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Duke, Troy Are Opposing Each Other Today In 76 Birmingham Bowl In Birmingham Alabama

Duke, Troy are opposing each other today in 76 Birmingham Bowl in Birmingham Alabama.

Duke who is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference finished regular season with record of 7-5 on Saturday November 25, 2023 in Durham.

Though, Duke was tied with Pittsburgh 10-10 at halftime Saturday Duke completed 2023 regular season with 30-19 win over Pittsburgh as Todd Pelino, kicked, made 48 yard field goal in 4th quarter.

Where?

Durham!

As Duke completed 2023 regular season with 30-19 win over Pittsburgh Saturday November 25, 2023 Todd Pelino kicked, made 47 yard field goal giving Duke a 3-0 in 1st quarter before Pittsburgh countered with field goal of their own a 35 yard field goal by Ben Sauls tying up the game 3-3. In the 2nd quarter Pittsburgh would take a 10-3 lead as Karter Johnson caught 21 yard pass Nate Yarnell, Ben Sauls kicked, made extra point though, that lead wouldn’t last as Duke would tie up the game up at halftime 10-10 as Jordan Moore would catch 10 yard pass from Grayson Loftis, Todd Pelino kicked, made extra point . In the 3rd quarter Todd Pelino would kick, make 25 yard field goal giving Duke a 13-10 lead over Pittsburgh. Though, that lead wouldn’t last as Pittsburgh would counter with field goal of their own a 47 yard field goal by Ben Sauls evening the game at 13-13 before Duke would take the lead yet again! Though, this time, Duke wouldn’t relinquish the lead as Jalon Calhoun would catch 15 yard pass from Grayson Loftis, Todd Pelino would kick, make extra point giving Duke a 20-13 lead in the 3rd quarter before extending their lead over Pittsburgh in 4th quarter as Jaquez Moore ran for 3 yard touchdown, Todd Pelino would kick, make extra point extending Duke’s lead over Pittsburgh 27-13 before Pittsburgh would counter with touchdown of their own as Bub means would catch 14 yard pass from Nate Yarnell for touchdown. Though, 2 point conversion would fail making score 27-19 Duke before Todd Pelino would kick, make 48 yard field goal giving Duke 30-19 win in 4th quarter.

According to espnapp

Mike Elko who is now Head Coach of Texas A &M t who then was Duke’s Head Coach following Duke’s win over Pittsburgh was Head Coach then had this to say!

Troy is a member of the Sun Belt Conference!

Troy finished the regular season with record of 11-2 following 49-23 win over Appalachian State in Sun Belt Championship game where Kimani Vidal three times in a 28-point fourth quarter outburst by the Trojans (11-2), who won for the 10thstraight time and 22nd time in their last 24 games. Troy's eight Sun Belt titles are the most in league history and are tied for the fifth most nationally since 2006.
 Following Troy’s 49-23 win over Appalachian State in Sun Belt Championship John Sumrall then was Head Coach Of Troy who is now Head Coach of Tulane had this to say!

"Extremely proud of our team,""These guys — it's all about them. Grateful. Just thank God for everything they've done. They have changed me and helped make me better. I'm just glad they let us coach them. I could not be more proud of their accomplishments. They've had a heck of a year, and I am just extremely grateful for what they've done."
 According to article https://troytrojans.com/news/2023/12/2/football-troy-repeats-as-sun-belt-champions by Troy Athletic Communications.

Kickoff is set for 12:00pm from Protective Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ABC with Cole Cubelic, Dawn Davenport,  Tom Hart commentating!