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Table of Contents and Quick Facts Duquesne University Location.......................................Pittsburgh, Pa. Table of Contents Founded.........................1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers Duquesne University 2-6 Enrollment...........................................10,000 This is Duquesne: City of Pittsburgh 2 President ..............................Dr. Charles J. Dougherty This is Duquesne: The University ......................... 3 Director of Athletics ..............................Greg Amodio This is Duquesne: Gameday on the Bluff ................... 4 Affiliation..........NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) This is Duquesne: NFL Connection ....................... 5 Conference ......Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Football League This is Duquesne: Success in the Classroom................. 6 (MAAC) Outlook 7-22 Home Field (capacity) ........Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field (4,500) Roster ............................................... 7 Field/Playing Surface ..........................Lighted/AstroPlay 2007 Season Outlook ..................................8-9 School Colors .........................Red (200) and Blue (282) Head Coach Jerry Schmitt ............................10-11 Nickname ............................................Dukes Assistant Coaches/Support Staff .......................12-13 University Website ...............................www.duq.edu Player Profiles......................................14-22 Athletics Website ........................www.GoDuquesne.com Opponents 23-27 The MAAC Football League ............................ 23 History Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field ........................24-25 All-Time Record ......................354-257-19 in 80* seasons Opponents: Brown, Bucknell, Frostburg State, Iona, * - record does not include unavailable results from 1891-1901 La Salle, Marist ........................... 26 First Season of Competition ..............................1891 Opponents: Monmouth, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, Duquesne did not field teams for a total of 36 seasons: Saint Francis, Pa........................... 27 1904-12, 1915-19, 1943-46, 1951-68 Travel Plans/Web Reference ............................ 27 Records 28-50 The Team 2006 Statistics .....................................28-29 Head Coach...................... Jerry Schmitt (Westminster ‘83) 2006 Game Recaps..................................30-33 Schmitt’s Overall Record .................42-27-0, .609 (7 seasons) Football History ....................................34-35 Schmitt’s Record at Duquesne .................14-6-0 ( 2 seasons) All-Time Results....................................36-43 Record in 2006 .................. 7-3 (3-1 in MAAC - Champions) Year-by-Year........................................ 36 MAAC Titles ....... 10 (1995, ‘96, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03*, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06) By Opponent .....................................36-37 * - 2003 I-AA Mid-Major National Champions Game-by-Game ...................................37-43 MAAC Record........................73-8-0 (.901) in 13 seasons All-Time Records ...................................44-50 MAAC Home Record . 37-4-0 Offense .........................................44-48 MAAC Road Record ................................... 36-4-0 Defense ........................................... 49 Basic Offense .......................................Multiple Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Records ................... 50 Basic Defense ...........................................4-3 Administration 51-52 Starters Returning/Lost ..................................16/6 President Dr. Charles Dougherty/A.D. Greg Amodio.......... 51 Specialists Returning/Lost .................................2/0 Duquesne Athletics Staff . 52 Lettermen Returning/Lost .....................letters not awarded All-MAAC Returning/Lost ...............................*13/6 Mailing Address: Duquesne University Athletics, A.J. Palumbo Center, * – totals include first and second team picks 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 Assistant Coaches and Staff Other Important Phone Numbers Joe Bernard (Moravian ‘85) ........Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Department of Athletics .......................... 412-396-6565 Harry Carter (Duquesne ‘07)........................Linebackers Coach Schmitt’s Office .......................... 412-396-1157 Ryan Esdale (Duquesne ‘07) .................. Graduate Assistant/ Football Office (Assistants) ....................... 412-396-5374 Strength and Conditioning/Equipment Football Fax.................................... 412-396-5375 Chuck Froehlich (Mount Union ‘93) ...............Defensive Line Rooney Field Press Box .......................... 