List of Duquesne Dukes football seasons

The Duquesne Dukes football team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) representing Duquesne University. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and is a member of the Northeast Conference.

## Seasons

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Yellow = .500 record; Orange = above .500 record; Green = undefeated

1891-1892: Results Unavailable

Year  | Wins  | Losses  | Ties  | Coach  | Ranking  | Regular Season Championship/Postseason Appearance  | National Championship

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1891  |  |  |  | Dan Barr[1] | Record Incomplete  |
1892  |  |  |  | Dan Barr[2] | Record Incomplete  |
1893 | 0  | 2  | 0  | Coach Unknown  | Record Incomplete  |
1894 | 7  | 2  | 1  | Dr. G.S. Proctor  |  |
1896 | 12  | 1  | 0  | "Rags" Brown |  |
1897 | 2  | 4  | 1  | J.P. Wolfe  | Record Incomplete  |
1898 | 5  | 4  | 1  | John Van Cleve | Record Incomplete  |
1899 | 2  | 0  | 2  | Will Walker  | Record Incomplete  |
1900 | 2  | 3  | 1  | Coach Unknown  | Record Incomplete  |
1901 | 1  | 2  | 0  | Coach Unknown  | Record Incomplete  |
1902 | 1  | 6  | 0  | Captain Hickson  |  |
1903 | 3  | 5  | 0  | T.A. Giblin  |  |
1913 | 3  | 5  | 1  | Dr. Budd  |  |
1914 | 1  | 5  | 0  | Dr. Budd  |  |
1920 | 3  | 3  | 1  | E.A. Jake Stahl  |  |
1921 | 0  | 4  | 1  | E.A. Jake Stahl  |  |
1922 | 0  | 8  | 0  | Hal Ballin  |  |
1923 | 4  | 4  | 0  | Hal Ballin  |  |
1924 | 2  | 4  | 2  | Mike Shortley  |  |
1925 | 0  | 7  | 0  | Frank McDermott  |  |
1926 | 2  | 5  | 1  | Frank McDermott  |  |
1927 | 4  | 4  | 1  | Elmer Layden  |  |
1928 | 8  | 1  | 0  | Elmer Layden  |  |
1929 | 9  | 0  | 1  | Elmer Layden  |  |
1930 | 7  | 3  | 0  | Elmer Layden  |  |
1931 | 3  | 5  | 3  | Elmer Layden  |  |
1932 | 7  | 2  | 1  | Elmer Layden  |  |
1933 | 10  | 1  | 0  | Elmer Layden |  | Festival of Palms Bowl Champions
1934 | 8  | 2  | 0  | Joe Bach  |  |
1935  | 6  | 3  | 0  | Christy Flanagan  |  |
1936 | 8  | 2  | 0  | Clipper Smith  | #14 NCAA Division I FBS (AP)  | Orange Bowl Champions
1937 | 6  | 4  | 0  | Clipper Smith  |  |
1938 | 4  | 6  | 0  | Clipper Smith |  |
1939 | 8  | 0  | 1  | Aldo Donelli  | #10 NCAA Division I FBS (AP)  | declined Cotton Bowl,[3] Sun Bowl[4] and "Olympic Bowl"[4] invitations
1940 | 7  | 1  | 0  | Aldo Donelli  |  |
1941 | 8  | 0  | 0  | Aldo Donelli  | #8 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (Associated Press)  |  | #1 NCAA Division I FBS (Massey Ratings)
1942 | 6  | 3  | 0  | Aldo Donelli |  |
1947 | 2  | 8  | 0  | Kass Kovalcheck  |  |
1948 | 2  | 7  | 0  | Kass Kovalcheck  |  |
1949 | 3  | 6  | 0  | Phil Ahwesh  |  |
1950 | 2  | 6  | 1  | Phil Ahwesh / Doc Skender  |  |
1969  | 2  | 4  | 0  | Joe Nicoletti  |  | (School brings football back at the club level)
1970  | 4  | 3  | 1  | Dan McCann  | #15 club football (NCFA)  |
1971  | 4  | 4  | 0  | Dan McCann  |  |
1972  | 7  | 1  | 0  | Dan McCann  | #3 club football (NCFA)  |
1973  | 10  | 0  | 0  | Dan McCann  | #1 club football (NCFA)  | Children's Hospital Bowl Champions [5] | NCFA National Champions
1974  | 5  | 2  | 0  | Dan McCann  | #6 club football (NCFA)  |
1975  | 5  | 4  | 0  | Dan McCann  |  |
1976  | 6  | 2  | 0  | Dan McCann  | #4 club football (NCFA)  |
1977  | 7  | 2  | 0  | Dan McCann  | #2 club football (NCFA)  | NCFA Championship Game Runners-up
1978  | 5  | 3  | 0  | Dan McCann  | #7 club football (National Club Football Association)  |
1979  | 5  | 4  | 0  | Dan McCann  |  | (First season at NCAA Division III level)
1980  | 4  | 5  | 0  | Dan McCann  |  |
