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It can not be overstated how different things are in Durham these days. There isn't a football coach in the country that wouldn't love to end a season with a fan base and administration that was not only happy with your school's year, but ecstatic about it.

Duke's rivalry clash with Wake Forest quickly turned into a fast-paced shootout.

Headlined by first team selection Donovan Varner, six Duke players received All-ACC honors as the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association announced the 2009 Associated Press football all-conference teams.

It wasn't meant to be for Thad Lewis and the rest of his senior cohorts. TheA Duke quarterback who has started all but two games since arrivingA in DurhamA four years ago just wasn't able to put the Blue Devils on his back one last time.

A Wake Forest leads Duke 35-20 at the end of the third quarter at Wallace Wade Stadium.

Duke head coach David Cutcliffe announced on Wednesday the team's captains for the 2009 season, as voted on by the student-athletes. The Blue Devils utilized individual game captains for the first 11 contests of the year.

Georgia Tech's Demaryius Thomas catches a passes over Duke's Leon Wright during the second half of their football game in Durham, N.C., on Saturday, Nov.

Duke seemingly had it all going for three quarters - a quick-strike offense, a defense that forced mistakes and a significant coaching advantage.

The Duke Blue Devils will try to keep their bowl hopes alive this weekend, as they challenge the 21st-ranked Miami- Florida Hurricanes in an ACC clash at Land Shark Stadium.

Any football guru will attest that big plays are more common through the air than on the ground.

Pass: Duke set a new standard for futility in the running game, netting only 12 yards rushing, their lowest total this season.

College capules including Ohio State-Iowa, Utah-TCU Submitted by SHNS on Thu, 11/12/2009 - 18:43 LAST WEEK: Ga.

ATLANTA - Postseason play may officially start the week after Thanksgiving, but try to convince Georgia Tech of that.

There's a reason why the North Carolina-Duke "rivalry" game is no longer honored as the last game of the regular football schedule.

Duke seniors Thaddeus Lewis and Leon Wright said the Blue Devils must return to the drawing board after their 19-6 loss to North Carolina on Saturday.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. a ' North Carolina scored 13 second-half points to earn a 19-6 victory over Duke in ACC football action in front of 59,750 this evening at Kenan Stadium.

CHAPEL HILL When North Carolina's starting running back Shaun Draughn went down with a shoulder injury early in Saturday's game against visiting Duke, there was some concern that bruising backup Ryan Houston would wear down with the increased workload.

Rush : Once again Duke's rushing attack was subpar, earning only 81 yards on the ground on 39 carries, leading to a paltry 2.1 yard- per-carry average.

Duke will host Maryland on Saturday, Oct. 24 with kickoff scheduled for 1:30 p.m. in Wallace Wade Stadium.

Last time Duke took the field, senior quarterback Thaddeus Lewis led the Blue Devils to a 21-point road victory over ACC opponent N.C. State.