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Virginia at Duke

Oct 1, 2016 • Completed

Season 2016RegularWeek 5

Away

Virginia

ACC

Final Score

34 - 20

VD

Home

Duke

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Duke430
Virginia416

Passing Yards

Duke324
Virginia336

Rushing Yards

Duke106
Virginia80

Turnovers

Duke6
Virginia1

Game Conditions

Temperature78°F
Wind7 mph SW

Humidity

60%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Kurt Benkert

Virginia

YDS: 336

Rushing

Taquan Mizzell

Virginia

YDS: 60

Receiving

David Eldridge

Virginia

YDS: 112

Tackles

Micah Kiser

Virginia

TOT: 18

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Duke28:57
Virginia31:03

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Virginia beats Duke 34-20

Standard

Virginia defeated Duke 34-20 in Week 5 of the 2016 regular slate, finishing with a 416-430 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Virginia set the terms early in a game that finished 34-20. David Eldridge 28 Yd pass from Kurt Benkert (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) came with {'seconds': 38, 'minutes': 0} left in the first quarter, giving Virginia the first major swing.

Virginia's box score carried the story: 416 total yards, 80 rushing yards, and 336 passing yards. Duke finished with 430 total yards, including 106 on the ground and 324 through the air.

Virginia converted 11-21 on third down, went 0-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-6, Virginia led 20-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was David Eldridge 28 Yd pass from Kurt Benkert (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    David Eldridge 28 Yd pass from Kurt Benkert (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) (Virginia led 6-7 over Duke).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Daniel Jones pass complete to T.J. Rahming for 23 yds for a TD, (AJ Reed KICK) (Duke led 7-0 over Virginia).

  • Field Goal Good

    AJ Reed 38 yd FG GOOD (Duke led 10-6 over Virginia).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Kurt Benkert pass complete to Olamide Zaccheaus for 12 yds for a TD, (S Hayward KICK) (Virginia led 20-10 over Duke).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Albert Reid run for 1 yd for a TD, (S Hayward KICK) (Virginia led 13-10 over Duke).

  • Field Goal Good

    AJ Reed 21 yd FG GOOD (Duke led 13-20 over Virginia).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    34-20

    Virginia defeated Duke.

  • Total yards

    416-430

    Virginia held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    80

    Virginia averaged 2.2 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    336

    Virginia averaged 8.2 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    11-21

    Virginia's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    6-15

    Duke's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-6

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticDukeVirginia
Total Yards430416
Passing Yards324336
Rushing Yards10680
First Downs2516
Third Down Efficiency6-1511-21
Fourth Down Efficiency1-30-2
Total Penalties (Yards)2-257-59
Turnovers61
Completions / Attempts33-5423-41
Rushing Attempts3136
Passing TDs13
Rushing TDs11
Kicking Points84
Possession Time28:5731:03
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2016)