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The 2018 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 14th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They played as a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the 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.
2018 Duquesne Dukes football | |
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NEC co-champion | |
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 6–51 vs. South Dakota State | |
Conference | Northeast Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 21 |
FCS Coaches | No. 24 |
Record | 9–4 (5–1 NEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Anthony Doria |
Defensive coordinator | Dave Opfar |
Home stadium | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Duquesne +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacred Heart + | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Connecticut | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryant | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Walter Payton Award[1] | A.J. Hines | RB | JR |
The NEC released their preseason coaches poll on July 24, 2018, with the Dukes predicted to finish in second place.[2]
Predicted finish | Team |
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1 | Central Connecticut |
2 | Duquesne |
3 | Bryant |
4 | Saint Francis |
5 | Wagner |
6 | Sacred Heart |
7 | Robert Morris |
The Dukes placed five players on the preseason all-NEC team.[3]
Offense AJ Hines – RB Nehari Crawford – WR Alex Conley – OL Matt Fitzpatrick – OL |
Defense Jonathant Istache – DB |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 25 | 5:30 p.m. | at UMass* | ELVN | L 15–63 | 8,684 | |
September 1 | 2:00 p.m. | Lock Haven* | NECFR | W 45–0 | 1,830 | |
September 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Valparaiso* |
| NECFR | W 23–21 | 943 |
September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | Dayton* |
| NECFR | W 31–26 | 1,534 |
September 23 | 12:00 a.m. | at Hawaii* | SPEC HI | L 21–42 | 26,175 | |
October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Bryant |
| NECFR | L 20–21 | 2,145 |
October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | Robert Morris |
| ESPN3 | W 48–24 | 2,046 |
October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Saint Francis (PA) | NECFR | W 27–20 | 1,532 | |
November 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wagner | ESPN3 | W 47–30 | 1,942 | |
November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart |
| NECFR | W 28–24 | 1,304 |
November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at Central Connecticut | NECFR | W 38–31 | 3,617 | |
November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Towson* | ESPN3 | W 31–10 | 2,158 | |
December 1 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 5 South Dakota State* | ESPN3 | L 6–51 | 3,042 | |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dukes | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
Minutemen | 21 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bald Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dukes | 14 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Crusaders | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Dukes | 7 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Flyers | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
Dukes | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dukes | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Dukes | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Colonials | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
Dukes | 7 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 48 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dukes | 0 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
Red Flash | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dukes | 7 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 47 |
Seahawks | 6 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pioneers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
Dukes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dukes | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Blue Devils | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dukes | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
No. 16 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Dukes | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
No. 5 Jackrabbits | 7 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 51 |
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