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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Duke 45, Elon University 17
When: 7:30 PM   ET ,  Thursday, August 28, 2025
Where: Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Attendance: 15677
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Elon University 0 10 0 7 17
Duke 3 7 14 21 45
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 1:31
Duke   FG  Duke 3 - Elon 0
Todd Pelino 41 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 9:50
Elon   FG  Duke 3 - Elon 3
Luke Barnes 35 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 8:01
Duke   TD  Duke 10 - Elon 3
Jaquez Moore 32 yd. run (Todd Pelino kick)
2nd Quarter - 3:43
Elon   TD  Duke 10 - Elon 10
Landen Clark 2 yd. run (Luke Barnes kick)
3rd Quarter - 10:59
Duke   TD  Duke 17 - Elon 10
Sahmir Hagans 15 yd. pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick)
3rd Quarter - 5:46
Duke   TD  Duke 24 - Elon 10
Andrel Anthony 27 yd. pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick)
4th Quarter - 14:12
Elon   TD  Duke 24 - Elon 17
Landyn Backey 3 yd. run (Luke Barnes kick)
4th Quarter - 11:28
Duke   TD  Duke 31 - Elon 17
Sahmir Hagans 6 yd. pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick)
4th Quarter - 9:18
Duke   TD  Duke 38 - Elon 17
Que'Sean Brown 78 yd. punt return (Todd Pelino kick)
4th Quarter - 1:55
Duke   TD  Duke 45 - Elon 17
Peyton Jones 5 yd. run (Todd Pelino kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Elon Duke
W‑L 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Elon Duke
Score 17 45
1st Downs 14 23
3rd Down Efficiency 8-for-17
47%
5-for-9
56%
4th Down Efficiency 1-for-2
50%
0-for-0
0%
Total Yards 275 548
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 44-163 25-159
Average/Rush 3.7 6.4
Passing
Comp-Att 11-18 27-34
Passing Yards 112 389
Average/Pass Play 5.3 10.8
Penalties-Yards 7-47 3-15
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Time of Possession 32:53 27:07
PLAYER STATS
Elon University (0 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
L. Clark 10/16 101 0 0
M. Lainez 1/2 11 0 0
Duke (1 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Mensah 27/34 389 3 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
L. Clark 18 61 3.4 1
T. Thomas Jr. 11 46 4.2 0
J. Williams 5 41 8.2 0
D. Frederick 5 9 1.8 0
L. Backey 3 4 1.3 1
M. Lainez 2 2 1.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
A. Castle 3 69 23.0 0
J. Moore 7 44 6.3 1
P. Jones 6 28 4.7 1
N. Sheppard 5 28 5.6 0
D. Mensah 4 -10 -2.5 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
D. Magazu 3 61 20.3 0
Z. Winston 1 29 29.0 0
J. Williams 1 11 11.0 0
R. Smith 1 6 6.0 0
T. Thomas Jr. 3 3 1.0 0
K. McMillian 1 2 2.0 0
D. Frederick 1 0 0.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. Barkate 5 117 23.4 0
Q. Brown 6 93 15.5 0
S. Hagans 5 54 10.8 2
A. Anthony 3 51 17.0 1
J. Moore 3 22 7.3 0
N. Sheppard 1 20 20.0 0
L. King 1 19 19.0 0
A. Castle 2 8 4.0 0
J. Hasley 1 5 5.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
J. Green 1.0 6.0
V. Anthony Jr. 1.0 5.0
J. Francois 0.5 1.0
T. Freeman 0.5 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
V. Anthony Jr. 2.0 8.0
J. Green 2.0 8.0
C. Rivers 1.5 5.0
T. Freeman 1.5 4.0
A. Hall 1.5 3.0
J. Francois 1.0 2.0
N. Morris Jr. 0.5 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles