Duke Wins Pinstripe Bowl After Would-Be Indiana FG Ruled No Good

Score: Duke 44, Indiana 41 OTPrediction: Indiana 42, Duke 38, Line: Indiana -2, o/u: 67.5 And You Care Because…

The first Big Ten bowl was a doozie, as Duke took a 44-41 overtime win vs. IN in a Pinstripe Bowl that featured eight lead changes.

Washington State led 20-7 at the half and looked in total control, limiting Miami to three first downs over the second and third quarters.

Dec 26, 2015; Bronx, NY, USA; Indiana Hoosiers wide receiver Nick Westbrook (15) catches a touchdown pass in front of Duke Blue Devils safety DeVon Edwards (27) during the third quarter in the 2015 New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium.

Duke hit a field goal in the first overtime and then forced in to settle for one as well.

“Absolutely ecstatic”, Martin said. They scored by far their fewest points of the season in a 29-7 loss. We get to be with the team and practice and play around in the game room wherever we are.

The final stages of the first half produced three scores within 1:25.

“Man, he’s a kid who’s nearly put an entire program on his back from a leadership standpoint, from him having to play well every single week to give us a chance to win, and for the most part he has”, offensive coordinator Kevin Johns said. Two seasons ago, Duke played for the ACC championship against eventual national champion Florida State, and this year’s 4-4 conference record is viewed by many around the program and the conference as a disappointment. Oakes thought he made it, and he may have a point. Both teams hope to finish their seasons on a positive note and some forward momentum heading into 2016.

“We’ve worked so hard for this”, Duke senior Max McCaffrey said after the game on the Duke radio network. The players will see the field for their first and only time before the game.

“At that point in time, I’m just appreciative of all the people I’m associated with”, Cutcliffe said.

Duke found a way to take another step in elevating its long-downtrodden football program despite an overall disappointing season marred by a four-game losing streak. The original Yankee Stadium hosted 185 college football games during its 85-year history…. Three Blue Devils – quarterback Thomas Sirk and running backs Jela Duncan and Shaun Wilson – rushed for more than 100 yards each.

Nate Sudfeld finished first on the single-season passing charts with 3,573 yards, five 350-plus yard games and seven 300-yard games, second with 27 touchdowns, fourth with 412 attempts and tied for fourth with 247 completions. He has practiced this week, but Wilson said IN will not know if Howard can play until near kickoff. After plenty of turnovers and lead changes, Saturday’s game ultimately ended on a controversial missed field goal attempt from IN that was unable – by rule – to be reviewed. Moments later, the Bearcats answered back with an 82-yard touchdown pass that won the game. Nate Sudfield completed 60.7 percent of his passes for 3,184 yards and 24 touchdowns against five interceptions. To make a general statement, most bowl games are nothing more than a glorified exhibition, matching up teams from different conferences that otherwise may never play. We had too many errors. It was the first time since 1951 that Duke had two runs of at least 70 yards in a game.

Martin gave Duke a 3-0 lead on a 52-yard field goal on the Blue Devils’ first possession of the game. However, the defense couldn’t hold at the end of the game, as Duke quarterback Thomas Sirk drove his team down the field for a touchdown with 41 seconds left to send the game to EXTRA INNINGS.

Indiana Hoosiers rank at 22 for scoring 36.2 points where as Duke Blue Devils rank at 45 for allowing 24.1 scores.