When Duquesne Dukes head coach Jerry Schmitt looks back on the 2012 season, he will look back on missed opportunities and a great senior class. While it will be very hard to replace a successful class of seniors that included: running back Larry McCoy, quarterback Sean Patterson, safety Serge Kona, linebacker Horvin Latimer and others, it will be the missed opportunities throughout the season that prevented this Dukes team from potentially repeating their success from a season ago and ... Read More
Duquesne’s Rally Falls Short, Drops 3rd Straight to Albany
Thanks to back-to-back losses to Monmouth and Robert Morris, the Northeast Conference showdown between the Duquesne Dukes and Albany Great Danes lost a little bit of its luster. Coming into the season, many projected this to decide the NEC champion, but that wasn’t the case. Jerry Schmitt’s Dukes couldn’t snap their skid and were outplayed on both sides of the ball in the first half as Albany ruined senior day for the Dukes, scoring early and often, en route to a 38-31 victory to keep the ... Read More
McCoy Sets Record; Duquesne Loses Heartbreaker to Monmouth
Duquesne Dukes running back Larry McCoy made history Saturday afternoon. With his 29 carry, 131 yard performance against Monmouth, McCoy passed Donte Small to become the all-time leading rusher in Duquesne history. McCoy took a third quarter carry for four yards and passed the 69 yards he needed coming into the game to eclipse the 4,260 yards Small racked up from 1998-2001. But McCoy actually had to break the record twice, losing four yards on his next carry. But he left no doubt when he ... 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
Duquesne Trio of Receivers Stepping Up to Become Weapons
Entering the 2012 season, the biggest question mark of the Duquesne offense was who would step up and catch the football this season. The Dukes lost over 90 percent of their receiving yards from a season ago, most notably Isaac Spragg and Connor Dixon, who combined for 99 receptions, 1,454 yards and 21 touchdowns a season ago. While the current Duquesne receivers may not put up those types of numbers, they are getting production from the likes of Gianni Carter, Noel Oduho and Sean Brady, ... Read More
Duquesne Rallies to win 4th Straight
The Duquesne Dukes have made it a habit as of late getting out of the gates slow and coming on strong in the fourth quarter. It’s not the ideal recipe for head coach Jerry Schmitt’s team, but it’s been working as the Dukes used another big fourth quarter performance to come from behind and defeat Saint Francis 24-21 in NEC Conference play. “It’s certainly not the way we want to keep playing,” said Schmitt. “I don’t want to be in that situation all of the time. I’m glad we play well in the ... Read More
Duquesne in Search of 4th Straight Win vs. Saint Francis
After a season opening loss to Old Dominion, Jerry Schmitt's Duquesne Dukes have rebounded nicely by putting a three-game win streak over the likes of Dayton, Valparaiso and Bryant University. Duquesne will try it make it four in a row when they return home Saturday to host Saint Francis for Homecoming at Rooney Field. In addition to looking to extend their three game win streak, the Dukes will be looking to extend a six-game conference win streak that dates back to last season. After last ... Read More
Duquesne makes in 3 in a row with 35-21 win over Bryant
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
McCoy Vaults into Record Book as Duquesne beats Valpo
Similar to last week’s win against Dayton, it was a struggle for a little bit for the Duquesne offense. But behind a big day from running back Larry McCoy, who rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns, Duquesne rallied to defeat Valparaiso 45-17. Valparaiso (0-3, 0-0) actually jumped on Duquesne (2-1, 0-0) quick and led 17-7 after the first quarter, before the Dukes' defense buckled down and the offense got going. After Crusaders field goal, McCoy scored his first touchdown of the game, a ... Read More
Duquesne’s Sean Patterson Hoping to lead Dukes to Big Things
It was only a matter of time before the Duquesne Dukes started the season in an 0-2 hole. The way their offense had moved the ball for over three quarters against the Dayton Flyers, things didn't look good at all for the Dukes. But for Jerry Schmitt's team, it was only a matter of time- until quarterback Sean Patterson got going and led Duquesne to a come-from-behind 17-7 victory. "With a guy like Sean back there, we just wanted to stick to our game plan," said Schmitt. "He's a veteran ... Read More