1981  | 4  | 5  | 0  | Dan McCann  |  |
1982  | 6  | 3  | 0  | Dan McCann  |  |
1983  | 5  | 4  | 1  | Dan McCann  |  |
1984  | 3  | 5  | 1  | Terry Russell  |  |
1985  | 3  | 6  | 0  | Terry Russell  |  |
1986  | 5  | 3  | 1  | Terry Russell  |  |
1987  | 2  | 7  | 0  | Terry Russell  |  |
1988  | 2  | 7  | 0  | Dan McCann  |  |
1989  | 6  | 4  | 0  | Dan McCann  |  |
1990  | 1  | 8  | 1  | Dan McCann  |  |
1991  | 0  | 9  | 0  | Dan McCann  |  |
1992  | 5  | 4  | 0  | Dan McCann  |  |
1993  | 4  | 6  | 0  | Greg Gattuso  |  | (First season at NCAA Division I FCS level)
1994  | 6  | 4  | 0  | Greg Gattuso  |  | (First season in MAAC)
1995  | 10  | 1  | 0  | Greg Gattuso  |  | MAAC Champions
ECAC Bowl Champions
1996  | 10  | 1  | 0  | Greg Gattuso  |  | MAAC Champions
ECAC Bowl Runners-up
1997  | 7  | 3  | 0  | Greg Gattuso  |  |
1998  | 8  | 3  | 0  | Greg Gattuso  |  |
1999  | 8  | 3  | 0  | Greg Gattuso  |  | MAAC Champions
2000  | 10  | 1  | 0  | Greg Gattuso  |  | MAAC Champions
2001  | 8  | 3  | 0  | Greg Gattuso  | #4 NCAA Division I FCS Mid-Major (Sports Network)  | MAAC Champions
ECAC Bowl Runners-up
2002  | 11  | 1  | 0  | Greg Gattuso  | #2 NCAA Division I FCS Mid-Major (Sports Network)  | MAAC Champions
ECAC Bowl Runners-up
2003  | 8  | 3  | 0  | Greg Gattuso  | #1 NCAA Division I FCS Mid-Major (Sports Network)  | MAAC Champions
Eastern College Athletic Conference Bowl Champions  | NCAA Division I FCS Mid-Major national champions
2004  | 7  | 3  | 0  | Greg Gattuso  | #5 NCAA Division I FCS Mid-Major (Sports Network)  | MAAC Champions
2005  | 7  | 3  | 0  | Jerry Schmitt  | #3 NCAA Division I FCS Mid-Major (Sports Network)  | MAAC Champions
2006  | 7  | 3  | 0  | Jerry Schmitt  | #6 NCAA Division I FCS Mid-Major (Sports Network)  | MAAC Champions
2007  | 6  | 4  | 0  | Jerry Schmitt  | #8 NCAA Division I NCAA Division I FCS Mid-Major (Sports Network)  | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Champions
2008  | 3  | 7  | 0  | Jerry Schmitt  |  | (First season in NEC)
2009  | 3  | 8  | 0  | Jerry Schmitt  |  |
2010  | 7  | 4  | 0  | Jerry Schmitt  |  |
2011 | 9  | 2  | 0  | Jerry Schmitt  |  | NEC Champions
2012 | 5  | 6  | 0  | Jerry Schmitt  |  |
2013 | 7  | 4  | 0  | Jerry Schmitt  |  | NEC Champions
2014 | 6  | 6  | 0  | Jerry Schmitt  |  |
2015 | 8  | 4  | 0  | Jerry Schmitt  |  | NEC Champions/NCAA Division I First Round
2016 | 8  | 3  | 0  | Jerry Schmitt  |  | NEC Champions
2017 | 7  | 4  | 0  | Jerry Schmitt  |  |
2018 | 9  | 4  | 0  | Jerry Schmitt  | #22 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Championship Subdivision Writers Poll, #24 NCAA Division I FCS Coaches Poll  | Northeast Conference Champions/NCAA Division I Second Round
2019 | 6  | 5  | 0  | Jerry Schmitt  |  |
2020-21 (current season)  | 4  | 1  | 0  | Jerry Schmitt  |  |
Total  | 472  | 337  | 25  |

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## References

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1. ^ "A Lively Game". The Pittsburgh Post. November 25, 1891. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Holy Ghost College Wins". The Pittsburg Dispatch. November 12, 1892. p. 9 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Lawrence Journal-World - Google News Archive Search".
4. ^ a b "The Milwaukee Journal - Google News Archive Search".
5. ^ "The Pittsburgh Press - Google News Archive Search".
6. ^ "The Sports Network - Football Championship Subdivision". Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
7. ^ "Duquesne Historical Data".

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