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2014 Duquesne

6–⁠6 (2–⁠4 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Duquesne in 2014, game by game: lost at Buffalo 28–38; lost at Youngstown State 23–34; won vs. Dayton 33–13; won vs. Monmouth 30–21; won vs. West Liberty 39–13; won at Central Connecticut 28–20; lost vs. Sacred Heart 20–23; won vs. Alderson-Broaddus 48–27; lost at Saint Francis 16–26; lost vs. Bryant 17–20; lost at Wagner 13–23; won vs. Robert Morris 22–0+26−11Lost 28–38 at Buffalo-10BuffaloLost 23–34 at Youngstown State-11Youngstown StateWon 33–13 vs. Dayton+20DaytonWon 30–21 vs. Monmouth+9MonmouthWon 39–13 vs. West Liberty+26West LibertyWon 28–20 at Central Connecticut+8Central Connect…Lost 20–23 vs. Sacred Heart-3Sacred HeartWon 48–27 vs. Alderson-Broaddus+21Alderson-Broadd…Lost 16–26 at Saint Francis-10Saint FrancisLost 17–20 vs. Bryant-3BryantLost 13–23 at Wagner-10WagnerWon 22–0 vs. Robert Morris+22Robert Morris
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atBuffaloL 28–⁠3823%
Sep 6atYoungstown StateL 23–⁠3439%
Sep 13vsDaytonW 33–⁠1354%
Sep 20vsMonmouthW 30–⁠2156%
Oct 4vsWest LibertyW 39–⁠1377%
Oct 11atCentral ConnecticutW 28–⁠2063%
Oct 18vsSacred HeartL 20–⁠2360%
Oct 25vsAlderson-BroaddusW 48–⁠2784%
Nov 1atSaint FrancisL 16–⁠2662%
Nov 8vsBryantL 17–⁠2051%
Nov 15atWagnerL 13–⁠2351%
Nov 22vsRobert MorrisW 22–⁠082%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Robert Morris 22–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Northeast Conference.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠4 5th in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
317–⁠258
Coach
—
Elo
1313 −21 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.9 No. 61 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 221
Offensive coordinator
Gary Dunn
Defensive coordinator
Dave Opfar

Leaders

Passing yardsDillon Buechel QB322 yds
Passing touchdownsDillon Buechel QB3 TD
Rushing yardsKlartel Claridy RB39 yds
Rushing touchdownsRandy Morris RB1 TD
Receiving yardsChris King WR199 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris King WR2 TD

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Nate Stone ILB★★No. 2227

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers12.00.783

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2014 Northeast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Sacred Heart5–⁠19–⁠3
Wagner5–⁠17–⁠4
Bryant4–⁠28–⁠3
Saint Francis3–⁠34–⁠6
Duquesne2–⁠46–⁠6
Central Connecticut1–⁠53–⁠9
Robert Morris1–⁠51–⁠10

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