2025 Duquesne Dukes football team

2025 Duquesne Dukes football
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record7–5 (5–2 NEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAnthony Doria (10th season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Jacobs (2nd season)
Home stadiumArthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
2025 Northeast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Central Connecticut $^   6 – 1     8 – 5  
Duquesne   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Mercyhurst*   4 – 3     5 – 7  
LIU   4 – 3     6 – 6  
Wagner   4 – 3     5 – 7  
Stonehill   3 – 4     4 – 8  
Robert Morris   2 – 5     3 – 9  
New Haven*   0 – 0     5 – 5  
Saint Francis   0 – 7     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * – Ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Dukes were led by 21st-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played 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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3012:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh*
ACCNL 9–6153,006
September 612:00 p.m.Lincoln (PA)*
NEC Front RowW 55–141,522
September 1312:00 p.m.No. 10 Lehigh*
  • Rooney Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
NEC Front RowL 21–351,703
September 206:00 p.m.at Akron*
ESPN+L 7–518,117
September 2712:00 p.m.New Haven*
  • Rooney Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
NEC Front RowW 44–181,078
October 412:00 p.m.Stonehill
  • Rooney Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
NEC Front RowW 34–141,068
October 111:00 p.m.Saint Francis
  • Rooney Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
NEC Front RowW 52–72,965
October 186:00 p.mat Mercyhurst
NEC Front RowW 37–02,213
October 2512:00 p.m.at Wagner
ESPN+/SportsNet PittsburghL 13–242,873
November 812:00 p.m.at LIU
NEC Front RowL 11–29400
November 1512:00 p.m.Central Connecticut
  • Rooney Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
ESPN+W 38–331,150
November 222:00 p.m.at Robert Morris
NEC Front RowW 20–172,716
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2][3]

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 34Total
Dukes 0 6 039
Panthers (FBS) 14 20 141361

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 34Total
Lions (DII) 0 7 7014
Dukes 14 27 7755

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

See also: 2025 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team
No. 10 Lehigh Mountain Hawks (2-0) at Duquesne Dukes (1-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Mountain Hawks 0 14 14735
Dukes 0 7 7721

at Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: E at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 1,703
  • Referee: Travis Barta
  • TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Tim Benz (play-by-play) and Ellis Cannon (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter

No scoring plays

Second Quarter
  • (LEH): 12:28 - Garrett Guess 13 Yard pass from Hayden Johnson, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:41 LEH 7-0)
  • (DUQ): 2:32 - Daniel Tarabrella 8 Yard pass from Tyler Riddell, Matt Marcinko kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:35 TIED 7-7)
  • (LEH): 0:35 - Geoffrey Jamiel 54 Yard pass from Hayden Johnson, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:10 LEH 14-7)
Third Quarter
  • (LEH): 9:47 - Matt D'Avino 8 Yard pass from Hayden Johnson, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 4:22 LEH 21-7)
  • (DUQ): 7:47 - Joey Isabella 8 Yard pass from Tyler Riddell, Matt Marcinko kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:55 LEH 21-14)
  • (LEH): 4:30 - Jayden Green 27 Yard run, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:17 LEH 28-14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (DUQ): 12:37 - Logan Kushner 1 Yard rim, Matt Marcinko kick (Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 6:48 LEH 28-21)
  • (LEH): 7:29 - Aaron Crossley 1 Yard run, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 4:59LEH 35-21)
Statistics LEH DUQ
First downs 20 16
Total yards 396 318
Rushing yards 172 102
Passing yards 224 216
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–25–0 17–28–1
Time of possession 31:46 28:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Lehigh Passing Hayden Johnson 17/25, 224 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Luke Yoder 11 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Geoffrey Jamiel 7 receptions, 95 yards, TD
Duquesne Passing Tyler Riddell 17/28, 216 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Shawn Solomon Jr. 13 carries, 43 yards
Receiving Joey Isabella 8 receptions, 153 yards, TD

at Akron (FBS)

See also: 2025 Akron Zips football team
Duquesne Dukes (1–2) at Akron Zips (FBS) (0–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dukes 0 0 707
Zips (FBS 10 28 7651

at InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field • Akron, Ohio

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 8,117
  • Referee: Billy Williams
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Anthony Lima (play-by-play) and Craig Haubert (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • AKR – Jordan Gant 17-yard run (Owen Wiley kick), 8:02. Zips 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 17 yards, 0:07.
  • AKR – Owen Wiley 27-yard field goal, 0:41. Zips 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:30.
Second quarter
  • AKR – Kyan Mason 20-yard pass from Ben Finley (Owen Wiley kick), 12:11. Zips 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 1:11.
  • AKR – Malcolm DeWalt IV 22-yard interception return (Owen Wiley kick), 11:18. Zips 24–0.
  • AKR – Jordan Gant 9-yard run (Owen Wiley kick), 8:34. Zips 31–0. Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 1:08.
  • AKR – Jordan Gant 8-yard run (Owen Wiley kick), 0:24. Zips 38–0. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:49.
Third quarter
  • AKR – Tim Grear Jr. 15-yard pass from Ben Finley (Matthew Schramm kick), 7:05. Zips 45–0. Drive: 6 plays, 96 yards, 3:03.
  • DUQ – Logan Kushner 1-yard run (Matt Marcinko kick), 5:20. Zips 45–7. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:45.
Fourth quarter
  • AKR – Matthew Schramm 23-yard field goal, 13:13. Zips 48–7. Drive: 9 plays, 33 yards, 3:19.
  • AKR – Matthew Schramm 41-yard field goal, 5:07. Zips 51–7. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:11.
Statistics DUQ AKR
First downs 12 26
Total yards 230 514
Rushes–yards 40–178 35–265
Passing yards 52 249
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–25–2 16–32–1
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 33:18 26:42
Team Category Player Statistics
Duquesne Passing Tyler Riddell 8/21, 52 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Ness Davis 11 carries, 102 yards
Receiving Jermaine Johnson 2 receptions, 17 yards
Akron Passing Ben Finley 13/23, 219 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jordan Gant 13 carries, 161 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Myles Walker 5 receptions, 65 yards

New Haven

See also: 2025 New Haven Chargers football team
New Haven Chargers (2-2) at Duquesne Dukes (1-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 6 0 6618
Dukes 0 21 14944

at Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 70 °F (21 °C) • Wind: W at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 1,078
  • Referee: Lance Carlen
  • TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Tim Benz (play-by-play) and Ellis Cannon (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:23) NH – Joshua Tracey 56-yard pass from AJ Duffy (Drive: 1 play, 56 yards, 0:08; New Haven 6–0)
Second Quarter
  • (12:39) DUQ – Joey Isabella 2-yard pass from Tyler Riddell, Matt Marcinko kick (Drive: 10 plays, 95 yards, 5:24; Duquesne 7–6)
  • (5:13) DUQ – Joey Isabella 6-yard pass from Tyler Riddell, Matt Marcinko kick (Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:11; Duquesne 14–6)
  • (3:31) DUQ – Joey Isabella 61-yard pass from Tyler Riddell, Matt Marcinko kick (Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:18; Duquesne 21–6)
Third Quarter
  • (6:21) DUQ – Tyler Riddell 10-yard run, Matt Marcinko kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:00; Duquesne 28–6)
  • (6:03) DUQ – Avery Morris 34-yard interception, Matt Marcinko kick (Duquesne 35–6)
  • (1:40) NH – Zaon Laney 1-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:23; Duquesne 35–12)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:59) NH – Kevonne Wilder 19-yard pass from AJ Duffy (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 2:56; Duquesne 35–18)
  • (11:59) DUQ – DJ Cerisier 100-yard PAT return (Duquesne 37–18)
  • (4:51) DUQ – Tyler Riddell 8-yard run, Matt Marcinko kick (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 7:02; Duquesne 44–18)
Statistics NH DUQ
First downs 17 22
Total yards 342 499
Rushing yards 149 298
Passing yards 193 201
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–32–2 15–23–0
Time of possession 27:05 32:55
Team Category Player Statistics
New Haven Passing AJ Duffy 18/29, 184 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Zaon Laney 11 carries, 66 yards, TD
Receiving Kevonne Wilder 8 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Duquesne Passing Tyler Riddell 15/23, 201 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Ness Davis 8 carries, 84 yards
Receiving Joey Isabella 6 receptions, 92 yards, 3 TD

Stonehill

See also: 2025 Stonehill Skyhawks football team
Stonehill Skyhawks (2-3) vs. Duquesne Dukes (2-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Skyhawks 0 0 01414
Dukes 0 20 7734

at Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 1:00 PM EDT
  • TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Tim Benz (play-by-play) and Ellis Cannon (analyst)
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 (0-5) vs. Duquesne Dukes (3-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Red Flash 0 0 077
Dukes 28 17 7052

at Rooney Field • Pittsburgh, PA

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
  • TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Tim Benz (play-by-play) and Ellis Cannon (analyst)
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 (4-3) vs. Mercyhurst Lakers (3-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dukes - - --0
Lakers - - --0

at Saxon Stadium • Erie, PA

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV announcers (NEC Front Row): Shawn Bednard (play-by-play) and John Leisering (analyst)
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 (5-3) vs. Wagner Seahawks (1-6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dukes - - --0
Seahawks - - --0

at Wagner College Stadium • New York City, NY

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+/YES): Paul Dottino (play-by-play) and Kevin Gilbride (analyst)
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 (5-4) vs. LIU Sharks (3-6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
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 34Total
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 34Total
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.
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