No. 9 Clemson upset by Duke as Tigers produce turnover-filled dud in season opener

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The unranked Duke Blue Devils provided another Week 1 college football upset, taking down the No. 9 Clemson Tigers, 28-7, in shocking fashion in Durham, North Carolina, Monday night. 

The Tigers racked up a bunch of miscues, but none bigger than a first-and-goal botched handoff by sophomore quarterback Cade Klubnik to Phil Mafah that the Blue Devils’ Jaylen Stinson scooped off the turf and began sprinting toward the other end zone.

Stinson was eventually taken down by Klubnik at Clemson's 33-yard line – and Duke made them pay six plays later. 

Jaquez Moore took a nine-yard run into the end zone, and after choosing to go for two, quarterback Riley Leonard found Jalon Calhoun to make it a 21-7 game. 

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Duke Blue Devils QB Riley Leonard (13) passes during the second quarter against the Clemson Tigers at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. (Ken Ruinard-USA TODAY Sports)

But the Tigers’ blunders began early in the first quarter, when Robert Gunn III's 41-yard field goal was blocked by Wesley Williams to keep the Blue Devils’ lead at 3-0. 

In the second half, Gunn had a horrific shank on a 23-yard field goal that would’ve made it a 13-10 game still in favor of Duke. Later in the third quarter, Klubnik fumbled on Duke’s 7-yard line, which the Blue Devils’ Jeremiah Lewis recovered to avoid the Clemson threat. 

The Blue Devils had their own ball security issues, as a Calhoun fumble on a punt return led to Clemson’s first touchdown in the second quarter. Moore also fumbled on the 12th play of a solid drive near the end of the first half that was recovered by Clemson. 

But in the