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2019 Duquesne

6–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Duquesne in 2019, game by game: won vs. Walsh 44–3; lost at Youngstown State 14–34; won at Dayton 35–31; lost at New Hampshire 6–23; won vs. Long Island University 21–14; won at Sacred Heart 20–6; won vs. Wagner 28–24; won vs. Saint Francis 30–21; lost at Robert Morris 21–41; lost at Bryant 16–20; lost vs. Central Connecticut 10–43+41−33Won 44–3 vs. Walsh+41WalshLost 14–34 at Youngstown State-20Youngstown StateWon 35–31 at Dayton+4DaytonLost 6–23 at New Hampshire-17New HampshireWon 21–14 vs. Long Island University+7Long Island Uni…Won 20–6 at Sacred Heart+14Sacred HeartWon 28–24 vs. Wagner+4WagnerWon 30–21 vs. Saint Francis+9Saint FrancisLost 21–41 at Robert Morris-20Robert MorrisLost 16–20 at Bryant-4BryantLost 10–43 vs. Central Connecticut-33Central Connect…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsWalshW 44–⁠387%
Sep 14atYoungstown StateL 14–⁠3445%
Sep 21atDaytonW 35–⁠3146%
Sep 28atNew HampshireL 6–⁠2353%
Oct 5vsLong Island UniversityW 21–⁠1475%
Oct 19atSacred HeartW 20–⁠652%
Oct 26vsWagnerW 28–⁠2483%
Nov 2vsSaint FrancisW 30–⁠2175%
Nov 9atRobert MorrisL 21–⁠4169%
Nov 16atBryantL 16–⁠2074%
Nov 23vsCentral ConnecticutL 10–⁠4340%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Central Connecticut 43–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Northeast Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠260
Coach
—
Elo
1312 −78 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.7 No. 96 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 240
Offensive coordinator
Anthony Doria
Defensive coordinator
Dave Opfar

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Todd Hill Jr. ILB★★No. 3454

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers12.00.776

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.

2019 Northeast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Connecticut8–⁠011–⁠2
Robert Morris6–⁠17–⁠5
Sacred Heart4–⁠37–⁠5
Duquesne4–⁠36–⁠5
Saint Francis4–⁠46–⁠6
Bryant4–⁠44–⁠8
Merrimack1–⁠36–⁠5
Wagner1–⁠61–⁠11
Long Island University0–⁠80–⁠10

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