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2013 WEEK 1 vs. Duke Recap

Posted on July 19, 2013 at 12:01 AM.

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SPECTACULAR COMEBACK!

What a game! What a comeback. After being down 21-0, and losing starting QB Napoleon Cabral to injury, the upstart UNC Greensboro Spartans found a way to win. "This was not how we wanted the first half to go," said coach Ricky Proehl. "But, we found a way to work together as a team to make the comeback dream a reality. What really saved us was the play of our backup QB- Kenny Holly. He started the game 7 for 7 and ended with almost 450 yards passing. The game ball belongs to him."

Holly, a redshirt sophomore who originally went to NC State, had a day for the ages. After having been definitively whipped in the spring competition for the starting spot, no one expected him to have the amazing aerial performance he did in this game.

Starting Quarterback Napoleon Cabral did not look like himself all day, and eventually left the game in the 2nd quarter with a pulled groin. Before the injury he was 6/17 with 109 yards passing and two very costly interceptions. He should be cleared to play for next week's game against Florida State in Tallahassee.

Duke Head Coach, David Cutcliffe was not happy with the way his team let UNCG stick around and eventually steal the Win. "We simply did not have a killer instinct today," he said. "We did everything right in the first half: hassled the Freshman Quarterback, got turnovers, jumped to a big lead, everything. But the truth is good football teams slam the door shut, today we were not a good football team. Props to the Holly kid. He played like an All-American today."

UNC Greensboro Spartans at Duke Blue Devils
Jan 1,	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
UNC Greensboro Spartans (1-0)	0	0	14	28	42
Duke Blue Devils (0-1 (0-0))	7	14	7	10	38

Team Stats Comparison
	UNCG	DUKE
Total Offense	546	434
Rushing Yards	-9	77
Passing Yards	555	357
First Downs	19	19
Punt Return Yards	7	4
Kick Return Yards	81	36
Total Yards	634	474
Turnovers	2	3
3rd Down Converstion	4-11 36%	8-14 57%
4th Down Conversion	0-2 0%	0-2 0%
2-Point Conversion	-	-
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	5-3-0 60%	7-4-1 71%
Penalties	3-8yrds	0-0yrds
Posession Time	12:52	11:08

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		UNCG	DUKE
1:13	(DUKE) J. Duncan 3 yrd. run (R. Martin kick)	0	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		UNCG	DUKE
3:06	(DUKE) J. Caldwell 11 yrd. pass from A. Boone (R. Martin kick)	0	14
1:06	(DUKE) A. Boone 1 yrd. run (R. Martin kick)	0	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		UNCG	DUKE
3:43	(UNCG) D. Rush 2 yrd. run (K. Logan kick)	7	21
2:36	(DUKE) J. Duncan 5 yrd. run (R. Martin kick)	7	28
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		UNCG	DUKE
5:49	(UNCG) D. Rush 6 yrd. pass from K. Holly (K. Logan kick)	14	28
5:09	(DUKE) J. Caldwell 7 yrd. pass from A. Boone (R. Martin kick)	14	35
4:47	(UNCG) M. Fitzpatrick 20 yrd. pass from K. Holly (K. Logan kick)	21	35
3:54	(DUKE) K. Logan 29 yrd. FG	21	38
2:55	(UNCG) A. Proehl 75 yrd. pass from K. Holly (K. Logan kick)	28	38
2:08	(UNCG) W. Battle 52yrd. pass from K. Holly (K. Logan kick)	35	38
:47	(UNCG) B. Proehl 48yrd. pass from K. Holly (K. Logan kick)	42	38

UNC Greensboro Spartans
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
K. Holly	19/25	446	5	0
N. Cabral	6/17	109	0	2
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
N. Cabral	10	-20	-2/0	0
M. Payne	9	26	2.8	0
K. Holly	4	-19	-4.7	0
D. Rush	1	2	2.0	1
J. Stewart	1	2	2.0	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
R. McCoy	11	192	17.4	0
A. Proehl	4	148	37.0	1
D. Rush	2	20	10.0	1
W. Battle	2	64	32.0	1
M. Fitzpatrick	2	35	17.5	1
J. Stewart	1	1	1.0	0
C. Nixon	1	41	41.0	0
B. Proehl	1	48	48.0	1
M. Payne	1	6	6.0	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
T. Bernard	10	0	0	0
P. Carter	7	0	0	0
L. Turner	6	0	0	0
A. Proehl	5	0	0	0
R. Seals	4	0	0	0
S. Marshall	3	1	0	0
B. Proehl	3	0	0	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
K. Logan	-	6/6	6	-
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
T. McDuffie	5	204	40.8	0
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
B. Proehl	3	59	19.6	0
A. Proehl	1	22	22	0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
B. Proehl	1	7	7	0

Duke Blue Devils
PASSING	C/A	YDS	TD	INT
A. Boone	25/46 54%	357	2	1
RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
J. Duncan	11	40	3.6	2
A. Boone	7	33	4.7	1
N. Hill	1	4	4	0
RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	TD
J. Caldwell	7	89	12.7	2
J. Duncan	7	154	21.9	0
C. Gattis	4	37	9.2	0
J. Bennett	3	30	10.0	0
N. Hill	2	34	17.0	0
I. Blakeney	2	13	6.5	0
DEFENSE	TACK	SACK	INT	TD
J. Cash	6	0	0	0
D. Helto	6	1	0	0
C. Coady	5	1	0	0
S. Sarmiento	4	2.0	0	0
J. Bruce	3	1	0	0
G. Patterson	3	0	1	0
B. Baxter	3	0	0	0
J. Foxx	3	1	0	0
R. Cockrell	3	0	1	0
KICKING	FG	XP	PTS	LONG
R. Martin	1/1	5/5	8	30
PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	IN20
W. Monday	4	194	46.7	2
KICK RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
J. Caldwell	2	35	17.5	0
C. Gattis	1	17	17	0
PUNT RETURN	RET	YDS	AVG	TD
J. Caldwell	1	4	4.0	0

The Spartans can't start out next week like they did today and expect to stay competitive. They will travel to Tallahassee to face off against the Florida State Seminoles. FSU looks to be out for revenge after getting upset on the road at Pittsburgh 20-24 last week.