CANES @ Duke by the Numbers

With back to back losses to FSU and VT, we need to get back on the winning track, with the focus now turning to a trip to Durham, NC on Saturday Afternoon at 3:30 p.m. on ESPNU vs Duke, which is coming off a win vs NC State last week at home. Here's the breakdown by the numbers:

Total O vs Total D

CANES Total O vs Duke Total D

446.3 ypg (41st) vs 386.8 ypg allowed (57th) 

Duke Total O vs CANES Total D

409.3 (64th) vs 384.7 ypg allowed (54th)

Scoring O vs Scoring D

CANES Scoring O vs Duke Scoring D

35 ppg (32nd) vs. 22.2 ppg allowed (33rd)

Duke Scoring O vs CANES Scoring D

33.4 ppg (42nd) vs 23 ppg allowed (41st)

Rushing O vs Rushing D

CANES Rush O vs Duke Rush D

179.3 ypg (58th) vs 167.2 ypg allowed (69th)

Duke Rush O vs CANES Rush D

165.9 ypg (69th) vs 151.9 ypg (50th)

Passing O vs. Passing D 

CANES Pass O vs Duke Pass D

267 ypg (36th) vs 219.6 ypg allowed (40th)

Duke Pass O vs CANES Pass D

243.4 ypg (58th) vs. 232.8 ypg allowed (T-69th) 

Red Zone O vs Red Zone D 

CANES RZ O vs Duke RZ D

.775 (T-92nd) vs. .714 (T-12th)

Duke RZ O vs CANES RZ D

.821 (T-74th) vs. .808 (T-51st)

Pass Efficiency vs Pass Efficiency D

CANES PE vs Duke PE Def.

154.65 (17th) vs. 123.81 (59th)

Duke PE vs CANES PE Def. 

134.52 (59th) vs. 121.29 (47th)

Sacks vs Sacks Allowed

CANES Sacks vs Duke Sacks Allowed

25-145 [2.78 pg] (T-24th) vs. 12-70 [1.33 pg] (T-32nd)

Duke Sacks vs CANES Sacks Allowed

17-108 [1.89 pg] (T-64th) vs. 11-101 [1.22 pg] (T-20th)

3rd Down O vs 3rd Down D

CANES 3rd Down O vs Duke 3rd Down D

42-108 [39%] (73rd) vs. 52-147 [35%] (34th)

Duke 3rd Down O vs CANES 3rd Down D

47-126 [37%] (81st) vs. 53-137 [39%] (58th)

On the surface, Duke doesn't scare me as much when I look at their numbers. However, they have returned two punts back to the house this year and they are 18th in the nation and 2nd in the ACC in Punt Return Yardage with almost 13 ypr (12.88 to be exact). Our STs are going to have to play a lot better than they did vs VT. Where Duke does the real damage is in the 2nd half, outscoring opponents by a combined score of 166-82. They have two very good QBs that are over 1,000 yards for the season in Connette (1,411 yards) and Boone (1,172). Make no mistake, we'd better get the bad taste of the last two losses out of our mouths very quickly, because come Saturday Afternoon up in Durham, we're going to face a Duke team that is very very dangerous, and Cut will have them ready to play, and they're playing for a trip to Charlotte, so we need to come out and match their intensity pretty quickly, because if we don't, it'll be trouble. Let's back on track this week, and GO CANES!