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 2 Name of School Duquesne University sunday, march 14, 2021 Street Address 600 Forbes Avenue noon et Location Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers staten island, n.y. Enrollment 9,344 hameline field Nickname Dukes School Colors Red and Blue Watch: NEC Front Row Stadium Arthur J. Rooney Field Keith Raad (pxp) Playing Surface FieldTurf duquesne wagner Affiliation NCAA Football Championship Subdivision dukes Listen: WJAS 1320 AM seahawks (FCS) Record 1-0, 1-0 NEC Alex Panormios (pxp) / 2019 Record 1-11, 1-6 NEC Conference Northeast Conference (NEC) / 13th season Last Game March 7, 2021 Tad Maurey (analyst) Last Game Nov. 23, 2019 President Ken Gormley (Pittsburgh ‘77) Dukes 30, Sacred Heart 27 Bryant 14, Wagner 10 Athletics Director Dave Harper (Wright State ‘92) Head Coach Jerry Schmitt Head Coach Tom Masella Athletic Dept. Phone 412.396.6565 Twitter: @DuqFB Career Record 127-88 (21st season) Career Record 44-66 (11th season) Ticket Office Phone 412.232.DUKE (3853) Record at DUQ 99-67 (16th season) Record at WAG 0-0 (1st season) University Website www.duq.edu Live Stats: WagnerAthletics.com Alma Mater Westminster PA ‘83 Alma Mater Wagner ‘81 Athletics Website www.GoDuquesne.com the team duq leaders series history shu leaders (2019) Record Last Season 6-5 (4-3 NEC/t3rd) Rushing Garrett Owens Overall DUQ leads 10-5 Rushing Dymitri McKenzie NEC All-Time Record 49-34 26 att, 105 yds, rec. TD In Staten Island, N.Y. DUQ leads 4-3 70 att, 280 yds, 3 TD NEC All-Time Home/Road Record 29-14/20-20 Passing Joe Mischler In Pittsburgh DUQ leads 6-2 Passing Christian Alexander-Stevens* NEC Titles 2011, ‘13, ‘15, ’16, ‘18 18-26, 231 yds, 2 TD, int In NEC Era DUQ leads 8-3 191-330, 1863 yds, 7 TD, 6 int NCAA FCS Playoffs 2015, ‘18 Receiving Davie Henderson Current Streak DUQ W5 Receiving Joshua Decambre Basic Offense Multiple 4 rec. 67 yds Longest Streak DUQ W5 (current) 46 rec, 675 yds, 6 TD Basic Defense 3-3-5 Garrett Owens Last Meeting DUQ 28, WAG 24 Tackling Santoni Graham* Position Starters Returning/Lost 6/16 4 rec 67 yds, TD Oct. 26, 2019 84 tkl, 3 TFL, FF Specialists Returning/Lost 0/2 Tackling Leandro DeBrito Most DUQ Points 47 (2018) Sacks Cam Gill* 2019 All-NEC Returning/Lost 0/9 9 tkl, 7 solo, TFL Most WAG Points 31 (1992) 9.5 sack, 60 tkl, 20 TFL the coach Sacks Todd Hill Largest Margin DUQ 37, WAG 0 Interceptions Ahmad Lyons 1.0 sack, 8 tkl, 4 solo Oct. 7, 2017 2 int, 40 tkl, 2 pbu Head Coach Jerry Schmitt (Westminster ‘83) Interceptions Spencer DeMedal 3 points or less Series Tied 1-1 Special Teams Eric Silvester* Overall Record (20th year) 127-88 (.591) 1 int, 6 tkl, 4 solo 7 points or less WAG leads 3-2 39.9 punt avg, 8-11 FG Record at Duquesne (15th year) 99-67 (.596) Special Teams Brian Bruzdewicz Schmitt vs WAG 9-3 assistant coaches & support staff 3-3 FG, 3-3 XP Masella vs DUQ 0-1 *Graduated/Not on 2021 roster Anthony Doria Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Dave Opfar Defensive Coordinator Cornelius Coleman Defensive Line opening kickoff Scott Farison Linebackers - The Dukes continue the 2021 spring - Despite 10 new starters on offense, - Duquesne is coming off a 2019 Kory Gribbin Def. Backs/Ast. ST Coor./Recruit. Coor. season on Sunday with their first road the Dukes racked up 434 total yards season in which the Dukes posted a Larry McCoy Running Backs game of the season at Wagner. including 231 yards through the air 6-5 overall record with a 4-3 Darnel Richardson Defensive Backs and 203 on the ground. mark in NEC play. Mike Silianoff Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line - Duquesne won its spring season Luke Smith Wide Receivers/DFO opener last Sunday with a 30-27 - In his first start under center on The - The Dukes have enjoyed a great Matt Stansfield Running Game Coor./OLine/Tight Ends victory over visiting Sacred Heart at Bluff, Joe Mischler finished with deal of success in NEC play, claiming Kevin McCabe Offensive Assistant Rooney Field. 