412-396-5370 Bill Hurley (Syracuse ‘80) .......................Defensive Backs Ticket Office ............................412-232-DUKE (3853) Niel Loebig (Duquesne ‘05)........................Quarterbacks Dave Loya (Duquesne ‘97)............................Receivers Credits Terry Russell (Duquesne ‘75) .....................Running Backs The 2007 Duquesne University football media guide is published by the Duquesne Mike Silianoff (Westminster ‘82) ........... Assistant Head Coach/ University Athletics Media Relations Department in conjunction with Provations Offensive Line Group (Nicholasville, Ky.); printing by Provations Group. Jon Tekac (Youngstown State ‘03).....................Tight Ends Editorial: Dave Saba, Associate AD/Athletics Media Relations. Editorial assistance John Rosato (Duquesne ‘73) ........Director of Football Operations/ from graduate assistant Jeff Logan. Recruiting Coordinator Additional editorial content from: Duquesne University Public Affairs, www.duq. edu, Pittsburgh Department of Tourism. Athletics Media Relations Photo Credits: Dave DeNoma, Miller Creative Group, John H. Reid III, Duquesne Associate AD/Media Relations (FB) ................... Dave Saba Public Affairs and the National Football League. Saba’s Office Phone ............................. 412-396-5861 Saba’s Cell Phone ............................... 412-225-5317 On the Cover: The Dukes return nine starters on offense including the most prolific Saba’s E-Mail Address [email protected] returning pass-catch tandem in the nation in senior receiver Bruce Hocker and Assistant Director of Media Relations (secondary FB) George Nieman junior quarterback Scott Knapp. Last season, Knapp and Hocker clicked for 16 Nieman’s Office Phone .......................... 412-396-5376 scores as Hocker led all FCS receivers in receiving yards per game (107.0) and Nieman’s E-Mail [email protected] touchdown receptions (16) while Knapp finished second nationally in yards Assistant Director of Media Relations ............. Ryan Gavatorta passing per game (285.0) and fifth in touchdown passes (28). The 6-4, 205- Gavatorta’s Office Phone ......................... 412-396-6560 pound Hocker, a consensus All-America pick last season, enters his senior year Gavatorta’s E-Mail [email protected] with 108 catches for 1,927 yards and 24 TDs. Hocker, considered by many to be Athletics Media Relations Fax ..................... 412-396-6210 a legitimate NFL prospect, is averaging 17.8 yards per catch for his career. 2007 Duquesne football 1 Duquesne’s Hometown irst-time visitors who approach the city of Pittsburgh from Pittsburgh towering fountain; a thriving cultural district; a wonderful sampling of International Airport, enter the Fort Pitt Tunnel and emerge from architecture; shops of every description; and the shortest, cleanest subway Fthe darkness to be greeted by a view unparalleled by any other met- system in America. ropolitan area. Professional sports are an important part of the fabric of Pittsburgh. Glistening skyscrapers, bordered on all sides by flowing rivers and lush Pittsburgh offers two of the newer facilities in professional sports in Heinz green hills welcome visitors to an area known widely as one of America’s Field – home of the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers and the Pittsburgh Pirates’ most livable cities. PNC Park, widely hailed as one of the most beautiful stadiums in Major A big city with a small town feel, Pittsburgh has something to offer for League Baseball. The city has also broken ground, just a block from cam- all tastes. pus, on a new facility that will house the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins. All The home of Duquesne University serves as the headquarters of six three sports venues are easily accessible from Duquesne. Fortune 500 companies; offers downtown shopping; a state park with a We’re Number 1 … Again The 25th anniversary edition of “The Places Rated Almanac” ranks Pittsburgh as America’s most livable city. Pittsburgh, which also claimed the top honor in 1985, is the only U.S. city to be recognized twice. Pittsburgh ranks as the least expensive Pittsburgh’s skyline rates No. 2 U.S. city in which to live. in America for beauty. 1 (Mercer Human Resources Consulting, June 2004) 2 (USA Weekend, May 2003) Pittsburgh’s PNC Park was voted “Best Ballpark in Pittsburgh is tied for fourth nationally in America” by ESPN.com. number of corporate headquarters with seven. 1 (September 2003) 4 (Fortune magazine, April 2006) The Pittsburgh music scene ranked No. 1 on Esquire With 152 miles of rails-to-trails paths, the Pittsburgh region magazine’s list of “Top 10 Cities That Rock.” ranks fifth in the country as the best place to live and ride. 1 (April 2004) 5 (BIKE magazine, 2001) 2 2007 Duquesne football Pittsburgh, PA uquesne’s hilltop campus, once a residential neighborhood of row