Elon @ Duke, Week 1 · 2025

17@FINAL459–5
Thu, Aug 28, 2025Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC

HOW IT WENT

Week 1 · 2025
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PLAY-BY-PLAY

167 plays
Q4Elon3 plays · 10 yds · 1:55 · End of Game17–45
  1. 0:00End of 4th Quarter
  2. 0:003rd & 1 at ELON 34Dan Frederick run for 1 yd to the ELON 35 for a 1ST down
  3. 1:062nd & 6 at ELON 29Dan Frederick run for 5 yds to the ELON 34
  4. 1:501st & 10 at ELON 25Dan Frederick run for 4 yds to the ELON 29
  5. 1:551st & 10 at DUKE 35Todd Pelino kickoff for 64 yds
Q4Elon6 plays · 22 yds · 2:23 · Downs17–38
  1. 6:554th & 1 at ELON 47Landyn Backey run for no gain to the ELON 47
  2. 7:283rd & 10 at ELON 38Jimmyll Williams run for 9 yds to the ELON 47
  3. 7:362nd & 10 at ELON 38Marco Lainez pass incomplete to Ross Smith
  4. 8:091st & 10 at ELON 38Jimmyll Williams run for no gain to the ELON 38
  5. 8:362nd & 8 at ELON 27Marco Lainez pass complete to Jimmyll Williams for 11 yds to the ELON 38 for a 1ST down
  6. 9:121st & 10 at ELON 25Marco Lainez run for 2 yds to the ELON 27
  7. 9:181st & 10 at DUKE 35Todd Pelino kickoff for 60 yds
Q4Duke5 plays · 80 yds · 2:39 · Touchdown17–31
  1. 11:282nd & 6 at ELON 6Darian Mensah pass complete to Sahmir Hagans for 6 yds for a TD (Todd Pelino KICK)
  2. 12:131st & 8 at ELON 8Anderson Castle run for 2 yds to the ELON 6
  3. 12:413rd & 1 at DUKE 29Anderson Castle run for 63 yds to the ELON 8 for a 1ST down
  4. 13:302nd & 6 at DUKE 24Jaquez Moore run for 5 yds to the DUKE 29
  5. 14:011st & 10 at DUKE 20Jaquez Moore run for 4 yds to the DUKE 24
  6. 14:071st & 10 at ELON 35Luke Barnes kickoff for 61 yds , Peyton Jones return for 16 yds to the DUKE 20
Q4Duke7 plays · 47 yds · 5:00 · Touchdown17–45
  1. 1:553rd & 1 at ELON 5Peyton Jones run for 5 yds for a TD (Todd Pelino KICK)
  2. 2:312nd & 7 at ELON 11Peyton Jones run for 6 yds to the ELON 5
  3. 3:181st & 10 at ELON 14Peyton Jones run for 3 yds to the ELON 11
  4. 3:463rd & 3 at ELON 19Shotgun Sheppard,Nate rush left for 4 yards loss to the Elon23 (Kirksey,Jared) PENALTY Elon Offside (Kirksey,Jared) 5 yards from Elon19 to Elon14, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
  5. 4:302nd & 7 at ELON 23Nate Sheppard run for 4 yds to the ELON 19
  6. 5:101st & 10 at ELON 26Darian Mensah run for 3 yds to the ELON 23
  7. 6:031st & 10 at ELON 36Nate Sheppard run for 10 yds to the ELON 26 for a 1ST down
  8. 6:481st & 10 at ELON 47Nate Sheppard run for 11 yds to the ELON 36 for a 1ST down
  9. 2:003rd & 1 at ELON 5Timeout Duke, clock 02:00
Q4Elon3 plays · 1 yds · 2:10 · Punt Return Touchdown17–38
  1. 9:184th & 9 at ELON 26Jeff Yurk punt for 52 yds , Que'Sean Brown returns for 78 yds for a TD (Todd Pelino KICK)
  2. 10:043rd & 9 at ELON 26Marco Lainez run for no gain to the ELON 26
  3. 10:462nd & 12 at ELON 23TJ Thomas Jr. run for 3 yds to the ELON 26
  4. 11:012nd & 2 at ELON 33No Huddle-Shotgun Lainez,Marco rush middle for 8 yards gain to the Elon41, End Of Play PENALTY Elon Holding (Walker,Brayden) 10 yards from Elon33 to Elon23. NO PLAY.