294 yards of total offense and three five conference titles since 2011. Hunter Geisel Graduate Assistant - Offense touchdown. Duquesne won a share of the league Josh Marlow Head Equipment Manager - Wagner opens its season on Sunday crown in 2011, ‘13, ‘16 and ‘18 while Anthony Longo Strength & Conditioning Coach against the Dukes after the Seahawks’ - Running back Garrett Owens also capturing the outright title in 2015. Steven Labate Athletic Trainer season opener against Merrimack made his Duquesne debut, registering Duquesne earned the NEC’s Helen Schneider Athletic Trainer originally scheduled for last Sunday 172 yards from scrimmage and a automatic bid to the FCS playoffs in media relations was postponed. touchdown on the day. 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 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 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 2021 when... duquesne notables last time out At home: 1-0 - The Dukes are 24-8 in NEC action since the beginning of - The Dukes opened the 2021 spring season with a 30-27 On the road: 0-0 the 2015 campaign, including a 13-3 mark at Rooney Field. victory over Sacred Heart at Rooney Field, earning their Night games: 0-0 sixth consecutive win over the Pioneers. Day games: 1-0 - DU has recorded 66 wins since 2011, at least 10 more Artificial turf: 1-0 victories than any other NEC team. In addition, the - Both quarterback Joe Mischler and running back Natural grass: 0-0 Dukes’ 40 conference wins in that time span are the most Garrett Owens impressed in their debuts on The Bluff, vs. nationally-ranked teams: 0-0 in the league. The closest teams to either of those figures as Mischler finished with 294 yards of total offense and vs. NEC opponents: 1-0 are Sacred Heart with 56 overall wins and Bryant with 32 three touchdowns while Owens registered 172 yards from vs. non-conference opponents: 0-0 conference victories. scrimmage and a score on the day. In March: 1-0 - Head coach Jerry Schmitt is in his 16th season at the - Mischler completed 18-of-26 passes for 231 yards with a helm of the Duquesne program. He became the Dukes’ pair of touchdowns and an interception. He added 63 yards Dukes score on 1st possession: 1-0 all-time winningest coach in 2019 with a 30-21 victory on the ground and a rushing score. Opp. scores on 1st possession: 0-0 over Saint Francis U for his 98th win as Duquesne’s head Dukes score first: 1-0 coach. Schmitt passed Greg Gattuso (1993-2004) for the - Owens rushed 26 times for 105 yards while recording Opponent scores first: 0-0 most wins in program history. four receptions for 67 yards and a touchdown. Dukes lead after 1st quarter: 1-0 - Schmitt enters Sunday’s matchup with the Seahawks with - Davie Henderson caught four passes for 67 yards and Opp. leads after 1st quarter: 0-0 99 wins at Duquesne. He can become one of nine active Cyrus Holder finished with three receptions for 51 yards Tied after 1st quarter: 0-0 FCS coaches with 100 FCS wins at their current schools. and a touchdown catch. Dukes lead at halftime: 1-0 fcs coaches with 100 fcs wins at current school Opp. leads at halftime: 0-0 - Leandro DeBrito led the Duquesne defense with nine Tied at halftime: 0-0 There are currently eight active FCS head coaches with at tackles (seven solo) while Todd Hill recorded eight tackles Dukes lead after 3rd quarter: 1-0 least 100 FCS wins at their current school. Jerry Schmitt can (four solo) with a sack. Spencer DeMedal tallied six Opp. leads after 3rd quarter: 0-0 become the ninth win a victory over Wagner on Sunday. tackles (four solo) and an interception. Tied after 3rd quarter: 0-0 Overtime: 0-0 Coach School Seasons Record Tim Murphy Harvard 26 178-81 - Duquesne’s 434 yards of total offense were its most in a Northeast Conference game since a 47-30 win at Wagner Dukes have more total yards: 1-0 John Stiegelmeier South Dakota St. 24 168-106 Opp.