2012 Duquesne

5–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Northeast Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–⁠6, over 11 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

Duquesne in 2012, game by game: lost at Old Dominion 23–57; won vs. Dayton 17–7; won at Valparaiso 45–17; won at Bryant 35–21; won vs. Saint Francis 24–21; lost at Central Connecticut 31–38; won vs. Sacred Heart 35–3; lost at Robert Morris 13–17; lost vs. UAlbany 31–38; lost at Wagner 17–23+32−34Lost 23–57 at Old Dominion-34Old DominionWon 17–7 vs. Dayton+10DaytonWon 45–17 at Valparaiso+28ValparaisoWon 35–21 at Bryant+14BryantWon 24–21 vs. Saint Francis+3Saint FrancisLost 31–38 at Central Connecticut-7Central Connect…Won 35–3 vs. Sacred Heart+32Sacred HeartLost 13–17 at Robert Morris-4Robert MorrisLost 31–38 vs. UAlbany-7UAlbanyLost 17–23 at Wagner-6Wagner
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wagner 23–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Northeast Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Duquesne’s 2012 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 27vsMonmouthL 27–⁠28Duquesne’s article, Monmouth’s article
Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 6th in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
271–⁠242
Coach
—
Elo
1323 −46 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.8 No. 61 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Gary Dunn
Defensive coordinator
Dave Opfar

2012 Northeast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
UAlbany6–⁠18–⁠2
Wagner6–⁠18–⁠4
Saint Francis4–⁠35–⁠5
Bryant4–⁠44–⁠7
Monmouth3–⁠34–⁠5
Duquesne3–⁠45–⁠5
Robert Morris3–⁠44–⁠6
Central Connecticut1–⁠51–⁠8
Sacred Heart1–⁠62–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.