# 2019 Duquesne Dukes football team

The 2019 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 15th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. Duquesne compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the NEC.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches' poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 24, 2019. The Dukes were picked to finish in first place.
| Predicted finish | Team (1st place votes) |
| 1 | Duquesne (7) |
| 2 | Sacred Heart (1) |
| 3 | Central Connecticut |
| 4 | Wagner |
| 5 | Bryant |
| 6 | Saint Francis |
| 7 | Robert Morris |
| 8 | LIU |

### Preseason All-NEC team

The Dukes had nine players at eight positions selected to the preseason all-NEC team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 7 | 3:00 p.m. | Walsh* | Rooney FieldPittsburgh, PA | NEC Front Row | W 44–3 | 2,257 |
| September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Youngstown State* | Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, OH | ESPN+ | L 14–34 | 15,991 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Dayton* | Welcome StadiumDayton, OH | Facebook Live | W 35–31 | 4,917 |
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire* | Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH | FloFootball | L 6–23 | 7,920 |
| October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | LIU | Rooney FieldPittsburgh, PA | NEC Front Row | W 21–14 | 1,956 |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Sacred Heart | Campus FieldFairfield, CT | ESPN3 | W 20–6 | 5,151 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Wagner | Rooney FieldPittsburgh, PA | NEC Front Row | W 28–24 | 2,452 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | Rooney FieldPittsburgh, PA | ESPN3 | W 30–21 | 1,297 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Robert Morris | Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA | NEC Front Row | L 21–41 | 2,321 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bryant | Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI | NEC Front Row | L 16–20 | 1,372 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 18 Central Connecticut | Rooney FieldPittsburgh, PA | NEC Front Row | L 10–43 | 1,324 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Walsh

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cavaliers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Dukes | 7 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 44 |

### At Youngstown State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dukes | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Penguins | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 34 |

### At Dayton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dukes | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Flyers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |

### At New Hampshire

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dukes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Wildcats | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 23 |

### LIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sharks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Dukes | 7 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 21 |

### At Sacred Heart

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dukes | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Pioneers | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |

### Wagner

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 24 |
| Dukes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Saint Francis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Red Flash | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Dukes | 7 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 30 |

### At Robert Morris

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dukes | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Colonials | 7 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 41 |

### At Bryant

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dukes | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 20 |

### Central Connecticut

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 Blue Devils | 12 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 43 |
| Dukes | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | | |