Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ELON | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
 DUKE | 3 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 45 |
Game Leaders
Darian Mensah
· QB
Anderson Castle
· RB
Landen Clark
· QB
Landen Clark
· QB
Team Stats
141st Downs23
8-173rd down efficiency5-9
1-24th down efficiency0-0
275Total Yards548
112Passing389
11/18Comp/Att27/34
6.2Yards per pass11.4
163Rushing159
44Rushing Attempts25
3.7Yards per rush6.4
7-47Penalties3-15
0Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th Quarter
0:00
Dan Frederick run for 1 yd to the ELON 35 for a 1ST down
1:06
Dan Frederick run for 5 yds to the ELON 34
1:50
Dan Frederick run for 4 yds to the ELON 29
1:55
Todd Pelino kickoff for 64 yds
1:55
Peyton Jones run for 5 yds for a TD (Todd Pelino KICK)
2:00
Timeout Duke, clock 02:00
2:31
Peyton Jones run for 6 yds to the ELON 5
3:18
Peyton Jones run for 3 yds to the ELON 11
3:46
(03:52) Shotgun Sheppard,Nate rush left for 4 yards loss to the Elon23 (Kirksey,Jared) PENALTY Elon Offside (Kirksey,Jared) 5 yards from Elon19 to Elon14, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
4:30
Nate Sheppard run for 4 yds to the ELON 19
5:10
Darian Mensah run for 3 yds to the ELON 23
6:03
Nate Sheppard run for 10 yds to the ELON 26 for a 1ST down
6:48
Nate Sheppard run for 11 yds to the ELON 36 for a 1ST down
6:55
Landyn Backey run for no gain to the ELON 47
7:28
Jimmyll Williams run for 9 yds to the ELON 47
7:36
Marco Lainez pass incomplete to Ross Smith
8:09
Jimmyll Williams run for no gain to the ELON 38
8:36
Marco Lainez pass complete to Jimmyll Williams for 11 yds to the ELON 38 for a 1ST down
9:12
Marco Lainez run for 2 yds to the ELON 27
9:18
Todd Pelino kickoff for 60 yds
9:18
Jeff Yurk punt for 52 yds , Que'Sean Brown returns for 78 yds for a TD (Todd Pelino KICK)
10:04
Marco Lainez run for no gain to the ELON 26
10:46
TJ Thomas Jr. run for 3 yds to the ELON 26
11:01
(11:06) No Huddle-Shotgun Lainez,Marco rush middle for 8 yards gain to the Elon41, End Of Play PENALTY Elon Holding (Walker,Brayden) 10 yards from Elon33 to Elon23. NO PLAY.
11:15
Timeout Duke, clock 11:15
11:19
Landen Clark run for 8 yds to the ELON 33
11:28
Todd Pelino kickoff for 63 yds
11:28
Darian Mensah pass complete to Sahmir Hagans for 6 yds for a TD (Todd Pelino KICK)
12:13
Anderson Castle run for 2 yds to the ELON 6
12:41
Anderson Castle run for 63 yds to the ELON 8 for a 1ST down
13:30
Jaquez Moore run for 5 yds to the DUKE 29
14:01
Jaquez Moore run for 4 yds to the DUKE 24
14:07
Luke Barnes kickoff for 61 yds , Peyton Jones return for 16 yds to the DUKE 20
14:12
Landyn Backey run for 3 yds for a TD (Luke Barnes KICK)
14:48
Landen Clark run for 6 yds to the DUKE 3
14:57
Landen Clark pass incomplete to TJ Thomas Jr.
0:00
End of 3rd Quarter
0:00
Dan Frederick run for 1 yd to the DUKE 9
1:02
Landen Clark run for 4 yds to the DUKE 10 for a 1ST down
1:37
Landyn Backey run for 1 yd to the DUKE 14
2:10
Landen Clark pass complete to Dan Frederick for no gain to the DUKE 15
2:39
PENALTY Duke Offside (Anthony Jr.,Vincent) 5 yards from Duke20 to Duke15. NO PLAY.
3:06
Landen Clark pass complete to Dylan Magazu for 19 yds to the DUKE 20 for a 1ST down
3:16
Landen Clark pass incomplete to Jaedon Alford
3:47
Landen Clark run for 4 yds to the DUKE 39
4:14
PENALTY Elon False Start (Safreed,Evan) 5 yards from Duke38 to Duke43. NO PLAY.
4:27
Landen Clark pass complete to Dylan Magazu for 15 yds to the DUKE 38 for a 1ST down
5:12
(05:15) Shotgun Clark,Landen rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Duke46 (Johnson,Kendall) PENALTY Elon False Start 5 yards from Duke48 to Elon47. NO PLAY.
5:36
Landen Clark pass complete to Dylan Magazu for 27 yds to the DUKE 48 for a 1ST down
Mensah shines in second half of Duke debut in 45-17 win over Elon
— Darian Mensah threw three second-half touchdown passes in his Duke debut and the Blue Devils broke free from a halftime tie to defeat Elon 45-17 in Thursday night’s season opener.
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