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Sheppard scores 3 TDs as Duke handles Stanford, 35-7

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Sutton, B. (2026, September 19). Sheppard scores 3 TDs as Duke handles Stanford, 35-7. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/sheppard-scores-3-tds-as-duke-handles-stanford-35-7/article_a3333f8d-acb5-57b2-97d6-465abb1aef63.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-19 · by Bob Sutton

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Nate Sheppard led Duke to a 35-7 victory over Stanford with three touchdowns, gaining 154 yards on 23 carries and scoring on a two-yard run and one-yard reception. The Blue Devils' rushing attack contributed 268 total yards, while the Cardinal managed only 237 yards in total offense and are now on a 12-game losing streak away from home. Duke remains undefeated at 3-0 overall and 1-0 in conference play after winning its fifth consecutive ACC opener.
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On Saturday, Nate Sheppard scored three touchdowns and gained 154 yards on the ground as Duke defeated Stanford 35-7 in Durham, North Carolina. Duke improved to a perfect 3-0 overall and 1-0 in the ACC, having won five consecutive conference openers for the first time in its history. Sheppard carried the ball 23 times and caught a two-yard pass for another score; Jayvian Tanelus and Kavon Simmons also contributed rushing touchdowns. Stanford struggled offensively, with quarterback Davis Warren managing only 151 yards and a five-yard touchdown pass to Caden High. The Cardinal fell to 1-2 overall and 0-2 in the ACC, extending their road losing streak to 12 games.

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Bob Sutton
6 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 But just like a week earlier at Georgia Tech, they couldn’t hold on after gaining a late lead and gave up the winning touchdown inside the 2-minute timeout.
2026-10-18 · assertive framing · McGill's late TD lifts North Carolina past Duke 24-20
🔮 The Demon Deacons could be primed to move closer to the Top 25.
2026-10-03 · assertive framing · Lopez accounts for five TDs as Wake Forest beats Stanford 57-3
🔮 Walker Eget and Dan Mahan combined to throw five touchdown passes as Duke rolled past William & Mary 62-7 on Saturday.
2026-09-27 · assertive framing · Duke QBs throw 5 TD passes in 62-7 romp past William & Mary
🔮 Duke: host William & Mary on Saturday.
2026-09-19 · assertive framing · Sheppard scores 3 TDs as Duke handles Stanford, 35-7
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Lopez accounts for five TDs as Wake Forest beats Stanford 57-3
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Duke ORG · 5× Stanford ORG · 4× ACC ORG · 2× Cardinal PERSON · 2× Sheppard PERSON · 2× the Blue Devils ORG · 2× Atlantic Coast Conference ORG · 1× DURHAM GPE · 1× N.C. GPE · 1× Nate Sheppard PERSON · 1×

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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Nate Sheppard scored on two runs and a reception, gained 154 yards on the ground and undefeated Duke beat Stanford 35-7 on Saturday. Duke (3-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), the defending conference champion, has won five consecutive ACC openers for the first time in program history. Sheppard carried 23 times and scored on a 2-yard play on his lone catch.
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🔮 Duke: host William & Mary on Saturday.
2026-09-20 · Toronto Star
Sheppard scores 3 TDs as Duke handles Stanford, 35-7 · assertive framing

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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Nate Sheppard scored on two runs and a reception, gained 154 yards on the ground and undefeated Duke beat Stanford 35-7 on Saturday. Duke (3-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), the defending conference champion, has won five consecutive ACC openers for the first time in program history. Sheppard carried 23 times and scored on a 2-yard play on his lone catch. asserted
Sheppard → score → catch
Kavon Simmons and Jayvian Tanelus added touchdown runs for the Blue Devils, who compiled 268 rushing yards. asserted
who → add → yards
Quarterback Walker Eget completed 14 of 24 passes for 202 yards. asserted
Eget → complete → yards
Davis Warren was 18-for-32 for 151 yards with a 5-yard touchdown pass to Caden High for Stanford (1-2, 0-2), which was limited to 237 yards of total offense. asserted
which → limit → offense
Micah Ford rushed for 76 yards on 11 attempts. asserted
Ford → rush → attempts
The Cardinal’s losing streak in games away from home has reached 12. asserted
streak → reach → 12
The takeaway Stanford: The Cardinal were stuck with less than 200 yards of total offense until the final seven minutes. asserted
Cardinal → stick → minutes
It has failed to reach a double-digit point total in both of its ACC games. asserted
It → fail → games
The Blue Devils have been content to rely on Sheppard to set the tone for their rushing attack. asserted
Devils → rely → attack
The sophomore has more than 500 rushing yards in three games his season following his 1,132 yards on the ground last year. asserted
sophomore → have → ground
Duke’s only turnover came when Eget was picked off in the end zone to end its first possession. asserted
Eget → come → possession
Up next Stanford: host Georgia Tech on Saturday. asserted
Stanford → host → Saturday
Duke: host William & Mary on Saturday. asserted
Duke → host → Saturday
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