2018 Duquesne Dukes football team

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2018 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Duquesne +^		5	–	1					8	–	3
Sacred Heart +		5	–	1					7	–	4
Central Connecticut		4	–	2					6	–	5
Wagner		3	–	3					4	–	7
Saint Francis (PA)		2	–	4					4	–	7
Bryant		2	–	4					6	–	5
Robert Morris		0	–	6					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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	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.

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.

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
September 23	12:00 a.m.	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI
October 6	1:00 p.m.	Bryant	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	NECFR
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

See also: 2018 UMass Minutemen football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP 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

See also: 2018 Valparaiso Crusaders football team

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

Dayton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers					0
Dukes					0

See also: 2018 Dayton Flyers football team

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

at Hawaii

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes					0
Rainbow Warriors					0

See also: 2018 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs					0
Dukes					0

See also: 2018 Bryant Bulldogs football team

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

Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials					0
Dukes					0

See also: 2018 Robert Morris Colonials football team

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

See also: 2018 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

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

at Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes					0
Seahawks					0

See also: 2018 Wagner Seahawks football team

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

Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers					0
Dukes					0

See also: 2018 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

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

at Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes					0
Blue Devils					0

See also: 2018 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

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

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV
Coaches	—	—