The Duke Blue Devils scored three touchdowns in the final 16 minutes of Saturday’s game against Wake Forest, including a 39-yard strike from quarterback [autotag]Maalik Murphy[/autotag] to star wideout [autotag]Jordan Moore[/autotag] on the final play, for a 23-17 comeback victory over the Demon Deacons.
With a 9-3 regular-season record now cemented, Duke achieved a pretty staggering feat with its late surge in Winston-Salem. The Blue Devils came from behind in the fourth quarter four different times in 2024, including a last-minute field goal against Northwestern in Week 2 and a 21-point surge against the North Carolina Tar Heels back in Week 5, to give them more comebacks than losses in the regular season.
The Wildcats game was technically tied until a Northwestern field goal with 11:39 left on the clock, but even without including that game, the numbers are tied at three apiece. That doesn’t even include the SMU game in Week 9 when Duke scored two late touchdowns to force overtime, only losing after a failed 2-point conversion on the first additional possession.
For those doing the math at home, head coach [autotag]Manny Diaz[/autotag] ended his first season in Durham with a winning record when trailing after three quarters. Duke won three of its five such games this season, only surrendering a late lead once to Georgia Tech.