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 1 Name of School Duquesne University sunday, march 7, 2021 Street Address 600 Forbes Avenue noon et Location Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers pittsburgh, pa. Enrollment 9,344 arthur j. rooney field Nickname Dukes School Colors Red and Blue Watch: NEC Front Row Stadium Arthur J. Rooney Field duquesne Tim Benz (pxp) / sacred heart Playing Surface FieldTurf Ellis Cannon (analyst) Affiliation NCAA Football Championship Subdivision dukes pioneers (FCS) 2019 Record 6-5, 4-3 NEC Listen: WJAS 1320 AM 2019 Record 7-5, 4-3 NEC Conference Northeast Conference (NEC) / 13th season Last Game Nov. 23, 2019 Alex Panormios (pxp) / Last Game Nov. 23, 2019 President Ken Gormley (Pittsburgh ‘77) No. 18 CCSU 43, Dukes 10 Tad Maurey (analyst) Robert Morris 16, SHU 14 Athletics Director Dave Harper (Wright State ‘92) Head Coach Jerry Schmitt Head Coach Mark Nofri Athletic Dept. Phone 412.396.6565 Career Record 126-88 (21st season) Career Record 51-41 (9th season) Ticket Office Phone 412.232.DUKE (3853) Twitter: @DuqFB Record at DUQ 98-67 (16th season) Record at SHU 51-41 (9th season) University Website www.duq.edu Alma Mater Westminster PA ‘83 Alma Mater Keene State ‘93 Athletics Website www.GoDuquesne.com Live Stats: GoDuquesne.com the team duq leaders (2019) series history shu leaders (2019) Record Last Season 6-5 (4-3 NEC/t3rd) Rushing A.J. Hines* Overall DUQ leads 11-4 Rushing Julius Chestnut NEC All-Time Record 48-34 191 att, 780 yds, 6 TD In Pittsburgh DUQ leads 5-3 293 att, 1495 yds, 11 TD NEC All-Time Home/Road Record 28-14/20-20 Passing Daniel Parr* In Fairfield, Conn. DUQ leads 6-1 Passing Logan Marchi* NEC Titles 2011, ‘13, ‘15, ’16, ‘18 109-192, 1232 yds, 11 TD, 7 int In NEC Era DUQ leads 9-3 152-275, 2147 yds, 19 TD, 9 int NCAA FCS Playoffs 2015, ‘18 Receiving Kellon Taylor* Current Streak DUQ W5 Receiving Tyrese Chambers* Basic Offense Multiple 53 rec, 558 yds, 5 TD Longest Streak DUQ W5 (current) 50 rec, 811 yds, 8 TD Basic Defense 3-3-5 Tackling Brendan Thompson* Last Meeting DUQ 20, SHU 6 Tackling Chris Outterbridge Position Starters Returning/Lost 6/16 75 tkl, 9 TFL, 2.5 sack, 3 FF Oct. 19, 2019 80 tkl, 5 TFL, 0 sack, FR Specialists Returning/Lost 0/2 Sacks Chris Favoroso* Most DUQ Points 45 (2009) Sacks Chris Agyemang* 2019 All-NEC Returning/Lost 0/9 7.5 sack, 43 tkl, 9.0 TFL Most SHU Points 42 (2009) 5.5 sack, 41 tkl, 8.0 TFL Interceptions Reid Harrison-Ducros* Largest Margin DUQ 35, SHU 3 Interceptions Noah Provenzano* the coach 4 int, 36 tkl, 5 pbu Oct. 12, 2012 3 int, 58 tkl, 5 pbu Head Coach Jerry Schmitt (Westminster ‘83) Special Teams Mitch MacZura* 3 points or less DUQ leads 2-1 Special Teams Noah Gettman Overall Record (20th year) 126-88 (.589) 9-13 FG, 38.7 punt avg 7 points or less DUQ leads 4-1 38.2 punt avg, 1-2 FG Record at Duquesne (15th year) 98-67 (.594) Schmitt vs SHU 11-3 assistant coaches & support staff *Graduated/Not on 2021 roster Nofri vs DUQ 2-6 *Graduated/Not on 2021 roster Anthony Doria Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Dave Opfar Defensive Coordinator opening kickoff Cornelius Coleman Defensive Line - The Dukes are set to begin an - DUQ returns six starters (three Scott Farison Linebackers - The Dukes officially opened camp unprecedented spring season on on Saturday, Feb. 6 at Arthur J. offense, three defense) from the Kory Gribbin Def. Backs/Ast. ST Coor./Recruit. Coor. Sunday hosting Sacred Heart. 