2011 Duquesne Dukes football team

The 2011 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Dukes were led by seventh year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They are a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 9–2, 7–1 in NEC play to claim a share of the conference championship with Albany. However, Albany claimed the conference automatic bid into the FCS playoffs due to their head to head victory and the Dukes did not receive an at-large bid.

2011 Duquesne Dukes football
Northeast Conference Co–Champions
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2011 record9–2 (7–1 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGary Dunn
Defensive coordinatorDave Opfar
Home stadiumArthur J. Rooney Field
(Capacity: 2,200)
2011 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Duquesne +  7 1     9 2  
Albany +^  7 1     8 4  
Bryant  5 3     7 4  
Monmouth  4 4     5 6  
Wagner  4 4     4 7  
Sacred Heart  3 5     5 6  
Central Connecticut  3 5     4 7  
Robert Morris  2 6     2 9  
Saint Francis (PA)  1 7     2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmat Bucknell*L 26–276,054
September 101:00 pmat Dayton*W 22–132,887
September 1712:00 pmValparaiso*W 49–141,859
September 247:00 pmat Saint Francis (PA)MSG+W 41–142,361
October 11:00 pmBryant
  • Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 31–282,212
October 81:00 pmat AlbanyL 10–383,223
October 1512:00 pmCentral Connecticut
  • Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 28–212,211
October 2212:00 pmWagner
  • Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 37–212,098
October 291:00 pmat MonmouthW 16–01,050
November 1212:00 pmat Sacred HeartW 29–151,470
November 1912:00 pmRobert Morris
  • Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 45–102,410

References

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