EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) – Duke junior safety Jaylen Stinson forced a fumble that was recovered by the Blue Devils at the 1-yard line to halt Northwestern's final drive and claim a 31-23 victory at Ryan Field on Saturday afternoon.
 
With 1:18 remaining in the game, Northwestern used six plays to drive 58 yards to the Duke 12 yard line. Running back Evan Hull rushed up the middle to the Blue Devil one but was met by Stinson. The Opelika, Ala., native forced the fumble and sophomore Brandon Johnson recovered the loose ball in the end zone to secure Duke's second win of the year. The turnover marked Duke's third of the game.
 
Graduate student Darius Joiner and Stinson led the Blue Devil defense with 14 and 11 tackles, respectively. Duke also finished with 14 pass breakups, including three each from Joshua Pickett, Shaka Heyward and Datrone Young.
 
On the offense side of the ball, Duke scored 21 points in the opening half and 10 in the final frame. Redshirt junior Jordan Waters found paydirt twice for his first career multi-score game. He finished with a career-high 91 yards rushing on 10 carries.
 
Sophomore quarterback Riley Leonard recorded his second career 200-yard passing game after finishing 13-of-24 for 240 yards and one touchdown. Seniors Jalon Calhoun and Eli Pancol both had 100 yards receiving with 108 and 106 yards, respectively, to become the first duo since T.J. Rahming and Anthony Nash Jr. did so against Virginia in 2015.

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Duke is back in action Saturday, Sept. 17 when it welcomes North Carolina A&T to Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra.