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jimsumner
11-26-2012, 01:54 PM
Portions of ACC press release

"Duke quarterback Sean Renfree and receiver Jamison Crowder headline a list of eight players named as the Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week, announced by the conference on Monday. Renfree completed 36 passes for 432 yards and four touchdowns and Crowder had 203 receiving yards and two scores, including an ACC-record 99-yard touchdown reception, in Duke’s 52-45 loss to Miami.

Miami’s Duke Johnson set new career highs with 176 rushing yards and three touchdowns and is the Rookie of the Week for the fifth time this season.

Florida State’s Bjoern Werner, the Defensive Lineman of the Week, tallied 3.5 sacks and recovered a fumble, and Dustin Hopkins, the Co-Specialist of the Week, connected on two field goals of 50 yards or longer in the Seminoles’ 37-26 loss to No. 6 Florida.

Virginia’s Steve Greer, the Linebacker of the Week, and Clemson’s Xavier Brewer, the Defensive Back of the Week, posted game highs in tackles in their final collegiate games against in-state rivals.

Maryland’s Stefon Diggs totaled 248 all-purpose yards in the Terrapins’45-38 loss to North Carolina and is the Co-Specialist of the Week.

OFFENSIVE BACK – Sean Renfree, Duke, R-Senior, QB, 6-5, 225, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Renfree completed 36-of-59 passes for 432 yards and four touchdowns in Duke’s 52-45 loss to Miami. The senior quarterback directed the Duke offense that ran 94 plays, posted 30 first downs, totaled 583 yards of total offense, and did not commit a turnover. The 432 yards passing and 428 yards of total offense both marked the eighth-highest single-game total in program history. Renfree matched the Duke record for touchdown passes in a half with four in the second half and set the program single-game mark for pass attempts without an interception. He completed a 99-yard touchdown pass to Jamison Crowder en route to setting single-game career highs for pass attempts and passing yards.

RECEIVER – Jamison Crowder, Duke, Sophomore, WR, 5-9, 175, Monroe, N.C.
Crowder hauled in eight passes for 203 yards and two touchdowns in Duke’s 52-45 loss to Miami, including a 99-yard score, the longest pass play in the 60 year history of ACC football.. The 203 yards rank as the seventh-highest single-game total in Duke history as the sophomore averaged 25.4 yards per catch. Crowder totaled 272 all-purpose yards in the game and now holds the Duke single-season record for most touchdown receptions of over 50 yards with five this year."