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2023 Duquesne

7–⁠5 (6–⁠1 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Duquesne in 2023, game by game: won vs. Edinboro 49–7; lost at West Virginia 17–56; lost at Coastal Carolina 7–66; won at Long Island University 31–28; lost at Delaware 17–43; won vs. Central Connecticut 44–20; won vs. Saint Francis 38–35; won at Sacred Heart 27–0; won at Wagner 34–26; lost vs. Stonehill 28–33; won at Merrimack 26–14; lost at Youngstown State 7–40+42−59Won 49–7 vs. Edinboro+42EdinboroLost 17–56 at West Virginia-39West VirginiaLost 7–66 at Coastal Carolina-59Coastal CarolinaWon 31–28 at Long Island University+3Long Island Uni…Lost 17–43 at Delaware-26DelawareWon 44–20 vs. Central Connecticut+24Central Connect…Won 38–35 vs. Saint Francis+3Saint FrancisWon 27–0 at Sacred Heart+27Sacred HeartWon 34–26 at Wagner+8WagnerLost 28–33 vs. Stonehill-5StonehillWon 26–14 at Merrimack+12MerrimackLost 7–40 at Youngstown State-33Youngstown State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsEdinboroW 49–⁠780%
Sep 9atWest VirginiaL 17–⁠5621%
Sep 16atCoastal CarolinaL 7–⁠6615%
Sep 30atLong Island UniversityW 31–⁠2854%
Oct 7atDelawareL 17–⁠4326%
Oct 14vsCentral ConnecticutW 44–⁠2068%
Oct 21vsSaint FrancisW 38–⁠3555%
Oct 28atSacred HeartW 27–⁠064%
Nov 4atWagnerW 34–⁠2669%
Nov 11vsStonehillL 28–⁠3379%
Nov 18atMerrimackW 26–⁠1442%
Nov 25Bowls & playoffatYoungstown StateFCS Championship – First RoundL 7–⁠4033%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Youngstown State 40–⁠7 in the FCS Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Northeast Conference champions.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 44 on file).

Northeast Conference champions6–⁠1 in the conference

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠1 first in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
325–⁠368
Coach
—
Elo
1318 +29 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−32.8 No. 82 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 170
Offensive coordinator
Anthony Doria
Defensive coordinators
Mike Craig and Scott Farison

Leaders

Passing yardsDarius Perrantes QB2,189 yds
Passing touchdownsDarius Perrantes QB19 TD
Rushing yardsEdward Robinson RB611 yds
Rushing touchdownsEdward Robinson RB8 TD
Receiving yardsDarryl Powell Jr. WR656 yds
Receiving touchdownsDarryl Powell Jr. WR7 TD
TacklesAntonio Epps DB14 tkl
SacksA.J. Ackerman DL1 sacks
InterceptionsAyden Garnes DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Edward Robinson RB★★★No. 1710
Xavier Rice QB★★★No. 1953
Isaiah Summerlin S★★No. 2678
Jack Dunkley DE
D.J. Cerisier CB

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.830
Running backs13.00.840
Defensive backs12.00.790
Whole class32.70.820

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.

Transfers in 1

The 2023 portal
Jermaine Johnson Jr. WR★★★from Massachusetts

Transfers out 2

Abdul Janneh WR★★★to Georgia Tech
Vincent Lumia OT★★★to Louisville

2023 Northeast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duquesne6–⁠17–⁠5
Stonehill4–⁠35–⁠5
Merrimack4–⁠35–⁠6
Saint Francis4–⁠34–⁠6
Long Island University4–⁠34–⁠7
Wagner3–⁠44–⁠7
Sacred Heart2–⁠52–⁠9
Central Connecticut1–⁠63–⁠8

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