College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Duke 38, Syracuse 3
When: 12:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 27, 2025
Where: JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, New York
Attendance: 44451
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Duke 10 14 7 7 38
Syracuse 3 0 0 0 3
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 9:42
Duke   FG  Syracuse 0 - Duke 3
Todd Pelino 22 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 4:10
Syracuse   FG  Syracuse 3 - Duke 3
Tripp Woody 29 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 3:12
Duke   TD  Syracuse 3 - Duke 10
Nate Sheppard 49 yd. run (Todd Pelino kick)
2nd Quarter - 12:01
Duke   TD  Syracuse 3 - Duke 17
Cooper Barkate 34 yd. pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick)
2nd Quarter - 1:55
Duke   TD  Syracuse 3 - Duke 24
Cooper Barkate 12 yd. pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick)
3rd Quarter - 5:34
Duke   TD  Syracuse 3 - Duke 31
Nate Sheppard 12 yd. run (Todd Pelino kick)
4th Quarter - 11:04
Duke   TD  Syracuse 3 - Duke 38
Anderson Castle 13 yd. run (Todd Pelino kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Duke Syracuse
W‑L 3 - 2 - 0 3 - 2 - 0
Conference 2 - 0 - 0 1 - 1 - 0
Team Stats
  Duke Syracuse
Score 38 3
1st Downs 23 19
3rd Down Efficiency 6-for-13
46%		 5-for-14
36%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-2
100%		 1-for-3
33%
Total Yards 504 314
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 36-236 27-85
Average/Rush 6.6 3.1
Passing
Comp-Att 22-28 24-37
Passing Yards 268 229
Average/Pass Play 8.9 6.0
Penalties-Yards 9-105 4-55
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-2
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 31:35 28:25
PLAYER STATS
Duke (3 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Mensah 22/28 268 2 0
Syracuse (3 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
R. Collins 24/37 229 0 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
N. Sheppard 15 168 11.2 2
T. Bates 5 44 8.8 0
A. Castle 10 42 4.2 1
H. Belin IV 1 4 4.0 0
J. Moore 1 0 0.0 0
D. Mensah 4 -22 -5.5 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
Y. Willis 11 63 5.7 0
W. Nixon 7 25 3.6 0
J. Hart 4 5 1.2 0
R. Collins 5 -8 -1.6 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. Barkate 4 72 18.0 2
Q. Brown 5 64 12.8 0
S. Hagans 5 59 11.8 0
N. Sheppard 4 33 8.2 0
A. Castle 1 17 17.0 0
C. Tyler 1 12 12.0 0
A. Anthony 1 6 6.0 0
J. Hasley 1 5 5.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Cook II 6 74 12.3 0
E. Ross 5 57 11.4 0
J. Ross-Simmons 2 24 12.0 0
D. Gill Jr. 2 19 9.5 0
D. Clement 1 18 18.0 0
Y. Willis 3 15 5.0 0
D. Villari 2 10 5.0 0
D. Bacheyie 1 6 6.0 0
J. Hart 1 4 4.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
C. Weaver 1 40 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
C. Weaver 0.5 4.0
P. Watson 0.5 3.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
A. Deslauriers 1.0 15.0
D. Jaquez Jr. 1.0 8.0
D. Reese 0.5 0.0
R. Perry 0.5 0.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
M. Kane 4 5
C. Rivers 3 0
B. Gompers 3 1
C. Weaver 3 3
V. Anthony Jr. 2 0
A. Pellicciotta 2 1
A. Hall 2 1
L. Callahan 2 1
B. Davis 1 0
T. Reed 1 0
K. Robinson 1 1
E. Schaper 1 2
D. Stone 1 3
K. Smith 1 3
L. Mergott 1 4
J. Francois 1 4
L. Griffin III 0 1
D. Aladuge 0 1
P. Watson 0 1
K. O'Connor 0 1
G. Wright 0 1
W. Williams 0 2
M. Jones 0 2
J. Green 0 3
T. Freeman 0 4
Tackles
  Tk Ast
D. Chestnut 3 1
C. Peal 3 2
C. Perry 3 3
C. Simmons 2 0
J. Tremble 2 0
J. Heard 2 1
J. Martin 2 2
D. Samuel Jr. 2 2
A. Sparrow 2 3
D. Weatherspoon 1 0
B. Long Jr. 1 1
D. Jaquez Jr. 1 1
D. Grant 1 1
D. Kerr 1 1
D. Reese 1 1
G. Rooks 1 3
A. Deslauriers 1 5
C. Thomas 0 1
K. Jobity Jr. 0 1
G. Bryant III 0 2
R. Perry 0 2
D. Wilson Jr. 0 3
D. Omopariola 0 4
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
V. Anthony Jr. 1.0 3.0
M. Kane 1.0 1.0
A. Hall 1.0 1.0
C. Weaver 0.5 4.0
P. Watson 0.5 3.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
D. Jaquez Jr. 1.5 10.0
A. Deslauriers 1.0 15.0
C. Simmons 1.0 4.0
C. Thomas 0.5 1.0
D. Reese 0.5 1.0
R. Perry 0.5 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
R. Collins 1
J. Cook II 2