2016 Duquesne Dukes football team
American college football season
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The 2016 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 8–3, 5–1 in NEC play to finish in a tie for the conference title with Saint Francis (PA). Due to their head-to-head loss to Saint Francis (PA), they did not receive the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and did not receive an at-large bid.
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record8–3 (5–1 NEC)
Headcoach
- Jerry Schmitt (12th season)
OffensivecoordinatorAnthony Doria
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Northeast Conference co-champion | |
| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (5–1 NEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Anthony Doria |
| Defensive coordinator | Dave Opfar |
| Home stadium | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne + | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis (PA) +^ | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 1 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:30 pm | at Youngstown State* | ESPN3 | L 10–45 | 12,219 | |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Bucknell* | NECFR | W 30–19 | 1,943 | |
| September 17 | 12:00 pm | Dayton* |
| ESPN3 | W 34–20 | 908 |
| September 24 | 1:00 pm | Kennesaw State* |
| ESPN3 | L 28–36 | 2,658 |
| October 1 | 1:00 pm | at Jacksonville* | ESPN3 | W 54–35 | 1,661 | |
| October 15 | 7:00 pm | Robert Morris |
| ESPN3 | W 31–24 | 1,737 |
| October 21 | 7:00 pm | at Saint Francis (PA) | ESPN3 | L 10–14 | 1,698 | |
| October 29 | 12:00 pm | Bryant |
| NECFR | W 35–31 | 1,067 |
| November 5 | 12:00 pm | at Wagner | NECFR | W 28–20 | 2,320 | |
| November 12 | 12:00 pm | Sacred Heart |
| NECFR | W 31–10 | 1,012 |
| November 19 | 12:00 pm | at Central Connecticut | NECFR | W 52–19 | 1,849 | |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
At Youngstown State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Dukes | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Penguins | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bison | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Dukes | 3 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
Dayton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Flyers | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Dukes | 6 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 34 |
Kennesaw State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 6 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 36 |
| Dukes | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
At Jacksonville
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Dukes | 10 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 54 |
| Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Robert Morris
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Colonials | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Dukes | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
At Saint Francis (PA)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Dukes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Red Flash | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Bryant
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Dukes | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
At Wagner
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Dukes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Seahawks | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Sacred Heart
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Pioneers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Dukes | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
At Central Connecticut
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Dukes | 21 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 52 |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 19 |