2017 Duquesne Dukes football team

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2017 Duquesne Dukes football
Duquesne Dukes wordmark.svg
Conference Northeast Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAnthony Doria
Defensive coordinatorDave Opfar
Home stadium Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Central Connecticut $^  6 0   8 3  
Duquesne  4 2   7 4  
Bryant  4 2   6 5  
Saint Francis (PA)  3 3   5 6  
Sacred Heart  2 4   4 7  
Wagner  2 4   4 7  
Robert Morris  0 6   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant

The 2017 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 13th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They were a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 4–2 in NEC play to finish in a tie for second place.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 318:00 p.m.at No. 4 South Dakota State * AT&T SportsNet Pitt.
ESPN3
L 13–5112,218
September 92:00 p.m.at Valparaiso *W 45–402,932
September 161:00 p.m.at Dayton * Spectrum Sports
YouTube
W 28–235,753
September 307:00 p.m. West Virginia Wesleyan * NECFR W 38–142,144
October 71:00 p.m. Wagner Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN3W 38–02,743
October 146:00 p.m.at Robert Morris ESPN3W 51-143,057
October 21Noon Saint Francis (PA)
  • Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN3W 24-72,537
October 28Noonat Sacred Heart NECFRW 37-211,903
November 43:30 p.m.at Liberty * BSN L 24–2714,634
November 11Noon Central Connecticut
  • Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
NECFRL 27–281,423
November 18Noonat Bryant NECFRL 29–38983

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