# 2016 Duquesne Dukes football team

The 2016 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 8–3, 5–1 in NEC play to finish in a tie for the conference title with Saint Francis (PA). Due to their head-to-head loss to Saint Francis (PA), they did not receive the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and did not receive an at-large bid.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:30 pm | at Youngstown State* | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN3 | L 10–45 | 12,219 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Bucknell* | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic FieldPittsburgh, PA | NECFR | W 30–19 | 1,943 |
| September 17 | 12:00 pm | Dayton* | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic FieldPittsburgh, PA | ESPN3 | W 34–20 | 908 |
| September 24 | 1:00 pm | Kennesaw State* | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic FieldPittsburgh, PA | ESPN3 | L 28–36 | 2,658 |
| October 1 | 1:00 pm | at Jacksonville* | D. B. Milne FieldJacksonville, FL | ESPN3 | W 54–35 | 1,661 |
| October 15 | 7:00 pm | Robert Morris | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic FieldPittsburgh, PA | ESPN3 | W 31–24 | 1,737 |
| October 21 | 7:00 pm | at Saint Francis (PA) | DeGol FieldLoretto, PA | ESPN3 | L 10–14 | 1,698 |
| October 29 | 12:00 pm | Bryant | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic FieldPittsburgh, PA | NECFR | W 35–31 | 1,067 |
| November 5 | 12:00 pm | at Wagner | Wagner College StadiumStaten Island, NY | NECFR | W 28–20 | 2,320 |
| November 12 | 12:00 pm | Sacred Heart | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic FieldPittsburgh, PA | NECFR | W 31–10 | 1,012 |
| November 19 | 12:00 pm | at Central Connecticut | Arute FieldNew Britain, CT | NECFR | W 52–19 | 1,849 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries
### At Youngstown State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dukes | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Penguins | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

### Bucknell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| Dukes | 3 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 30 |

### Dayton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flyers | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Dukes | 6 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 34 |

### Kennesaw State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 6 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 36 |
| Dukes | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 28 |

### At Jacksonville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dukes | 10 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 54 |
| Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |

### Robert Morris

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonials | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Dukes | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### At Saint Francis (PA)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dukes | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Red Flash | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Bryant

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Dukes | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |

### At Wagner

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dukes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Seahawks | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |

### Sacred Heart

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pioneers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Dukes | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |

### At Central Connecticut

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dukes | 21 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 52 |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 19 |