2011 Duquesne Dukes football team

2011 Duquesne Dukes football

Northeast Conference Co–Champions
Conference	Northeast Conference
2011 record	9–2 (7–1 NEC)
Head coach	Jerry Schmitt (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Dunn
Defensive coordinator	Dave Opfar
Home stadium	Arthur J. Rooney Field (Capacity: 2,200)

2011 NEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Duquesne +		7	–	1		9	–	2
Albany +^		7	–	1		8	–	4
Bryant		5	–	3		7	–	4
Monmouth		4	–	4		5	–	6
Wagner		4	–	4		4	–	7
Sacred Heart		3	–	5		5	–	6
Central Connecticut		3	–	5		4	–	7
Robert Morris		2	–	6		2	–	9
Saint Francis (PA)		1	–	7		2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2011 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Dukes were led by seventh year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They are a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 9–2, 7–1 in NEC play to claim a share of the conference championship with Albany. However, Albany claimed the conference automatic bid into the FCS playoffs due to their head to head victory and the Dukes did not receive an at-large bid.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA		L 26–27	6,054
September 10	1:00 PM	at Dayton*	Welcome Stadium • Dayton, OH		W 22–13	2,887
September 17	12:00 PM	Valparaiso*	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field • Pittsburgh, PA		W 49–14	1,859
September 24	7:00 PM	at Saint Francis (PA)	DeGol Field • Loretto, PA	MSG+	W 41–14	2,361
October 1	1:00 PM	Bryant	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field • Pittsburgh, PA		W 31–28	2,212
October 8	1:00 PM	at Albany	University Field • Albany, NY		L 10–38	3,223
October 15	12:00 PM	Central Connecticut	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field • Pittsburgh, PA		W 28–21	2,211
October 22	12:00 PM	Wagner	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field • Pittsburgh, PA		W 37–21	2,098
October 29	1:00 PM	at Monmouth	Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ		W 16–0	1,050
November 12	12:00 PM	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field • Fairfield, CT		W 29–15	1,470
November 19	12:00 PM	Robert Morris	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field • Pittsburgh, PA		W 45–10	2,410
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.goduquesne.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/duqu-m-footbl-sched.html

Duquesne Dukes football

Venues	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field (1993–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games

Culture & lore	Duke "The Victory Song (Red and Blue)"

People	Head coaches

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National championship seasons in bold

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