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.

2019 Duquesne Dukes football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
2019 record6–5 (4–3 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAnthony Doria (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Opfar (10th season)
Home stadiumArthur J. Rooney Athletic Field (Capacity: 2,200)
2019 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
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  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * – Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I, and also ineligible for NEC title due to not playing a full conference schedule
Rankings from STATS Poll

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)
1Duquesne (7)
2Sacred Heart (1)
3Central Connecticut
4Wagner
5Bryant
6Saint Francis
7Robert Morris
8LIU

Preseason All-NEC team

The Dukes had nine players at eight positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
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
  • Rooney Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
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
  • Rooney Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
NEC Front Row W 28–24 2,452
November 2 12:00 p.m. Saint Francis
  • Rooney Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
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
  • Rooney Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
NEC Front Row L 10–43 1,324

[2][3]

Game summaries

Walsh

1 2 3 4 Total
Cavaliers 0 0 3 0 3
Dukes 7 13 14 10 44

at Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 0 7 0 7 14
Penguins 7 14 6 7 34

at Dayton

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 14 7 7 7 35
Flyers 7 14 7 3 31

at New Hampshire

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 0 0 0 6 6
Wildcats 10 3 3 7 23

LIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Sharks 0 0 7 7 14
Dukes 7 6 0 8 21

at Sacred Heart

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 3 14 0 3 20
Pioneers 0 0 6 0 6

Wagner

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 14 0 10 24
Dukes 0 14 7 7 28

Saint Francis

1 2 3 4 Total
Red Flash 7 7 7 0 21
Dukes 7 13 10 0 30

at Robert Morris

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 0 0 7 14 21
Colonials 7 13 7 14 41

at Bryant

1 2 3 4 Total
Dukes 3 0 3 10 16
Bulldogs 3 9 8 0 20

Central Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Blue Devils 12 7 17 7 43
Dukes 0 10 0 0 10

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV  
Coaches RV

References

  1. "Duquesne Deemed 'Team to Beat' at #NECFB Social Media Day; Preseason All-NEC Team also Unveiled". July 24, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  2. "2019 Duquesne Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  3. "2019 Football Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
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