Duke 45, North Carolina A&T 13
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 7, 2019
Where: Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Temperature:
88°
Head Official:
Adam Savoie
Attendance:
38313
By Field Level Media
Quentin Harris threw four touchdown passes and ran for another as Duke won its home opener by defeating North Carolina A&T 45-13 on Saturday night at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, N.C.
Harris had two touchdown passes and the scoring run in the final 3 ½ minutes of the first half.
Duke (1-1) had several mistakes that put early possessions off track. Then Harris connected with Mateao Durant on a 22-yard touchdown pass as the Blue Devils went ahead with 3:10 remaining in the half.
Harris threw for 39 yards to Eli Pancol as Duke extended its lead. Harris' 6-yard run pushed the edge to 28-10 with 34 seconds to go in the half.
Harris ended up 30-for-42 for 345 yards through the air to go with 83 rushing yards. Jalon Calhoun made eight catches for 105 yards.
Duke's first touchdown was a Harris pass was for 38 yards to Calhoun, who like Pancol is a true freshman. Calhoun later caught a 24-yard touchdown pass, while Durant added a 1-yard touchdown run.
AJ Reed's 50-yard field goal stretched the lead to 31-10 in the third quarter.
Duke, which lost a week earlier to No. 2 Alabama, had four touchdown drives of 69 or more yards on the way to 574 yards of total offense in its second game of the season.
N.C. A&T's Noel Ruiz, whose 52-yarder on the last play beat Elon a week earlier, opened the scoring with a 40-yard field goal. He later hit from 36 yards.
The Aggies (1-1) led 10-7 after Jeremiah Martin's 66-yard run.
Aggies quarterback Kylil Carter was 8-for-22 for 111 yards. Martin gained 82 yards on 10 carries.
Duke won its eighth consecutive home opener.
It was the first meeting between the in-state schools separated by about 55 miles. N.C. A&T is nationally ranked as high as No. 14 in the Football Championship Division.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Rushing
| North Carolina A&T |
|
Duke |
|
Jah-Maine Martin |
Player |
Quentin Harris
|
|
10 |
Attempts |
13 |
|
82 |
Yards |
83 |
|
8.2 |
Avg Yards |
6.4 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
| North Carolina A&T |
|
Duke |
|
Elijah Bell |
Player |
Jalon Calhoun
|
|
2 |
Receptions |
8 |
|
52 |
Yards |
105 |
|
26.0 |
Avg Yards |
13.1 |
|
0 |
Touchdowns |
2 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| North Carolina A&T |
249 |
138 |
111 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Duke
|
574 |
210 |
364 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2.0 |
2 |
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