2019 prospectus champions 2011 / 2013 / 2015 / 2016 / 2018 the university assistant coaches Location Pittsburgh, Pa. Anthony Doria (Saint Francis U ‘07) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers Dave Opfar (Penn State ‘83) Defensive Coordinator Enrollment 9,344 Kory Gribbin (Westminster ‘14) Defensive Backs/Recruiting Coordinator President Ken Gormley Scott Farison (Mercyhurst ‘01) Linebackers Director of Athletics Dave Harper Larry McCoy (Duquesne ‘13) Running Backs Affiliation NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Tony Papley (Slippery Rock ‘13) Defensive Line/Director of Operations Conference Northeast Conference (NEC) Darnel Richardson (Marshall ‘96) Defensive Backs Home Field (capacity) Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field (2,200) Mike Silianoff (Westminster ‘82) Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line Playing Surface FieldTurf Luke Smith (Maryland ‘15) Wide Receivers School Colors Red (200) and Blue (282) Matt Stansfield (Duquesne ‘07) Running Game Coordinator/O-Line/Tight Ends Nickname Dukes Website www.GoDuquesne.com media relations Asst. Director of Media Relations (FB contact) Liam Halferty history Halferty’s Office Phone 412-396-5376 All-Time Record 432-313-19 (.578) in 92* seasons Halferty’s Cell Phone 412-508-1692 * - record does not include unavailable results from 1891-1901 Halferty’s E-mail [email protected] Duquesne did not field teams for a total of 36 seasons: Associate AD/Media Relations (Secondary FB) Dave Saba 1904-12, 1915-19, 1943-46, 1951-68 Saba’s E-mail Address [email protected] Saba’s Office Phone 412-396-5861 FCS Record (1993-current) 189-94-0 (.668) in 26 seasons Saba’s Cell Phone 412-225-5317 First Season of Competition 1891 Asst. Director of Media Relations Ryan Long Gavatorta’s Office Phone 412-396-6560 the team Gavatorta’s E-mail [email protected] Head Coach Jerry Schmitt (Westminster ‘83) Schmitt’s Overall Record 120-83-0, .591 (19 seasons) mailing address: Duquesne University, 600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. Schmitt’s Record at Duquesne 92-62-0, .597 (14 seasons) 15282 Record in 2017 9-4 (5-1 in NEC/T1st) important phone numbers Duquesne won 11 titles in going 75-9-0 (.893) in 14 seasons as a member of the Department of Athletics 412-396-6565 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Football League (MAAC) from 1994-2007. Football Office 412-396-2323 The Dukes won titles in 1995, ‘96, ‘99, ‘00, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04, ‘05, ‘06, ‘07 and Football Office (Assistants) 412-396-2324 a I-AA Mid-Major National Championship in 2003. This will be Duquesne’s 11th Ticket Office 412-232-DUKE (3853) season as an associate member of the Northeast Conference. DU has shared the NEC regular-season title in 2011, 2013, 2016 and 2018 (FCS Playoffs) as social media well as won the title outright in 2015 (school’s first NCAA Playoff appearance). Football Twitter @DuqFB Jerry Schmitt Twitter @CoachSchmittDU First NEC Season 2008 NEC Record 44-31 2019 schedule NEC Home/Road Record 25-13/19-18 NEC Titles 2011 (tie), 2013 (tie), 2015, 2016 (tie), 2018 (tie) Date Opponent Site Time Basic Offense Multiple Sept. 7 WALSH Rooney Field 4 PM ET Basic Defense 3-4 Sept. 14 at Youngstown State Youngstown, Ohio 2 PM ET Position Starters Returning/Lost 10/12 Sept. 21 at Dayton Dayton, Ohio 1 PM ET Sept. 28 at New Hampshire Durham, N.H. 1 PM ET Specialists Returning/Lost 2/3 Oct. 5 LONG ISLAND* Rooney Field 12 PM ET Lettermen Returning/Lost *letters not awarded Oct. 19 at Sacred Heart* Fairfield, Conn. 12 PM ET 2018 All-NEC Returning/Lost 5/6 Oct. 26 WAGNER* Rooney Field 1 PM ET 2/6 (1st Team); 3/5 (2nd Team) Nov. 2 SAINT FRANCIS U* Rooney Field 12 PM ET Nov. 9 at Robert Morris* Moon Township, Pa. 1 PM ET returning starters Nov. 16 at Bryant* Smithfield, R.I. 12 PM ET Offense 2018 starts (5) Nov. 23 CCSU* Rooney Field 12 PM ET *A.J. Hines / SR / 5-11 / 225 12 Running Back Daniel Parr / SR / 6-3 / 210 13 Quarterback * - indicates Northeast Conference (NEC) games Gabe Spurlock / SR / 6-4 / 295 13 Offensive Line Homecoming game vs.Wagner Kellon Taylor / SR / 6-5 / 220 11 Wide Receiver Bill O’Malley / JR / 6-4 / 240 10 Tight End 2018 results Defense (5) record: 9-4 nec: 5-1 (t1st) home: 5-1 road: 4-3 *Kam Carter / SR / 6-4 / 295 13 Defensive Line +Brett Zanotto / SR / 6-1 / 230 13 Linebacker Date Opponent W/L Score Mike O’Malley / SR / 6-2 / 250 13 Defensive Line Aug. 25 at UMass L 15-63 Spencer DeMedal / JR / 6-0 / 200 12 Defensive Back Sept. 1 LOCK HAVEN W 45-0 Reid Harrison-Ducros / SR / 5-10 / 185 8 Defensive Back Sept. 8 VALPARAISO W 23-21 Sept. 15 DAYTON W 31-26 Specialists (4) Sept. 22 at Hawai’i L 21-42 ++Mitch MacZura / SR / 6-3 / 200 13 Kicker / Punter Oct. 6 BRYANT* L 20-21 Jacob Gill / JR / 5-10 / 180 13 Kickoff Specialist Oct. 13 ROBERT MORRIS* W 48-24 Oct. 20 at Saint Francis U* W 27-20 * - First Team All-NEC in 2018 Nov. 3 at Wagner* W 47-30 + - Second Team All-NEC in 2018 Nov. 10 SACRED HEART* W 28-24 Nov. 17 at CCSU* W 38-31 Nov. 24 at No. 16 Towson^ W 31-10 Dec. 1 at No. 