In the last four decades, Duke has seen football success on occasion. Coaches Steve Spurrier and Fred Goldsmith enjoyed productive years; David Cutcliffe won 10 games and a division title; Mike Elko rode success with the Blue Devils to his current post at Texas A&M.

The Duke Blue Devils scored a TD and two-point conversion in the final minute for their first win at Clemson since 1980.

Duke pulled off a dramatic 46-45 upset over Clemson at Memorial Stadium, marking its first win in Death Valley since 1980. The Blue Devils trailed late but mounted a final-minute comeback, capped by Nate Sheppard’s short touchdown run and a two-point conversion from Darian Mensah to Shamir Hagans with just 40 seconds remaining.

Clemson looks to win 3 of its final 5 games to be bowl eligible starting with Duke in Week 10. Here's what to know about the game and a prediction.

Following a second bye in three weeks, the Duke Blue Devils turned their attention to the Clemson Tigers in an intriguing ACC matchup. With a 4-3 overall record and 3-1 conference record, a loss would be detrimental to Duke's hopes of reaching the ACC Championship game.

There are bad calls, and then there's calling pass interference on a play in which the receiver tackles the corner.

Duke's climactic first win at Clemson in 45 years featured four touchdown passes and 361 yards passing from Darian Mensah, who gave the Blue Devils the lead with a successful 2-point conversion with 40 seconds to play on a bootleg toss to Sahmir Hagans.