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FINAL
Duke Blue Devils 45
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California Golden Bears 21
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California Memorial Stadium · 42,240 att.

Match Report

Duke starts slow then rolls past California 45-21

— Duke quarterback Darian Mensah passed for 265 yards and two touchdowns, helping the Blue Devils rally and beat California 45-21 on Saturday night.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

DUKE CAL
24
1st Downs
20
5-11
3rd down efficiency
5-11
1-1
4th down efficiency
0-0
443
Total Yards
286
265
Passing
245
22/30
Comp/Att
20/32
8.8
Yards per pass
7.7
178
Rushing
41
37
Rushing Attempts
29
4.8
Yards per rush
1.4
7-63
Penalties
6-43
0
Turnovers
4
0
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions thrown
4
31:03
Possession
28:57

Top Performers

DUKE

  • Darian Mensah C/ATT 22/30 · YDS 265 · AVG 8.8
  • Kade Reynoldson NO 5 · YDS 248 · AVG 49.6
  • Nate Sheppard CAR 12 · YDS 91 · AVG 7.6
  • Que'Sean Brown REC 7 · YDS 108 · AVG 15.4

CAL

  • Michael Kern NO 5 · YDS 217 · AVG 43.4
  • Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele C/ATT 20/31 · YDS 245 · AVG 7.9
  • Kendrick Raphael CAR 18 · YDS 67 · AVG 3.7
  • Mason Mini REC 3 · YDS 56 · AVG 18.7

Highlights

00:23 Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele connects for 5-yard TD pass Watch on ESPN 00:21 End Zone! Kendrick Raphael scores 5-yard rushing touchdown Watch on ESPN 00:34 Touchdown! Nate Sheppard scores vs. California Watch on ESPN 00:41 Touchdown! Kendrick Raphael scores vs. Duke Watch on ESPN

Play by Play

  1. Touchdown 5:50 45-21

    Nate Sheppard 46 Yd Run (Todd Pelino Kick)

    Q4
  2. Touchdown 8:22 38-21

    Cooper Barkate 10 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino Kick)

    Q4
  3. Field Goal 0:00 31-21

    Todd Pelino 25 Yd Field Goal

    Q2
  4. Touchdown 1:10 28-21

    Anderson Castle 1 Yd Run (Todd Pelino Kick)

    Q2
  5. Touchdown 5:50 21-21

    Que'Sean Brown 26 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino Kick)

    Q2
  6. Touchdown 7:47 14-21

    Anderson Castle 2 Yd Run (Todd Pelino Kick)

    Q2
  7. Touchdown 12:17 7-21

    Kendrick Raphael 4 Yd Run (Chase Meyer Kick)

    Q2
  8. Touchdown 2:38 7-14

    Nate Sheppard 12 Yd Run (Todd Pelino Kick)

    Q1
  9. Touchdown 5:20 0-14

    Kendrick Raphael 5 Yd Run (Chase Meyer Kick)

    Q1
  10. Touchdown 9:11 0-7

    Jordan King 6 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick)

    Q1
  1. DUKE

    7 plays, 21 yards, 4:39 · End of Game

    Q4
  2. CAL 4:39

    3 plays, 0 yards, 1:11 · Interception

    Q4
  3. DUKE 5:50

    2 plays, 51 yards, 0:55 · Touchdown

    Q4
  4. Touchdown 5:50 45-21

    Nate Sheppard 46 Yd Run (Todd Pelino Kick)

    Q4
  5. CAL 6:45

    4 plays, 23 yards, 1:37 · Interception

    Q4
  6. DUKE 8:22

    6 plays, 55 yards, 3:59 · Touchdown

    Q4
  7. Touchdown 8:22 38-21

    Cooper Barkate 10 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino Kick)

    Q4
  8. CAL 12:21

    3 plays, 6 yards, 1:23 · Punt

    Q4
  9. DUKE 13:44

    7 plays, 40 yards, 2:56 · Punt

    Q4
  10. CAL 1:40

    6 plays, 16 yards, 3:16 · Punt

    Q3
  11. DUKE 4:56

    3 plays, -6 yards, 1:56 · Punt

    Q3
  12. CAL 6:52

    3 plays, -6 yards, 1:39 · Punt

    Q3
  13. DUKE 8:31

    3 plays, 2 yards, 1:36 · Punt

    Q3
  14. CAL 10:07

    7 plays, 38 yards, 3:14 · Interception

    Q3
  15. DUKE 13:21

    3 plays, 2 yards, 1:39 · Punt

    Q3
  16. DUKE

    6 plays, 53 yards, 0:47 · End of Half

    Q2
  17. CAL 0:47

    3 plays, -15 yards, 0:23 · Punt

    Q2
  18. DUKE 1:10

    6 plays, 38 yards, 2:29 · Touchdown

    Q2
  19. Field Goal 0:00 31-21

    Todd Pelino 25 Yd Field Goal

    Q2
  20. Touchdown 1:10 28-21

    Anderson Castle 1 Yd Run (Todd Pelino Kick)

    Q2
  21. CAL 3:39

    3 plays, -12 yards, 2:11 · Punt

    Q2
  22. DUKE 5:50

    3 plays, 62 yards, 1:09 · Touchdown

    Q2
  23. Touchdown 5:50 21-21

    Que'Sean Brown 26 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino Kick)

    Q2
  24. CAL 6:59

    2 plays, 29 yards, 0:48 · Interception

    Q2
  25. DUKE 7:47

    10 plays, 58 yards, 4:30 · Touchdown

    Q2
  26. Touchdown 7:47 14-21

    Anderson Castle 2 Yd Run (Todd Pelino Kick)

    Q2
  27. CAL 12:17

    11 plays, 80 yards, 5:21 · Touchdown

    Q2
  28. Touchdown 12:17 7-21

    Kendrick Raphael 4 Yd Run (Chase Meyer Kick)

    Q2
  29. DUKE 2:38

    8 plays, 77 yards, 2:42 · Touchdown

    Q1
  30. Touchdown 2:38 7-14

    Nate Sheppard 12 Yd Run (Todd Pelino Kick)

    Q1
  31. CAL 5:20

    5 plays, 55 yards, 2:07 · Touchdown

    Q1
  32. Touchdown 5:20 0-14

    Kendrick Raphael 5 Yd Run (Chase Meyer Kick)

    Q1
  33. DUKE 7:27

    4 plays, -9 yards, 1:44 · Punt

    Q1
  34. CAL 9:11

    11 plays, 75 yards, 5:49 · Touchdown

    Q1
  35. Touchdown 9:11 0-7

    Jordan King 6 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (Chase Meyer Kick)

    Q1

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