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

Preseason coaches’ poll

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	12:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh*		ACCN	L 9–61	53,006
September 6	12:00 p.m.	Lincoln (PA)*		NEC Front Row	W 55–14	1,522
September 13	12:00 p.m.	No. 10 Lehigh*	Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA	NEC Front Row	L 21–35	1,703
September 20	6:00 p.m.	at Akron*		ESPN+	L 7–51
September 27	12:00 p.m.	New Haven*	Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA	NEC Front Row	W 44–18	1,078
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		NEC Front Row
October 25	12:00 p.m.	at Wagner		ESPN+/SportsNet Pittsburgh
November 8	12:00 p.m.	at LIU		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		NEC Front Row
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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at Pittsburgh (FBS, City Game)

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

at Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA

Date: September 6
Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Wind: NE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 1,522
Referee: Michael Davis
TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Tim Benz (play-by-play) and Ellis Cannon (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter

(5:13) DUQ – B. J. Alexander 6-yard pass from Tyler Riddell, Matt Marcinko kick (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 5:05; Duquesne 7–0)
(2:31) DUQ – Shawn Solomon Jr. 24-yard run, Matt Marcinko kick (Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:41; Duquesne 14–0)

Second Quarter

(12:42) DUQ – Joey Isabella 7-yard pass from Tyler Riddell, Matt Marcinko kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:59; Duquesne 21–0)
(8:08) LINP – Kasi Hazzard 11-yard pass from Hamas Duren, Armando Avril kick (Drive: 6 plays, 42 yards, 2:48; Duquesne 21–7)
(5:24) DUQ – Ryan Petras 23-yard pass from Tyler Riddell (Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:34; Duquesne 27–7)
(2:16) DUQ – Joey Isabella 17-yard pass from Tyler Riddell, Matt Marcinko kick (Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:54; Duquesne 34–7)
(0:37) DUQ – Daniel Tarabrella 8-yard pass from Tyler Riddell, Matt Marcinko kick (Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:10; Duquesne 41–7)

Third Quarter

(7:40) LINP – Kyrie Tyson 32-yard pass from Hamas Duren, Armando Avril kick (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:22; Duquesne 41–14)
(5:04) DUQ – Ryan Petras 10-yard run, Matt Clark kick (Drive: 1 play, 10 yards, 0:07; Duquesne 48–14)

Fourth Quarter

(14:56) DUQ – Dazhaun Hopkins 7-yard run, Matt Clark kick (Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 4:29; Duquesne 55–14)

Statistics	LINP	DUQ
First downs	13	19
Total yards	221	484
Rushing yards	23	177
Passing yards	198	307
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–36–0	22–29–0
Time of possession	28:25	31:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lincoln (PA)	Passing	Hamas Duren	19/34, 191 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Rondarius Gregory	8 carries, 30 yards
	Receiving	Kasi Hazzard	5 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Duquesne	Passing	Tyler Riddell	15/20, 239 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Dazhaun Hopkins	9 carries, 49 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jermaine Johnson	2 receptions, 60 yards

No. 10 Lehigh Mountain Hawks (2-0) vs. Duquesne Dukes (1-1) – Game summary

at Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA

Date: September 13
Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Tim Benz (play-by-play) and Ellis Cannon (analyst)

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

Duquesne Dukes (1-2) vs. Akron Zips (FBS) (0-3) – Game summary

at InfoCision Stadium • Akron, OH

Date: September 20
Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Craig Haubert (analyst)

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 Chargers (2-2) vs. Duquesne Dukes (1-3) – Game summary

at Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA

Date: September 27
Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Tim Benz (play-by-play) and Ellis Cannon (analyst)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

at Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA

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

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

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Preseason coaches’ poll

at Pittsburgh (FBS, City Game)

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