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The Northwestern Wildcats haven't won a game against the Duke Blue Devils since Sept. 17 of 2016, but they'll be looking to end the drought on Saturday. The Wildcats' week off comes to an end as they meet up with Duke at noon ET at Ryan Field. The defensive coordinators will surely put in extra hours ahead of this matchup since these teams' offenses combined for 1,027 yards two weeks ago.
Northwestern came out on top in a nail-biter against the Nebraska Cornhuskers two weeks ago, sneaking past 31-28.
Meanwhile, Duke got themselves on the board against the Temple Owls last Friday, but Temple never followed suit. Duke was the clear victor by a 30 to nothing margin over the Owls. The team accrued 24 points in the first half and coasted on those for the victory. Duke QB Riley Leonard was slinging it as he passed for two TDs and 328 yards on 30 attempts in addition to picking up 64 yards on the ground.
Special teams collected 12 points for the Blue Devils. K Charlie Ham delivered a perfect 3-for-3 game.
Their wins lifted both teams to an identical 1-0. We'll see which team can carry over their success and which team inevitably falls when the Wildcats and Duke clash.
