The 49ers entered Saturday night’s game as ten-point underdogs against a then one-win Blue Devil foe. They ended the night with a reality check as Duke jumped out to an early 24-0 lead and didn’t look back. Coming into the last weekend of October, the 49ers sat at .500 with two wins over sub-par C-USA schools and two losses in which they didn’t convert on late-game, lead changing opportunities.
Following Will Healy’s first season calling the shots, the 49er faithful had high expectations after the first winning season and bowl appearance in program history. The Bahamas Bowl was an incredible experience for everyone involved, but the gameday performance was lackluster in a blowout loss to Buffalo.