2019 squad in addition to eight other Larry McCoy Running Backs Rooney Field. While camp may have looked a felt different than the normal players who started at least a game Darnel Richardson Defensive Backs - This comes after the Northeast last season. Mike Silianoff Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line July report date the five-time NEC Conference (NEC) postponed all champions began to prepare for Luke Smith Wide Receivers/DFO fall competition and championships - The Dukes have enjoyed a great Matt Stansfield Running Game Coor./OLine/Tight Ends their 2021 spring opener against the in July 2020 due to the COVID-19 Pioneers. deal of success in NEC play, claiming Kevin McCabe Offensive Assistant pandemic. five conference titles since 2011. Hunter Geisel Graduate Assistant - Offense Duquesne won a share of the league Josh Marlow Head Equipment Manager - Duquesne is coming off a 2019 - In September, the NCAA D-1 Board season in which the Dukes posted a crown in 2011, ‘13, ‘ 16 and ‘18 while Anthony Longo Strength & Conditioning Coach of Directors approved a plan to move capturing the outright title in 2015. Steven Labate Athletic Trainer 6-5 overall record with a 4-3 all fall championships - including the mark in NEC play. Duquesne earned the NEC’s Helen Schneider Athletic Trainer FCS Championship - to the spring. automatic bid to the FCS playoffs in media relations both 2015 and ‘18. 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 noon et Halferty’s E-mail [email protected] march 7 // pittsburgh, pa // rooney field wjas 1320 am duq leads series 11-4 / battle of 2018 nec co-champs nec front row Associate AD/Media Relations Dave Saba Saba’s E-mail Address [email protected] at wagner noon et Saba’s Office Phone 412-396-5861 march 14 // staten island, ny // hameline field wjas 1320 am duq leads series 10-5 / dukes are 9-3 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 nec front row duquesne’s record in 2019 when... duquesne notables dukes’ nec progression At home: 4-1 - The Dukes are 23-8 in NEC action since the beginning of The 2011 NEC co-champion Dukes were the first to benefit On the road: 2-4 the 2015 campaign, including a 13-3 mark at Rooney Field. from four classes of scholarship players. Duquesne, which Night games: 0-0 added a second NEC co-title in 2013, offered 18 Day games: 6-5 - DU has recorded 65 wins since 2011, at least eight more scholarshipsin conjuntion to its move to the NEC in 2008. Artificial turf: 6-5 victories than any other NEC team. In addition, the Since then, the number of scholarships has significantly Natural grass: 0-0 Dukes’ 39 conference wins in that time span are the most increased. vs. nationally-ranked teams: 0-1 in the league. vs. NEC opponents: 4-3 Year Overall NEC Place vs. non-conference opponents: 2-2 - Head coach Jerry Schmitt enters his 16th season at the 2008 3-7 2-5 6th helm of the Duquesne program. He became the Dukes’ 2009 3-8 2-6 t7th 2010 7-4 5-3 3rd In September: 2-2 all-time winningest coach in 2019 with a 30-21 victory In October: 3-0 2011 9-2 7-1 t1st over Saint Francis U for his 98th win as Duquesne’s head In November: 1-3 2012 5-6 3-5 t6th coach. Schmitt passed Greg Gattuso (1993-2004) for the 2013 7-4 4-2 t1st Dukes score on 1st possession: 2-0 most wins in program history. 2014 6-6 2-4 5th Opp. scores on 1st possession: 1-4 2015 8-4 5-1 1st Dukes score first: 4-0 - Duquesne will need to replace 16 starters from the 2019 2016 8-3 5-1 t1st Opponent scores first: 2-5 campaign including eight on each side of the ball. 2017 7-4 4-2 t2nd 2018 9-4 5-1 t1st Dukes lead after 1st quarter: 4-0 - The Dukes lost their two top quarterbacks on the depth 2019 6-5 4-3 t3rd Opp. leads after 1st quarter: 0-4 chart to graduation following the 2019 season. Daniel Parr Tied after 1st quarter: 2-1 started for two years under center, leading Duquesne to - Defensive backs Spencer DeMedal and Harvey Dukes lead at halftime: 4-0 its fifth NEC title and first FCS Playoff win in 2018. When Clayton Jr. return for the Dukes after starting the last two Opp. leads at halftime: 0-5 Parr went down with an injury in 2019, fifth-year senior seasons at safety. DeMedal, a preseason All-NEC Tied at halftime: 2-0 Brett Brumbaugh stepped in for the final three contests selection, has tallied 129 career tackles with 10 passes Dukes lead after 3rd quarter: 5-0 of the season. defended and a pair of interceptions. Opp. leads after 3rd quarter: 0-5 Tied after 3rd quarter: 1-0 Ohio transfer is slated to start on Sunday Overtime: 0-0 - Joe Mischler - Leandro DeBrito is also back for Duquesne after sitting for Duquesne. The Erie, Pa. native played in three games out the 2019 campaign.