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2019 game notes / game 10 / at bryant assistant director of media relations (football): liam halferty // [email protected] // (o): 412.396.5376 // (c): 412.508.1692 the university duquesne dukes 6-3, 4-1 nec at Name of School Duquesne University game Street Address 600 Forbes Avenue bryant bulldogs 2-8, 1-4 nec Location Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 10 11.16.19 // 1:00 pm et // smithfield, ri // beirne stadium (4,400) Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers Enrollment 9,344 Nickname Dukes game information the series School Colors Red and Blue Date Saturday, November 16, 2019 Series Dukes lead 13-7 Stadium/Capacity Arthur J. Rooney Field/2,200 Kickoff 1:00 p.m. ET In Moon Township, Pa. Colonials lead 5-4 Playing Surface FieldTurf Watch NEC Front Row In Pittsburgh, Pa. Dukes lead 9-2 Radio WJAS-AM 1320/iHeart Radio Last Meeting Oct. 13, 2018 Affiliation NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Live Stats BryantBulldogs.com Last Meeting Result Dukes 48, Red Flash 24 (FCS) Conference Northeast Conference (NEC) President Ken Gormley (Pittsburgh ‘77) opening kickoff breakdown Athletics Director Dave Harper (Wright State ‘92) ► The Dukes make the trek to Smithfield, R.I. for the final NEC road contest of the season against Bryant on Saturday. RECORD 6-3, 4-1 2-8, 1-4 Athletic Dept. Phone 412.396.6565 SCORING 24.3 16.5 Ticket Office Phone 412.232.DUKE (3853) ► Duquesne is looking to bounce back from its first NEC loss TOTAL OFFENSE 348.1 283.7 at Robert Morris last week. The Colonials snapped the Dukes’ University Website www.duq.edu RUSHING 167.3 96.7 nine-game NEC winning streak, the longest by an NEC team PASSING 180.8 187.0 Athletics Website www.GoDuquesne.com since RMU won 12 conference contests in a row in 2009-10. OPP. SCOR ING 21.9 29.9 ► Bryant has lost three in a row over three of the top four teams OPP. OFFENSE 296.4 391.1 the team in the NEC standings (CCSU, RMU, SHU). OPP. RUSHING 123.0 211.8 Record Last Season 9-4 (5-1 NEC/T-1st) ► The DU defense ranks second in the FCS in first downs OPP. PASSING 173.4 179.3 NEC All-Time Record 46-32 defense (135), sixth in total defense (296.4 ypg), 10th in pass leaders NEC All-Time Home/Road Record 26-13/20-19 defense (173.4 ypg) and 19th in scoring defense (21.9 ppg). RUSHING A.J. Hines Daniel Adeboboye ► All-American running back paces all active NEC Titles 2011, ‘13, ‘15, ’16, ‘18 A.J. Hines 664 yds / 5 TD 518 yds / 3 TD FCS players in career rushing yards and touchdowns. He is just NCAA FCS Playoffs 2015, ‘18 PASSING Daniel Parr Kory Curtis 37 yards away from passing as the program’s Basic Offense Multiple Larry McCoy 1232 yds / 11 TD 1517 yds / 7 TD all-time leading rusher. Basic Defense 4-3 RECEIVING Kellon Taylor Vincent Nisivoccia ► The Dukes - picked to repeat as NEC champions in the Position Starters Returning/Lost 10/12 44 rec / 461 yds / 4 TD 52 rec / 390 yds / 2 TD conference preseason poll - are 23-6 in NEC action since the Specialists Returning/Lost 3/1 DEFENSE Brendan Thompson Robert Brown start of 2015. DU has been selected to finish first or second in 63 tkl / 8.0 TFL / 3 FF 78 tkl / 6.0 TFL / 2 FF 2018 All-NEC Returning/Lost 5/6 the poll for nine straight years. the coach Head Coach Jerry Schmitt (Westminster ‘83) 2019 schedule Overall Record (20th year) 126-86 (.594) vs walsh w, 44-3 Record at Duquesne (15th year) 98-65 (.601) sept 7 // pittsburgh, pa // rooney field (2,200) wjas 1320 am duq leads series 1-0 / du has won 12 straight home openers nec front row assistant coaches & support staff Anthony Doria Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks at youngstown state l, 14-34 sept 14 // youngstown, oh // stambaugh stadium (20,630) wjas 1320 am Dave Opfar Defensive Coordinator ysu leads series 4-0 / first meeting since 2016 espn+ Scott Farison Linebackers Kory Gribbin Def. Backs/Ast. ST Coor./Recruit. Coor. at dayton w, 35-31 Larry McCoy Running Backs sept 21 // dayton, oh // welcome stadium (11,000) wjas 1320 am Tony Papley Defensive Line/ST Coor./DFO duq leads series 11-6 / dukes have won four straight over flyers facebook live Darnel Richardson Defensive Backs at new hampshire l, 6-23 Mike Silianoff Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line sept 28 // durham, nh // wildcat stadium (11,015) wjas 1320 am Luke Smith Wide Receivers/Ast. DFO unh leads series 1-0 / unh has 14 playoff appearances in last 15 years flo football Matt Stansfield Running Game Coor./OLine/Tight Ends Kevin McCabe Offensive Assistant vs long island w, 21-14 oct 5 // pittsburgh, pa // rooney field (2,200) wjas 1320 am Hunter Geisel Student Assistant duq leads series 1-0 / liu’s inaugural season in division i nec front row Alex Christo Dir. of Recruiting / Player