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 4 Name of School Duquesne University sunday, march 28, 2021 Street Address 600 Forbes Avenue noon et Location Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers smithfield, r.i. Enrollment 9,344 beirne stadium Nickname Dukes School Colors Red and Blue Watch: ESPN 3 Stadium Arthur J. Rooney Field duquesne Paul Dottino (pxp) bryant Playing Surface FieldTurf Jeff Feagles (analyst) Affiliation NCAA Football Championship Subdivision dukes John Schmeelk (sideline) bulldogs (FCS) Record 3-0, 3-0 NEC Record 2-1, 2-1 NEC Conference Northeast Conference (NEC) / 13th season Listen: WJAS 1320 AM Last Game March 21, 2021 Last Game March 21, 2021 President Ken Gormley (Pittsburgh ‘77) Alex Panormios (pxp) / Dukes 35, LIU 17 Bryant 27, Wagner 7 Athletics Director Dave Harper (Wright State ‘92) Tad Maurey (analyst) Head Coach Jerry Schmitt Head Coach Chris Merritt Athletic Dept. Phone 412.396.6565 Career Record 129-88 (21st season) Career Record 6-9 (2nd season) Ticket Office Phone 412.232.DUKE (3853) Twitter: @DuqFB Record at DUQ 101-67 (16th season) Record at BRY 6-9 (2nd season) University Website www.duq.edu Alma Mater Westminster PA ‘83 Alma Mater Indiana ‘93 Athletics Website www.GoDuquesne.com Live Stats: BryantBulldogs.com the team duq leaders series history bry leaders Record Last Season 6-5 (4-3 NEC/t3rd) Rushing Garrett Owens Overall BRY leads 8-4 Rushing Daniel Adeboboye NEC All-Time Record 51-34 69 att, 298 yds, 4 TD In Smithfield, R.I. BRY leads 5-2 52 att, 259 yds, TD NEC All-Time Home/Road Record 30-14/21-20 Passing Joe Mischler In Pittsburgh DUQ leads 3-2 Passing Ryan Clark NEC Titles 2011, ‘13, ‘15, ’16, ‘18 58-80, 790 yds, 5 TD, 3 int In NEC Era BRY leads 7-4 15-28, 158 yds NCAA FCS Playoffs 2015, ‘18 Receiving Cyrus Holder Current Streak BRY W3 Receiving David Zorrilla Basic Offense Multiple 12 rec, 296 yds, 3 TD Longest Streak Tied at W3 9 rec, 71 yds, TD Basic Defense 3-3-5 Tackling Leandro DeBrito Last Meeting BRY 20, DUQ 16 Tackling Joe Andreessen Position Starters Returning/Lost 6/16 26 tkl, 19 solo, int, TFL Nov. 16, 2019 25 tkl, 7.5 TFL, FF Specialists Returning/Lost 0/2 Sacks Todd Hill Most DUQ Points 37 (2010) Sacks Jack Daly 2019 All-NEC Returning/Lost 0/9 1.0 sack, 19 tkl, 9 solo Most WAG Points 42 (2013) 2.5 sack, 9 tkl, 2.5 TFL the coach Interceptions Spencer DeMedal Largest Margin BRY 42, DUQ 14 Interceptions Ricardo Martinez 1 int, 19 tkl, 2 TFL Oct. 26, 2013 int, 15 tkl, 5 TFL Head Coach Jerry Schmitt (Westminster ‘83) Special Teams Brian Bruzdewicz 3 points or less BRY leads 2-1 Special Teams Luke Samperi Overall Record (20th year) 129-88 (.594) 4-5 FG, 10-10 XP 7 points or less BRY leads 4-2 2-4 FG, 3-4 XP Record at Duquesne (15th year) 101-67 (.601) assistant coaches & support staff Anthony Doria Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks opening kickoff Dave Opfar Defensive Coordinator - Duquense travels to Smithfield, R.I. - Wide receiver Cyrus Holder was - The DUQ defense has limited its Cornelius Coleman Defensive Line to take on Bryant in the final game of named NEC Offensive Player of the three opponents to an average of 119.0 Scott Farison Linebackers the 2021 spring regular season. Week while defensive back Leandro passing yards, ranking ninth in the Kory Gribbin Def. Backs/Ast. ST Coor./Recruit. Coor. DeBrito earned Defense Player of the country in that statistical category. Larry McCoy Running Backs - The Dukes are 3-0 on the spring Week honors. Darnel Richardson Defensive Backs season following a 35-17 victory over - The Dukes have enjoyed a great Mike Silianoff Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line LIU last Sunday at Rooney Field. - Joe Mischler is now 3-0 as the deal of success in NEC play, claiming Luke Smith Wide Receivers/DFO With the win, Duquesne clinched a Dukes’ starting quarterback and five conference titles since 2011. Matt Stansfield Running Game Coor./OLine/Tight Ends spot in the upcoming NEC threw