Emotions were running high at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field for the home and season opener for the Duquesne football team on Saturday. Both the players and coaches were feeling excited, anxious, nervous, and maybe a little hesitant for Albany. In his first collegiate start, freshman Dillon Buechel looked anything but a freshman, tossing for 309 yards and three touchdowns in the Dukes’ 35-24 win over former Northeast Conference foe Albany. Junior running back Ryan Ho contributed two ... Read More
Duquesne Upset by CCSU
The bye week came at a bad time for the Duquesne Dukes as they saw their four-game win streak come to an end, 38-31 at the hands of previously winless Central Connecticut State. Star running back Larry McCoy, who entered the game less than 165 yards away from setting the DU all-time school record for rushing, missed the game due to injury, but his replacement Ryan Ho rushed for a career-high 114 yards, rushing for one touchdown and also catching a scoring pass for DU. However the ... Read More