2016 DUQUESNE DUKES...

Game: #4 - Homecoming Weekend

KENNESAW STATE (1-1) at DUQUESNE (2-1) Saturday, Sept. 24 at 1:05 p.m. • ESPN3

Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field (2,200/Sportexe) • Pittsburgh, Pa.

LIVE STREAM: ESPN3 & NEC Front Row (Todd McCall & Tim Benz)RADIO: WJAS-AM 1320 with Alex Panormios (play-by-play) & Tad Maurey (color)GAMETRACKER: GoDuquesne.comSTAT BROADCAST: www.DuqStats.com

DUKES AND OWLS: This is the fi rst meeting between Duquesne and second-year FCS program Kennesaw State. KSU, which competes in the Big South Conference, is off to a 1-1 start with a 20-17 home loss to East Tennessee State and a 49-3 win over NAIA Point University. This is the fi rst road game for the Owls. The Kennesaw game is the highlight of Homecoming Weekend on the Duquesne campus.

ESPN3: The Duquesne vs. Kennesaw State game will be streamed live on WatchESPN and the ESPN app with Todd McCall and Tim Benz calling the action. The game will also be available through NEC Front Row. This is the third of six ESPN3 games for the Dukes.

ABOUT DUQUESNE: The Dukes won their third Northeast Conference title in fi ve years, fi nishing the 2015 season 8-4 (5-1 NEC) and playing in their fi rst ever FCS Playoff. Picked to defend as 2016 NEC champions by the league’s coaches, the Red and Blue return seven starters on offense and six on defense, including six players who were named to the 2016 NEC Preseason Team. Duquesne is coming off a 34-20 win over Dayton on Rooney Field last Saturday. The win was the second in a row for the Dukes, who defeated Buck-nell , 30-19, on Sept. 10. This is the third of three consecutive home games for the Dukes.

LAST GAME: In a match up of 2015 NCAA FCS Playoff teams, Duquesne stormed back from a 20-9 second quarter defi cit to defeat Dayton, 34-20 on Rooney Field. The Dukes scored the game’s fi nal 25 points in notching their second consecutive win and eighth-straight win at home. The Dukes outscored the Flyers 19-0 and outgained them 231-50 in the second half - with 53 of Dayton’s second-half yards coming on one play. All-America linebacker Christian Kuntz led the defensive charge with a team-high 9 tackles, including 6 for loss. Kuntz, who earned NEC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his effort, was credited with 3 sacks, 1 fumble forced and 1 pass broken up. Freshman running back A.J. Hines sparked the offense with 110 of his career-high 189 yards rushing coming on 12 second-half carries. Hines scored on a 10-yard run to make it 20-15 with 37 seconds left in the fi rst half. His 37-yard TD run with 7:33 left closed out the scoring. Receiver Wayne Capers added a career-high 8 catches for 143 yards - including a 20-yard TD - for the Dukes. DU, which fi nished with 28 fi rst downs, outgained UD 478-201.

HOME SWEET HOME: Duquesne is 96-26-0 all time at Rooney Field including winning streaks of 16, 14 and 10 games (twice). Duquesne owns non-conference home wins over Dayton (fi ve times), Bucknell (four times), Lafayette (twice), Albany, VMI, Monmouth, Butler, Morehead State and Fordham among others over the past 16 seasons. DU is 40-11 all-time in non-conference home games (23-2 under Jerry Schmitt) on Rooney Field, in-cluding a current string of 17 straight wins. The Dukes are currently riding an eight-game overall home win streak. DU’s last home loss came to Bryant on Nov. 8, 2014 (20-17). The last non-conference team to defeat Duquesne on Rooney Field was Bucknell in the 2007 season opener (28-19 on Sept. 1, 2007).

2016 DUQUESNE DUKESSCHEDULE/RESULTS

Record: 2-1 H: 2-0 A: 0-1 NEC: 0-0Date Opponent W/L TimeSept. 1 at Youngstown State (ESPN3) L 10-45Sept. 10 BUCKNELL W 30-19Sept. 17 DAYTON (ESPN3) W 34-20Sept. 24 KENNESAW STATE (HC) (ESPN3) 1:05Oct. 1 at Jacksonville (ESPN3) 1:00Oct. 15 ROBERT MORRIS* (ESPN3) 7:00Oct. 21 at Saint Francis U* (ESPN3) 7:00Oct. 29 BRYANT* 12:00Nov. 5 at Wagner* 12:00Nov. 12 SACRED HEART* 12:00Nov. 19 at CCSU* 12:00

* - indicates Northeast Conference (NEC) gamesHC - Homecoming game vs. Kennesaw StateNEC games may be viewed on electronic devices via NEC Front Row

THE UNIVERSITYLocation Pittsburgh, Pa.Founded 1878 by the Holy Ghost FathersEnrollment 9,757President Kenneth G. GormleyDirector of Athletics Dave Harper (Wright State ‘92)Affi liation NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)Conference Northeast Conference (NEC)Home Field Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field (2,200)Playing Surface Sportexe (fi eld is lighted)School Colors Red (200) and Blue (282)Nickname DukesWebsite GoDuquesne.com

THE TEAMHead Coach Jerry Schmitt (Westminster ‘83)Overall Record 98-73-0, .573 (17th season)Schmitt at Duquesne 70-52-0, .574 (12th season)Record Last Season 8-4 (5-1 in NEC/1st)NEC All-Time Record 30-27NEC All-Time Home/Road Record 19-11/11-16Basic Offense MultipleBasic Defense 3-4Position Starters Returning/Lost 13/9Specialists Returning/Lost 2/0Lettermen Returning/Lost *letters not awarded2015 All-NEC Returning/Lost 7/6

2016 ASSISTANT COACHES AND STAFFBret Colbert (Bridgewater ‘04) WR/Recruiting Coord.Anthony Doria (Saint Francis U ‘07) OC/QBDave Opfar (Penn State ‘83) DCTony Papley (Slippery Rock ‘13) DL/Dir. of Ops.Darnel Richardson (Marshall ‘96) DBTerry Russell (Duquesne ‘75) RBTyler Scudder (West Virginia ‘09) Co-DC/LBMike Silianoff (Westminster ‘82) Asst. HC/OLLuke Smith (Maryland ‘15) Def. Asst.Matt Stansfi eld (Duquesne ‘07) Running Game Coord./TE

SUPPORT STAFFAnthony Longo (Waynesburg ‘13) Strength & ConditioningJoe Gatti (Mercyhurst ‘98) Athletic TrainerNate Iorio (Duquesne ‘07) Athletic Trainer

MEDIA RELATIONSAssoc. AD/Media Relations (FB contact) Dave SabaSaba’s Offi ce Phone 412-396-5861Saba’s Cell Phone 412-225-5317Saba’s E-Mail Address [email protected]

Duquesne University Athletics, A.J. Palumbo Center,600 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15282

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Three-time Northeast Conference Champions • 2011 • 2013 • 20152015 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs

2016 DUKES TO WATCHQB • DILLON BUECHEL, Sr. (6-4, 200)Three-year starting QB entered his senior campaign second all-time at Duquesne in career completions (593), completion percentage (.583) and passing yards (7,465) and fourth in career touchdown pass-es with 52 ... set single-season highs for comple-tions (228), yards (2,871) and touchdowns (24) in 2015 ... registered his fi rst career 400-yard game and tied the school record for touchdown passes in a game with six in the FCS playoff game at William & Mary ... had two additional 300-yard games on the season ... put together the top freshman season by a Duquense quarterback in 2013, setting school records for passes completed (217) and attemped (373) in throwing for the sixth-highest yardage total in school history (2,569) ... completed 58.2 percent of his passes for 14 TDs ... was named second team All-NEC in 2014 ... was one 20 players named to the initial Jerry Rice Award Watch List ... earned NEC Rookie of the Week three times ... ranked 23rd nationally - and second among freshmen - in passing yards per game (233.5).