  5. 11:191st & 10 at ELON 25Landen Clark run for 8 yds to the ELON 33
  6. 11:281st & 10 at DUKE 35Todd Pelino kickoff for 63 yds
  7. 11:152nd & 2 at ELON 33Timeout Duke, clock 11:15
Q3Elon12 plays · 75 yds · 6:34 · Touchdown17–24
  1. 14:124th & 3 at DUKE 3Landyn Backey run for 3 yds for a TD (Luke Barnes KICK)
  2. 14:483rd & 9 at DUKE 9Landen Clark run for 6 yds to the DUKE 3
  3. 14:572nd & 9 at DUKE 9Landen Clark pass incomplete to TJ Thomas Jr.
  4. 0:00End of 3rd Quarter
  5. 0:001st & 10 at DUKE 10Dan Frederick run for 1 yd to the DUKE 9
  6. 1:023rd & 4 at DUKE 14Landen Clark run for 4 yds to the DUKE 10 for a 1ST down
  7. 1:372nd & 5 at DUKE 15Landyn Backey run for 1 yd to the DUKE 14
  8. 2:101st & 5 at DUKE 15Landen Clark pass complete to Dan Frederick for no gain to the DUKE 15
  9. 2:391st & 10 at DUKE 20PENALTY Duke Offside (Anthony Jr.,Vincent) 5 yards from Duke20 to Duke15. NO PLAY.
  10. 3:063rd & 11 at DUKE 39Landen Clark pass complete to Dylan Magazu for 19 yds to the DUKE 20 for a 1ST down
  11. 3:162nd & 11 at DUKE 39Landen Clark pass incomplete to Jaedon Alford
  12. 3:471st & 15 at DUKE 43Landen Clark run for 4 yds to the DUKE 39
  13. 4:141st & 10 at DUKE 38PENALTY Elon False Start (Safreed,Evan) 5 yards from Duke38 to Duke43. NO PLAY.
  14. 4:271st & 15 at ELON 47Landen Clark pass complete to Dylan Magazu for 15 yds to the DUKE 38 for a 1ST down
  15. 5:121st & 10 at DUKE 48Shotgun Clark,Landen rush middle for 2 yards gain to the Duke46 (Johnson,Kendall) PENALTY Elon False Start 5 yards from Duke48 to Elon47. NO PLAY.
  16. 5:361st & 10 at ELON 25Landen Clark pass complete to Dylan Magazu for 27 yds to the DUKE 48 for a 1ST down
  17. 5:461st & 10 at DUKE 35Todd Pelino kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q3Duke8 plays · 88 yds · 3:36 · Touchdown10–24
  1. 5:461st & 10 at ELON 27Darian Mensah pass complete to Andrel Anthony for 27 yds for a TD (Todd Pelino KICK)
  2. 6:212nd & 9 at ELON 41Darian Mensah pass complete to Cooper Barkate for 14 yds to the ELON 27 for a 1ST down
  3. 6:581st & 10 at ELON 42Nate Sheppard run for 1 yd to the ELON 41
  4. 7:091st & 10 at DUKE 39Darian Mensah pass complete to Landen King for 19 yds to the ELON 42 for a 1ST down
  5. 7:582nd & 2 at DUKE 35Peyton Jones run for 4 yds to the DUKE 39 for a 1ST down
  6. 8:231st & 10 at DUKE 27Peyton Jones run for 8 yds to the DUKE 35
  7. 8:482nd & 11 at DUKE 11Darian Mensah pass complete to Andrel Anthony for 16 yds to the DUKE 27 for a 1ST down
  8. 9:141st & 10 at DUKE 12Darian Mensah pass complete to Jayden Moore for a loss of 1 yard to the DUKE 11
  9. 9:222nd & 11 at DUKE 11Timeout Duke, clock 09:22
Q3Elon3 plays · -5 yds · 1:29 · Punt10–17
  1. 9:224th & 15 at ELON 41Jeff Yurk punt for 50 yds , Que'Sean Brown returns for 3 yds to the DUKE 12
  2. 9:323rd & 15 at ELON 41Landen Clark pass incomplete to Kenaz McMillian
  3. 10:032nd & 11 at ELON 45Landen Clark pass complete to TJ Thomas Jr. for 4 yds to the ELON 41
  4. 10:431st & 10 at ELON 46TJ Thomas Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the ELON 45
  5. 10:511st & 10 at DUKE 35Todd Pelino kickoff for 65 yds , TJ Thomas Jr. return for 46 yds to the ELON 46
Q2Duke3 plays · 1 yds · 0:49 · End of Half10–10
  1. 0:00End of 2nd Quarter
  2. 0:003rd & 15 at ELON 42Darian Mensah pass complete to Que'Sean Brown for 6 yds to the ELON 36
  3. 0:162nd & 18 at ELON 45Darian Mensah pass complete to Anderson Castle for 3 yds to the ELON 42
  4. 0:411st & 10 at ELON 37Darian Mensah sacked by Dillon Pardue for a loss of 8 yards to the ELON 45
Q2Elon3 plays · -4 yds · 1:06 · Punt10–10
