2019 Duquesne Dukes football team
The 2019 Duquesne Dukes football team represents Duquesne University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by 15th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and play their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They play as a member of the Northeast Conference.
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Conference | Northeast Conference |
2019 record | 6–5 (4–3 NEC) |
Head coach | Jerry Schmitt (15th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Anthony Doria (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Dave Opfar (10th season) |
Home stadium | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field (Capacity: 2,200) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Central Connecticut $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacred Heart | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryant | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LIU | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Merrimack * | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Dukes finished the 2018 season 9–4, 5–1 in NEC play to be NEC co-champions with Sacred Heart. Due to their head-to-head win over Sacred Heart, they received the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Towson in the first round before losing in the second round to South Dakota State.
Preseason
Preseason coaches' poll
The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Dukes were picked to finish in first place.[1]
Predicted finish | Team (1st place votes) |
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1 | Duquesne (7) |
2 | Sacred Heart (1) |
3 | Central Connecticut |
4 | Wagner |
5 | Bryant |
6 | Saint Francis |
7 | Robert Morris |
8 | LIU |
Preseason All-NEC team
The Dukes had nine players at eight positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team.[1]
Offense Daniel Parr – QB AJ Hines – RB Kellon Taylor – WR Gabe Spurlock – OL Matt Womack – OL |
Defense Kam Carter – DL Brett Zanotto – LB Reid Harrison-Ducros – DB
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Specialists Mitch Maczura – K
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Walsh* | NEC Front Row | W 44–3 | 2,257 | |||
September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Youngstown State* | ESPN+ | L 14–34 | 15,991 | |||
September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Dayton* | Facebook Live | W 35–31 | 4,917 | |||
September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire* | FloFootball | L 6–23 | 7,920 | |||
October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | LIU |
| NEC Front Row | W 21–14 | 1,956 | ||
October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Sacred Heart | ESPN3 | W 20–6 | 5,151 | |||
October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Wagner |
| NEC Front Row | W 28–24 | 2,452 | ||
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Saint Francis |
| ESPN3 | W 30–21 | 1,297 | ||
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Robert Morris | NEC Front Row | L 21–41 | 2,321 | |||
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bryant | NEC Front Row | L 16–20 | 1,372 | |||
November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 18 Central Connecticut |
| NEC Front Row | L 10–43 | 1,324 | ||
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Game summaries
Walsh
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cavaliers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Dukes | 7 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 44 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at Youngstown State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dukes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Penguins | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 34 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–3 | 2016 | L, 10–45 |
at Dayton
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dukes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Flyers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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10–5 | 2018 | W, 31–26 |
at New Hampshire
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dukes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Wildcats | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
LIU
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Sharks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Dukes | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 21 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at Sacred Heart
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dukes | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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10–4 | 2018 | W, 28–24 |
Wagner
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
Dukes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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9–5 | 2018 | W, 47–30 |
Saint Francis
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Red Flash | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Dukes | 7 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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37–8 | 2018 | W, 27–20 |
at Robert Morris
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dukes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
Colonials | 7 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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13–7 | 2018 | W, 48–24 |
at Bryant
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dukes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
Bulldogs | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5–6 | 2018 | L, 20–21 |
Central Connecticut
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 18 Blue Devils | 12 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 43 |
Dukes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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6–6 | 2018 | W, 38–31 |
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
STATS FCS | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV |
References
- "Duquesne Deemed 'Team to Beat' at #NECFB Social Media Day; Preseason All-NEC Team also Unveiled". July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- "2019 Duquesne Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2019.