Duke Blue Devils @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets — Oct 10, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 10, 2026
Blue Devils Duke DUKE 3-1, 1-1 Away
25
Final
28
Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech GT 1-3, 1-2 Home
1 2 3 4 T
DUKE 0 10 8 7 25
GT 7 7 7 7 28
Top Performers
Passing Yards
W. Eget QB DUKE
259 PASS
A. Mendoza QB GT
218 PASS
Rushing Yards
N. Sheppard RB DUKE
99 RUSH
T. Maddox GT
81 RUSH
Receiving Yards
N. Sheppard RB DUKE
91 REC
J. Allen WR GT
99 REC
Passing
Duke
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
W. Eget 26/41 259 1 0 0 89.4
Georgia Tech
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
A. Mendoza 23/30 218 1 0 0 107.4
Rushing
Duke
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
N. Sheppard 27 99 3.7 2 20
W. Eget 1 11 11.0 0 11
C. Campbell 6 46 7.7 0 24
D. Mahan 1 3 3.0 0 3
Georgia Tech
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
A. Mendoza 3 10 3.3 0 16
J. Haynes 14 69 4.9 0 27
T. Maddox 10 81 8.1 3 60
Receiving
Duke
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
N. Sheppard 7 8 91 13.0 0 42 0
N. Kurisky 2 3 14 7.0 0 11 0
J. Richardson 4 7 29 7.3 1 13 0
J. Burton 2 5 15 7.5 0 14 0
J. Hasley 6 11 39 6.5 0 11 0
C. Campbell 2 2 7 3.5 0 7 0
J. Moore 1 2 42 42.0 0 42 0
Q. Johnson 1 1 11 11.0 0 11 0
J. Solomon 1 2 11 11.0 0 11 0
Georgia Tech
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. Corbo 2 2 18 9.0 0 15 0
J. Allen 10 11 99 9.9 1 20 0
I. Fuhrmann 2 3 27 13.5 0 14 0
J. Haynes 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
T. Maddox 2 2 8 4.0 0 5 0
G. Harris 2 3 17 8.5 0 10 0
K. Roche 2 5 12 6.0 0 7 0
D. Gatling 1 1 21 21.0 0 21 0
C. Alexander 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 0
D. Penson 1 1 13 13.0 0 13 0
Defense
Duke
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
D. Anderson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Johnson 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Ojarikre 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Mergott 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Stone 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Loud 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Pellicciotta 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Davis 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Columbus 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Morris 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
S. Turner 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Smith 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Flowers 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Reed 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O. Wafle 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Gompers 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P. Watson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Robinson 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Georgia Tech
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
T. Thomas 7 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
M. Jordan 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. McCoy 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Efford 6 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
T. Harris 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Outlaw 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Mbakwe 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Spaulding 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
S. Riley 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Tobe 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Lightsey 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Hill 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
C. Speakman 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Norris 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Manley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Fuller 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Duclona 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Duke
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
G. Strange 1/2 2/2 5 0
Georgia Tech
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
A. Birr 0/0 4/4 4 0
Returns
Duke
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Georgia Tech
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
R. Smith 4 97 24.3 0 39 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Duke
Georgia Tech
418 Total Yards 376
25 First Downs 21
14 Passing 11
7 Rushing 6
4 Penalty 4
10/17 3rd Down Eff. 4/10
259 Passing Yards 218
159 Rushing Yards 158
0 Turnovers 0
6-71 Penalties 11-110
35:25 Possession 24:35
4/5 Red Zone 3/3
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 7 25 - 28
25 - 28 0:54
A. Birr XP
25 - 27 0:54
T. Maddox TD
XP G. Strange
25 - 21 2:40
TD N. Sheppard
24 - 21 2:40
Q3 8 - 7 18 - 21
2PC J. Burton
18 - 21 3:18
TD J. Richardson
16 - 21 3:18
10 - 21 10:29
A. Birr XP
10 - 20 10:29
T. Maddox TD
Q2 10 - 7 10 - 14
FG G. Strange
10 - 14 3:47
7 - 14 7:37
A. Birr XP
7 - 13 7:37
T. Maddox TD
XP G. Strange
7 - 7 14:20
TD N. Sheppard
6 - 7 14:20
Q1 0 - 7 0 - 7
0 - 7 8:47
A. Birr XP
0 - 6 8:47
J. Allen TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 2 Biggest Lead: GT +11 Times Tied: 1
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 10, 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m