  1. 0:494th & 14 at ELON 15Jeff Yurk punt blocked by Nate Sheppard blocked by Nate Sheppard
  2. 1:004th & 14 at ELON 15Timeout Duke, clock 01:00
  3. 1:003rd & 13 at ELON 16TJ Thomas Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the ELON 15
  4. 1:472nd & 14 at ELON 15TJ Thomas Jr. run for 1 yd to the ELON 16
  5. 1:501st & 10 at ELON 19TJ Thomas Jr. run for a loss of 4 yards to the ELON 15
  6. 1:522nd & 14 at ELON 15Timeout Duke, clock 01:52
Q2Duke4 plays · 75 yds · 1:49 · Touchdown3–10
  1. 8:012nd & 8 at ELON 32Jaquez Moore run for 32 yds for a TD (Todd Pelino KICK)
  2. 8:411st & 10 at ELON 34Nate Sheppard run for 2 yds to the ELON 32
  3. 9:021st & 10 at DUKE 45Darian Mensah pass complete to Sahmir Hagans for 21 yds to the ELON 34 for a 1ST down
  4. 9:411st & 10 at DUKE 25Darian Mensah pass complete to Nate Sheppard for 20 yds to the DUKE 45 for a 1ST down
  5. 9:501st & 10 at ELON 35Luke Barnes kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q2Duke5 plays · 56 yds · 1:42 · Fumble10–10
  1. 1:551st & 10 at ELON 12Jaquez Moore run for a loss of 7 yards to the ELON 19 Jaquez Moore fumbled, recovered by ELON Dillon Pardue
  2. 2:062nd & 10 at ELON 26Darian Mensah pass complete to Que'Sean Brown for 14 yds to the ELON 12 for a 1ST down
  3. 2:161st & 10 at ELON 26Darian Mensah pass incomplete
  4. 2:502nd & 5 at DUKE 30Darian Mensah pass complete to Que'Sean Brown for 44 yds to the ELON 26 for a 1ST down
  5. 3:291st & 10 at DUKE 25Darian Mensah pass complete to Anderson Castle for 5 yds to the DUKE 30
  6. 3:371st & 10 at ELON 35Luke Barnes kickoff for 65 yds , Peyton Jones return for 25 yds to the DUKE 25
  7. 2:001st & 10 at ELON 12Timeout Duke, clock 02:00
Q2Elon9 plays · 75 yds · 4:18 · Touchdown3–10
  1. 3:431st & 10 at DUKE 3PENALTY Elon Delay Of Game (Barnes,Luke) 5 yards from Duke03 to Duke08. NO PLAY.
  2. 3:433rd & 2 at DUKE 2Landen Clark run for 2 yds for a TD (Luke Barnes KICK)
  3. 3:462nd & 2 at DUKE 2Landen Clark pass incomplete to Kenaz McMillian
  4. 4:191st & 4 at DUKE 4Jimmyll Williams run for 2 yds to the DUKE 2
  5. 4:513rd & 4 at DUKE 9Landen Clark run for 5 yds to the DUKE 4 for a 1ST down
  6. 5:332nd & 6 at DUKE 11Landen Clark run for 2 yds to the DUKE 9
  7. 6:091st & 10 at DUKE 15Landen Clark run for 4 yds to the DUKE 11
  8. 6:392nd & 7 at DUKE 44Landen Clark pass complete to Zimere Winston for 29 yds to the DUKE 15 for a 1ST down
  9. 7:221st & 10 at DUKE 47Landen Clark run for 3 yds to the DUKE 44
  10. 7:531st & 10 at ELON 25Jimmyll Williams run for 28 yds to the DUKE 47 for a 1ST down
  11. 8:011st & 10 at DUKE 35Todd Pelino kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
  12. 4:271st & 4 at DUKE 4Timeout Elon, clock 04:27
Q1Elon5 plays · 19 yds · 2:40 · Punt0–0
  1. 6:034th & 14 at ELON 38Jeff Yurk punt for 57 yds
  2. 6:453rd & 12 at ELON 40Landen Clark sacked for a loss of 2 yards to the ELON 38
  3. 7:172nd & 10 at ELON 42Dan Frederick run for a loss of 2 yards to the ELON 40
  4. 7:271st & 10 at ELON 42Landen Clark pass incomplete to Zimere Winston
  5. 8:002nd & 1 at ELON 28Landen Clark run for 14 yds to the ELON 42 for a 1ST down
  6. 8:351st & 10 at ELON 19Landen Clark run for 9 yds to the ELON 28
Q1Duke3 plays · 6 yds · 1:16 · Punt0–0
  1. 8:434th & 4 at DUKE 35Kade Reynoldson punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Ben Kirsch at the ELON 19
  2. 9:143rd & 6 at DUKE 33Darian Mensah pass complete to Sahmir Hagans for 2 yds to the DUKE 35
  3. 9:222nd & 6 at DUKE 33Darian Mensah pass incomplete to Cooper Barkate
  4. 9:342nd & 1 at DUKE 38PENALTY Duke False Start (Fina,Bruno) 5 yards from Duke38 to Duke33. NO PLAY.
