2025 Duquesne Dukes football team

2025 Duquesne Dukes football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	0–1 (0–0 NEC)
Head coach	Jerry Schmitt (21st season)
Offensive coordinator	Anthony Doria (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Jacobs (2nd season)
Home stadium	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Northeast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Central Connecticut		0	–	0					0	–	1
Duquesne		0	–	0					0	–	1
LIU		0	–	0					0	–	1
Robert Morris		0	–	0					0	–	1
Stonehill		0	–	0					0	–	1
Mercyhurst*		0	–	0					0	–	1
New Haven*		0	–	0					0	–	1
Saint Francis		0	–	0					0	–	1
Wagner		0	–	0					0	–	1
* – Ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of September 6, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Duquesne Dukes football team will represent Duquesne University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Dukes will be led by 21st-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and will play their home games at Rooney Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The NEC released their preseason coaches' poll on August 4, 2025. The Dukes were picked to finish in second place. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh *	Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (City Game)	ACCN	L 9–61	53,006
September 6	12:00 p.m.	Lincoln (PA) *	Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA	NEC Front Row
September 13	12:00 p.m.	Lehigh *	Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA	NEC Front Row
September 20	6:00 p.m.	at Akron *	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN+
September 27	12:00 p.m.	New Haven *	Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA	NEC Front Row
October 4	12:00 p.m.	Stonehill	Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA	NEC Front Row
October 11	1:00 p.m.	Saint Francis	Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA	NEC Front Row
October 18	TBD	at Mercyhurst	Saxon Stadium Erie, PA	NEC Front Row
October 25	12:00 p.m.	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	ESPN+/SportsNet Pittsburgh
November 8	12:00 p.m.	at LIU	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY	NEC Front Row
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut	Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA	NEC Front Row
November 22	2:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NEC Front Row
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Pittsburgh (FBS, City Game)

See also: 2025 Pittsburgh Panthers football team and City Game § Football

Duquesne Dukes (0–0) at Pittsburgh Panthers (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	0	6	0	3	9
Panthers (FBS)	14	20	14	13	61

at Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance: 53,006
• Referee: Riley Johnson
• TV announcers (ACCN): Clay Matvick, Chase Daniel

Game information

First quarter PITT – Desmond Reid 88-yard punt return (Trey Butkowksi kick), 12:14. Panthers 7–0. PITT – Cataurus Hicks 4-yard pass from Eli Holstein (Trey Butkowski kick), 2:47. Panthers 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 4:50. Second quarter DUQ – B.J. Alexander 7-yard pass from Tyler Riddell (Matt Marcinko kick failed), 10:28. Panthers 14–6. Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:35. PITT – Juelz Goff 1-yard run (Trey Butkowski kick BLOCKED), 9:24. Panthers 20–6. Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:52. PITT – Kenny Johnson 20-yard pass from Eli Holstein (Trey Butkowski kick), 4:01. Panthers 27–6. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:06. PITT – Cataurus Hicks 16-yard pass from Eli Holstein (Trey Butkowski kick), 0:48. Panthers 34–6. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:43. Third quarter PITT – Desmond Reid 53-yard run (Trey Butkowski kick), 14:14. Panthers 41–6. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:46. PITT – Malachi Thomas 34-yard pass from Eli Holstein (Trey Butkowski kick), 3:14. Panthers 48–6. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:33. Fourth quarter DUQ – Matt Marcinko 35-yard field goal, 13:56. Panthers 48–9. Drive: 8 plays, 33 yards, 4:18. PITT – Trey Butkowski 27-yard field goal, 8:03. Panthers 51–9. Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, 3:03. PITT – Trey Butkowski 27-yard field goal, 3:32. Panthers 54–9. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 2:21. PITT – Bryce Yates 60-yard pass from Cole Gonzales (Trey Butkowski kick), 1:12. Panthers 61–9. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:38.

