2021 Duquesne Dukes football team

The 2021 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University as a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Dukes, led by 17th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt, played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field.

2021 Duquesne Dukes football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	7–3 (5–2 NEC)
Head coach	Jerry Schmitt (17th season)
Offensive coordinator	Anthony Doria (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Opfar (12th season)
Home stadium	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Northeast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Sacred Heart $^		6	–	1					8	–	4
Duquesne		5	–	2					7	–	3
Bryant		5	–	2					7	–	4
Central Connecticut		4	–	3					4	–	7
Saint Francis (PA)		4	–	3					5	–	6
Merrimack *		2	–	5					5	–	6
LIU		2	–	5					2	–	8
Wagner		0	–	7					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	8:00 p.m.	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	ESPN+	L 3–45	35,377
September 11	2:00 p.m.	at Ohio*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	W 28–26	19,411	[1]
September 25	1:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 56–7	2,454
October 2	1:00 p.m.	at Merrimack	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA		W 37–14	12,147
October 9	12:00 p.m.	Bryant	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 39–34	0
October 23	12:00 p.m.	at Sacred Heart	Campus Field Fairfield, CT	ESPN3	L 13–31	7,327
October 30	3:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	L 10–17	1,330
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at LIU	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Brookville, NY		W 34–28	874
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Central Connecticut	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 31–27	1,114
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY		W 44–0	1,453
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At TCU

See also: 2021 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Duquesne Dukes (0–0) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Duquesne	0	0	3	0	3
TCU	21	14	3	7	45

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

• Date: Saturday, September 4, 2021
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: sunny • Temperature: 94°F
• Game attendance: 35,377
• Referee: Scott Campbell
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Chuckie Kempf, Ryan Leaf
• Pregame line: TCU -42

Game information

First Quarter (9:12) TCU – Max Duggan 8 yard run, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 5:39; TCU 7–0) (5:31) TCU – Emari Demercado 2 yard run, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:11; TCU 14–0) (1:28) TCU – Zach Evans 2 yard run, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:05; TCU 21–0) Second Quarter (8:00) TCU – Kendre Miller 5 yard run, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:28; TCU 28–0) (0:51) TCU – JD Spielman 16 yard pass from Max Duggan, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:41; TCU 35–0) Third Quarter (8:19) DUQ – Brian Bruzdewicz 26 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:41; TCU 35–3) (1:43) TCU – Griffin Kell 18 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 6:25; TCU 38–3) Fourth Quarter (4:20) TCU – Blake Nowell 20 yard pass from Chandler Morris, Griffin Kell kick (Drive: 1 play, 20 yards, 0:08; TCU 45–3)

Statistics	DUQ	TCU
First downs	6	26
Total yards	137	431
Rushes/yards	29/61	38/178
Passing yards	76	253
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	3–12–1	18–24–1
Time of possession	29:19	30:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Duquesne	Passing	Darius Perrantes	3–9, 76 yards
	Rushing	Garrett Owens	14 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Cyrus Holder	2 receptions, 64 yards
TCU	Passing	Max Duggan	14–19, 207 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kendre Miller	8 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Derius Davis	2 receptions, 57 yards