WR • WR • WAYNE CAPERSWAYNE CAPERS, Sr. (6-1, 211), Sr. (6-1, 211)Top returning receiver for the Dukes in 2016 after leading the team with nine receiving touchdowns in 2015 … was second on the receiving corps with 51 receptions and 804 yards last year … led DU with 15.8 yards per catch … played in all 12 games, making 11 starts … had seven catches of 81 yards and three TDs in DU’s FCS Playoff game at Wil-liam & Mary ... the seven catches tied his career high and the three scores were a career-best ... was a multi-dimensional player for the Dukes in 2014 after transferring in from Arizona, switching from defensive back to wide receiver ... his father, Wayne Capers, was the second round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1983 NFL draft ... Wayne, Sr., an All-Big 8 receiver at Kansas, had a four year NFL career (two with Pittsburgh and two with Indianapolis).

LB • LB • CHRISTIAN KUNTZCHRISTIAN KUNTZ, Sr. (6-2, 228), Sr. (6-2, 228)Earned All-American honors last season in leading the FCS in tackles for loss (26 for -114) ... enters the 2016 season fi fth all-time at Duquesne in career sacks with 21.0 ... led the nation in tackles for loss (1.8/g.) in 2013 in becoming just the fi fth Duquesne player to be named Sports Network All-American (Third Team) ... was the fi rst sophomore in school history to earn All-American honors from any af-fi liate and was the only Duke named First Team All-NEC in 2013 ... tied for the team lead with 74 tackles (32 solo) and led the Dukes in tackles for loss (19.5) and sacks (9.0) as a sophomore ... suffered an off-the-fi eld knee injury in the spring of 2014 and missed the season. LB • NATHAN STONE, Jr. (6-0, 254)Two year All-Conference linebacker will move from OLB to ILB in 2016 ... has started all 24 games of his collegiate career ... enters the season with 17.5 career sacks (99 yards) which is good for fi fth best all-time at Duquesne ... has 159 career tackles ... in 2015 was second on the Dukes with nine sacks for 52 yards and 11 tackles for a loss of 70 yards ... in 2014 led the Dukes and was third in the NEC in tackles with 100 (53 solo) in being named to the ECAC FCS All-Star Team, NEC First Team All-Conference and NEC Defensive Rookie of the Year ... was also a Jerry Rice Award Watch List fi nalist

QUICK HITS• Duquesne, which is coming off an 8-4 (5-1/1st in NEC) season, was the unanimous choice to repeat as Northeast Conference Champion in a vote of league coaches.

• The Dukes are in their 12th season under head coach Jerry Schmitt. Schmitt, who has led DU to six conference titles in 11 years, received a fi ve-year contract extension on August 31, securing him on the Bluff through the 2020-21 school year. The Pittsburgh native led the Dukes to three Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Football League titles before the program moved to the NEC and began granting scholar-ships in 2008. The two-time MAAC Coach of the Year, has led DU to three NEC titles in the past fi ve years, including the school’s fi rst outright championship and NCAA appear-ance last year.

• DU is 21-13 in NEC play over the past fi ve seasons. The Dukes went 4-11 in their fi rst two seasons in the conference while making the transition to a scholarship model.

• Six Dukes were named 2016 Preseason All-NEC: senior QB Dillon Buechel, senior WR Wayne Capers and junior OL Ben Huss were all named on offense and senior LB Christian Kuntz, senior DL Jake Radziukinas and junior LB Nathan Stone were tabbed on defense. DU’s six selections were the most of any NEC team (Saint Francis U and Sacred Heart had four each on the 27-man team).

• A.J. Hines’ 189 yards rushing vs. Dayton on Sept. 17 (29-189-2) was the second-highest total by a DU running back since the program moved to the FCS level in 1993. The freshman record of 195 yards was set by all-time leading rusher Larry McCoy at Nicholls on Sept. 12, 2009.

• Senior consensus All-America linebacker Christian Kuntz enters Saturdays’s game with 22.5 career sacks. The sack total, which ranks fourth on DU’s all-time list, also ranks fi fth among all active FCS players. Kuntz, who has led the nation in tackles for loss twice (2013 & 2015), had six TFLs, including three sacks, in the Sept. 17 win over Dayton. He was named NEC Defensive Player of the Week for his effort.

• Senior quarterback Dillon Buechel is also climbing in the Duquesne record book. Buechel currently ranks second in passing yards (8,212), second in completion percentage (.576) and fourth in TD passes (55). He also ranks second in both passes attempted and completed. Buechel is 333 yards shy of passing his offensive coordinator - Anthony Doria - for second place on the Northeast Conference all-time passing yardage list. Doria threw for 8,544 yards at Saint Francis U from 2003-06. The NEC all-time record in 8,803 yards set by Sacred Heart’s Dale Fink from 2007-10.

• Senior Austin Crimmins is putting together the top kicking career in Duquesne FCS annals. The Ebensburg, Pa. na-tive already has 10 more fi eld goals (49) than any player in school history. In addition, his 38.2 career punting average is on pace to break the current mark of 37.6 set by Orlando Bellisario from 1997-99. Crimmins’ 248 points are the most by a DU kicker.

• Senior right tackle Larson Graham leads the Dukes with 38 consecutive starts. No other player on the offensive side of the football has started more than 16 (tight end Kevin Enright). Defensively, inside linebacker Nate Stone has the most consecutive starts at 27.

FBS INFLUENCE: Duquesne has 12 Football Bowl Championship players on the 2016 roster, nine of whom were on the Dukes’ opening day two-deep. The FBS transfers include: senior WR Wayne Capers, Jr. (Arizona), sophomore QB Kareem Coles (Idaho), junior WR Jaquan Davidson (Pitt), sophomore LB Bryan Glover (Eastern Michigan), junior LB Carter Henderson (Penn State), junior WR Thomas Lucas (UConn), redshirt P/PK Mitch MacZura (Ohio State), junior WR Chavas Rawlins (West Virginia), graduate transfer WR Blair Roberts (Old Dominion), sophomore DB Brandon Stanback (Buffalo), senior LB Gary Wooten (Penn State) and sophomore DB Daquan Worley (Penn State).

DUQUESNE’SNEC PROGRESSION

The 2011 NEC co-champion Dukes were the fi rst to benefi t from four classes of scholarship players. Duquesne, which added a second NEC co-title in 2013, offered 18 scholarships in con-juntion to its move to the NEC in 2008. DU is currently up to 38 scholarships.

YEAR ALL NEC PLACE2008 3-7 2-5 6th2009 3-8 2-6 t7th2010 7-4 5-3 3rd2011 9-2 7-1 t1st2012 5-6 3-5 t6th2013 7-4 4-2 t1st2014 6-6 2-4 5th2015 8-4 5-1 1st

DUKES ON CURRENT NCAA CAREER LISTS

A number of Dukes currently rank among FCS leaders in a number of career categories. Here is a summary through last weekend’s games:

DILLON BUECHEL, QBPassing Yards 3rd 8,212Passing Yards/g 5th 241.5Total Offense 6th 8,152

CHRISTIAN KUNTZ, PK/PSacks 5th .54Tackles for Loss/g. 5th 1.35

AUSTIN CRIMMINS, PK/PField Goals t1st 49Field Goals/g 2nd 1.29

TROY GETHERS, LBForced Fumbles/g 1st .27

2016 NEC HONOR ROLL

NEC OFFENSIVEPLAYERS OF THE WEEK

To come

NEC DEFENSIVEPLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Christan Kuntz, Sr., LB Sept. 19Posted a team-high 9 tackles, including 3 sacks for a loss of 15 yards in a win over Dayton. Was credited with 6.0 TFL, a forced fumble and a PBU.

NEC SPECIAL TEAMSPLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Austin Crimmins, Sr.. K Sept. 12Accounted for 10 of DU’s 16 points in a win over Bucknell. Converted fi eld goals of 29, 45 & 44 yards to go with an extra point. Forced four touchbacks on fi ve kickoffs.

NEC ROOKIES OF THE WEEK

A.J. Hines, Fr., RB Sept. 12Carried 11 times for 74 yards (6.7 ypc) and three touchdowns (16, 41, 2) to lead the Dukes to a 30-19 win over Bucknell. He became the fi rst Duke to rush for three touchdowns in a game since Larry McCoy did so at Valparaiso on Sept. 15, 2012.

