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North Carolina A&T at Duke

Sep 11, 2021 • Completed

Season 2021RegularWeek 2

Away

North Carolina A&T

Road profile

Final Score

17 - 45

NCD

Home

Duke

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Duke433
North Carolina A&T264

Passing Yards

Duke283
North Carolina A&T56

Rushing Yards

Duke150
North Carolina A&T208

Turnovers

Duke0
North Carolina A&T0

Game Conditions

ConditionFair
Temperature65°F
Wind0 mph SE

Humidity

87%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Gunnar Holmberg

Duke

YDS: 270

Rushing

Kingsley Ifedi

Unknown Team

YDS: 83

Receiving

Jalon Calhoun

Duke

YDS: 98

Tackles

Shaka Heyward

Duke

TOT: 16

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Duke22:19
North Carolina A&T37:41

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Duke pulls away from North Carolina A&T 45-17

Blowout

Duke defeated North Carolina A&T 45-17 in Week 2 of the 2021 regular slate, finishing with a 433-264 edge in total yards, and scoring 0 passing touchdowns and 6 rushing touchdowns.

Duke set the terms early in a game that finished 45-17. Kingsley Ifedi 1 Yd Run (Andrew Brown Kick) came with {'seconds': 7, 'minutes': 1} left in the first quarter, giving North Carolina A&T the first major swing.

Duke's box score carried the story: 433 total yards, 150 rushing yards, and 283 passing yards. North Carolina A&T finished with 264 total yards, including 208 on the ground and 56 through the air.

Duke converted 9-15 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-0, Duke led 21-14 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Charlie Ham 36 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Kingsley Ifedi 1 Yd Run (Andrew Brown Kick) (North Carolina A&T led 7-0 over Duke).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Mataeo Durant run for 19 yds for a TD, (Charlie Ham KICK) (Duke led 7-7 over North Carolina A&T).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Kingsley Ifedi 5 Yd Run (Andrew Brown Kick) (North Carolina A&T led 14-14 over Duke).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Mataeo Durant run for 2 yds for a TD, (Charlie Ham KICK) (Duke led 21-14 over North Carolina A&T).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Mataeo Durant run for 1 yd for a TD, (Charlie Ham KICK) (Duke led 14-7 over North Carolina A&T).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Jordan Moore run for 9 yds for a TD, (Charlie Ham KICK) (Duke led 42-17 over North Carolina A&T).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    45-17

    Duke defeated North Carolina A&T.

  • Total yards

    433-264

    Duke held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    150

    Duke averaged 3.9 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    283

    Duke averaged 8.6 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    9-15

    Duke's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    10-17

    North Carolina A&T's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-0

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticDukeNorth Carolina A&T
Total Yards433264
Passing Yards28356
Rushing Yards150208
First Downs2419
Third Down Efficiency9-1510-17
Fourth Down Efficiency1-10-1
Total Penalties (Yards)7-696-60
Turnovers00
Completions / Attempts22-3312-21
Rushing Attempts3848
Passing TDs00
Rushing TDs62
Kicking Points910
Possession Time22:1937:41
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2021)