Personnel Anthony Longo Strength & Conditioning Coach at sacred heart w, 20-6 Steven Labate Athletic Trainer oct 19 // fairfield, ct // campus field (3,334) wjas 1320 am duq leads series 11-4 / battle of 2018 nec co-champs espn3 media relations vs wagner w, 28-24 Asst. Director of Media Relations (FB) Liam Halferty oct 26 // pittsburgh, pa // rooney field (2,200) wjas 1320 am Halferty’s Office Phone 412-396-5376 duq leads series 10-5 / dukes are 9-3 vs seahawks in nec era nec front row Halferty’s Cell Phone 412-508-1692 Halferty’s E-mail [email protected] vs saint francis u w, 30-21 nov 2 // pittsburgh, pa // rooney field (2,200) wjas 1320 am Associate AD/Media Relations (Secondary FB) Dave Saba duq leads series 38-8 / du is 22-2 vs red flash at rooney field espn3 Saba’s E-mail Address [email protected] Saba’s Office Phone 412-396-5861 at robert morris l, 21-41 nov 9 // moon township, pa // joe walton stadium (3,000) wjas 1320 am social media duq leads series 13-8 / colonials snap 6-game duq winning streak nec front row Duquesne Football - Twitter @DuqFB at bryant 1:00 pm et Duquesne Football - Instagram @DuqFB nov 16 // smithfield, ri //beirne stadium (4,400) wjas 1320 am Duquesne Athletics - Twitter @GoDuquesne bryant leads series 7-4 / bulldogs have won five of six nec front row Duquesne Athletics - Instagram @GoDuquesne NEC Football - Twitter @NECFootball vs central connecticut 12:00 pm et FCS Football - Twitter @NCAA_FCS nov 23 // pittsburgh, pa // rooney field (2,200) wjas 1320 am series tied 6-6 / showdown of nec’s last two playoff teams tba duquesne’s record in 2019 when... the series - The loss snaps a four-game winning streak for At home: .........................................................4-0 - Saturday is the 12th meeting between the Bulldogs the Dukes (6-3, 4-1), who had also won six straight On the road: ....................................................2-3 and the Dukes. over the Colonials (6-4, 5-0) coming into Saturday’s Night games: ..................................................0-0 matchup. The defeat also ended a nine-game NEC Day games: .....................................................6-3 - Bryant has won two in a row over Duquesne and winning streak for Duquesne dating back to last Artificial turf: .................................................6-3 is the only NEC team with a winning record in the season. Natural grass: .................................................0-0 all-time series against the Dukes. vs. nationally-ranked teams: ..........................0-0 - Seven turnovers plagued the Dukes in the loss, vs. NEC opponents: .......................................4-1 as Robert Morris turned those takeaways into 21 vs. non-conference opponents: .......................2-2 - The Bulldogs are 4-2 all-time in Smithfield and 6-4 in the NEC era facing off with Duquesne. points including a pair of interceptions returned for In September: .................................................2-2 touchdowns. In October: .....................................................3-0 - The Dukes last picked up in a win in Smithfield In November: .................................................1-1 in 2012, when Larry McCoy had 122 yards on the - Making his first career start, Brett Brumbaugh ground and a pair of touchdowns and Charlie completed 24-of-50 pass attempts for 302 yards and Dukes score on 1st possession: ......................2-0 Leventry connected on a 20-yard field goal with 32 a pair of touchdowns for the Dukes. Opp. scores on 1st possession: .......................1-2 seconds to lift Duquesne to a 24-21 win over Bryant. Dukes score first: ............................................4-0 - Kellon Taylor tallied a career-high 113 yards on Opponent scores first: ....................................2-3 BRYANT LEADS 7-4 six receptions and a touchdown for his second-con- secutive 100-yard receiving game. Dukes lead after 1st quarter: ..........................4-0 11/1/08 L A 10-24 Opp. leads after 1st quarter: ...........................0-3 11/21/09 L +H 0-20 Tied after 1st quarter: .....................................2-0 - Kareem Coles Jr. finished with career highs of 10 11/20/10 W +A 37-29 catches for 100 yards for the Dukes. It marked the Dukes lead at halftime: ..................................4-0 10/1/11 W +H 31-28 Opp. leads at halftime: ...................................0-3 9/22/12 W +A 35-21 first time Duquesne had two 100-yard receivers in Tied at halftime: .............................................2-0 10/26/13 L +A 14-42 the same contest since Chris King (9-111-TD) and Dukes lead after 3rd quarter: ..........................5-0 11/8/14 L +H 17-20 Wayne Capers (6-144) on Nov. 7, 2015 at Sacred Opp. leads after 3rd quarter: .........................0-3 10/17/15 L +A 17-38 Heart.