The 2018 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 14th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They played as a member of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–1 in NEC play to be NEC co-champions with Sacred Heart. Due to their head-to-head win over Sacred Heart, they received the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Towson in the first round before losing in the second round to South Dakota State.
Preseason
Award watch lists Walter Payton AwardA.J. HinesRBJR
NEC coaches poll The NEC released their preseason coaches poll on July 24, 2018, with the Dukes predicted to finish in second place.
Preseason All-NEC team The Dukes placed five players on the preseason all-NEC team.2018 All-Northeast Conference Football Preseason Team
Offense
AJ Hines – RB
Nehari Crawford – WR
Alex Conley – OL
Matt Fitzpatrick – OL
Defense
Jonathant Istache – DB
Schedule
Source: Schedule
Game summaries
At UMass
Lock Haven
Valparaiso
Dayton
At Hawaii
Bryant
Robert Morris
At Saint Francis (PA)
At Wagner
Sacred Heart
At Central Connecticut
FCS Playoffs
At Towson–First Round
At South Dakota State–Second Round
Ranking movements
References