A.J. Hines, Fr., RB Sept. 19Rushed 29 times for 189 yards and two scores (10, 37) in the 34-20 win over Dayton. It was the most yards rushing by a DU freshman since all-time leading rusher Larry McCoy ran for 195 at Nicholls on Sept. 12, 2009. Averaged 9.2 yards per carry in the second half (12-110) to help the Dukes erase a 20-15 halftime defi cit.

MOST ALL-TIME DUQUESNENEC ROOKIES OF THE WEEK

3 Chidozie Oparanozie, LB 20083 Larry McCoy, WR 20093 Dillon Buechel, QB 20132 AJ HINES, RB 2016

A GEORGIA RARITY: This will be Duquesne’s second-ever game against a team from the state of Georgia, the fi rst being a 40-0 loss at the University of Georgia on Nov. 19, 1949. The defeat at UGA came in the third year of the reformation of the football program following WWII. DU, which was among the nation’s top teams prior to disbanding following the 1942 season to help with the war effort, would never fully return to the same level of play following the confl ict. Duquesne dropped the program following the 1950 season and was reinstated as a club team in 1969.

NINTH SEASON IN THE NEC: Duquesne, a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Football League from 1994 to 2007, is beginning its ninth season as an associate member of the Northeast Conference football league. With the move to the NEC, Duquesne offered 18 schol-

arships beginning in February of 2008. That number currently rests at 38. Duquesne granted only need-based fi nancial aid for football play-ing student-athletes as a member of the MAAC. The NEC competed as a non-scholarship member of the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision until 2006 when the conference adopted an athletics-based aid model. Duquesne started its program in 1902 and competed at the highest level - winning a pair of New Year’s Day Bowl games (1934 Festival of Palms and 1937 Orange) - before disbanding following the 1950 season. DU returned at the Club level prior to the 1969 season and won a National Club Championship in 1973. The Dukes competed at the NCAA Division III level from 1979-92 before moving up to the non-scholarship Foot-ball Championship Subdivision in 1993. The NEC Football League, which was established in 1996, includes full-time conference members Bryant University, Central Connecticut State University, Robert Morris University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Francis U University and Wagner College along with associate member Duquesne University.

ONE OF AP’S TOP 100: Duquesne, which fi elded its fi rst football team in 1891, was ranked among The Associated Press’ Top 100 programs in a unique ranking system released this summer. The AP, which has been ranking teams for the past 80 seasons, compiled an all-

time Top 100 based on a formula that counts poll appearances, No. 1 rankings and AP championships. The results placed Duquesne 97th. The Dukes are one of just 11 current Football Championship Subdivision programs to earn a spot on the list. DU, which competed at college football’s highest level through 1950, appeared in the AP fi nal poll in 1936 (14th), 1939 (10th) and 1941 (8th).

ALOHA: This August Duquesne announced that the team will be traveling to Honolulu for a game against Hawaii on Sept. 22, 2018. The game, which will be DU’s second against an FBS program, will also be the program’s fi rst game west of the Rocky Mountains since 1947 when the Dukes played at San Francisco. The furthest Duquesne has traveled since moving to the FBS level in 1992, was to Thibodaux, Louisiana to face Nicholls in 2009. Duquesne was just the third NEC team to face an FBS team when it traveled to Buffalo to take on the University at Buffalo in the 2014 season opener. In that game, DU led 28-24 with under 10 minutes left before Buffalo, a Mid-American Conference team which was coming off an 8-5 season and bowl appearance, scored a pair of late touchdowns to pull out a 38-28 win.

CAPTAINS: Duquesne’s captains for the 2016 season are senior QB Dillon Buechel (McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour), senior OL Larson Graham (Wyoming, Ohio/Wyoming), junior OL Ben Huss (Upper St. Clair, Pa/Upper St. Clair), senior LB Christian Kuntz (Pittsburgh, Pa./Chartiers Valley), senior DL Jake Radziukinas (Upper St. Clair, Pa./Upper St. Clair) and junior LB Nathan Stone (Scottdale, Pa./Greensburg Central Catholic).

AT THE TOP OF THENORTHEAST CONFERENCE

Last fi ve years (2011-15)

Duquesne, which has won a share of three of the past fi ve NEC titles, has won more overall games and more conference games than any NEC program over the past fi ve years. DU has also posted more winning seasons - both overall and in conference play - than any other NEC program over that fi ve-year span:

CONFERENCE ONLY last 5 years

WINNINGTEAM W-L TITLES SEAS.Duquesne 21-13 3 3Bryant 19-15 0 2Wagner 19-15 2 2Sacred Heart 16-18 2 2Saint Francis 15-19 0 0CCSU 11-22 0 0Robert Morris 11-23 0 0

OVERALL last 5 years

WINNINGTEAM W-L SEAS.Duquesne 35-22 3Sacred Heart 32-26 3Bryant 29-17 2Wagner 24-33 2Saint Francis 23-31 1 CCSU 17-39 0Robert Morris 16-39 0

DUKES ONTHE CAREER LISTS

DILLON BUECHEL, QB

PASSING YARDS # TEAM, SCHOOL YDS1. Neil Loebig (2001-04) 10,2542. DILLON BUECHEL 8,2123. Tony Zimmerman (1998-00) 7,313

TOUCHDOWN PASSES # TEAM, SCHOOL TDS1. Neil Loebig (2001-04) 1032. Tony Zimmerman (1998-00) 733. Sean Patterson (2009-12) 634. DILLON BUECHEL 555. Dave Loya (1994-97) 47

PASS ATTEMPTS # TEAM, SCHOOL ATT1. Neil Loebig (2001-04) 1,3162. DILLON BUECHEL 1,1363. Sean Patterson (2009-12) 955

PASS COMPLETIONS # TEAM, SCHOOL COMP1. Neil Loebig (2001-04) 7052. DILLON BUECHEL 6543. Sean Patterson (2009-12) 536

COMPLETION PERCENTAGE# TEAM, SCHOOL PCT1. Kevin Rombach (2005-09) (347-573) .6062. DILLON BUECHEL (654-1136) .5763. Sean Patterson (2009-12) (536-955) .561

AUSTIN CRIMMINS, PK/P

FIELD GOALS# TEAM, SCHOOL FG1. AUSTIN CRIMMINS 492. Mark Troyan (2005-08) 393. Charlie Leventry (2009-12) 28

POINTS BY A KICKER# TEAM, SCHOOL PTS1. AUSTIN CRIMMINS 2482. Mark Troyan (2005-08) 2333. Charlie Leventry (2009-12) 160

PUNTING AVERAGE# TEAM, SCHOOL PCT1. AUSTIN CRIMMINS 38.22. Orlando Bellisario (1997-99) 37.63. David Kovalcik (2004-07) 37.4

CHRISTIAN KUNTZ, LB

SACKS # TEAM, SCHOOL TOT1. Antoine Bullock (2002-05) 27.52. John Wojciechowski (1992-95) 24.03. Philip Polony (2000-03) 23.54. CHRISTIAN KUNTZ 22.55. Josh Antinopoulos (2002-05) 22.0

HOME SWEET HOMEDuquesne is 96-26-0 all time at Rooney Field including winning streaks of 16, 14 and 10 games (twice). Duquesne owns non-conference home wins over Dayton (fi ve times), Bucknell (four times), Lafayette (twice), Albany, VMI, Monmouth, Butler, Morehead State and Fordham among others over the past 16 seasons. DU is 40-11 in non-conference home games (23-2 under Jerry Schmitt) on Rooney Field.

