interceptions on the year.
Notable Games In The Duke-Georgia Tech Series
? 1933 ? A 4-5 Georgia Tech squad ends Duke’s hopes of an undefeated regular season as the Yellow Jackets upended the 9-0 Blue Devils, 6-0, in the season finale.
? 1938 ? The ninth-ranked Blue Devils blank the Yellow Jackets, 6-0, as Duke goes through the regular season undefeated and unscored upon.
? 1944 ? Standing at 1-4 on the season, Duke upsets fifth-ranked Georgia Tech at home, 19-13, for the first of five straight victories to close the season.
? 1946-50 ? For five straight seasons, coaching legends Wallace Wade of Duke and Bobby Dodd of Georgia Tech square off against each other. The Yellow Jackets would win the first three in this “mini” series, with the Blue Devils winning the final two games.
? 1951 ? Unranked Duke and fifth-ranked Georgia Tech battle to a 14-14 tie ? the only deadlock in the series.
? 1952 ? Duke head coach Bill Murray calls Tech “the greatest team in the country” following the fourth-ranked Yellow Jackets’ 28-7 win over the sixth-ranked Blue Devils; Georgia Tech would go on to a perfect 12-0 season and the national title.
? 1953 ? Georgia Tech returns a punt 80 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth period as the 12th-ranked Yellow Jackets defeat 15th-ranked Duke, 13-10.
? 1955 ? Ranked 12th in the nation, Georgia Tech shuts out 17th-ranked Duke, 27-0. The game marked the fourth time in nine seasons that the Yellow Jackets and Blue Devils met when both teams were ranked in the national poll.
? 1957 ? Ranked seventh in the country and sporting a 5-0-1 overall record, Duke falls victim to upset as the unranked Yellow Jackets blank the Blue Devils, 13-0, in front of 40,000 fans in Atlanta.
? 1977 ? Despite Georgia Tech’s pair of 100-yard rushers (Rodney Lee [171] & Eddie Lee Ivery [102]), Duke rallies from a 24-9 fourth quarter deficit to win 25-24 on Tom Hall’s seven-yard scoring strike to Mike Dunn with just 13 seconds remaining.
? 1987 ? Georgia Tech and Duke combine for 1,060 total yards as the Blue Devils earn a 48-14 win. The game’s two quarterbacks were outstanding as Duke’s Steve Slayden set an ACC record with six touchdown passes and Georgia Tech’s Darrell Gast established a school single-game mark with 416 passing yards.
? 1989 ? Duke’s Randy Cuthbert rushes 32 times for a then school-record 234 yards as the Blue Devils down Georgia Tech, 30-19, en route to a 5-0 home ledger and the ACC Championship. Of note, the two coaches in the contest ? Steve Spurrier of Duke and Bobby Ross ? would go on to capture national titles with Florida (1996) and Georgia Tech (1990), respectively.
? 1997 ? Duke’s Corey Thomas records four TD receptions in the fourth quarter and finishes the game with 16 grabs for 279 yards but Georgia Tech prevails, 41-38.
? 1999 ? Georgia Tech’s Joe Hamilton engineers two scoring drives in the final eight minutes to lead the Yellow Jackets to a 38-31 win ... Hamilton throws for 324 yards and two TDs while Duke’s Spencer Romine counters with 294 yards through the air and three rushing scores.
? 2003 ? Duke interim head coach Ted Roof, a 1987 graduate of Georgia Tech, leads the Blue Devils to a 41-17 win over his alma mater ... Chris Douglas rushes for 218 yards and two touchdowns while Malcolm Ruff returns an interception 42 yards for a score to lead the Blue Devils. The win snapped Duke’s 30-game losing streak in ACC play.
