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2021 spring game notes assistant director of media relations (football): liam halferty // [email protected] // (o): 412.396.5376 // (c): 412.508.1692 the university game 3 Name of School Duquesne University sunday, march 21, 2021 Street Address 600 Forbes Avenue noon et Location Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers pittsburgh, pa. Enrollment 9,344 rooney field Nickname Dukes School Colors Red and Blue Watch: NEC Front Row Stadium Arthur J. Rooney Field duquesne Tim Benz (pxp) liu Playing Surface FieldTurf Ellis Cannon (analyst) Affiliation NCAA Football Championship Subdivision dukes sharks (FCS) Record 2-0, 2-0 NEC Listen: WJAS 1320 AM Record 1-1, 1-1 NEC Conference Northeast Conference (NEC) / 13th season Last Game March 14, 2021 Alex Panormios (pxp) / Last Game March 14, 2021 President Ken Gormley (Pittsburgh ‘77) Dukes 17, Wagner 0 Tad Maurey (analyst) Sacred Heart 35, LIU 7 Athletics Director Dave Harper (Wright State ‘92) Head Coach Jerry Schmitt Head Coach Bryan Collins Athletic Dept. Phone 412.396.6565 Career Record 128-88 (21st season) Career Record 161-82 (23rd season) Ticket Office Phone 412.232.DUKE (3853) Twitter: @DuqFB Record at DUQ 100-67 (16th season) Record at LIU 161-82 (23rd season) University Website www.duq.edu Alma Mater Westminster PA ‘83 Alma Mater St. John’s ‘87 Athletics Website www.GoDuquesne.com Live Stats: GoDuquesne.com the team duq leaders series history liu leaders Record Last Season 6-5 (4-3 NEC/t3rd) Rushing Garrett Owens Overall DUQ leads 1-0 Rushing Jonathan DeBique NEC All-Time Record 50-34 46 att, 194 yds, 2 TD In Pittsburgh DUQ leads 1-0 20 att, 60 yds, TD NEC All-Time Home/Road Record 29-14/21-20 Passing Joe Mischler In Brookville Series tied 0-0 Passing Conor Regan NEC Titles 2011, ‘13, ‘15, ’16, ‘18 37-53, 405 yds, 2 TD, 2 int Last Meeting 10.5.19 29-54, 269 yds, TD, int NCAA FCS Playoffs 2015, ‘18 Receiving Davie Henderson Dukes 21, LIU 14 Receiving Tosin Oyekanmi Basic Offense Multiple 11 rec, 131 yds 14 rec, 109 yds Basic Defense 3-3-5 Tackling Leandro DeBrito 2021 nec standings Tackling Rico Aaron, Jr. Position Starters Returning/Lost 6/16 16 tkl, 11 solo, TFL 24 tkl, TFL, int Specialists Returning/Lost 0/2 School Record PF PA Sacks Todd Hill Sacks Thomas Bolesta 2019 All-NEC Returning/Lost 0/9 DUQUESNE 2-0 47 27 1.0 sack, 14 tkl, 5 solo Sacred Heart 1-1 62 37 1.5 sack, 7 tkl, 2.5 TFL the coach Interceptions Spencer DeMedal LIU 1-1 31 54 Interceptions Tariq Snead 1 int, 11 tkl, 7 solo int, 5 pbu, 12 tkl Head Coach Jerry Schmitt (Westminster ‘83) Bryant 1-1 33 31 Special Teams Brian Bruzdewicz Special Teams Paul Inzerillo Overall Record (20th year) 128-88 (.593) Merrimack 0-1 10 14 4-4 FG, 5-5 XP 3-3 XP, 32.3 punt avg Record at Duquesne (15th year) 100-67 (.599) Wagner 0-1 0 17 assistant coaches & support staff Anthony Doria Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks opening kickoff Dave Opfar Defensive Coordinator - The Dukes welcome LIU to Rooney - Despite 10 new starters on offense, - The DUQ defense has limited its Cornelius Coleman Defensive Line Field for Duquesne’s second and final the Dukes have recorded an average two opponents to an average of 121.0 Scott Farison Linebackers home game of the spring regular of 386.5 yards of total offense through passing yards. The Dukes held Kory Gribbin Def. Backs/Ast. ST Coor./Recruit. Coor. season. the first two games. Wagner to just 44 total yards in the Larry McCoy Running Backs second half of action last Sunday. Darnel Richardson Defensive Backs - The Dukes are 2-0 on the spring - Joe Mischler is now 2-0 as the Mike Silianoff Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line season following a 17-0 road win Dukes’ starting quarterback, - The Dukes have enjoyed a great Luke Smith Wide Receivers/DFO at Wagner last Sunday. Duquesne completing 69.8 pct. of pass attempts deal of success in NEC play, claiming Matt Stansfield Running Game Coor./OLine/Tight Ends opened the spring campaign with a through the first two games of the five conference titles since 2011. Kevin McCabe Offensive Assistant 30-27 victory over Sacred Heart on season. Duquesne won a share of the league Hunter Geisel Graduate Assistant - Offense The Bluff. crown in 2011, ‘13, ‘16 and ‘18 while Josh Marlow Head Equipment Manager - Running back Garrett Owens has capturing the outright title in 2015. Anthony Longo Strength & Conditioning Coach - The Sharks sport a 1-1 record, registered 265 yards from Duquesne