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2018 Duquesne

9–⁠4 (5–⁠1 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Duquesne in 2018, game by game: lost at Massachusetts 15–63; won vs. Lock Haven 45–0; won vs. Valparaiso 23–21; won vs. Dayton 31–26; lost at Hawai’i 21–42; lost vs. Bryant 20–21; won vs. Robert Morris 48–24; won at Saint Francis 27–20; won at Wagner 47–30; won vs. Sacred Heart 28–24; won at Central Connecticut 38–31; won at Towson 31–10; lost at South Dakota State 6–51+45−48Lost 15–63 at Massachusetts-48MassachusettsWon 45–0 vs. Lock Haven+45Lock HavenWon 23–21 vs. Valparaiso+2ValparaisoWon 31–26 vs. Dayton+5DaytonLost 21–42 at Hawai’i-21Hawai’iLost 20–21 vs. Bryant-1BryantWon 48–24 vs. Robert Morris+24Robert MorrisWon 27–20 at Saint Francis+7Saint FrancisWon 47–30 at Wagner+17WagnerWon 28–24 vs. Sacred Heart+4Sacred HeartWon 38–31 at Central Connecticut+7Central Connect…Won 31–10 at Towson+21TowsonLost 6–51 at South Dakota State-45South Dakota St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 25atMassachusettsL 15–⁠6335%
Sep 1vsLock HavenW 45–⁠082%
Sep 8vsValparaisoW 23–⁠2169%
Sep 15vsDaytonW 31–⁠2666%
Sep 22atHawai’iL 21–⁠4233%
Oct 6vsBryantL 20–⁠2164%
Oct 13vsRobert MorrisW 48–⁠2484%
Oct 20atSaint FrancisW 27–⁠2055%
Nov 3atWagnerW 47–⁠3070%
Nov 10vsSacred HeartW 28–⁠2468%
Nov 17atCentral ConnecticutW 38–⁠3147%
Nov 24atTowsonW 31–⁠1045%
Dec 1atSouth Dakota StateL 6–⁠5132%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Dakota State 51–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; Northeast Conference champions.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Northeast Conference champions5–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Sacred Heart

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠1 shared first in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
380–⁠363
Coach
—
Elo
1436 +63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−29.4 No. 67 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 191
Offensive coordinator
Anthony Doria
Defensive coordinator
Dave Opfar

Leaders

Passing yardsDaniel Parr QB236 yds
Passing touchdownsDaniel Parr QB4 TD
Rushing yardsA.J. Hines RB57 yds
Rushing touchdownsDaniel Parr QB1 TD
Receiving yardsKellon Taylor WR91 yds
Receiving touchdownsNehari Crawford WR2 TD
TacklesSpencer DeMedal DB16 tkl
SacksChris Favoroso DE1 sacks
InterceptionsJonathant Istache DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Jake Collins ATH★★★No. 1881
Ky’ren Cunningham OLB★★No. 3491
Vincent Lumia OT

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers12.00.750
Athletes and specialists13.00.817
Whole class22.50.783

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.

2018 Northeast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duquesne5–⁠19–⁠4
Sacred Heart5–⁠17–⁠4
Central Connecticut4–⁠26–⁠5
Wagner3–⁠34–⁠7
Bryant2–⁠46–⁠5
Saint Francis2–⁠44–⁠7
Robert Morris0–⁠62–⁠9

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