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Richmond at Duke

Richmond 24, Duke 16


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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) -Tyler Kirchoff rushed for a touchdown and blocked a punt for another score to help Richmond defeat Duke 24-16 on Saturday night.

The Spiders, reigning champions of the Football Championship Subdivision, defeated the Blue Devils in a season opener for the second time in four years.

Kirchoff blocked a punt that teammate Jonathan Mayfield returned 5 yards for a touchdown to open the scoring midway through the first quarter. He then bulled his way for a 1-yard touchdown to put the Spiders ahead 21-9 with less than 10 minutes left in the game.

Thaddeus Lewis was 34 of 55 for 350 yards and two touchdowns for the Blue Devils in front of a crowd of 33,311, Duke's largest at home since 2001.

The Blue Devils, who lost their opener for the sixth time in the last seven years, missed a pair of field goals in addition to the blocked punt.

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Scoring Summary
RICHJonathan Mayfield 5 yd blocked punt return (Andrew Howard kick)
DUKE Team safety
RICHJustin Forte 2 yd run (Andrew Howard kick)
DUKEJohnny Williams 54 yd pass from Thaddeus Lewis (Nick Maggio kick)
RICHTyler Kirchoff 1 yd run (Andrew Howard kick)
RICHAndrew Howard 45 yd FG
DUKEAustin Kelly 21 yd pass from Thaddeus Lewis (Will Snyderwine kick)
 
Team Stats
 RICHDUKE
First Downs1719
Third Down Efficiency3-123-14
Fourth Down Efficiency1-22-3
Plays-Net Yards64-28271-369
Rushes-Yds40-12516-19
Passing Yds157350
Kick Return Yds33118
Punt Return Yds5913
Passes13-24-034-55-0
Punts6-2226-192
Fumbles-Lost1-01-0
Penalties-Yds3-303-24
Time of Poss.32:4127:19
 
Individual Stats
RUSHING
RICH: Justin Forte 16-69, Eric Ward 7-26, Tyler Kirchoff 7-20, Garrett Wilkins 6-14, Kevin Grayson 1-9, Tre Gray 1-3, Team 2--16
DUKE: Re'quan Boyette 9-15, Jay Hollingsworth 3-7, Team 1--1, Thaddeus Lewis 3--2
PASSING
RICH: Eric Ward 12-23-143-0, Kevin Grayson 1-1-14-0
DUKE: Thaddeus Lewis 34-55-350-0
RECEIVING
RICH: Tre Gray 5-51, Jordan Mitchell 3-45, Garrett Wilkins 1-34, Eric Ward 1-14, Donte Boston 1-9, Ben Keating 1-5, Tyler Kirchoff 1--1
DUKE: Johnny Williams 7-115, Austin Kelly 7-80, Donovan Varner 6-39, Conner Vernon 4-48, Jay Hollingsworth 4-15, Tyree Watkins 3-31, Re'quan Boyette 2-17, Danny Parker 1-5