Duke (4-5) at Clemson (4-5)

Duke isn't quite out of the postseason picture yet, but if the Blue Devils are to get to the six-win level required for bowl eligibility, they pretty much need to bag the Clemson Tigers in the first of back-to-back road games.

The Devils (4-5, 1-4 ACC) have only a slim hope at best of gaining a split of their final two games against Virginia Tech and North Carolina, and a sweep of those two would be a Herculean task for a team that has only one ACC victory over the last four seasons.

Thus, Clemson remains a last, desperate gasp for the Blue Devils.

Even if they don't win either of their remaining two games, beating the Tigers would write a more satisfactory end to what has been a season of rejuvenation for the Devils.

With four victories, Duke has its most wins since the 2003 team also won four games. A fifth win would give the Devils their most wins in any season since 1994, when they were 8-4 and made their last bowl appearance.

A fifth victory also would keep the Devils from ending the year on a five-game losing streak. They have lost their last two, one in overtime at Wake Forest, one to a North Carolina State team that was winless in ACC play coming in.

PLAYERS TO WATCH:

LB Michael Tauiliili -- The senior leads the ACC in tackles with an average of 11 stops per game (99 total) after registering 18 tackles in the loss to N.C. State. He also has two interceptions and has recovered one fumble and forced three.

LB Vincent Rey -- Right behind Tauiliili in tackles is Rey with 77, including eight and a half for losses (two sacks). Rey also has a interception and a 37-yard return of a fumble recovery.

WR Aaron Kelly -- Kelly, who holds the school record for career receptions, is closing in on the conference record in that category and also is nearing the Clemson record for receiving yards. He needs 10 more catches to pass Desmond Clark of Wake Forest, who had 216, for the ACC mark and 225 yards to surpass the school receiving mark of 2,861 yards held by Terry Smith.

QB Cullen Harper -- Harper needs just 56 more yards passing to hit the 5,000-yard level for his career. With 10 completions, he will move into second place in the school list ahead of Woody Dantzler in that category.