2015 Duquesne Dukes football team

2015 Duquesne Dukes football

Northeast Conference champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 49–52 vs. William & Mary
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)

2015 NEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
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

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

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^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
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.

Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
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

References

Duquesne Dukes football

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

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

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

2015 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

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Champion – North Dakota State

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