2016 Duquesne

8–⁠3 (5–⁠1 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Duquesne in 2016, game by game: lost at Youngstown State 10–45; won vs. Bucknell 30–19; won vs. Dayton 34–20; lost vs. Kennesaw State 28–36; won at Jacksonville 54–35; won vs. Robert Morris 31–24; lost at Saint Francis 10–14; won vs. Bryant 35–31; won at Wagner 28–20; won vs. Sacred Heart 31–10; won at Central Connecticut 52–19+33−35Lost 10–45 at Youngstown State-35Youngstown StateWon 30–19 vs. Bucknell+11BucknellWon 34–20 vs. Dayton+14DaytonLost 28–36 vs. Kennesaw State-8Kennesaw StateWon 54–35 at Jacksonville+19JacksonvilleWon 31–24 vs. Robert Morris+7Robert MorrisLost 10–14 at Saint Francis-4Saint FrancisWon 35–31 vs. Bryant+4BryantWon 28–20 at Wagner+8WagnerWon 31–10 vs. Sacred Heart+21Sacred HeartWon 52–19 at Central Connecticut+33Central Connect…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Central Connecticut 52–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; Northeast Conference champions.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Northeast Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠1 shared first in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
343–⁠273
Coach
—
Elo
1423 +64 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−21.2 No. 40 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Anthony Doria
Defensive coordinator
Dave Opfar

2016 Northeast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duquesne5–⁠18–⁠3
Saint Francis5–⁠17–⁠5
Wagner4–⁠26–⁠5
Bryant4–⁠25–⁠6
Sacred Heart1–⁠56–⁠5
Robert Morris1–⁠52–⁠9
Central Connecticut1–⁠52–⁠9

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