DUQUESNE ON ROONEY FIELD

First Game Oct. 23, 1993Season 24thRecord 96-26-0 (.787)Conference Games 56-15 MAAC Games Only: 1994-07 38-4 NEC Games Only: 2008-current 18-11Non-Conference Games 40-11Undefeated Seasons 8 (2015 last)Current Streak W8 Last Home Loss 20-17 to Bryant on Nov. 8, 2014Last Home Non-Conference Loss 28-19 to Bucknell on Sept. 1, 2007 (span of 17 games)Long Win Streak 16 (ended with 30-20 loss to Bucknell on Nov. 20, 2004)

NATIONAL EXPOSURE: Duquesne is slated to play six games on ESPN3 this season, the most in program history. Thanks to the Northeast Conference’s television package, Duquesne’s home game versus Robert Morris on Oct. 15 will be aired on ESPN3, as will its road contest on Oct. 21 at Saint Francis. The season opener at Youngstown State on Sept. 1, home contests versus Dayton (Sept. 17) and Kennesaw State (Sept. 24) and the Oct. 1 contest at Jacksonville will also be available to a national audience on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.

ALL-AMERICAN PERFORMANCE: Se-nior linebacker Christian Kuntz has received Preseason All-America laurels from four organizations. Kuntz, who received six postseason All-America accolades last season, was also the Northeast Conference Defensive Player of the Year. He led the nation in tackles for a loss in FCS in 2015 with 26 for a total of 114 yards while adding 72 total tackles (47 solo), four interceptions for 61 yards and two touchdowns, 11 sacks for a loss of 70 yards, six pass break-ups and six quarterback hurries.

QUICK START WHEN IT COUNTS: Duquesne, which joined the Northeast Conference in 2008, is 7-1 in NEC openers. The Dukes won its initial NEC game at home versus Saint Francis, 21-7 in 2008 before falling at Monmouth in year two, 17-10. Since then, DU has won its last six NEC openers dating back to its 2010, 28-17 win over Albany.

IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY: Duquesne is 31-23 in non-conference games under 12th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt with wins over Dayton (six times), Robert Morris (three times prior to joining the NEC), Monmouth (three times) and Bucknell & Fordham (twice each) among others. At home, the Dukes are 23-2 in non-league play under Schmitt.

NEC PRESEASON POLL(Coaches)

1. DUQUESNE (6)2. Sacred Heart (1)3. Saint Francis U4. Bryant5. Central Connecticut State6. Robert Morris7. WagnerFirst place votes in parentheses

PRESEASON ALL-NECDillon Buechel, Sr., QBMcKees Rocks, Pa./Montour

Wayne Capers, Sr., WRPittsburgh, Pa./Chartiers Valley/Arizona

Ben Huss, Jr., OLUpper St. Clair, Pa./Upper St. Clair

Christian Kuntz, Sr., LBPittsburgh, Pa./Chartiers Valley

Jake Radziukinas, Sr., DLUpper St. Clair, Pa./Upper St. Clair

Nathan Stone, Jr., LBScottdale, Pa./Greensburg Central Catholic

Three Northeast Conference titles in the past fi ve seasons and the University’s fi rst trip to the NCAA FCS Playoffs in 2015 highlight the resume of 12th year Duquesne football coach Jerry Schmitt. Schmitt, who played an important role in the development of the Duquesne football program as an assistant from 1985-87 and again from 1992-99 saw three players sign free agent contracts with NFL teams last season and was also named a fi nalist for the 2015 STATS FCS Coach of the Year award. The Pittsburgh native, who returned to the DU campus after spending fi ve years as head coach at his alma mater, Westminster College, in New Wilmington, Pa., has overseen the program’s move to the Northeast Conference and ensuing adoption of athletics-based aid in February of 2008. It is a transition that has been an overwhelming success, as over the past six seasons, Schmitt’s Dukes have won more overall games (42) and as many conference games (26) as any NEC school. In addition, DU - which has at least shared three of the past fi ve NEC titles - is the only league school with

four winning seasons in the past six years. Schmitt wasted no time putting his mark on the program by leading the Dukes to three consecutive Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Football League championships and earning MAAC Coach of the Year two times in his fi rst three seasons as head coach. In 2011, Schmitt continued Duquesne’s transition as a scholarship-granting associ-ate member of the Northeast Conference by guiding the Dukes to a 9-2 record and NEC co-Championship with a 7-1 record. The 2011 co-title was part of a gradual progression for the Dukes who fi nished the 2010 season with a 7-4 record and third place league fi nish with a 5-3 mark. In 2013, Duquesne once again earned a share of the title - this time tying with Sa-cred Heart. The 2014 season saw the Dukes fi nish 6-6 overall. In 2015, Duquesne went 5-1 in conference play, earning its fi rst outright NEC title and the league’s automatic bid to the FCS play-offs, Duquesne’s fi rst. Under Schmitt, the Dukes have fashioned a 26-16 record in NEC play over the past six seasons after posting a 4-11 mark in their fi rst two years while integrating a scholar-ship model. In Schmitt’s fi rst season, the Dukes posted a 7-3 record (4-0 in the MAAC) - against the most challenging I-AA mid-major schedule a Duquesne team ever faced - and fi n-ished with a No. 3 national ranking in The Sports Network I-AA Mid-Major Top 10. The 2005 Dukes fi nished ranked No. 1 nationally in I-AA total defense, rushing defense and pass effi ciency defense. In year two, Schmitt again led DU to a 7-3 record (3-1 in the MAAC) and eighth consecutive MAAC championship as the Dukes fi nished ranked sixth in The Sports Network I-AA Mid-Major Top 10. The 2006 Dukes ranked second nationally in passing offense and 15th in total offense. In 2007, Duquesne won a share of its ninth consecutive MAAC title in posting a 6-4 overall record. Five years ago the Dukes, in their fi rst season as a scholarship program since the 1950s, went 3-7 in the school’s inaugural season in the NEC and followed that with a 3-8 record in 2009. In 2010, with DU’s fi rst scholarship class comprising a good portion of the sopho-

more and junior classes, the Dukes broke through with their third place NEC fi nish. Winning titles at Duquesne is nothing new to Schmitt, who helped the Dukes to their fi rst three MAAC championships in 1995, 1996 & 1999 and the school’s fi rst Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Bowl game in 1996, during his 11 years as an assistant. The Pittsburgh native, who served under three different head coaches in Terry Russell (1985-87), Dan McCann (1992) and Greg Gattuso (1993-99), was the offensive coordinator for his last seven seasons at DU, during which time the Dukes posted a 53-21 record, won three titles and saw 16 different offensive players named First Team All-MAAC. He was promoted to assistant head coach by Gattuso prior to the 1994 season. Schmitt accepted the head coaching position at Westminster in March of 2000. While at Westminster, Schmitt posted a 28-21 record in overseeing the Titans’ transition from NCAA Division II to the Division III level. He led Westminster to an 8-2 mark including a 5-0 record against teams from the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) in 2000. After a rebuilding campaign in 2001, Westminster continued to make strides under Schmitt’s leadership in 2002, as the Titans fi nished 6-4 overall (4-1 in league play) and placed second in their fi rst season of eligibility for the PAC title. In 2003, Westminster overcame a challenging non-conference schedule against scholarship teams to contend for the conference title in the fi nal week of the season. In 2004, the Titans rallied from an 0-2 start to post wins in fi ve of their last eight games. Schmitt’s offenses set fi ve single-game records and produced four of the seven 1,000-yard rushers in school history. Forty-four of his players earned All-Conference honors in the three years his players were eligible for post-season recognition. Prior to his fi rst stop at Duquesne, Schmitt established himself at the high school level in western Pennsylvania where he served as head coach at South Fayette High School (1990-91), offensive and defensive line coach at Bethel Park High School (1989), offensive and defensive line coach at Avonworth High School (1988) and offensive and defensive line coach and junior varsity head coach at West Allegheny High School (1983-84). In addition to his football coaching background, Schmitt served as head girls basketball coach at Beaver Area High School from 1987-99 and has also served as head track & fi eld coach at West Allegheny High School (1984) and Weirton (W.Va.) Madonna High School (1983). Prior to returning to West-minster, Schmitt worked full time as a teacher in the Beaver Area school district from 1987-99. A 1983 Westminster graduate, Schmitt was a three-year letterman and two-year starter on the offensive line under head coach Joe Fusco, leading the Titans to an undefeated regular season as a senior in 1981. Schmitt, who graduated from Pittsburgh’s Keystone Oaks High School in 1978 and his wife, Paula, who earned her master’s degree at Duquesne, reside in Cranberry Township with their son Matthew Jake.

