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No. 21 Duke Runs Past Lafayette, 42-7

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DURHAM – No. 21 Duke scored the game's final 35 points and improved to a 2-0 with a 42-7 win over Lafayette on a rainy Saturday night at Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium.

The Blue Devils set a single-game program record with their .952 completion percentage (20-of-21), with the lone incompletion coming as Duke spiked the ball to stop the clock in closing seconds of the first half.

Riley Leonard finished the night 12-of-12 passing (the spike not officially charged to his stat line) for 136 yards and one touchdown, while backup quarterback Henry Belin IV was 8-of-8 through the air for 118 yards and one score.