2013 Duquesne Dukes football team

2013 Duquesne Dukes football
NEC co-champion
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	7–4 (4–2 NEC)
Head coach	Jerry Schmitt (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Dunn (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Opfar (4th season)
Home stadium	Arthur J. Rooney Field

2013 Northeast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Sacred Heart +^		4	–	2					10	–	3
Duquesne +		4	–	2					7	–	4
Robert Morris		3	–	3					5	–	6
Saint Francis (PA)		3	–	3					5	–	6
Bryant		3	–	3					5	–	7
Central Connecticut		2	–	4					4	–	8
Wagner		2	–	4					3	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant

The 2013 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth 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 7–4, 4–2 in NEC play to share the conference title with Sacred Heart. Due to their loss to Sacred Heart, they did not receive the conference's automatic playoff bid and did not receive an at-large bid.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	12:10 pm	Albany*	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–24	2,001
September 7	1:00 pm	at Dayton*	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH		L 20–23	3,478
September 21	4:00 pm	at Youngstown State*	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH		L 17–59	16,958
October 5	12:10 pm	West Liberty*	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 27–14	1,816
October 12	1:10 pm	Wagner	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 34–7	2,781
October 19	6:00 pm	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	NECFR	W 21–20	2,893
October 26	1:00 pm	at Bryant	Bulldog Stadium Smithfield, RI	NECFR	L 14–42	3,761
November 2	6:10 pm	Saint Francis (PA)	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 21–10	2,044
November 9	12:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	ESPN3	L 0–10	1,466
November 16	12:10 pm	Central Connecticut	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 24–21	2,022
November 23	12:00 pm	at Monmouth*	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ		W 33–23	2,690
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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