JERRY SCHMITTHead Coach • 12th Season at Duquesne

17th Season Overall

SURPASSING A LEGENDIn 2013, head coach Jerry Schmitt surpassed the leg-endary Elmer Layden on Duquesne’s all-time coaching victories list. Layden - one of Notre Dame’s famed “Four Horsemen” - coached at Duquesne for seven seasons from 1927-33. It was under Layden that the Dukes fi rst became recognized as a national football power. After leading DU to a 10-1-0 record and an appearance in the 1934 Festival of Palms Bowl, Layden left Duquesne to take over head coaching duties at Notre Dame. Duquesne’s all-time wins leader is Greg Gattuso, who preceded Schmitt at DU. Gattuso, who led the Dukes to eight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Football League titles and a I-AA Mid-Major National Championship in 2003, is currently the head coach at Albany. Schmitt enters the Kennesaw State game with 98 career wins.

DU FOOTBALL ALL-TIME COACHING WINSW’s COACH SEASONS YEARS97 Greg Gattuso 12 1993-0491 Dan McCann 19 1970-83, ‘88-’9270 JERRY SCHMITT 12th 2005- current48 Elmer Layden 7 1927-33

DUKES IN 2016 NEC STATS

TEAMScoring Offense 5th 24.7Scoring Defense 5th 28.0Pass Offense 2nd 252.3Pass Defense 3rd 182.7KO Returns 6th 18.8Punting 1st 37.6TO Margin 3rd 1.00Rushing Offense 4th 145.0Rushing Defense 7th 188.7Total Offense 4th 397.3Total Defense 5th 371.3Punt Return Avg. 7th -0.1Pass Effi ciency 6th 110.4Pass Eff. Defense 5th 123.3First Downs 1st 68Opp. First Downs t3rd 53Sacks By t5th 5Penalties 2nd 64.0Opp. Penalties 3rd 75.74th Down t1st 50%Opp. 4th Down 7th 100%Red Zone Offense 2nd 81.8%Red Zone Defense 6th 91.7%3rd Down 4th 37.8%Opp. 3rd Down 2nd 34.2%Sacks Against t5th 7Field Goals 1st .714PAT Kicking 7th .625Time of Possession 3rd 30:20

INDIVIDUALRUSHING Yds./G.A.J. Hines 3rd 94.0

PASSING Yds./G.Dillon Buechel 2nd 252.3

TOTAL OFFENSE Yds./G.Dillon Buechel 2nd 236.0

PASS EFFICIENCY Eff.Dillon Buechel 6th 111.3

RECEPTIONS Avg./G.Wayne Capers 3rd 5.33Blair Roberts t4th 4.67

RECEIVING YARDS Avg./G.Wayne Capers t3rd 77.3Blair Roberts t3rd 77.3

SCORING (TD’s) Pts./G.A.J. Hines 1st 10.0

SCORING (Kick) Pts./G.Austin Crimmins 2nd 6.7

FIELD GOALS FG/G.Austin Crimmins 1st 1.67

TACKLES Avg./G. Carter Henderson t8th 7.7Christian Kuntz 10th 7.3

SACKS Avg./G. Christian Kuntz 2nd 1.17

TACKLES FOR LOSS Avg./G. Christian Kuntz 1st 3.00

FUMBLES FORCED Avg./G.Troy Gethers 1st 0.67

FUMBLES RECOVERED Avg./G.Three tied for third

DUQUESNE vs. 2016 OPPONENTSSAINT FRANCIS U

(35-7)

10/25/13 W H 19-010/10/14 L A 0-710/12/23 W H 20-010/16/26 L H 0-1311/5/27 W A 12-010/4/69 W H 33-010/2/71 W H 41-1310/7/72 W A 14-59/29/73 W H 14-39/25/76 L A 16-2610/29/77 W H 21-149/9/78 W A 20-710/20/79 W H 14-09/13/80 W A 23-69/12/81 W H 42-311/6/82 W A 34-1411/5/83 W H 49-611/3/84 W A 38-311/2/85 W H 34-711/1/86 W A 15-310/31/87 W H 21-711/5/88 W A 9-011/4/89 W H 26-610/26/91 L A 0-1211/7/92 L H 13-2311/6/93 W A 35-349/10/94 W H 7-39/9/95 W A 21-1410/12/96 W A 52-149/13/97 W H 51-39/12/98 W A 37-311/19/05 W A 44-179/16/06 W H 41-1010/13/07 W A 24-179/20/08 W +H 21-710/24/09 L +A 14-3111/13/10 W +H 41-179/24/11 W +A 41-149/29/12 W +H 24-2111/2/13 W +H 21-1011/1/14 L +A 16-2611/21/15 W +H 30-20

At Loretto: DU leads 15-5At Pittsburgh: DU leads 20-2At Rooney Field: DU leads 8-0+ - In NEC play: DU leads 6-2

WAGNER(6-5)

11/14/92 L A 6-3110/9/93 L H 24-2711/18/95* W H 44-2011/8/08 W +A 14-010/31/09 L +H (2OT) 17-2310/23/10 W +A 21-2010/22/11 W +H 37-2111/17/12 L +A 17-2310/12/13 W +H 34-711/15/14 L +A 13-2310/31/15 W +H 35-17

At Staten Island: WC leads 3-2At Pittsburgh: DU leads 4-2At Rooney Field: DU leads 4-1+ - In NEC play: DU leads 5-3* - ECAC Bowl

VS. THE NEC

BRYANT(3-5)

11/1/08 L A 10-2411/21/09 L +H 0-2011/20/10 W +A 37-2910/1/11 W +H 31-289/22/12 W +A 35-2110/26/13 L +A 14-4211/8/14 L +H 17-2010/17/15 L +A 17-38

At Smithfi eld: Bryant leads 3-2At Pittsburgh: Bryant leads 2-1+ - In NEC play: Bryant leads 4-3

CCSU(4-5)

11/13/93 L A 22-4110/18/08 L +A 23-3510/17/09 L +H 24-3110/9/10 L +A 29-3110/15/11 W +H 28-2110/13/12 L +A 31-3811/16/13 W +H 24-2110/11/14 W +A 28-2010/3/15 W +H 27-10

At New Britain: CCSU leads 4-1At Pittsburgh: Series tied 2-2+ - In NEC play: Series tied 4-4

ROBERT MORRIS(10-7)

10/8/94 L A 6-289/16/95 L H 20-3811/23/96* L H 26-2811/21/98 W H 24-2211/15/03 W H 33-289/11/04 L A 14-349/3/05 W H 23-129/9/06 W A 27-710/20/07 W H 17-1410/11/08 L +A 27-3410/3/09 W +H 34-2010/30/10 L +A 11-3411/19/11 W +H 45-1011/3/12 L +A 13-1710/19/13 W +A 21-2011/22/14 W +H 22-010/24/15 W +A 16-7

At Moon Twp.: RMU leads 5-4At Joe Walton Stadium: Tied 3-3At Rooney Field: DU leads 6-2+ - In NEC play: DU leads 5-3* - ECAC Bowl

SACRED HEART(7-4)

12/1/01* L H 15-319/23/06 W H 24-219/22/07 W A (OT) 30-2310/25/08 L +H 17-2911/14/09 W +A 45-4210/16/10 W +H 37-1711/12/11 W +A 29-1510/20/12 W +H 35-311/9/13 L +A 0-1010/18/14 L +H 20-2311/7/15 W +A 41-14

At Fairfi eld: DU leads 4-1At Pittsburgh: Series tied 3-3+ - In NEC play: DU leads 5-3* - ECAC Classic

NON-CONF.BUCKNELLPatriot League

(7-10)10/6/33 W H 6-010/12/34 W H 12-09/6/97 L A 16-239/5/98 L H 10-3810/16/99 L A 20-499/30/00 L A 14-359/7/02 W H 35-148/30/03 L A 21-2811/20/04 L H 20-309/2/06 L A (OT) 28-319/1/07 L H 19-289/6/08 L A 42-489/5/09 W H 24-199/4/10 W H 17-139/3/11 L A 26-279/12/15 W A 26-79/10/16 W H 30-19