4 South Dakota State^ L 6-51 * - indicates Northeast Conference (NEC) games ^ - FCS Playoffs 2 quick hits duquesne’s record in 2018 when... - Duquesne looks to carry the momentum from the historic 2018 season into the 2019 campaign. At home: .........................................................5-1 After dropping the NEC opener against Bryant, the Dukes rattled off five straight conference wins On the road: ....................................................4-3 en route to their fifth league crown and second bid to the FCS Playoffs. DU then went on to Night games: ..................................................1-2 capture its first FCS Playoff victory in program history with a 31-10 win at No. 16 Towson. Day games: .....................................................8-2 Artificial turf: .................................................9-4 - The Dukes return five starters on each side of the ball in addition to nine other players who made Natural grass: .................................................0-0 starts for the 2018 team as well as kicker/punter Mitch MacZura. vs. nationally-ranked teams: ..........................1-1 vs. NEC opponents: .......................................5-1 - Duquesne finished the 2018 season ranked in both the vs. non-conference opponents: .......................4-3 duquesne’s nec progression STATS FCS Top 25 (21st) and the AFCA FCS In August: ........................................................0-1 The 2011 NEC co-champion Dukes Coaches’ Poll (24). In fact, it was the Dukes’ first appearance in either poll. DU is receiving votes in both In September: .................................................3-1 were the first to benefit from four preseason polls to begin the 2019 season. In October: .....................................................2-1 classes of scholarship players. In November: .................................................4-0 Duquesne, which added a second NEC - The Dukes have enjoyed a great deal of success in In December: ..................................................0-1 co-title in 2013, offered 18 scholarships NEC play, claiming five conference titles since 2011. in conjuntion to its move to the NEC in Duquesne won a share of the league crown in 2011, Dukes score on 1st possession: ......................3-1 2008. Since then, the number of 2013, 2016 and 2018 while capturing the outright title Opp. scores on 1st possession: .......................3-2 in 2015, earning the NEC’s automatic bid to the FCS Dukes score first: ............................................4-2 scholarships offered has more than Opponent scores first: ....................................5-2 doubled. playoffs along with last year. YEAR OVR NEC PLACE - The Dukes are 19-5 in NEC action since the Dukes lead after 1st quarter: ..........................5-1 2008 3-7 2-5 6th beginning of the 2015 campaign, including a 10-2 Opp. leads after 1st quarter: ...........................3-2 2009 3-8 2-6 t7th mark at Rooney Field. Tied after 1st quarter: .....................................1-1 Dukes lead at halftime: ..................................5-0 2010 7-4 5-3 3rd Opp. leads at halftime: ...................................3-4 2011 9-2 7-1 t1st - DU has recorded 59 wins since 2011, at least eight more victories than any other NEC team. In addition, Tied at halftime: .............................................1-0 2012 5-6 3-5 t6th the Dukes’ 35 conference wins in that time span are the Dukes lead after 3rd quarter: ..........................8-0 2013 7-4 4-2 t1st most in the league. Opp. leads after 3rd quarter: .........................1-4 Tied after 3rd quarter: ....................................0-0 2014 6-6 2-4 5th Overtime: .......................................................0-0 2015 8-4 5-1 1st - All-American running back A.J. Hines returns for his senior season with 3,849 career rushing yards and 2016 8-3 5-1 t1st 38 career rushing touchdowns, pacing all active FCS Dukes have more total yards: .........................8-1 2017 7-4 4-2 t2nd players in both categories. Hines, the reigning NEC Opp. has more total yards: .............................1-3 2018 9-4 5-1 t1st Offensive Player of the Year, posted a school-record Dukes have more rushing yards: ....................6-0 six-straight 100-yard rushing performances last season. Opp. has more rushing yards: ........................3-4 Dukes have more passing yards: ....................6-1 - Head coach Jerry Schmitt returns for his 15th season at the helm of the DU program and 20th Opp. has more passing yards: ........................3-3 overall as a head coach. He has tallied 92 wins at Duquesne, just five victories away from tying Greg Gattuso, the school’s all-time winningest coach. Win turnover battle: .......................................2-1 Lose turnover battle: ......................................4-3 - Quarterback Daniel Parr is back under center for the Dukes after completing 188-of-311 pass Even turnovers: ..............................................3-0 attempts for 2,447 yards and 20 touchdowns as a junior in 2018.