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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Virginia 28, Duke 21
When: 12:20 PM ET, Saturday, October 7, 2017
Where: Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia
Temperature: 80°
Head Official: Jeff Heaser
Attendance: 38638

Virginia stopped a late Duke drive to hang on for its third consecutive victory, a 28-21 decision Saturday afternoon at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Va.

The Blue Devils (4-2, 1-2 ACC) managed just 255 yards of offense as quarterback Daniel Jones completed 14 of 42 passes and was picked off twice.

The Cavaliers' defense held late, sacking Jones for a 10-yard loss after Duke reached the Virginia 30. Jones threw incomplete on fourth-and-16 with 1:08 left, and Virginia ran out the clock as the Blue Devils were out of timeouts.

Virginia (4-1, 1-0) went ahead 28-14 midway through the fourth quarter as quarterback Kurt Benkert connected with wide receiver Doni Dowling on a 17-yard touchdown. Dowling recorded two touchdowns as Benkert overcame a slow start to finish 24 of 43 for 182 yards and three touchdowns.

Duke pulled within 28-21 with on a 4-yard run by Quentin Harris with 6:14 to go.

Virginia tallied 310 yards of offense and held the ball for more than 35 minutes. Running back Jordan Ellis ran for a career-high 96 yards on 25 carries.

After the teams combined for 83 yards and four interceptions in the first quarter -- with each team scoring off an interception return -- they settled in and found a groove on offense in the second quarter.

Jones, who started the game by completing only one of his first 13 attempts, found Davis Koppenhaver on a 7-yard touchdown pass to give the Blue Devils a 14-7 lead midway through the second quarter.

Virginia managed only 86 yards in the first half but answered Duke's touchdown with a score of its own as Benkert connected with Olamide Zaccheaus for an 11-yard touchdown to tie the game 14 heading into halftime.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Duke   Virginia
Brittain Brown Player Jordan Ellis
10 Attempts 25
54 Yards 96
5.4 Avg Yards 3.8
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Duke   Virginia
T.J. Rahming Player Olamide Zaccheaus
2 Receptions 8
39 Yards 69
19.5 Avg Yards 8.6
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Duke 255 131 124 3 0 2 1.0 1
Virginia 310 128 182 4 0 2 2.0 0