The Duquesne Dukes started building momentum as a team with a pair of non-conference wins over Dayton and Valparaiso in consecutive weeks as they prepared to enter Northeast Conference play. Behind a balanced offensive attack and a defense that forced four turnovers, the Dukes stayed hot as they came away with a big 35-21 road win against Bryant University, getting Duquesne off to a 1-0 start in the conference. Quarterback Sean Patterson threw for 247 yards and a pair of scores and running ... Read More
Duquesne’s Horvin Latimer Steps Up To Lead Defense
A year ago the Duquesne Dukes defense finished the season ranked fourth in the nation and proved to be a unit that head coach Jerry Schmitt could lean on late in the season. However that was last year and the Dukes defense faces a challenge this year as they returned only four starters from a unit that allowed only one touchdown during the final 12 quarters of football in 2011. The youth and inexperience of the Duquesne defense showed right away in 2012, when they allowed over 750 yards and ... Read More