At Lewisburg: Bucknell leads 7-1At Pittsburgh: DU leads 6-3

DAYTONPioneer Football League

(8-6)11/13/20 W H 20-010/6/23 L H 0-2710/18/24 L A 0-289/29/01 L H 16-429/28/02 W A 35-289/27/08 W H 24-169/26/09 L A 17-249/11/10 W H 35-319/10/11 W A 22-139/8/12 W H 17-79/7/13 L A 20-239/13/14 W H 33-139/19/15 L A 13-249/17/16 W H 34-20

At Dayton: Dayton leads 4-2At Pittsburgh: DU leads 6-2

JACKSONVILLEPioneer Football League

First meeting

KENNESAW STATEBig South Conference

First meeting

YOUNGSTOWN STATEMissouri Valley Conference

(0-3)9/21/13 L A 17-599/6/14 L A 23-349/1/16 L A 10-45

Overall: YSU leads 3-0At Youngstown: YSU leads 3-0At Pittsburgh: N/A

2016 DUQUESNE FOOTBALL DEPTH CHARTGame #4: Duquesne vs Kennesaw State - As of September 21, 2016 •

OFFENSELT 72 Alex Conley JR, 6-4, 299 69 Nick Jordan FR, 6-6, 285

LG 57 Matt Fitzpatrick JR, 6-3, 300 78 Hunter Manning SR, 6-2, 297

C 74 Mike Mondzelewski JR, 6-3, 302 68 Ryan Grady JR, 6-3, 267

RG 66 Ben Huss JR, 6-2, 298 70 Collin Wittig SO, 6-5, 275

RT 62 Larson Graham SR, 6-5 292 75 Gabe Spurlock SO, 6-4, 275

TE 84 Kevin Enright SR, 6-3, 249 47 Ben Groll SR, 6-4, 237

WR 23 Wayne Capers SR, 6-1, 211 24 Chavas Rawlins JR, 6-3, 196

WR 15 Blair Roberts GR, 6-3, 197 6 Gaston Cooper JR, 5-11, 184

WR 1 Nehari Crawford SO, 5-11, 165 17 Kareem Coles SO, 6-0, 184

FB 89 Stew Allen JR, 6-2, 252 48 Lukas Damian JR, 6-0, 237

RB 3 P.J. Fulmore SO, 5-7, 195 25 Riley Redman SO, 5-10, 201 - or - 32 A.J. Hines FR, 5-11, 220

QB 5 Dillon Buechel SR, 6-4, 200 7 Brett Brumbaugh FR, 6-4, 211

SPECIALISTS

LS 43 Christian Kuntz SR, 6-2, 228 39 Tim McConnell JR, 5-11, 190

H 7 Brett Brumbaugh FR, 6-4, 211 96 Mitch MacZura FR, 6-3, 200

K 35 Austin Crimmins SR, 5-11, 193 86 John Domit SO, 5-11, 174

OFFENSEDE 36 Andy Struttmann JR, 6-2, 240 45 Justice Rawlins JR, 6-0, 245

DT 99 Zack Blystone SO, 6-2, 276 90 Titus Charles JR, 6-0, 325 - or - 97 Khalid Blount FR, 6-1, 282

DE 94 Jake Radziukinas SR, 6-1, 289 55 Rob Marra JR, 6-2, 273 OLB 43 Christian Kuntz SR, 6-2, 228 20 Chayse Dillon SO, 5-11, 213

ILB 54 Nathan Stone JR, 6-0, 254 30 Bryan Glover FR, 6-1, 201

ILB 8 Gary Wooten SR, 6-2, 246 51 Nick Meray FR, 6-1, 213 OLB 42 Carter Henderson JR, 5-11, 215 28 Troy Gethers SO, 6-0, 200

CB 14 Jonathant Istache SO, 5-10, 173 10 Malik Shegog JR, 5-10, 174

SS 11 Abner Roberts JR, 5-11, 168 22 Greg Claytor JR, 5-11, 200

FS 2 Brandon Stanback SO, 6-0, 193 9 Adam Clopton SR, 6-0, 201

CB 4 Daquan Worley SO, 5-10, 182 12 Anthony Dougherty SO, 6-0, 188

SPECIALISTS

P 35 Austin Crimminsw SR, 5-11, 193 25 Riley Redman SO, 5-10, 201

PR 1 Nehari Crawford SO, 5-11, 165 10 Malik Shegog JR, 5-10, 174

KR 1 Nehari Crawford SO, 5-11, 165 26 Xavier Nelson SR, 5-8, 147

2013 DUQUESNE ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNo. Name Cl Pos Ht Wt Hometown/High School (Transfer)1 Nehari Crawford WR SO 5-11 165 Fort Pierce, Fla./Fort Pierce Central2 Brandon Stanback DB SO 6-0 193 Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt (Buffalo)3 P.J. Fulmore RB SO 5-7 195 Pittsburgh, Pa./North Catholic4 Daquan Worley DB SO-r 5-10 182 Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville (Penn State)5 Dillon Buechel QB SR-r 6-4 200 McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour6 Gaston Cooper WR SO-r 5-11 184 Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch6 Garrett Hunter QB FR-r 6-3 215 Tyrone, Pa./Tyrone6 Simon Vadas QB FR 6-2 196 Cleveland, Ohio/The Hun School7 Brett Brumbaugh QB FR-r 6-4 211 McDonald, Pa./South Fayette8 Joshua Gills RB SO-r 5-9 192 Germantown, Md./Northwest8 Gary Wooten LB SR-r 6-2 246 Miami, Fla./Hialeah (Penn State)9 Adam Clopton DB SR 6-0 201 Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central10 Malik Shegog DB JR-r 5-10 174 Aliquippa, Pa./Aliquippa11 Abner Roberts DB SO-r 5-11 184 Pittsburgh, Pa./University Prep12 Anthony Dougherty DB FR-r 6-0 188 Clinton, Md./Oxon Hill13 Reggie McKnight WR SR-r 6-2 182 Dania, Fla./Hollywood Hills14 Jonathant Istache DB SO 5-10 173 Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central15 Blair Roberts WR GR 6-3 197 Rochester, N.Y./Trinity-Pawling (Old Dominion)16 Kellon Taylor WR FR 6-5 219 Landover, Md./DeMatha Catholic17 Kareem Coles QB SO 6-0 184 San Diego, Calif./Madison (Idaho)18 Thomas Lucas WR JR-r 6-2 223 Silver Spring, Md./Paint Branch (UConn)19 Jaison Young WR FR-r 6-1 204 Glenarden, Md./Riverdale Baptist20 Chayse Dillon LB FR-r 5-11 213 Pittsburgh, Pa./West Allegheny21 Jaquan Davidson WR JR 6-2 208 Elizabeth, Pa./Elizabeth Forward (Pitt)22 Greg Claytor, Jr. DB SO-r 5-11 200 Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights23 Wayne Capers Jr. WR SR-r 6-1 211 Pittsburgh, Pa./Chartiers Valley (Arizona)24 Chavas Rawlins WR JR-r 6-3 196 Monessen, Pa./Monessen (West Virginia)25 Riley Redman RB FR 5-10 201 Bethel Park, Pa./Pgh. Central Catholic26 Xavier Nelson DB SR-r 5-8 147 Silver Spring, Md./Springbrook27 Thomas Rizza DB SO-r 5-10 192 Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton La Salle28 Troy Gethers LB SO 6-0 200 Spring Valley, N.Y./St. Joseph Regional29 Jaelyn Faulk DB FR 5-8 163 Miami, Fla./Hallandale30 Bryan Glover LB FR-r 6-1 201 Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Cath. (Eastern Mich.)32 A.J. Hines RB FR 5-11 220 Wilson, N.C./Fike33 Austin Javens RB FR 5-8 177 Darlington, Pa./Blackhawk34 Mickey Jacobs LB SR 6-2 220 Cheswick, Pa./Fox Chapel35 Austin Crimmins PK/P SR-r 5-11 193 Ebensburg, Pa./Central Cambria36 Andy Struttmann DL JR 6-2 240 Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North37 Matt Morcio DB SR-r 6-4 209 Buffalo, N.Y./St. Francis (Monmouth)38 Peter Ausiello DB FR 5-11 178 Waxhaw, N.C./Cuthbertson39 Tim McConnell DB SO-r 5-11 190 Pennsauken, N.J./Bishop Eustace40 Stephan Osong DB JR-r 6-0 204 Clarksville, Md./River Hill41 Ricky Mellick DB SO 5-9 192 Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton La Salle42 Carter Henderson LB JR-r 5-11 215 Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional (Penn St.)43 Christian Kuntz LB SR-r 6-2 228 Pittsburgh, Pa./Chartiers Valley44 Mike O’Malley LB FR 6-1 236 Lakewood, Ohio/St. Edward45 Justice Rawlins DL SO-r 6-0 245 Monessen, Pa./Monessen (Cal (Pa.)46 Kevin Lenz WR FR 6-2 190 Mechanicsburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt47 Ben Groll TE SR-r 6-4 237 Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional48 Lukas Damian TE SO-r 6-0 237 Tamaqua, Pa./Marion Catholic49 Tommy Jurkovec LB FR 6-1 221 Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland50 Hunter Polk OL FR 6-4 268 Zanesville, Ohio/Tri-Valley51 Nick Meray LB FR 6-1 213 San Diego, Calif./Madison52 Eric Modie OL JR-r 6-5 268 North Royalton, Ohio/North Royalton54 Nathan Stone LB JR 6-0 254 Scottdale, Pa./Greensburg Central Cath.