  5. 9:501st & 10 at DUKE 29Jaquez Moore run for 9 yds to the DUKE 38
Q1Elon3 plays · -2 yds · 1:48 · Punt0–0
  1. 9:594th & 12 at ELON 25Jeff Yurk punt for 46 yds
  2. 10:353rd & 7 at ELON 30Landen Clark sacked by Vincent Anthony Jr. for a loss of 5 yards to the ELON 25
  3. 11:122nd & 7 at ELON 30Landen Clark pass complete to TJ Thomas Jr. for no gain to the ELON 30
  4. 11:421st & 10 at ELON 27TJ Thomas Jr. run for 3 yds to the ELON 30
Q1Duke5 plays · 35 yds · 1:32 · Missed FG0–0
  1. 11:474th & 5 at ELON 27Todd Pelino 45 yd FG MISSED
  2. 11:523rd & 5 at ELON 27Darian Mensah pass incomplete to Cooper Barkate
  3. 12:212nd & 10 at ELON 32Darian Mensah pass complete to Jeremiah Hasley for 5 yds to the ELON 27
  4. 12:541st & 10 at ELON 32Jaquez Moore run for no gain to the ELON 32
  5. 13:111st & 10 at DUKE 38Darian Mensah pass complete to Cooper Barkate for 30 yds to the ELON 32 for a 1ST down
Q1Duke13 plays · 72 yds · 4:32 · Field Goal0–3
  1. 1:314th & 8 at ELON 23T. Pelino 41 yd FG GOOD
  2. 1:353rd & 8 at ELON 23Darian Mensah pass incomplete to Sahmir Hagans
  3. 2:142nd & 10 at ELON 25Peyton Jones run for 2 yds to the ELON 23
  4. 2:201st & 10 at ELON 25Darian Mensah pass incomplete to Peyton Jones
  5. 2:342nd & 2 at ELON 40Darian Mensah pass complete to Jayden Moore for 15 yds to the ELON 25 for a 1ST down
  6. 2:541st & 10 at ELON 48Darian Mensah pass complete to Jayden Moore for 8 yds to the ELON 40
  7. 3:263rd & 2 at DUKE 48Anderson Castle run for 4 yds to the ELON 48 for a 1ST down
  8. 3:592nd & 10 at DUKE 40Darian Mensah pass complete to Andrel Anthony for 8 yds to the DUKE 48
  9. 4:071st & 10 at DUKE 40Darian Mensah pass incomplete to Cooper Barkate
  10. 4:413rd & 10 at DUKE 15Darian Mensah pass complete to Que'Sean Brown for 25 yds to the DUKE 40 for a 1ST down
  11. 5:292nd & 10 at DUKE 15Darian Mensah pass complete to Que'Sean Brown for no gain to the DUKE 15
  12. 5:361st & 10 at DUKE 15Darian Mensah pass incomplete to Que'Sean Brown
  13. 5:511st & 10 at DUKE 5Darian Mensah pass complete to Sahmir Hagans for 10 yds to the DUKE 15 for a 1ST down
  14. 2:251st & 10 at ELON 25Timeout Elon, clock 02:25
  15. 4:473rd & 10 at DUKE 15Timeout Duke, clock 04:47
Q1Elon3 plays · -6 yds · 1:41 · Punt0–0
  1. 13:194th & 16 at ELON 19Jeff Yurk punt for 44 yds , Que'Sean Brown returns for 1 yd to the DUKE 38
  2. 14:023rd & 13 at ELON 22TJ Thomas Jr. run for a loss of 3 yards to the ELON 19
  3. 14:342nd & 16 at ELON 19Landen Clark run for 3 yds to the ELON 22
  4. 14:561st & 10 at ELON 25Landen Clark pass incomplete to Dylan Magazu
  5. 15:001st & 10 at DUKE 35Todd Pelino kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q3Duke8 plays · 83 yds · 3:57 · Touchdown10–17
  1. 10:592nd & 15 at ELON 15Darian Mensah pass complete to Sahmir Hagans for 15 yds for a TD (Todd Pelino KICK)
  2. 11:261st & 13 at ELON 13Darian Mensah run for a loss of 2 yards to the ELON 15
  3. 11:581st & 8 at ELON 8PENALTY Duke False Start 5 yards from Elon08 to Elon13. NO PLAY.
