2021 Duquesne Dukes football team
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| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (5–2 NEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Anthony Doria (6th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Dave Opfar (12th season) |
| Home stadium | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merrimack * | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LIU | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Dukes, led by 17th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt, played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 4 | 8:00 p.m. | at TCU* | ESPN+ | L 3–45 | 35,377 | ||||
| September 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at Ohio* | ESPN3 | W 28–26 | 19,411 | [1] | |||
| September 25 | 1:00 p.m. | Virginia–Lynchburg* | W 56–7 | 2,454 | |||||
| October 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Merrimack | W 37–14 | 12,147 | |||||
| October 9 | 12:00 p.m. | Bryant |
| W 39–34 | 0 | ||||
| October 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Sacred Heart | ESPN3 | L 13–31 | 7,327 | ||||
| October 30 | 3:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) |
| ESPN3 | L 10–17 | 1,330 | |||
| November 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at LIU | W 34–28 | 874 | |||||
| November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Central Connecticut |
| W 31–27 | 1,114 | ||||
| November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wagner | W 44–0 | 1,453 | |||||
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Game summaries
[edit]At TCU
[edit]Duquesne Dukes (0–0) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (0–0)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Duquesne | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| TCU | 21 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
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| Statistics | DUQ | TCU |
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| First downs | 6 | 26 |
| Total yards | 137 | 431 |
| Rushes/yards | 29/61 | 38/178 |
| Passing yards | 76 | 253 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 3–12–1 | 18–24–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:19 | 30:41 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Duquesne | Passing | Darius Perrantes | 3–9, 76 yards |
| Rushing | Garrett Owens | 14 carries, 35 yards | |
| Receiving | Cyrus Holder | 2 receptions, 64 yards | |
| TCU | Passing | Max Duggan | 14–19, 207 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Kendre Miller | 8 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Derius Davis | 2 receptions, 57 yards |
References
[edit]- ^ Benz, Tim (September 14, 2021). "Duquesne football players, coaches soak in history-making victory before bye week". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ "2021 Duquesne Dukes Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
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