Rough Day For Quentin Harris Moves Him Up One Spot On Duke Passing List

It was a long day for Quentin Harris, but he still managed to move up a notch on the school list. His backup also made progress up the list.

Quentin Harris only managed 88 passing yards on Saturday, but it was enough to move him up one spot on Duke’s career passing list.

Harris stands at 1,781, which puts him past Hal Spears (1,737) into 21 place.

Hal Spears played for Duke from 1972 to 1975. He started one game in 1972, becoming the first Duke freshman to start at quarterback after the NCAA changed the rule making them eligible. Spears went on to lead Duke in passing and total offense as a junior, and he is still tied for third in the Duke record books for going five straight starts without throwing an interception.

Harris’ lone touchdown pass moved him past Thomas Sirk into sole possession of 13 place on that list, with 20.

Chris Katrenick also got into the game and passed for 30 yards. That gives him 84, which moves him past Bob Murray (59) and Todd Decker (75) into 61 place.

His two completions give him 7, moving him past Jerry Stoltz and Ken Hull (5 each), Kent Denton and Decker (6) and into a tie with Curt Dukes, Bob Murray and Chris Wispelwey for 59.

The late touchdown pass was his second, moving him past Jalon Calhoun and others and into a tie with George Harris, Pryor Millner, Roger Neighborgall and Wispelwey for 50.

Decker was Duke’s third string quarterback from 1990 to 1992, behind starter Spence Fisher. He went on to a career in accounting and is currently Chief Marketing Officer for a major firm in Alabama.

Denton was backup to scotty Glacken in 1964 and went on to become a dentist.

Hull was a backup in 1988 and is currently chief operating officer of a consulting company.

Stoltz was a Blue Devil from 1961 to 1963.

Dukes transferred to Duke from Nebraska and played from 2003 to 2005. He also started games at fullback and receiver and saw action at tight end as well. He had the top vertical leap and bench press on the 2005 team. After his college career, he reportedly went on to have a small role in the film “We Are Marshall”

Wispelwey played for Duke from 2001 to 2002. He was involved in a three-way battle to replace D. Bryant in 2002, but a DUI arrest may have hurt his chances to win the job. Like Denton, he went on to become a dentist.