2018 Duquesne Dukes football team

2018 NEC football standings
	Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Duquesne Dukes football
2018 Duquesne Dukes football
Conference	Northeast Conference
2018 record	3–3 (0–1 NEC)
Head coach	Jerry Schmitt (14th season)
Offensive coordinator	Anthony Doria
Defensive coordinator	Dave Opfar
Home stadium	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field (Capacity: 2,200)

The 2018 Duquesne Dukes football team represents Duquesne University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by 14th-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.

Previous season

The Dukes finished the 2017 season 7–4, 4–2 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Walter Payton Award^[1]	A.J. Hines	RB	JR

NEC coaches poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches poll on July 24, 2018, with the Dukes predicted to finish in second place.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team
1	Central Connecticut
2	Duquesne
3	Bryant
4	Saint Francis
5	Wagner
6	Sacred Heart
7	Robert Morris

Preseason All-NEC team

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 25	5:30 p.m.	at UMass*	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ELVN	L 15–63	8,684
September 1	2:00 p.m.	Lock Haven*	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NECFR	W 45–0	1,830
September 8	12:00 p.m.	Valparaiso*	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NECFR	W 23–21	943
September 15	12:00 p.m.	Dayton*	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NECFR	W 31–26	1,534
September 23	12:00 a.m.	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI	L 21–42	26,175
October 6	1:00 p.m.	Bryant	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NECFR	L 20–21	2,145
October 13	7:00 p.m.	Robert Morris	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3
October 20	12:00 p.m.	at Saint Francis (PA)	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	NECFR
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	ESPN3
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NECFR
November 17	12:00 p.m.	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NECFR
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at UMass

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	3	6	0	6	15
Minutemen	21	14	21	7	63

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	DUQ	UMass
1	13:57	1	32	0:08	UMass	Brennon Dingle 32-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Ford, Mike Caggiano kick good	0	7
1	11:35	2	77	0:45	UMass	Andy Isabella 60-yard touchdown reception from Ross Comis, Cooper Garcia kick good	0	14
1	6:20	8	87	3:01	UMass	Bilal Ally 1-yard touchdown run, Mike Caggiano kick good	0	21
1	0:50	6	28	2:58	DUQ	32-yard field goal by Mitch MacZura	3	21
2	14:30	5	75	1:20	UMass	Andy Isabella 14-yard touchdown run, Cooper Garcia kick good	3	28
2	3:12	12	62	4:19	UMass	Marquis Young 2-yard touchdown run, Mike Caggiano kick good	3	35
2	0:05	9	66	3:07	DUQ	Nehari Crawford 5-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Parr, 2-point pass failed	9	35
3	12:22	6	54	2:38	UMass	Andy Isabella 44-yard touchdown reception from Andrew Ford, Cooper Garcia kick good	9	42
3	10:09				UMass	Interception returned 60 yards for touchdown by Brice McAlister, Mike Caggiano kick good	9	49
3	3:33	8	81	3:40	UMass	Ross Comis 1-yard touchdown run, Cooper Garcia kick good	9	56
4	10:27	17	71	2:55	DUQ	Daniel Parr 2-yard touchdown run, Mitch MacZura kick failed	15	56
4	7:42	7	87	2:43	UMass	Zak Simon 14-yard touchdown reception from Ross Comis, Mike Caggiano kick good	15	63
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							15	63

Lock Haven

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bald Eagles	0	0	0	0	0
Dukes	14	21	7	3	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Valparaiso

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	0	14	0	7	21
Dukes	7	0	10	6	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2017	DUQ, 45–40

Dayton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	6	7	6	7	26
Dukes	14	10	7	0	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–5	2017	DUQ, 28–23

at Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	14	0	0	7	21
Rainbow Warriors	7	14	7	14	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	7	0	21
Dukes	7	6	7	0	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–5	2017	BRY, 38–29

Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials					0
Dukes					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–7	2017	DUQ, 51–14

at Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes					0
Red Flash					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
36–8	2017	DUQ, 24–7

at Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes					0
Seahawks					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–5	2017	DUQ, 38–0

Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers					0
Dukes					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–4	2017	DUQ, 37–21

at Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes					0
Blue Devils					0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–6	2017	CCSU, 28–27

Ranking movements

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

References

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[1] "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.

[2] ttp://www.northeastconference.org/news/2018/7/24/football-defending-champ-ccsu-tops-preseason-coaches-poll-places-league-high-seven-on-all-nec-team.aspx

[3] ttp://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/northeastconference.org/documents/2018/7/24/FB_18_All_NEC_preseason_list.pdf?id=18285

Duquesne Dukes football
Venues	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1937 Orange Bowl
Culture & lore	Duke "The Victory Song (Red and Blue)"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904–1912 1913 1914 1915–1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951–1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
National championship seasons in bold

2018 NEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Bryant		2	–	0		4	–	1
Sacred Heart		1	–	0		3	–	2
Central Connecticut		1	–	0		3	–	3
Saint Francis (PA)		0	–	0		2	–	3
Duquesne		0	–	1		3	–	3
Wagner		0	–	1		1	–	5
Robert Morris		0	–	2		1	–	4

Rankings from STATS FCS Poll