2023 Duquesne Dukes football team

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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

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

v t e Duquesne Dukes football
Venues	Forbes Field Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1937 Orange Bowl
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 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 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championship seasons in bold

v t e 2023 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Albany Austin Peay Chattanooga Delaware Drake Duquesne Furman Gardner–Webb Idaho Lafayette Mercer Montana Montana State Nicholls North Carolina Central North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Sacramento State South Dakota South Dakota State Southern Illinois Villanova Youngstown State
Champion – South Dakota State

This page was last edited on 8 February 2024, at 14:56