Syracuse Orange

3-2

Ugh, no.

Syracuse Orange lost to the Duke Blue Devils

3-2 38 – 3

3-2

Final · Sat, Sep 27

Game Details

JMA Wireless Dome (Syracuse) · 44,451 fans · ACC Network

Highlights

Darian Mensah throws for two touchdowns, Nate Sheppard runs for two and Duke routs Syracuse 38-3

Darian Mensah threw two touchdown passes to Cooper Barkate, Nate Sheppard ran for two more, and Duke scored 35 unanswered points in routing Syracuse 38-3 Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:38 Caleb Weaver had an interception vs. Syracuse

0:11 Todd Pelino makes 22-yard field goal

0:09 Tripp Woody makes 29-yard field goal

0:21 Nate Sheppard rushes in for 49-yard TD

Clips play on ESPN

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Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DUKE	10	14	7	7	38
SYR	3	0	0	0	3

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Game Leaders

Duke Blue Devils

Darian Mensah · 22/28, 268 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Nate Sheppard · 15 CAR, 168 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Cooper Barkate · 4 REC, 72 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
Caleb Weaver · 0.5Sacks
Moussa Kane · 9Tackles

Syracuse Orange

Rickie Collins · 24/37, 229 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Yasin Willis · 11 CAR, 63 YDSRushing Yards
Johntay Cook II · 6 REC, 74 YDSReceiving Yards
Denis Jaquez Jr. · 1Sacks
Anwar Sparrow · 5Tackles

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Scoring

Q4 11:04

TD Anderson Castle 13 Yd Run (Todd Pelino Kick)38–3

Q3 5:34

TD Nate Sheppard 12 Yd Run (Todd Pelino Kick)31–3

Q2 1:55

TD Cooper Barkate 12 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino Kick)24–3

Q2 12:01

TD Cooper Barkate 34 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino Kick)17–3

Q1 3:12

TD Nate Sheppard 49 Yd Run (Todd Pelino Kick)10–3

Q1 4:10

FG Tripp Woody 29 Yd Field Goal 3–3

Q1 9:42

FG Todd Pelino 22 Yd Field Goal 3–0

Team Stats

Duke Blue DevilsSyracuse Orange

Offense

503 Total Yards 314

268 Passing Yards 229

235 Rushing Yards 85

23 First Downs 19

Efficiency

6-13 3rd Down 5-14

2-2 4th Down 1-3

22/28 Completions 24/37

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 3

9-105 Penalties 4-55

31:15 Possession 28:45

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Darian Mensah	22/28	268	9.6	2	0	87.2
Team	22/28	268	9.6	2	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Nate Sheppard	15	168	11.2	2	49
Travis Bates	5	44	8.8	0	39
Anderson Castle	10	42	4.2	1	13
Henry Belin IV	1	4	4.0	0	4
Jaquez Moore	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Darian Mensah	4	-22	-5.5	0	3
Team	37	235	6.4	3	49

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Cooper Barkate	4	72	18.0	2	34
Que'Sean Brown	5	64	12.8	0	25
Sahmir Hagans	5	59	11.8	0	23
Nate Sheppard	4	33	8.3	0	18
Anderson Castle	1	17	17.0	0	17
Chase Tyler	1	12	12.0	0	12
Andrel Anthony	1	6	6.0	0	6
Jeremiah Hasley	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	22	268	12.2	2	34

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Kimari Robinson	0	0	1
Bradley Gompers	0	0	1
Team	0	0	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Moussa Kane	9	4	0	1	0	0
Caleb Weaver	7	3	0.5	0.5	1	0
Jaiden Francois	6	1	0	0	0	0
Luke Mergott	5	1	0	0	1	0
Bradley Gompers	4	3	0	0	0	0
DaShawn Stone	4	1	0	0	0	0
Kobe Smith	4	1	0	0	0	1
Tre Freeman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Chandler Rivers	3	3	0	0	1	0
Aaron Hall	3	2	0	1	0	0
Landan Callahan	3	2	0	0	0	0
Andrew Pellicciotta	3	2	0	0	1	0
Elliott Schaper	3	1	0	0	0	0
Vincent Anthony Jr.	2	2	0	1	0	0
Kimari Robinson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Wesley Williams	2	0	0	0	0	1
Josiah Green	2	0	0	0	2	0
Ma'Khi Jones	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bryce Davis	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tyshon Reed	1	1	0	0	0	0
Leon Griffin III	1	0	0	0	0	0
Desmond Aladuge	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin O'Connor	1	0	0	0	0	0
George Wright	1	0	0	0	0	0
Preston Watson	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Team	75	29	1	4	6	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Caleb Weaver	1	40	0
Team	1	40	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Que'Sean Brown	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	0	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Todd Pelino	1/2	50.0	22	5/5	8
Team	1/2	50.0	22	5/5	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Kade Reynoldson	4	156	39.0	0	3	46
Team	4	156	39.0	0	3	46

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Rickie Collins	24/37	229	6.2	0	1	16.3
Team	24/37	229	6.2	0	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Yasin Willis	11	63	5.7	35
Will Nixon	7	25	3.6	6
Jaden Hart	4	5	1.3	4
Rickie Collins	5	-8	-1.6	6
Team	27	85	3.1	35

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Johntay Cook II	6	74	12.3	19
Emanuel Ross	5	57	11.4	20
Justus Ross-Simmons	2	24	12.0	13
Darrell Gill Jr.	2	19	9.5	18
David Clement	1	18	18.0	18
Yasin Willis	3	15	5.0	8
Dan Villari	2	10	5.0	5
Daunte Bacheyie	1	6	6.0	6
Jaden Hart	1	4	4.0	4
Will Nixon	1	2	2.0	2
Team	24	229	9.5	20

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Johntay Cook II	2	2
Rickie Collins	1	0
Team	3	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HUR
Cornell Perry	5	3	0	0	0
Chris Peal	5	3	0	0	0
Anwar Sparrow	5	2	0	0	0
Antoine Deslauriers	5	1	1	1	0
Duce Chestnut	4	3	0	0	0
Jalil Martin	4	2	0	0	0
Demetres Samuel Jr.	4	2	0	0	0
Denis Jaquez Jr.	4	1	1	1.5	1
George Rooks	4	1	0	0	0
Gary Bryant III	4	0	0	0	0
David Omopariola	4	0	0	0	1
Chase Simmons	3	2	0	1	0
James Heard Jr.	3	2	0	0	0
Braheem Long Jr.	3	1	0	0	0
Dion Wilson Jr.	3	0	0	0	1
Jamie Tremble	2	2	0	0	0
David Reese	2	1	0.5	0.5	0
Devin Grant	2	1	0	0	0
Davien Kerr	2	1	0	0	0
Isaiah Hastings	2	0	0	0	0
Rashard Perry	2	0	0.5	0.5	0
Da'Metrius Weatherspoon	1	1	0	0	0
Chris Thomas	1	0	0	0.5	0
Kevin Jobity Jr.	1	0	0	0	0
Team	75	29	3	5	3

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jaden Hart	2	24	12.0	13	0
Team	2	24	12.0	13	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tripp Woody	1/1	100.0	29	0/0	3
Team	1/1	100.0	29	0/0	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jack Stonehouse	5	237	47.4	0	1	56
Team	5	237	47.4	0	1	56

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