Statistics	DUQ	PITT
First downs	8	21
Plays–yards	57–212	65–460
Rushes–yards	30–41	27–158
Passing yards	171	302
Passing: comp–att–int	17–27–0	23–38–1
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	35:23	24:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duquesne	Passing	Tyler Riddell	14/23, 154 yards, TD
	Rushing	Taj Butts	10 carries, 38 yards
	Receiving	Joey Isabella	8 receptions, 120 yards
Pittsburgh	Passing	Eli Holstein	15/23, 215 yards, 4 TD, INT
	Rushing	Desmond Reid	8 carries, 66 yards, TD
	Receiving	Bryce Yates	2 receptions, 69 yards, TD

Lincoln (PA) (DII)

See also: Lincoln Lions football

Lincoln Lions (DII) (0-1) at Duquesne Dukes (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions (DII)	-	-	-	-	0
Dukes	-	-	-	-	0

at Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
• TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Tim Benz (play-by-play) and Ellis Cannon (analyst)

Statistics	LINC	DUQ
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lincoln (PA)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Duquesne	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Lehigh

See also: 2025 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

Lehigh Mountain Hawks (0-0) vs. Duquesne Dukes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Hawks	-	-	-	-	0
Dukes	-	-	-	-	0

at Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 12:00 PM EDT

Statistics	LEH	DUQ
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lehigh	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Duquesne	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Akron (FBS)

See also: 2025 Akron Zips football team

Duquesne Dukes (0-0) vs. Akron Zips (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	-	-	-	-	0
Zips (FBS)	-	-	-	-	0

at InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH

• Date: September 20

Statistics	DUQ	AKR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duquesne	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Akron	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

New Haven

See also: 2025 New Haven Chargers football team

New Haven Chargers (0-0) vs. Duquesne Dukes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	-	-	-	-	0
Dukes	-	-	-	-	0

at Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 12:00 PM EDT

Statistics	NHVN	DUQ
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Haven	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Duquesne	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Stonehill

See also: 2025 Stonehill Skyhawks football team

Stonehill Skyhawks (0-0) vs. Duquesne Dukes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	-	-	-	-	0
Dukes	-	-	-	-	0

at Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 1:00 PM EDT

Statistics	STO	DUQ
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Stonehill	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Duquesne	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Saint Francis (PA)

See also: 2025 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

Saint Francis Red Flash (0-0) vs. Duquesne Dukes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Red Flash	-	-	-	-	0
Dukes	-	-	-	-	0

at Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 12:00 PM EDT

Statistics	SFPA	DUQ
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Saint Francis (PA)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Duquesne	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Mercyhurst

See also: 2025 Mercyhurst Lakers football team

Duquesne Dukes (0-0) vs. Mercyhurst Lakers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	-	-	-	-	0
Lakers	-	-	-	-	0

at Saxon Stadium • Erie, PA

• Date: October 18

Statistics	DUQ	MERC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duquesne	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Mercyhurst	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Wagner

See also: 2025 Wagner Seahawks football team

Duquesne Dukes (0-0) vs. Wagner Seahawks (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	-	-	-	-	0
Seahawks	-	-	-	-	0

at Wagner College Stadium • New York City, NY

• Date: October 25

Statistics	DUQ	WAG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duquesne	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wagner	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at LIU

See also: 2025 LIU Sharks football team

Duquesne Dukes (0-0) vs. LIU Sharks (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	-	-	-	-	0
Sharks	-	-	-	-	0

at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium • Brookville, NY

• Date: November 8

Statistics	DUQ	LIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duquesne	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
LIU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Central Connecticut

See also: 2025 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

Central Connecticut Blue Devils (0-0) vs. Duquesne Dukes (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Devils	-	-	-	-	0
Dukes	-	-	-	-	0

at Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA

• Date: November 15

Statistics	CCSU	DUQ
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Connecticut	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Duquesne	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Robert Morris

See also: 2025 Robert Morris Colonials football team

Duquesne Dukes (0-0) vs. Robert Morris Colonials (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	-	-	-	-	0
Colonials	-	-	-	-	0

at Joe Walton Stadium • Moon Township, PA

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 2:00 PM EST

Statistics	DUQ	RMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duquesne	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Robert Morris	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "Central Connecticut Projected for an #NECFB Repeat in 2025". Northeast Conference . August 4, 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
2. "2025 Duquesne Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 2025-06-14.
3. "2025 Football Schedule". Duquesne University Athletics. Retrieved 2025-06-14.