Duke Was Shutout, Embarrassed By Virginia In Charlottesville On Saturday!

Duke was shutout embarrassed by Virginia in Charlottesville on Saturday!

How?

Virginia used 528 yards of total offense to defeat Duke, 48-0.

Virginia scored on each of their six drives in the first half to break the game open at 34-0. Duke tried to turn the tide in the second half but couldn't sustain a rally.

In Duke’s shutout embarrassing loss to Virginia Graduate student quarterback Gunnar Holmbergfinished his day 20-of-34 passing for 134 yards. Freshman quarterback Riley Leonard also saw action in his second career game, going 8-of-12 for 81 yards. The Fairhope Ala., native added 18 yards on six rushes. Senior running back Mataeo Durant led the ground game with 82 yards on 17 carries. Junior wide receiver Jalon Calhoun was Duke's top receiver with 53 yards on five catches. Senior wide out Jake Bobochipped in with four receptions for 30 yards. Redshirt senior Lummie Young IV led the Blue Devil defense with 10 tackles for his third career double-digit tackle game. Redshirt junior Nate Thompson posted eight tackles, while graduate student Colby Campbell redshirt sophomore DeWayne Carter, graduate student Dominique Long and redshirt sophomore R.J. Oben each forced a fumble.
”according to an article on goduke.com”

Duke now has a bye week before they return to the gridiron where they will oppose Wake Forest who unlike them is a member of the Atlantic Division Of The Atlantic Coast Conference on Saturday October 30, 2021 in Winston Salem.

Wake Forest is currently undefeated at 6-0, had a bye this weekend, returns to the gridiron on Saturday October 23, 2021 on the road at Army before they host Duke on October 30, 2021!