2015 Duquesne Dukes football team
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Northeast Conference champion
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FCS Playoffs First Round, L 49–52 vs. William & Mary
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| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| 2015 record | 8–4 (5–1 NEC) |
| Head coach | Jerry Schmitt (11th year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Gary Dunn |
| Defensive coordinator | Dave Opfar |
| Home stadium | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field (Capacity: 2,200) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne $^ | 5 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacred Heart | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wagner | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Duquesne Dukes Devils football team represented Duquesne University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 11th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 5 | 12:00 PM | Kentucky Christian* | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | W 47–7 | 1,332 | ||||
| September 12 | 6:00 PM | at Bucknell* | Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA | W 26–7 | 2,123 | ||||
| September 19 | 1:00 PM | at Dayton* | Welcome Stadium • Dayton, OH | L 13–24 | 4,119 | ||||
| September 26 | 3:30 PM | at Albany* | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | DZ | L 14–17 | 6,227 | |||
| October 3 | 12:00 PM | Central Connecticut | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | W 27–10 | 953 | ||||
| October 10 | 1:00 PM | Alderson Broaddus* |
Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | W 53–18 | 2,072 | ||||
| October 17 | 12:00 PM | at Bryant | Bulldog Stadium • Smithfield, RI | ESPN3 | L 17–38 | 8,364 | |||
| October 24 | 6:00 PM | at Robert Morris | Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA | W 16–7 | 2,248 | ||||
| October 31 | 12:00 PM | Wagner | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | W 35–17 | 782 | ||||
| November 7 | 12:00 PM | at Sacred Heart | Campus Field • Fairfield, CT | W 41–14 | 1,560 | ||||
| November 21 | 12:00 PM | Saint Francis (PA) | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPN3 | W 30–20 | 1,721 | |||
| November 28 | 3:30 PM | at #13 William & Mary* | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round) | ESPN3 | L 49–52 | 4,395 | |||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final | ||||||
| STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||
| Coaches | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||
