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Football Game Notes: vs. Richmond, Sept. 5, 7 PM
Season Openers
Duke opens the 2009 season at home against Richmond on Saturday, Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. in Wallace Wade Stadium. The Blue Devils hold a 55-38-3 all-time record in season openers. The Blue Devils won 14 straight season openers from 1932-45 and only lost in the first game of the season once from 1932-1955 with a 13-6 defeat at N.C. State in 1946. Duke head coach David Cutcliffe is 1-0 in season openers at Duke and 6-1 in his career as a head coach. He led the Blue Devils to a 31-7 win over James Madison at home last season.
Duke Season Openers
All-Time Record ... 55-38-3
Record in Durham ... 24-10
Last Duke Win in Durham ... 2008, 31-7 vs. JMU
Last Duke Loss in Durham ... 2007, 45-14 vs. UConn
Current Streak ... Won 1
Last 10 Openers ... 2-8
Longest Winning Streak ... 14, 1932-1945
Longest Losing Streak ... 5, 2003-2007
Largest Margin of Victory ... 1891, 96-0 vs. Furman
Largest Margin of Defeat ... 1995, 70-26 vs. Florida St.
Duke Opens Its 97th Season Of Football
The 2009 season marks Duke’s 97th campaign of intercollegiate football, with the Blue Devils holding an all-time record of 448-458-31. Football was introduced at Duke by Dr. John Crowell, who coached then Trinity College to victories in its first two games ever — wins of 16-0 and 25-17 over North Carolina in 1888. After the 1894 season, football was banned at Duke by the Board of Trustees, but returned in high form in 1920 when Floyd Egan guided the team to a 4-0-1 ledger.
Duke-Richmond Series
Duke leads the all-time series with Richmond, 9-2. The Blue Devils won seven straight in the series from 1927 to 1979. The Spiders won the most recent meeting, 13-0 in Durham in 2006, the first game between the two schools in 27 years. Five of Duke’s nine victories in the series have been shutouts, including three wins by more than 60 points, 72-0 in 1927, 61-0 in 1943 and 67-0 in 1949. The Blue Devils also earned a 61-7 victory in 1944. In the 11 games between the two schools, Duke has outscored Richmond 408-36.
Inside the Numbers ...
- 4 - Number of Duke opponents listed in the 2009 Associated Press preseason poll (No. 7 Virginia Tech, No. 15 Georgia Tech, No. 21 North Carolina & No. 25 Kansas).
- 6-1 - Head Coach David Cutcliffe has a 6-1 career record in season openers as a head coach. He led Duke to a 31-7 win in last year’s season opener and won his first five openers while at Ole Miss.
- 8 - Senior quarterback Thaddeus Lewis is eight touchdowns shy of matching Ben Bennett’s school record of 55 career touchdown passes. Lewis has thrown 47 career TD passes with 10 or more in all three seasons as the starting QB and is the active leader in the ACC.
- 9 - Duke’s roster features just nine scholarship seniors, including only four fifth-year seniors. The total ranks as the fewest in the ACC and tied for the second most in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision with South Carolina. Only Boise State has fewer seniors with four on their roster.
- 9 - Nine of Duke’s 12 opponents in 2009 played a postseason game last season, including eight teams that played in bowl games and the FCS National Champion, Richmond.
- 11.5 - Senior defensive tackle Vince Oghobaase ranks tied for ninth in school history with 11.5 career sacks. He is two sacks away from moving into the top five on the Duke career list. His total ranks him third among active players in the ACC.
- 22 - Sacks allowed by the Duke offense in 2008 -- 23 fewer than the previous season.
- 25 - Combined number of starting assignments for Duke’s projected offensive line that includes center Bryan Morgan (13), left guard Kyle Hill (12), right tackle Jarrod Holt (0), left guard Mitchell Lederman (0) and right guard Brian Moore (0).
- 36 - Oghobaase has started a team-high 36 consecutive games, including all 12 games in each of the past three seasons. His 36 straight starts ranks as the seventh most in the NCAA FBS.
- 37 - Head coach David Cutcliffe has 37 victories -- against just nine defeats -- when his teams lead at halftime.
- 50 - Lewis is three touchdown passes shy of becoming the second player in Duke history and 14th ACC player to throw 50 career touchdown passes. His current total of 47 ranks fourth all-time, one shy of second place on the all-time list.
- 100 - Senior cornerback Leon Wright is three tackles away from reaching 100 career tackles. Wright will also be playing in his 30th career game against Richmond.
- 41-41 - Junior kicker Nick Maggio has successfully converted 41-of-41 career PAT attempts. He became one of only three placekickers in school history with 25 or more attempts without a miss, making 28-of-28 last season.
- 121.76 - Lewis ranks third all-time at Duke with a career passing efficiency of 121.76. He trails only Anthony Dilweg (128.94) and Ben Bennett (123.28).
- 232 - Senior linebacker Vincent Rey has compiled 232 career tackles to rank second among active players in the ACC. He has tallied at least 100 tackles in each of the last two seasons with a team-high 111 in 2007 and 109 last season. He is one of only four active players in the NCAA FBS to have 100 tackles in each of the past two seasons.
- 1,072 - Senior running back Re'quan Boyette has rushed for 1,072 career yards, making him one of 11 active players in the ACC with over 1,000 career rushing yards. Boyette led the team in rushing in 2006 and 2007 but missed the 2008 campaign with a knee injury.
- 2,879 - Lewis needs 2,879 passing yards to become the school’s career record holder. The record of 9,614 is currently held by Bennett. Lewis currently ranks 20th in ACC history with 6,735 career passing yards and is the active leader in the conference.
