2023 Duquesne Dukes football team

American college football season

2023 Duquesne Dukes football

NEC champion

NCAA Division I First Round, L 7–40 at Youngstown State

Conference| Northeast Conference
Record| 7–5 (6–1 NEC)
Head coach|

* Jerry Schmitt (19th season)

Offensive coordinator| Anthony Doria (8th season)
Co-defensive coordinator| Mike Craig (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator| Scott Farison (2nd season)
Home stadium| Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field

Seasons

<- 2022

2024 ->

2023 Northeast Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Duquesne $^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Saint Francis (PA) |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Merrimack |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Stonehill *  |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
LIU |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Wagner |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Sacred Heart |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
Central Connecticut |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant
* Note: Stonehill ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Dukes were led by 19th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field in Pittsburgh.

## Schedule

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September 2| 12:00 p.m.| Edinboro*|

* Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| NEC Front Row| W 49–7| 1,673
September 9| 6:00 p.m.| at West Virginia*|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV

| ESPN+| L 17–56| 50,037
September 16| 7:00 p.m.| at Coastal Carolina*|

* Brooks Stadium
* Conway, SC

| ESPN+| L 7–66| 18,116
September 30| 12:00 p.m.| at LIU|

* Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium
* Brookville, NY

| NEC Front Row| W 31–28| 1,092
October 7| 3:00 p.m.| at No. 9 Delaware*|

* Delaware Stadium
* Newark, DE

| FloSports| L 17–43| 18,952
October 14| 12:00 p.m.| Central Connecticut|

* Rooney Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| NEC Front Row| W 44–20| 908
October 21| 1:00 p.m.| Saint Francis|

* Rooney Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| NEC Front Row| W 38–35| 3,052
October 28| 12:00 p.m.| at Sacred Heart|

* Campus Field
* Fairfield, CT

| ESPN+| W 27–0| 6,822
November 4| 12:00 p.m.| at Wagner|

* Wagner College Stadium
* Staten Island, NY

| NEC Front Row| W 34–26| 1
November 11| 12:00 p.m.| Stonehill|

* Rooney Field
* Pittsburgh, PA

| ESPN+| L 28–33| 1,656
November 18| 12:00 p.m.| at Merrimack|

* Duane Stadium
* North Andover, MA

| NEC Front Row| W 26–14| 2,165
November 25| 5:00 p.m.| at No. 21 Youngstown State*|

* Stambaugh Stadium
* Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I First Round)

| ESPN+| L 7–40| 3,866

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

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## References

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1. ^ "2023 Duquesne Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
2. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved April 6, 2023.

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Duquesne Dukes football

Venues|

* Forbes Field
* Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field (1993–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 1937 Orange Bowl
* City Game (Pittsburgh)

Culture & lore|

* Duke
* "The Victory Song (Red and Blue)"

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

* 1891
* 1892
* 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
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* 1989
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* 1992
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* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

National championship seasons in bold

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Northeast Conference football champions

* Monmouth & Robert Morris (1996)
* Robert Morris (1997)
* Monmouth & Robert Morris (1998)
* Robert Morris (1999)
* Robert Morris (2000)
* Sacred Heart (2001)
* Albany (2002)
* Albany & Monmouth (2003)
* Central Connecticut State & Monmouth (2004)
* Central Connecticut State & Stony Brook (2005)
* Monmouth (2006)
* Albany (2007)
* Albany (2008)
* Central Connecticut State (2009)
* Central Connecticut State & Robert Morris (2010)
* Albany & Duquesne (2011)
* Albany & Wagner (2012)
* Duquesne & Sacred Heart (2013)
* Sacred Heart & Wagner (2014)
* Duquesne (2015)
* Saint Francis (2016)
* Central Connecticut (2017)
* Duquesne & Sacred Heart (2018)
* Central Connecticut (2019)
* Sacred Heart (2020)
* Sacred Heart (2021)
* Saint Francis (2022)
* Duquesne (2023)
* Central Connecticut & Duquesne (2024)

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