2015 Duquesne Dukes football team
The 2015 Duquesne Dukes Devils football team represented Duquesne University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 8–4, 5–1 in NEC play to win the NEC championship. They received the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs where they lost in the first round to William & Mary.
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Northeast Conference champion | |
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 49–52 vs. William & Mary | |
| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| 2015 record | 8–4 (5–1 NEC) |
| Head coach | Jerry Schmitt (11th season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Gary Dunn |
| Defensive coordinator | Dave Opfar |
| Home stadium | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field (Capacity: 2,200) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 12:00 PM | Kentucky Christian* | W 47–7 | 1,332 | ||
| September 12 | 6:00 PM | at Bucknell* | W 26–7 | 2,123 | ||
| September 19 | 1:00 PM | at Dayton* | L 13–24 | 4,119 | ||
| September 26 | 3:30 PM | at Albany* | DZ | L 14–17 | 6,227 | |
| October 3 | 12:00 PM | Central Connecticut |
| W 27–10 | 953 | |
| October 10 | 1:00 PM | Alderson Broaddus* |
| W 53–18 | 2,072 | |
| October 17 | 12:00 PM | at Bryant | ESPN3 | L 17–38 | 8,364 | |
| October 24 | 6:00 PM | at Robert Morris | W 16–7 | 2,248 | ||
| October 31 | 12:00 PM | Wagner |
| W 35–17 | 782 | |
| November 7 | 12:00 PM | at Sacred Heart | W 41–14 | 1,560 | ||
| November 21 | 12:00 PM | Saint Francis (PA) |
| ESPN3 | W 30–20 | 1,721 |
| November 28 | 3:30 PM | at No. 13 William & Mary* | ESPN3 | L 49–52 | 4,395 | |
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