2012 Duquesne Dukes football team

2012 Northeast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 21 Wagner +^	7	–	1	9	–	4
Albany +	7	–	1	9	–	2
Monmouth	4	–	3	5	–	5
Saint Francis (PA)	4	–	4	5	–	6
Bryant	4	–	4	4	–	7
Robert Morris	3	–	5	4	–	7
Duquesne	3	–	5	5	–	6
Central Connecticut	2	–	5	2	–	8
Sacred Heart	1	–	7	2	–	9

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University as a member of the Northeast Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth -year head coach Jerry Schmitt, the Dukes compiled and overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the NEC. Duquesne play their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field in Pittsburgh.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	at No. 8 Old Dominion*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA		L 23–57	19,818
September 8	12:00 pm	Dayton*	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 17–7	1,902
September 15	1:00 pm	at Valparaiso*	Brown Field Valparaiso, IN		W 45–17	2,177
September 22	1:00 pm	at Bryant	Bulldog Stadium Smithfield, RI		W 35–21	2,958
September 29	1:00 pm	Saint Francis (PA)	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 24–21	2,641
October 13	12:00 pm	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT		L 31–38	4,013
October 20	12:00 pm	Sacred Heart	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		W 35–3	2,215
October 27	12:00 pm	Monmouth	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		L 27–28	1,897
November 3	3:30 pm	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	FCS, ROOT, ESPN3	L 13–17	2,028
November 10	12:00 pm	Albany	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field Pittsburgh, PA		L 31–38	2,193
November 17	12:00 pm	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY		L 17–23	2,692
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Venues	Forbes Field Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field (1993–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1937 Orange Bowl City Game (Pittsburgh)
Culture & lore	Duke "The Victory Song (Red and Blue)"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904–1912 1913 1914 1915–1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951–1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold