NEC Duquesne University

Record4-4through 8 games
Nextvs Robert MorrisSat Nov 7 · 12 pm ET · NEC Front Row

The rest of the season

One real test left: Central Connecticut 30%

Win out 20% · expect 1.9 of 3 more wins

Duquesne University's chance to win each game left, from our model: Robert Morris 78%, Mercyhurst 87%, Central Connecticut 30%

Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.

LeadersPassing Carson Camp 1,301 · Rushing Johness Davis 547 · Receiving Ryan Petras 397 All player stats

The model#46 among FCS teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

Duquesne University · 2026 schedule and results4-4Soft slateAverage opponent win rate 34% · 0 opponents played so far are in the AP top 25 now.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Sep 5@Air ForceL 0-34 121Duquesne lost 0-34 at Air Force. Chance to win started at 2%, low under 1%, high 2%.0-10-0Pass Camp 42 · Rush Davis 32 · Rec Thomas 27
2Sep 12@Youngstown StateL 13-70Duquesne lost 13-70 at Youngstown State. Chance to win started at 5%, low under 1%, high 9%.0-20-0Pass Camp 63 · Rush Davis 88 · Rec Petras 52
3Sep 19@Washington StateL 7-48 115Duquesne lost 7-48 at Washington State. Chance to win started at 1%, low under 1%, high 3%.0-30-0Pass Camp 69 · Rush Hopkins 60 · Rec Petras 56
4Sep 26University of Rio GrandeW 53-0Duquesne won 53-0 vs University of Rio Grande. Chance to win started at 66%, low 65%, high better than 99%.1-30-0Pass Camp 211 · Rush Oliver 97 · Rec Petras 52
5Bye week
6Oct 10Long Island UniversityL 14-17Duquesne lost 14-17 vs Long Island University. Chance to win started at 65%, low 5%, high 97%.1-40-1Pass Camp 202 · Rush Davis 69 · Rec Boyd 81
7Oct 17@StonehillW 14-7Duquesne won 14-7 at Stonehill. Chance to win started at 30%, low 23%, high better than 99%.2-41-1Pass Camp 243 · Rush Solomon Jr. 42 · Rec Walker 65
8Oct 24WagnerW 52-21Duquesne won 52-21 vs Wagner. Chance to win started at 87%, low 43%, high better than 99%.3-42-1Pass Camp 180 · Rush Davis 181 · Rec Canty 56
9Oct 31@New HavenW 41-14Duquesne won 41-14 at New Haven. Chance to win started at 54%, low 47%, high better than 99%.4-43-1Pass Camp 291 · Rush Davis 79 · Rec Petras 153
10Nov 7Robert Morris12 pm ET · NEC Front Row78% to win
11Nov 14Mercyhurst12 pm ET87% to win
12Nov 21@Central Connecticut12 pm ET30% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for Duquesne University, through 8 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

The small line beside each score is the team's win chance through the game, drawn on one scale for every game. The small number is total plays.

Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, big plays)▼
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Big plays (IsoPPP)Note
Oct 31@New HavenW 41-14———+0.28742.3%1.58Most explosive
Oct 24WagnerW 52-21———+0.42550.0%1.57Blowout win
Oct 17@StonehillW 14-7———−0.01332.1%1.56One-score win
Oct 10Long Island UniversityL 14-17———−0.24038.8%0.91One-score loss
Sep 26University of Rio GrandeW 53-0———+0.42755.6%1.22Season-high EPA/play
Sep 19@Washington StateL 7-48180031:44−0.36818.9%1.42Season-low EPA/play
Sep 12@Youngstown StateL 13-70———+0.01432.8%1.12Defense's roughest night
Sep 5@Air ForceL 0-34107219:10−0.24822.2%1.10Blowout loss
Season average (8 games)1441.0+0.03636.6%1.31

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: Robert Morrisvs Robert Morris · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

Duquesne University has won four of its last five.

6-4 over the last 10, and won the last three.

Streak W3Last 5 · 4-1Last 10 · 6-4

Range of outcomes · Duquesne University · 2026

Duquesne University’s most common regular-season record in our model is 6-5. Most outcomes (98%) land from 5-6 to 7-4.

Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above

4 wins 2%; 5 wins 21%; 6 wins 56%; 7 wins 20%
What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor4-8Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base6-6Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling8-4Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 8 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the FCS playoff.

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Worth watchingGames average 51 combined points, even games

What it is like to watch them2026 · 4-4

Game feel51even gamescombined pts / game3rd highest-scoring of 8 in the NEC
Heart rate1-1some dramain one-score games (2 of 8)6th most one-score games of 8 in the NEC
Margin−2.1comfortableavg scoring margin2nd best margin of 8 in the NEC
Tempo48methodicaloffensive plays / game6th fastest of 6 in the NEC
Big plays1.31some popexplosiveness (IsoPPP)3rd most explosive of 8 in the NEC
Home crowd1,880avg attendance4th biggest crowds of 8 in the NEC

Measured from 8 games · ranks are among NEC teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind·Written June 2026

Duquesne is the Northeast Conference veteran and 'City Game' rival—a program that resumed the Pittsburgh football rivalry after 86 years of silence, anchored by Jerry Schmitt's 21-year coaching legacy.

2026 Record4-4
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Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

Duquesne is the Northeast Conference veteran and 'City Game' rival—a program that resumed the Pittsburgh football rivalry after 86 years of silence, anchored by Jerry Schmitt's 21-year coaching legacy.

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Dukes.”
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