  4. 12:132nd & 6 at ELON 18Darian Mensah pass complete to Cooper Barkate for 10 yds to the ELON 8 for a 1ST down
  5. 12:571st & 10 at ELON 22Darian Mensah pass complete to Que'Sean Brown for 4 yds to the ELON 18
  6. 13:191st & 10 at DUKE 32Darian Mensah pass complete to Cooper Barkate for 46 yds to the ELON 22 for a 1ST down
  7. 13:393rd & 12 at DUKE 15Darian Mensah pass complete to Cooper Barkate for 17 yds to the DUKE 32 for a 1ST down
  8. 14:232nd & 9 at DUKE 18Darian Mensah sacked by Parris Lowery for a loss of 3 yards to the DUKE 15
  9. 14:511st & 10 at DUKE 17Jaquez Moore run for 1 yd to the DUKE 18
  10. 14:561st & 10 at ELON 35Luke Barnes kickoff for 65 yds , Peyton Jones return for 17 yds to the DUKE 17
Q1Elon13 plays · 58 yds · 6:41 · Field Goal3–3
  1. 9:504th & 13 at DUKE 17Luke Barnes 35 yd FG GOOD
  2. 9:544th & 8 at DUKE 12PENALTY Elon Delay Of Game (Yurk,Jeff) 5 yards from Duke12 to Duke17. NO PLAY.
  3. 9:543rd & 8 at DUKE 12Landen Clark pass incomplete to Dylan Magazu
  4. 10:272nd & 5 at DUKE 9TJ Thomas Jr. run for a loss of 3 yards to the DUKE 12
  5. 11:051st & 10 at DUKE 14TJ Thomas Jr. run for 5 yds to the DUKE 9
  6. 11:433rd & 2 at DUKE 21Landen Clark run for 7 yds to the DUKE 14 for a 1ST down
  7. 12:212nd & 4 at DUKE 23Jimmyll Williams run for 2 yds to the DUKE 21
  8. 12:521st & 10 at DUKE 29Landen Clark pass complete to Ross Smith for 6 yds to the DUKE 23
  9. 13:393rd & 5 at DUKE 36Landen Clark pass complete to TJ Thomas Jr. for 7 yds to the DUKE 29 for a 1ST down
  10. 9:583rd & 8 at DUKE 12Timeout Elon, clock 09:58
  11. 0:003rd & 20 at ELON 15TJ Thomas Jr. run for 44 yds to the DUKE 41 for a 1ST down
  12. 0:00End of 1st Quarter
  13. 0:452nd & 22 at ELON 13Landen Clark pass complete to Kenaz McMillian for 2 yds to the ELON 15
  14. 1:111st & 22 at ELON 13Elon Penalty, Offensive Holding (Yards) declined
  15. 1:251st & 10 at ELON 25No Huddle-Shotgun Thomas Jr.,TJ rush left for 1 yard gain to the Elon26 (Mergott,Luke) PENALTY Elon Personal Foul (Backey,Landyn) 12 yards from Elon25 to Elon13. NO PLAY.
  16. 1:311st & 10 at DUKE 35Todd Pelino kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
  17. 14:242nd & 7 at DUKE 38TJ Thomas Jr. run for 2 yds to the DUKE 36
  18. 14:541st & 10 at DUKE 41Landen Clark run for 3 yds to the DUKE 38

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