Jaquez Moore scores first touchdown of the Duke football season

Duke running back Jaquez Moore rumbled into the end zone in the second quarter on Friday, the Blue Devils’ first touchdown of the year.

It took nearly two full quarters, but the Duke offense finally found the end zone for the first touchdown of the year on Friday.

In the final minute of the first half against the Elon Phoenix, Blue Devils running back Jaquez Moore took a handoff from the 7-yard line. He bounced to the outside before following a block from wide receiver Eli Pancol, finding a crease into the painted grass.

The score opened up a 10-0 lead, the same advantage Duke took into the locker room. Moore finished the first two quarters with eight carries for 21 yards, leading the Blue Devils backfield in both categories.

Pancol deserved a lot of credit for the touchdown drive. First-year starting quarterback Maalik Murphy found him over the middle for a 55-yard catch-and-run on the previous play to set the team up in scoring position, Pancol’s second catch of the game.

Duke finished the first half against Elon with 174 total yards of offense, more than doubling the Phoenix’s 80.