1 Nehari Crawford2 Brandon Stanback3 P.J. Fulmore4 Daquan Worley5 Dillon Buechel6 Gaston Cooper6 Garrett Hunter6 Simon Vadas7 Brett Brumbaugh8 Joshua Gills8 Gary Wooten9 Adam Clopton10 Malik Shegog11 Abner Roberts12 Anthony Dougherty13 Reggie McKnight14 Jonathant Istache15 Blair Roberts16 Kellon Taylor17 Kareem Coles18 Thomas Lucas19 Jaison Young20 Chayse Dillon21 Jaquan Davidson22 Greg Claytor, Jr.23 Wayne Capers Jr.24 Chavas Rawlins25 Riley Redman26 Xavier Nelson27 Thomas Rizza28 Troy Gethers29 Jaelyn Faulk30 Bryan Glover32 A.J. Hines33 Austin Javens34 Mickey Jacobs35 Austin Crimmins36 Andy Struttmann37 Matt Morcio38 Peter Ausiello39 Tim McConnell40 Stephan Osong41 Ricky Mellick42 Carter Henderson43 Christian Kuntz44 Mike O’Malley45 Justice Rawlins46 Kevin Lenz

NUMERICALROSTER

55 Rob Marra DL SO-r 6-2 273 Wenonah, N.J./Paul VI56 Kody Nichi LB SO-r 5-10 204 Ambridge, Pa./Ambridge57 Matt Fitzpatrick OL SO-r 6-3 300 Pennsauken, N.J./Bishop Eustace58 Marquis Brown LB FR 6-0 245 Washington, D.C./DeMatha Catholic60 Lyle Petrosky OL FR 6-4 287 McKeesport, Pa./McKeesport62 Larson Graham OL SR-r 6-5 292 Wyoming, Ohio/Wyoming63 Jordan Briscoe LB FR 5-11 205 Monongahela, Pa./Ringgold64 Justin Baker OL FR 6-3 266 Oakdale, Pa./West Allegheny66 Ben Huss OL JR 6-2 298 Upper St. Clair, Pa./Upper St. Clair68 Ryan Grady OL JR-r 6-3 267 Camp Hill, Pa./Trinity69 Nick Jordan OL FR 6-6 285 Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach CC70 Collin Wittig OL SO-r 6-5 275 Delaware, Ohio/Hayes71 Kevin Franko OL/LS JR-r 6-2 280 Fanwood, N.J./Seton Hall Prep72 Alex Conley OL SO-r 6-4 299 Akron, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit74 Mike Mondzelewski OL JR-r 6-3 302 Upper St. Clair, Pa./Upper St. Clair75 Gabe Spurlock OL SO 6-4 275 Mars, Pa./Mars76 Peter Ciesielski DL FR-r 6-2 314 Malvern, Pa./Malvern Prep77 John Todd OL FR 6-2 297 Cleveland, Ohio/Parma78 Hunter Manning OL SR-r 6-2 297 Jacksonville, Fla./Providence School79 Ben Cooper DL FR-r 6-3 285 Westerville, Ohio/Westerville80 Bill O’Malley TE FR 6-4 243 Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton La Salle81 Aaron Morton WR FR 6-3 187 Royersford, Pa./Perkiomen Valley82 Connor Brennan WR FR 5-10 195 Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair83 Tom Sylvester WR FR 5-9 160 McKees Rocks, Pa./Montour84 Kevin Enright TE SR-r 6-3 249 Stow, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit85 Cameron Bakhsheshe WR FR-r 5-10 165 Tyrone, Pa./Tyrone86 John Domit PK FR-r 5-11 174 Greensburg, Pa./Hempfi eld87 Michael Roberts WR FR-r 6-1 205 Akron, Ohio/St. Vincent-St. Mary88 Sherman Harris DB SO-r 6-0 196 Bowie, Md./Saint James School89 Stew Allen TE SO-r 6-2 252 New Castle, Pa./New Castle90 Titus Charles DL JR 6-0 325 New Orleans, La./Edna Karr (Fresno City Col.)92 Jacob Gill K FR 5-10 175 Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland93 Matt Natale LB FR 5-10 220 New Castle, Pa./Neshannock94 Jake Radziukinas DL SR-r 6-1 289 Upper St. Clair, Pa./Upper St. Clair95 Chandler Daniel DL SO-r 6-3 252 Herminie, Pa./Yough96 James Coleman DL SO-r 6-3 255 Uniondale, N.Y./Kellenburg Memorial97 Khalid Blount DL FR 6-1 282 Washington, Pa./Washington98 Mitch MacZura P/PK FR-r 6-3 200 Pittsburgh, Pa./Central Catholic (Ohio St.)99 Zack Blystone DL SO 6-2 276 Charleroi, Pa./Washington

47 Ben Groll48 Lukas Damian49 Tommy Jurkovec50 Hunter Polk51 Nick Meray52 Eric Modie54 Nathan Stone55 Rob Marra56 Kody Nichi57 Matt Fitzpatrick58 Marquis Brown60 Lyle Petrosky62 Larson Graham63 Jordan Briscoe64 Justin Baker66 Ben Huss68 Ryan Grady69 Nick Jordan70 Collin Wittig71 Kevin Franko72 Alex Conley74 Mike Mondzelewski75 Gabe Spurlock76 Peter Ciesielski77 John Todd78 Hunter Manning79 Ben Cooper80 Bill O’Malley81 Aaron Morton82 Connor Brennan83 Tom Sylvester84 Kevin Enright85 Cameron Bakhsheshe86 John Domit87 Michael Roberts88 Sherman Harris89 Stew Allen90 Titus Charles92 Jacob Gill93 Matt Natale94 Jake Radziukinas95 Chandler Daniel96 James Coleman97 Khalid Blount98 Mitch MacZura99 Zack Blystone

NUMERICALROSTER

38 Peter Ausiello aw-see-ELL-o85 Cameron Bakhsheshe back-SHE-she 9 Khalid Blount cuh-LEED58 Marquis Brown MAR-kuss 5 Dillon Buechel BEE-kull76 Peter Ciecielski sha-SHELL-ski22 Greg Claytor CLAY-ter 1 Nehari Crawford na-HAR-ee59 Colton Czack SEE-zack21 Jaquan Davidson jah-QUAN86 John Domit DOH-mitt12 Anthony Dougherty DAH-er-tee29 Jaelyn Faulk JAY-linn14 Jonathant Istache jon-a-THANT iss-TAWCH-ee49 Tommy Jurkovec jur-KOE-vic43 Christian Kuntz koonce

