2019 game notes / game 8 / vs saint francis u assistant director of media relations (football): liam halferty // [email protected] // (o): 412.396.5376 // (c): 412.508.1692 the university duquesne dukes 5-2, 3-0 nec vs Name of School Duquesne University game Street Address 600 Forbes Avenue saint francis u red flash 4-4, 2-2 nec Location Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282 8 11.2.19 // 12:00 pm et // pittsburgh, pa // rooney field (2,200) Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost Fathers Enrollment 9,344 Nickname Dukes game information the series School Colors Red and Blue Date Saturday, November 2, 2019 Series Dukes lead 37-8 Stadium/Capacity Arthur J. Rooney Field/2,200 Kickoff 12:00 p.m. ET In Pittsburgh, Pa. Dukes lead 21-2 Playing Surface FieldTurf Watch ESPN3 In Loretto, Pa. Dukes lead 16-6 Radio WJAS-AM 1320/iHeart Radio Last Meeting Oct. 20, 2018 Affiliation NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Live Stats GoDuquesne.com Last Meeting Result Dukes 27, Red Flash 20 (FCS) Conference Northeast Conference (NEC) President Ken Gormley (Pittsburgh ‘77) opening kickoff breakdown ► The Dukes take a three-game winning streak into another Athletics Director Dave Harper (Wright State ‘92) RECORD 5-2, 3-0 4-4, 2-2 Athletic Dept. Phone 412.396.6565 NEC tilt at home against intrastate foe Saint Francis U on SCORING 24.0 21.6 Ticket Office Phone 412.232.DUKE (3853) Saturday at Rooney Field. TOTAL OFFENSE 338.6 349.0 University Website www.duq.edu ► Duquesne ranks seventh in the FCS in pass defense (164.6 RUSHING 180.9 113.6 PASSING 157.7 235.4 Athletics Website www.GoDuquesne.com ypg), ninth in the country in total defense (270.0 ypg) and 13th in scoring defense (19.3 ppg). OPP. SCOR ING 19.3 20.5 ► All-American running back leads all active OPP. OFFENSE 298.1 321.3 the team A.J. Hines OPP. RUSHING 133.6 116.4 FCS players in career rushing yards and touchdowns. Named a Record Last Season 9-4 (5-1 NEC/T-1st) OPP. PASSING 164.6 204.9 preseason All-American by a number of organizations, Hines NEC All-Time Record 46-31 set the Duquesne record for career rushing touchdowns in the leaders NEC All-Time Home/Road Record 26-13/20-18 win over Wagner. He recently moved into second among the RUSHING A.J. HINES Chris Wells NEC Titles 2011, ‘13, ‘15, ’16, ‘18 school’s career leaders in rushing yards. 535 yds / 4 TD 199 yds / 2 TD NCAA FCS Playoffs 2015, ‘18 ► With the win over Wagner, head coach Jerry Schmitt tied PASSING Daniel Parr Jason Brown Basic Offense Multiple Greg Gattuso for the most wins (97) in Duquesne history. 1029 yds / 9 TD 1836 yds / 14 TD Basic Defense 4-3 ► The Dukes - picked to repeat as NEC champions in the RECEIVING Kellon Taylor Ra’Shaun Henry Position Starters Returning/Lost 10/12 conference preseason poll - are 22-5 in NEC action since the 30 rec / 247 yds / 2 TD 48 rec / 537 yds / 3 TD Specialists Returning/Lost 3/1 start of 2015 with a 12-2 mark at home. DU has been selected DEFENSE Brendan Thompson Da’Jon Lee 2018 All-NEC Returning/Lost 5/6 to finish first or second in the poll for nine straight years. 48 tkl / 6.0 TFL / 2 FF 54 tkl / 14.5 TFL / 3.0 sack the coach Head Coach Jerry Schmitt (Westminster ‘83) 2019 schedule Overall Record (20th year) 125-85 (.595) vs walsh w, 44-3 Record at Duquesne (15th year) 97-64 (.602) sept 7 // pittsburgh, pa // rooney field (2,200) wjas 1320 am du leads series 1-0 / du has won 12 straight home openers nec front row assistant coaches & support staff Anthony Doria Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks at youngstown state l, 14-34 sept 14 // youngstown, oh // stambaugh stadium (20,630) wjas 1320 am Dave Opfar Defensive Coordinator ysu leads series 4-0 / first meeting since 2016 espn+ Scott Farison Linebackers Kory Gribbin Def. Backs/Ast. ST Coor./Recruit. Coor. at dayton w, 35-31 Larry McCoy Running Backs sept 21 // dayton, oh // welcome stadium (11,000) wjas 1320 am Tony Papley Defensive Line/ST Coor./DFO du leads series 11-6 / dukes have won four straight over flyers facebook live Darnel Richardson Defensive Backs at new hampshire l, 6-23 Mike Silianoff Asst. Head Coach/Offensive Line sept 28 // durham, nh // wildcat stadium (11,015) wjas 1320 am Luke Smith Wide Receivers/Ast. DFO unh leads series 1-0 / unh has 14 playoff appearances in last 15 years flo football Matt Stansfield Running Game Coor./OLine/Tight Ends Kevin McCabe Offensive Assistant vs long island w, 21-14 oct 5 // pittsburgh, pa // rooney field (2,200) wjas 1320 am Hunter Geisel Student Assistant du leads series 1-0 / liu’s inaugural season in division i nec front row Alex Christo Dir. of Recruiting / Player Personnel Anthony Longo Strength & Conditioning Coach at sacred heart w, 20-6 Steven Labate Athletic Trainer oct 19 // fairfield, ct // campus field (3,334) wjas 1320 am du leads series 11-4 / battle of 2018 nec co-champs espn3 media