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Game Day: at Army West Point, 12 PM, CBSSN

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Game Day: at Army West Point, 12 PM, CBSSN


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Duke (4-1, 2-0) at Army West Point (1-4)
When: Oct. 10 | 12 noon (EST)
Where: Michie Stadium
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Duke (4-1, 2-0 ACC) at Army West Point (1-4)
October 10, 2015 • 12 noon • CBS Sports Network
West Point, N.Y. • Michie Stadium (38,000 • FieldTurf)

• Duke (4-1, 2-0 ACC) takes to the road for the first time since week one, travelling to meet Army West Point (1-4) on Saturday, October 10 at 12 noon at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y. ... CBS Sports Network will broadcast the game with Ben Holden (play-byplay), Jay Feely (analyst) and John Schriffen (sideline)

• The Blue Devils are 4-1 overall and 2-0 in ACC play after a 9-7 home win over Boston College while the Black Knights are 1-4 after falling on the road to Penn State, 20-14

• This week's game will mark the 23rd meeting on the gridiron between Duke and Army West Point, with the Blue Devils holding an 11-10-1 series advantage ... The series began in 1944 with a 27-7 Black Knight win in New York, N.Y. ... In the last meeting, in 2010, Army West Point earned a 35-21 victory in Durham ... The last meeting at Michie Stadium came in 2009 and resulted in a 35-19 Blue Devil win

• Duke has won 12 of its last 13 regular season games against non-conference opponents

• Dating back to the 2013 season, the Blue Devils are 21-4 in their last 25 regular season games ... The only schools with more wins during that stretch are Florida State (25), Ohio State (24), Baylor (23), Michigan State (23) & Alabama (22)

• The Blue Devils have won four straight and 10 of their last 11 road games dating back to the start of the 2013 season

• Duke has limited its opponent to 25 or fewer points in 21 of its last 24 regular season games

• The Duke defense ranks among the national leaders in scoring defense (5th), pass efficiency defense (6th), third down conversion defense (6th) and total defense (9th)

• Freshman WR T.J. Rahming leads Duke in pass receptions with 19 as the Powder Springs, Ga., native aims to become the first rookie in school history to lead the Blue Devils in catches ... Rahming led all Duke receivers in both pass receptions (5) and receiving yards (75) against Boston College

• Last Saturday's game against Boston College marked David Cutcliffe's 93rd as Duke's head coach, and he has guided the Blue Devils to a 44-49 overall record ... In the 92 games (seasons 2000-08) prior to Cutcliffe's arrival, Duke managed an overall ledger of 10-82

• Duke earned a 9-7 win over Boston College last week without the benefit of a TD ... Prior to Saturday, the last time the Blue Devils had won without scoring a TD was November 11, 1978 in a 3-0 victory over Wake Forest ... Last week's win also pushed the Blue Devils to a 40-4 record under David Cutcliffe when leading or tied after three quarters of play

• Bob Harris, the Voice of the Blue Devils, is in his 40th season as the play-by-play announcer for the Blue Devil IMG Radio Network ... Harris enters this week's game having called 451 consecutive Duke football games dating back to the 1976 season-opening 21-18 win at Tennessee

Blue Devils by the Numbers
• 5 — Career kickoff returns for TDs for S DeVon Edwards, including a 95- yard scoring effort at Tulane and 100- yard dash against Georgia Tech ... The only active player nationally with more KORs for TDs is Autrey Golden of UTEP (6) ... In addition, Edwards' 29.04 career kickoff return average ranks second nationally among active players trailing only Rashaad Penny of San Diego State (30.31)

• 5-0 — Duke's record when S DeVon Edwards returns a kickoff for a TD ... The five victories have come against N.C. State (2013), North Carolina (2013), Pittsburgh (2014), Tulane (2014) & Georgia Tech (2015)

• 39.71 — Kickoff return average for S DeVon Edwards to rank first in the ACC and third nationally behind only Rashaad Penny of San Diego State (42.11) and Evan Berry of Tennessee (40.64)

• 351 — Career points for K Ross Martin ... Martin currently sits in sixth place on the ACC's career scoring chart, seven points away from moving into a tie for fifth place with former North Carolina standout Casey Barth (2008-12)

• 124 — Consecutive successful PATs for K Ross Martin for the second-longest active streak in the nation, trailing only Florida State's Robert Aguayo (166)

• 0.80 — Sacks per game allowed by the Duke offensive line, a total that leads the ACC

• 5 — Trips into the red zone for Duke's five opponents this season, marking the fewest combined total in the nation

• 9.5 — ACC-leading total of tackles for loss for S Jeremy Cash ... Cash's per game average of 1.90 TFL ranks tied for eighth nationally

• 6.60 — Defensive three-&-outs averaged per game for the Blue Devils ... The total ranks fourth nationally behind only Marshall (7.60), Clemson (7.00) and Alabama (6.80)

• 53 — Points allowed by the Blue Devils this season, marking the program's lowest total through five weeks since 1971, when Duke surrendered 24 points against Florida (6), South Carolina (12), Virginia (0), Stanford (3) & Clemson (3)

• 16 — Blue Devils who have contributed to at least one tackle behind the line of scrimmage this season ... S Jeremy Cash leads the team with 9.5 TFL followed by LB Dwayne Norman (5.5)

• 269.8 — Total offensive yards per game allowed by the Blue Devils ... Duke has surrendered no more than 316 yards (Georgia Tech) in a single contest this season

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Players Mentioned

DeVon Edwards

DeVon Edwards

Sprints
5' 9"
Redshirt
Jeremy Cash

#37 Jeremy Cash

S
6' 2"
Sophomore
Ross Martin

#35 Ross Martin

K
5' 9"
Freshman
Dwayne Norman

#40 Dwayne Norman

S
6' 1"
Freshman
T.J. Rahming

#3 T.J. Rahming

WR
5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

DeVon Edwards

DeVon Edwards

5' 9"
Redshirt
Sprints
Jeremy Cash

#37 Jeremy Cash

6' 2"
Sophomore
S
Ross Martin

#35 Ross Martin

5' 9"
Freshman
K
Dwayne Norman

#40 Dwayne Norman

6' 1"
Freshman
S
T.J. Rahming

#3 T.J. Rahming

5' 10"
Freshman
WR