A bloated race to the ACC championship game for Duke football just became a little less so.

The Blue Devils (5-5, 4-2 ACC) dropped their second conference game of the season on Saturday, Nov. 15, falling 34-17 at home to No. 19 Virginia. Duke did not score a touchdown until the fourth quarter and was held to a season-low 255 total yards of offense while Virginia's offense compiled 540.

"I think that's as well as (Virginia has) played all year," head coach Manny Diaz said following the loss. "I think their quarterback was outstanding and in terrific control throughout the course of the game, coupled with is one of the poor performances of our season."

The loss doesn’t eliminate Duke from conference title contention, but it significantly damages the Blue Devils’ chances. Duke entere

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