relations vs wagner w, 28-24 Asst. Director of Media Relations (FB) Liam Halferty oct 26 // pittsburgh, pa // rooney field (2,200) wjas 1320 am Halferty’s Office Phone 412-396-5376 du leads series 10-5 / dukes are 9-3 vs seahawks in nec era nec front row Halferty’s Cell Phone 412-508-1692 Halferty’s E-mail [email protected] vs saint francis u 12:00 pm et nov 2 // pittsburgh, pa // rooney field (2,200) wjas 1320 am Associate AD/Media Relations (Secondary FB) Dave Saba du leads series 37-8 / du is 21-2 vs red flash at rooney field espn3 Saba’s E-mail Address [email protected] Saba’s Office Phone 412-396-5861 at robert morris 1:00 pm et nov 9 // moon township, pa // joe walton stadium (3,000) wjas 1320 am social media du leads series 13-7 / dukes have won six in a row vs rmu nec front row Duquesne Football - Twitter @DuqFB at bryant 1:00 pm et Duquesne Football - Instagram @DuqFB nov 16 // smithfield, ri //beirne stadium (4,400) wjas 1320 am Duquesne Athletics - Twitter @GoDuquesne bryant leads series 7-4 / bulldogs have won five of six nec front row Duquesne Athletics - Instagram @GoDuquesne NEC Football - Twitter @NECFootball vs central connecticut 12:00 pm et FCS Football - Twitter @NCAA_FCS nov 23 // pittsburgh, pa // rooney field (2,200) wjas 1320 am series tied 6-6 / showdown of nec’s last two playoff teams tba duquesne’s record in 2019 when... the series - Return specialist Nick Rinella ranks in the top 20 At home: .........................................................3-0 - This Saturday’s game marks the 46th meeting in the nation in punt return yardage (ninth - 14.3 ypr) On the road: ....................................................2-2 between the Duquesne and Saint Francis. This and kick return yardage (11th - 28.2 ypr). Night games: ..................................................0-0 Saturday’s game marks the 46th meeting between the Day games: .....................................................5-2 Duquesne and Saint Francis. The Dukes - who own - Red Flash kicker Trevor Thompson has a league- Artificial turf: .................................................5-2 a 37-8 advantage over the Red Flash - have played high 11 field goals on the year. Natural grass: .................................................0-0 Saint Francis more than any other team in a storied vs. nationally-ranked teams: ..........................0-0 series which dates back to the 1913 season. - Saint Francis ranks third in the FCS in pass vs. NEC opponents: .......................................3-0 efficiency defense (106.0) and eighth in the country vs. non-conference opponents: .......................2-2 - Duquesne is 21-2 all-time against the Red Flash in in tackles for loss (8.4 per game). The Red Flash are In September: .................................................2-2 Pittsburgh and 8-0 at Rooney Field. second in the NEC in rushing defense (116.4 ypg). In October: .....................................................3-0 - Head coach Chris Villarial is in his 10th season In November: .................................................0-0 - Jerry Schmitt is 11-3 vs Saint Francis while Chris at the helm of the Red Flash program, helping Saint Villarrial is 2-7 vs the Dukes. Francis to its first NEC title in 2016. Dukes score on 1st possession: ......................2-0 Opp. scores on 1st possession: .......................1-2 - Duquesne has won three of four and two in a row Dukes score first: ............................................4-0 Opponent scores first: ....................................1-2 over the Red Flash, including a 27-20 victory in last time out - dukes 28, wagner 24 Loretto last season. - Duquesne erased a 14-0 deficit and held off a late Dukes lead after 1st quarter: ..........................4-0 Wagner surge in a 28-24 victory over the visiting Se- Opp. leads after 1st quarter: ...........................0-2 10/25/13 W H 19-0 10/10/14 L A 0-7 ahawks on a rainy homecoming game last Saturday Tied after 1st quarter: .....................................1-0 10/12/23 W H 20-0 afternoon at Arthur J. Rooney Field. Dukes lead at halftime: ..................................3-0 10/16/26 L H 0-13 Opp. leads at halftime: ...................................0-2 11/05/27 W A 12-0 - The Dukes scored 28 straight points to win their Tied at halftime: .............................................2-0 10/04/69 W H 33-0 third consecutive game. Dukes lead after 3rd quarter: ..........................4-0 10/02/71 W H 41-13 Opp. leads after 3rd quarter: .........................0-2 10/07/72 W A 14-5 - A.J. Hines rushed for over 100 yards for the third Tied after 3rd quarter: ....................................1-0 09/29/73 W H 14-3 Overtime: .......................................................0-0 09/25/76 L A 16-26 game in a row with 113 yards on 26 carries and a 10/29/77 W H 21-14 touchdown to pace the DU offense.