2016 Duquesne Dukes football team


The 2016 Duquesne Dukes Devils football team represented Duquesne University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 12th-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 8–3, 5–1 in NEC play to finish in a tie for the conference title with Saint Francis. Due to their head-to-head loss to Saint Francis, they did not receive the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and did not receive an at-large bid.

Schedule

at Youngstown State

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–22014L 23–34

Bucknell

Overall recordLast meetingResult
6–102015W 26–7

Dayton

Overall recordLast meetingResult
7–62015L 13–24

Kennesaw State

at Jacksonville

Robert Morris

Overall recordLast meetingResult
10–72015W 16–7

at Saint Francis (PA)

Overall recordLast meetingResult
35–72015W 30–20

Bryant

Overall recordLast meetingResult
3–52015L 17–28

at Wagner

Overall recordLast meetingResult
6–52015W 35–17

Sacred Heart

Overall recordLast meetingResult
7–42015W 41–14

at Central Connecticut

Overall recordLast meetingResult
4–52015W 27–10