Duquesne University
0-2NEC · Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field · 2,200
LastL 13–70 at Youngstown State · Sat Sep 12 · Ryan Petras 52 rec yds, 1 TD
Nextat Washington State · Sat Sep 19 · 3:30 pm ET · Gesa Field · first meeting on record · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | #185 | #80 | +31.5✗ | @Air Force | L 0–34 121 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #191 | #127 | +22.5✗ | @Youngstown State | L 13–70 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #206 | #42 | @Washington State | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #208 | University of Rio Grande | |||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | Long Island University | ||||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | @Stonehill | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Wagner | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @New Haven | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Robert Morris | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Mercyhurst | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | @Central Connecticut |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | @Youngstown State | L 13–70 | — | — | — | +0.014 | 32.8% | 112.4% | |
| Sep 5 | @Air Force | L 0–34 | 107 | 2 | 19:10 | -0.248 | 22.2% | 110.1% | |
| Season average (2 games) | 107 | 2.0 | -0.117 | 27.5% | 111.2% | ||||
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.
The fanbase carries the weight of Pittsburgh's dominance in the same city. Duquesne is the other program, the Jesuit school that once beat Pitt, then lost the rivalry for 86 years. The City Game's ret…
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What it is like to watch them2025 · 7-5 · last season
✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among NEC teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
Duquesne University has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 6-4 over the last 10, and lost the last two.
Next Sep 19
vs Washington State · away
Outcome band · Duquesne University · 2026
Outcome band · Duquesne University · 2026Duquesne University's most likely season is 0-12 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 3-9.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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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.
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