1993 Duquesne Dukes football team

1993 Duquesne Dukes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Home stadiumArthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
1993 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Troy State ^   –   11 – 0 – 1
Youngstown State ^   –   10 – 2 – 0
UAB   –   9 – 2 – 0
Wagner   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 12 UCF ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 24 Towson State   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Western Kentucky   –   8 – 3 – 0
Hofstra   –   6 – 3 – 1
Saint Mary's   –   6 – 3 – 1
Davidson   –   6 – 4 – 0
Central Connecticut State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Liberty   –   5 – 5 – 0
Marist   –   5 – 5 – 0
Samford   –   5 – 6 – 0
  –   4 – 6 – 0
Saint Francis (PA)   –   3 – 7 – 0
Charleston Southern   –   3 – 8 – 0
Monmouth   –   2 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   1 – 10 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Greg Gattuso, the Dukes compiled an overall record of 4–6.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11CanisiusW 16–127,422[1]
September 18Bethany (WV)
  • Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 13–10[2]
September 25at ThielGreenville, PAW 28–0[3]
October 2at GannonErie, PAL 0–7[4]
October 9Wagner
  • Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 24–27[5]
October 16at MaristL 12–212,847[6]
October 23Mercyhurst
  • Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 7–24[7]
October 30St. John's
  • Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
L 12–37[8]
November 6at Saint Francis (PA)
W 35–34[9]
November 13at Central Connecticut StateL 22–41[10]

References

  1. ^ "Duquesne 16, Canisius 12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Duquesne 13, Bethany 10". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 19, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Duquesne 28, Thiel 0". Staten Island Advance. September 26, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gannon hands Dukes their first defeat, 7–0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 3, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "First-time kick returner's TD demoralized Duquesne, 27–24". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 10, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Red Foxes bust loose for victory". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 17, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Mercyhurst 24, Duquesne 7". News Record. October 24, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Russo, St. John's tackle Duquesne". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 31, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Duquesne pulls out of slide". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 7, 1993. Retrieved January 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Central comes back all the way, 41–22". The Hartford Courant. November 14, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.