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2017 Duquesne

7–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Duquesne in 2017, game by game: lost at South Dakota State 13–51; won at Valparaiso 45–40; won at Dayton 28–23; won vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 38–13; won vs. Wagner 38–0; won at Robert Morris 51–14; won vs. Saint Francis 24–7; won at Sacred Heart 37–21; lost at Liberty 24–27; lost vs. Central Connecticut 27–28; lost at Bryant 29–38+38−38Lost 13–51 at South Dakota State-38South Dakota St…Won 45–40 at Valparaiso+5ValparaisoWon 28–23 at Dayton+5DaytonWon 38–13 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan+25West Virginia W…Won 38–0 vs. Wagner+38WagnerWon 51–14 at Robert Morris+37Robert MorrisWon 24–7 vs. Saint Francis+17Saint FrancisWon 37–21 at Sacred Heart+16Sacred HeartLost 24–27 at Liberty-3LibertyLost 27–28 vs. Central Connecticut-1Central Connect…Lost 29–38 at Bryant-9Bryant
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atSouth Dakota StateL 13–⁠5135%
Sep 9atValparaisoW 45–⁠4068%
Sep 16atDaytonW 28–⁠2340%
Sep 30vsWest Virginia WesleyanW 38–⁠1386%
Oct 7vsWagnerW 38–⁠073%
Oct 14atRobert MorrisW 51–⁠1475%
Oct 21vsSaint FrancisW 24–⁠766%
Oct 28atSacred HeartW 37–⁠2171%
Nov 4atLibertyL 24–⁠2762%
Nov 11vsCentral ConnecticutL 27–⁠2873%
Nov 18atBryantL 29–⁠3864%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bryant 38–⁠29; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Northeast Conference.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
354–⁠262
Coach
—
Elo
1409 +26 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.3 No. 50 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Anthony Doria
Defensive coordinator
Dave Opfar

2017 Northeast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Connecticut6–⁠08–⁠4
Duquesne4–⁠27–⁠4
Bryant4–⁠26–⁠5
Saint Francis3–⁠35–⁠6
Sacred Heart2–⁠44–⁠7
Wagner2–⁠44–⁠7
Robert Morris0–⁠62–⁠9

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