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Blue Devils Down Wake Forest 24-21 - Match Report

The Blue Devils were Week 10 winners on Thursday, coming out on top of the Demon Deacons by a score of 24-21 at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium.

Duke won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -7.0-point spread. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 41.0.

Jaquez Moore rushed for 76 yards, while Jordan Waters added 76 yards in the win. Jordan Moore and Jalon Calhoun added 43 and 20 receiving yards respectively.

Demond Claiborne rushed for 81 yards for Wake Forest, while Mitch Griffis added 55 yards. Mitch Griffis threw for 241 yards for the Demon Deacons, while receivers Taylor Morin and Ke'Shawn Williams had 92 and 90 yards respectively.

Duke lost the offensive yardage battle to Wake Forest 400-267 yards in Thursday's game. Wake Forest had more first downs as that total ended up 18-15.

Wake Forest led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 31:51-28:09 split in that important category.

Next game, Duke takes its act on the road to face North Carolina looking for another win. For Wake Forest, they head home to face NC State.