Duke running back Nate Sheppard threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Brody Keefe with 1:14 left to give the Blue Devils a 19-16 win over Virginia on Friday night at Scott Stadium.
Virginia went ahead 16-13 on a 30-yard field goal by Will Bettridge with three minutes left in the game, but a defense that controlled much of the game got caught by surprise when it mattered most.
Sheppard, the Atlantic Coast Conference’s leading rusher, was held to 55 yards on 15 carries, most of that coming on a 32-yard scoring run on Duke’s first possession. But his perfectly executed trick play snapped a two-game losing streak for the Blue Devils (5-2, 2-2).
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