Duquesne Dukes football | |||
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First season | 1891 | ||
Athletic director | Dave Harper | ||
Head coach | Jerry Schmitt 20th season, 126–86 (.594) | ||
Stadium | Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field (capacity: 2,200) | ||
Field surface | Sportexe Momentum Turf | ||
Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||
NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
Conference | Northeast Conference | ||
All-time record | 478–339–25 (.583) | ||
Bowl record | 5–4 (.556) | ||
Claimed national titles | 3 (1941, 1973, 2003) | ||
Conference titles | 18 (1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024) | ||
Colors | Red and blue[1] | ||
Fight song | "The Victory Song (Red and Blue)" | ||
Mascot | Duquesne | ||
Website | goduquesne.com |
The Duquesne Dukes football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Duquesne University located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and is a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). Duquesne has played as a club team from 1891 to 1894, 1896 to 1903, 1913 to 1914, and 1920 to 1928, as an National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) member from 1929 to 1942 and 1947 to 1950, again as a club team from 1969 to 1978, in NCAA Division III from 1979 to 1992, and in the NCAA Division I FCS from 1993 to present.
Duquesne has won or shared 18 conference championships, all since 1995. The Dukes have qualified for the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs three times, earning automatic bids as NEC champion in 2015, 2018, and 2023.
The team plays its home games at the 2,200-seat Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field in Pittsburgh. Jerry Schmitt has served as head coach for the Dukes since 2005.