2016 Duquesne Dukes football team

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2016 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Duquesne +		5	–	1					8	–	3
Saint Francis (PA) +^		5	–	1					7	–	5
Wagner		4	–	2					6	–	5
Bryant		4	–	2					5	–	6
Sacred Heart		1	–	5					6	–	5
Central Connecticut		1	–	5					2	–	9
Robert Morris		1	–	5					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant

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 (PA). Due to their head-to-head loss to Saint Francis (PA), they did not receive the NEC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and did not receive an at-large bid.

Schedule

September 17:30 PMat Youngstown State*

• Stambaugh Stadium
• Youngstown, OH

ESPN3L 10–45 12,219 September 106:00 PMBucknell*

• Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
• Pittsburgh, PA

NECFRW 30–19 1,943 September 1712:00 PMDayton*

• Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
• Pittsburgh, PA

ESPN3W 34–20 908 September 241:00 PMKennesaw State*

• Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
• Pittsburgh, PA

ESPN3L 28–36 2,658 October 11:00 PMat Jacksonville*

• D. B. Milne Field
• Jacksonville, FL

ESPN3W 54–35 1,661 October 157:00 PMRobert Morris

• Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
• Pittsburgh, PA

ESPN3W 31–24 1,737 October 217:00 PMat Saint Francis (PA)

• DeGol Field
• Loretto, PA

ESPN3L 10–14 1,698 October 2912:00 PMBryant

• Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
• Pittsburgh, PA

NECFRW 35–31 1,067 November 512:00 PMat Wagner

• Wagner College Stadium
• Staten Island, NY

NECFRW 28–20 2,320 November 1212:00 PMSacred Heart

• Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
• Pittsburgh, PA

NECFRW 31–10 1,012 November 1912:00 PMat Central Connecticut

• Arute Field
• New Britain, CT

NECFRW 52–19 1,849

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	3	7	0	0	10
Penguins	10	14	7	14	45

See also: 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2014	L 23–34

Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	0	7	12	19
Dukes	3	10	0	17	30

See also: 2016 Bucknell Bison football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–10	2015	W 26–7

Dayton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flyers	14	6	0	0	20
Dukes	6	9	12	7	34

See also: 2016 Dayton Flyers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–6	2015	L 13–24

Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	6	10	6	14	36
Dukes	7	10	3	8	28

See also: 2016 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Jacksonville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	10	10	21	13	54
Dolphins	7	7	14	7	35

See also: 2016 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonials	7	10	7	0	24
Dukes	7	10	7	7	31

See also: 2016 Robert Morris Colonials football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–7	2015	W 16–7

at Saint Francis (PA)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	0	3	7	0	10
Red Flash	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2016 Saint Francis Red Flash football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–7	2015	W 30–20

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	17	0	7	31
Dukes	7	7	14	7	35

See also: 2016 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–5	2015	L 17–28

at Wagner

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	7	7	7	7	28
Seahawks	10	7	3	0	20

See also: 2016 Wagner Seahawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–5	2015	W 35–17

Sacred Heart

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	0	3	7	0	10
Dukes	7	7	10	7	31

See also: 2016 Sacred Heart Pioneers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–4	2015	W 41–14

at Central Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	21	10	7	14	52
Blue Devils	3	16	0	0	19

See also: 2016 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2015	W 27–10