College Football · FBS · Week 8 · Recap

Duke Beat Virginia 19-16

By PSD.XYZ · Friday, October 23, 2026

Duke Blue Devils19@Virginia Cavaliers16

The Duke Blue Devils edged the Virginia Cavaliers 19-16 at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, VA on Friday, October 23, 2026 in FBS college football Week 8 action.

Virginia led 13-7 at halftime. Duke came back after the break to take the win.

Duke moves to 5-2, while Virginia falls to 4-4.

Top performers

• Walker Eget (DUKE, QB): 14/25, 211 YDS, 1 INT
• Nate Sheppard (DUKE, RB): 15 CAR, 55 YDS, 1 TD
• Jonah Burton (DUKE, WR): 4 REC, 59 YDS
• Beau Pribula (UVA, QB): 15/24, 158 YDS, 1 INT
• Jekail Middlebrook (UVA, RB): 24 CAR, 117 YDS, 1 TD
• John Rogers (UVA, TE): 5 REC, 65 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 10:59DUKENate Sheppard 32 Yd Run7-0
2. Q1 3:05UVAJekail Middlebrook 1 Yd Run7-7
3. Q2 9:06UVAWill Bettridge 21 Yd Field Goal7-10
4. Q2 0:00UVAWill Bettridge 32 Yd Field Goal7-13
5. Q3 12:22DUKEGavin Strange 39 Yd Field Goal10-13
6. Q4 8:50DUKEGavin Strange 39 Yd Field Goal13-13
7. Q4 3:00UVAWill Bettridge 30 Yd Field Goal13-16
8. Q4 1:14DUKEBrody Keefe 28 Yd pass from Nate Sheppard19-16

Team stats

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