2011 Duquesne Dukes football team

The 2011 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Dukes were led by seventh-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They finished the season 9–2 overall and 7–1 in NEC play to share the conference championship with Albany. However, Albany claimed the conference automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs due to their head to head victory, and the Dukes did not receive an at-large bid.

2011 Duquesne Dukes football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	9–2 (7–1 NEC)
Head coach	Jerry Schmitt (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Gary Dunn (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Opfar (2nd season)
Home stadium	Arthur J. Rooney Field
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Northeast Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA		L 26–27	6,054
September 10	1:00 pm	at Dayton*	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH		W 22–13	2,887
September 17	12:00 pm	Valparaiso*	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 49–14	1,859
September 24	7:00 pm	at Saint Francis (PA)	DeGol Field Loretto, PA	MSG+	W 41–14	2,361
October 1	1:00 pm	Bryant	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 31–28	2,212
October 8	1:00 pm	at Albany	University Field Albany, NY		L 10–38	3,223
October 15	12:00 pm	Central Connecticut	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 28–21	2,211
October 22	12:00 pm	Wagner	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 37–21	2,098
October 29	1:00 pm	at Monmouth	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ		W 16–0	1,050
November 12	12:00 pm	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field Fairfield, CT		W 29–15	1,470
November 19	12:00 pm	Robert Morris	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 45–10	2,410
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time