On Saturday night, Duke football improved to 8-3 overall and 4-3 in conference play under first-year Blue Devil coach Manny Diaz, grinding out a 31-28 home win over the Virginia Tech Hokies (5-6, 3-4 ACC) in Wallace Wade Stadium.

The Duke Blue Devils closed their home season with another win, toppling Virginia Tech, 31-28, to give them 16 wins in 19 games at Wallace Wade Stadium over the past three seasons.

Maalik Murphy’s three touchdown passes to Eli Pancol helped Duke overcome his three interceptions in a 31-28 win over slumping Virginia Tech on Saturday night.