earned the NEC’s Steven Labate Athletic Trainer opening the season with a 24-19 win scrimmage with three total automatic bid to the FCS playoffs in Helen Schneider Athletic Trainer over Bryant before falling 35-7 at touchdowns in Duquesne’s first two both 2015 and ‘18. media relations Sacred Heart in week two. games. Asst. Director of Media Relations (FB) Liam Halferty 2021 spring schedule Halferty’s Office Phone 412-396-5376 Halferty’s Cell Phone 412-508-1692 vs sacred heart w, 30-27 Halferty’s E-mail [email protected] march 7 // pittsburgh, pa // rooney field wjas 1320 am duq leads series 12-4 / battle of 2018 nec co-champs nec front row Associate AD/Media Relations Dave Saba Saba’s E-mail Address [email protected] at wagner w, 17-0 Saba’s Office Phone 412-396-5861 march 14 // staten island, ny // hameline field wjas 1320 am duq leads series 11-5 / dukes are 10-3 vs seahawks in nec era nec front row social media vs liu noon et Duquesne Football - Twitter @DuqFB march 21 // pittsburgh, pa // rooney field wjas 1320 am Duquesne Football - Instagram @DuqFB duq leads series 1-0 / dukes topped sharks in 1st meeting in 2019 nec front row Duquesne Athletics - Twitter @GoDuquesne Duquesne Athletics - Instagram @GoDuquesne at bryant noon et NEC Football - Twitter @NECFootball march 28 // smithfield, ri //beirne stadium wjas 1320 am bryant leads series 8-4 / bulldogs have won six of seven espn3 - Sunday’s victory marks the Dukes’ first shutout win duquesne’s record in 2021 when... duquesne notables - The Dukes are 25-8 in NEC action since the beginning of since a 45-0 triumph over Lock Haven on Sept. 1, 2018 and At home: 1-0 Duquesne’s first shutout in an NEC contest since a 38-0 On the road: 1-0 the 2015 campaign, including a 13-3 mark at Rooney Field. win over Wagner on Oct. 7, 2017. Night games: 0-0 Day games: 2-0 - DU has recorded 67 wins since 2011, at least 10 more - Owens scored on rushes of seven and three yards in the Artificial turf: 2-0 victories than any other NEC team. In addition, the contest, finishing with 89 yards. Natural grass: 0-0 Dukes’ 41 conference wins in that time span are the most vs. nationally-ranked teams: 0-0 in the league. The closest teams to either of those figures vs. NEC opponents: 2-0 are Sacred Heart with 57 overall wins and Bryant with 33 - Ky’ren Cunningham toted the ball six times for 59 vs. non-conference opponents: 0-0 conference victories. yards, including a game-long 48-yard rush deep into Wagner territory. In March: 2-0 - Head coach Jerry Schmitt is in his 16th season at the helm of the Duquesne program. He became the Dukes’ - Joe Mischler was 19-of-27 for 174 yards with an Dukes score on 1st possession: 2-0 all-time winningest coach in 2019 with a 30-21 victory interception in the win. He became the first Dukes Opp. scores on 1st possession: 0-0 over Saint Francis U for his 98th win as Duquesne’s head quarterback to win his first two starts at Duquesne since Dukes score first: 2-0 coach. Schmitt passed Greg Gattuso (1993-2004) for the Kevin Rombach in 2005. Opponent scores first: 0-0 most wins in program history. - Davie Henderson hauled in a career-high seven Dukes lead after 1st quarter: 2-0 - Schmitt posted his 100th win at Duquesne with Sunday’s receptions for 64 yards. Joey Isabella finished with six Opp. leads after 1st quarter: 0-0 victory at Wagner. He became one of nine active coaches catches for 49 yards for the Dukes. Tied after 1st quarter: 0-0 with 100 FCS wins at their current schools. Dukes lead at halftime: 2-0 - All told, the Dukes limited Wagner to just 136 total yards Opp. leads at halftime: 0-0 coaches with 100 fcs wins at current school including 73 passing yards and 63 rushing yards. Tied at halftime: 0-0 With a win at Wagner on Sunday, Jerry Schmitt became one Dukes lead after 3rd quarter: 2-0 of nine active FCS head coaches with at least 100 FCS wins - Leandro DeBrito and Anthony Dellovade each tallied Opp. leads after 3rd quarter: 0-0 at their current school. seven tackles to pace the Duquesne defense. Jahan Worth, Tied after 3rd quarter: 0-0 Todd Hill and Nathan Proctor Jr. each registered six Overtime: 0-0 Coach School Seasons Record tackles with Worth and Hill notching a tackle for loss Tim Murphy Harvard 26 178-81 apiece, as well. Dukes have more total yards: 2-0 John Stiegelmeier South Dakota St. 24 169-106 Opp. has more total yards: 0-0 Kevin Callahan Monmouth 27 163-124 last meeting Dukes have more rushing yards: 1-0 Mark Farley Northern Iowa 20 161-85 duquesne 21, liu 14 - oct.