for 385 yards and three Duquesne won a share of the league Kevin McCabe Offensive Assistant Championship game in April. touchdowns in the Dukes’ win over crown in 2011, ‘13, ‘16 and ‘18 while Hunter Geisel Graduate Assistant - Offense LIU. capturing the outright title in 2015. Josh Marlow Head Equipment Manager - The Bulldogs own a 2-1 record on Duquesne earned the NEC’s Anthony Longo Strength & Conditioning Coach the year, winning their last two con- - Running back Garrett Owens has automatic bid to the FCS playoffs in Steven Labate Athletic Trainer tests against Merrimack and Wagner. averaged 99.3 rushing yards per game both 2015 and ‘18. Helen Schneider Athletic Trainer Bryant fell to LIU on the road in and has scored four rushing media relations week one. touchdowns in his first three 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 w, 35-17 Duquesne Football - Twitter @DuqFB march 21 // pittsburgh, pa // rooney field wjas 1320 am Duquesne Football - Instagram @DuqFB duq leads series 2-0 / 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 - His 211 receiving yards were the most by a Duquesne duquesne’s record in 2021 when... duquesne notables - The Dukes are 26-8 in NEC action since the beginning of player since Nehari Crawford registered 223 receiving At home: 2-0 yards against Dayton on Sept. 15, 2018. On the road: 1-0 the 2015 campaign, including a 14-3 mark at Rooney Field. Night games: 0-0 - Holder eclipsed his career high of 132 receiving yards Day games: 3-0 - DU has recorded 68 wins since 2011, at least 10 more set while at Saint Francis U against Albany in 2018. He Artificial turf: 3-0 victories than any other NEC team. In addition, the matched a career best with seven receptions and two Natural grass: 0-0 Dukes’ 42 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 touchdown catches, set against Duquesne in 2018. Sunday vs. NEC opponents: 3-0 are Sacred Heart with 58 overall wins and Bryant with 34 marked his fourth career 100-yard receiving game. vs. non-conference opponents: 0-0 conference victories. - Holder’s 75-yard touchdown reception was Duquesne’s In March: 3-0 - Head coach Jerry Schmitt is in his 16th season at the longest scoring play since Nehari’s Crawford’s 80-yard helm of the Duquesne program. He became the Dukes’ touchdown reception from Daniel Parr vs. Dayton on Sept. Dukes score on 1st possession: 2-0 all-time winningest coach in 2019 with a 30-21 victory 15, 2018. It was also the Dukes’ longest scoring play in Opp. scores on 1st possession: 0-0 over Saint Francis U for his 98th win as Duquesne’s head NEC action since Connor Dixon caught an 87-yard pass Dukes score first: 2-0 coach. Schmitt passed Greg Gattuso (1993-2004) for the from Sean Patterson in a 41-14 win over Saint Francis U on Opponent scores first: 1-0 most wins in program history. Sept. 24, 2011. Dukes lead after 1st quarter: 2-0 - Schmitt posted his 100th win at Duquesne with the dukes clinch spot in nec title game Opp. leads after 1st quarter: 0-0 Dukes’ victory at Wagner. He became one of nine active - After defeating LIU last Sunday at Rooney Field, Tied after 1st quarter: 1-0 coaches with 100 FCS wins at their current schools. Duquesne clinched a spot in the first-ever NEC Dukes lead at halftime: 3-0 Championship game to be held in April. Opp. leads at halftime: 0-0 coaches with 100 fcs wins at current school Tied at halftime: 0-0 With a win at Wagner on Sunday, Jerry Schmitt became one - Duquesne can earn the top seed and host the NEC Dukes lead after 3rd quarter: 3-0 of nine active FCS head coaches with at least 100 FCS wins Championship in Pittsburgh with a win over Bryant on Opp. leads after 3rd quarter: 0-0 at their current school. Sunday -OR- a Sacred Heart win over Wagner. The winner Tied after 3rd quarter: 0-0 of the NEC Championship game earns the league’s Overtime: 0-0 Coach School Seasons Record automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs Tim Murphy Harvard 26 178-81 John Stiegelmeier South Dakota St.