51 Nick Meray muh-RAY74 Mike Mondzelewski mon-zel-ESS-skee37 Matt Morcio MORE-see-oh93 Matt Natale nah-TELL56 Kody Nichi NICH-eye40 Stephan Osong steh-FAHN / OH-song94 Jake Radziukinas rod-zoo-KEEN-iss24 Chavas Rawlins SHAY-viss10 Malik Shegog muh-LEEK / shuh-GOG 6 Simon Vadas VAY-das

COACHESAnthony Doria DOOR-ee-uhDave Opfar OH-far (no “p”)Anthony Papley PAP-leeMike Silianoff SILL-an-off

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

DUQUESNE IN NCAA TEAM STATS

DUQUESNE IN NCAA INDIVIDUAL STATS

2016 Duquesne University FootballDuquesne Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 20, 2016)

All games

Date Opponent Score Att.Sep 01, 2016 at Youngstown State L 10-45 12219Sep 10, 2016 BUCKNELL W 30-19 1943Sep 17, 2016 DAYTON W 34-20 908

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gHINES, A.J. 3 - 1 44 286 4 282 6.4 5 41 94.0REDMAN, Riley 3 - 0 17 86 0 86 5.1 0 36 28.7FULMORE, P.J. 2 - 2 29 90 12 78 2.7 0 12 39.0ROBERTS, Blair 3 - 3 2 39 0 39 19.5 0 28 13.0CAPERS, Wayne 3 - 3 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 0 0.7CRAWFORD, Nehari 3 - 1 2 1 0 1 0.5 0 1 0.3TEAM 1 - 0 2 0 4 -4 -2.0 0 0 -4.0BUECHEL, Dillon 3 - 3 8 5 54 -49 -6.1 0 5 -16.3Total 3 105 509 74 435 4.1 5 41 145.0Opponents 3 115 644 78 566 4.9 6 59 188.7

Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gBUECHEL, Dillon 3 - 3 111.33 61-119-1 51.3 757 3 41 252.3BRUMBAUGH, Brett 3 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 3 110.41 61-120-1 50.8 757 3 41 252.3Opponents 3 123.25 45-84-2 53.6 548 5 53 182.7

Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/gCAPERS, Wayne 3 - 3 16 232 14.5 1 35 77.3ROBERTS, Blair 3 - 3 14 232 16.6 1 41 77.3CRAWFORD, Nehari 3 - 1 8 130 16.2 1 38 43.3COLES, Kareem 3 - 0 6 41 6.8 0 18 13.7RAWLINS, Chavas 2 - 0 5 40 8.0 0 11 20.0FULMORE, P.J. 2 - 2 5 36 7.2 0 16 18.0TAYLOR, Kellon 2 - 0 2 21 10.5 0 11 10.5ENRIGHT, Kevin 3 - 3 2 14 7.0 0 11 4.7DAVIDSON, Jaquan 1 - 0 2 5 2.5 0 4 5.0REDMAN, Riley 3 - 0 1 6 6.0 0 6 2.0Total 3 61 757 12.4 3 41 252.3Opponents 3 45 548 12.2 5 53 182.7

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkCRIMMINS, A 5-7 71.4 0-0 2-2 2-3 1-2 0-0 43 1

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsHINES, A.J. 5 - - - - - - - 30CRIMMINS, A - 5-7 5-8 - - - - - 20CRAWFORD, Nehari 1 - - - - - - - 6HENDERSON, Carter 1 - - - - - - - 6CAPERS, Wayne 1 - - - - - - - 6ROBERTS, Blair 1 - - - - - - - 6BUECHEL, Dillon - - - - - 0-1 - - 0Total 9 5-7 5-8 - - 0-1 - - 74Opponents 11 3-4 9-10 - - 0-1 - - 84

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalDuquesne 12 26 12 24 0 74Opponents 24 20 14 26 0 84

Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 2-1 2-0 0-1 0-0Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Non-Conference 2-1 2-0 0-1 0-0

Team Statistics DUQ OPPFIRST DOWNS 68 53 R u s h i n g 25 26 P a s s i n g 37 22 P e n a l t y 6 5RUSHING YARDAGE 435 566 Rushing Attempts 105 115 Average Per Rush 4.1 4.9 Average Per Game 145.0 188.7 TDs Rushing 5 6PASSING YARDAGE 757 548 C o m p - A t t - I n t 61-120-1 45-84-2 Average Per Pass 6.3 6.5 Average Per Catch 12.4 12.2 Average Per Game 252.3 182.7 TDs Passing 3 5TOTAL OFFENSE 1192 1114 Average Per Play 5.3 5.6 Average Per Game 397.3 371.3KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 10-188 9-152PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 7--1 8-27INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-23 1-11FUMBLES-LOST 4-3 8-5PENALTIES-Yards 23-192 24-227PUNTS-AVG 16-39.3 15-40.9TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 2 0 2 9 : 4 03RD-DOWN Conversions 17/45 13/384TH-DOWN Conversions 2/4 4/4

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgWORLEY, Daquan 1 0 0.0 0 0HENDERSON, Carter 1 23 23.0 1 23

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkCRIMMINS, A 16 629 39.3 60 0 5 1 2 0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgCRAWFORD, Nehari 7 -1 -0.1 0 11Total 7 -1 -0.1 0 11Opponents 8 27 3.4 0 11

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgCRAWFORD, Nehari 3 73 24.3 0 36COLES, Kareem 2 27 13.5 0 14NELSON, Xavier 2 42 21.0 0 23BRENNAN, Connor 1 16 16.0 0 16HINES, A.J. 1 19 19.0 0 19GETHERS, Troy 1 11 11.0 0 11Total 10 188 18.8 0 36Opponents 9 152 16.9 0 37

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gHINES, A.J. 3 282 0 0 19 0 301 100.3ROBERTS, Blair 3 39 232 0 0 0 271 90.3CAPERS, Wayne 3 2 232 0 0 0 234 78.0CRAWFORD, Ne 3 1 130 -1 73 0 203 67.7FULMORE, P.J. 2 78 36 0 0 0 114 57.0Total 3 435 757 -1 188 23 1402 467.3Opponents 3 566 548 27 152 11 1304 434.7

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gBUECHEL, Dillon 3 127 -49 757 708 236.0HINES, A.J. 3 44 282 0 282 94.0REDMAN, Riley 3 17 86 0 86 28.7FULMORE, P.J. 2 29 78 0 78 39.0ROBERTS, Blair 3 2 39 0 39 13.0Total 3 225 435 757 1192 397.3Opponents 3 199 566 548 1114 371.3

2016 Duquesne University FootballDuquesne Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 20, 2016)

All games

Team Statistics DUQ OPPSCORING 74 84 Points Per Game 24.7 28.0FIRST DOWNS 68 53 R u s h i n g 25 26 P a s s i n g 37 22 P e n a l t y 6 5RUSHING YARDAGE 435 566 Yards gained rushing 509 644 Yards lost rushing 74 78 Rushing Attempts 105 115 Average Per Rush 4.1 4.9 Average Per Game 145.0 188.7 TDs Rushing 5 6PASSING YARDAGE 757 548 C o m p - A t t - I n t 61-120-1 45-84-2 Average Per Pass 6.3 6.5 Average Per Catch 12.4 12.2 Average Per Game 252.3 182.7 TDs Passing 3 5TOTAL OFFENSE 1192 1114 Total Plays 225 199 Average Per Play 5.3 5.6 Average Per Game 397.3 371.3KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 10-188 9-152PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 7--1 8-27INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-23 1-11KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.8 16.9PUNT RETURN AVERAGE -0.1 3.4INT RETURN AVERAGE 11.5 11.0FUMBLES-LOST 4-3 8-5PENALTIES-Yards 23-192 24-227 Average Per Game 64.0 75.7PUNTS-Yards 16-629 15-613 Average Per Punt 39.3 40.9 Net punt average 37.6 40.9TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 2 0 2 9 : 4 03RD-DOWN Conversions 17/45 13/38 3rd-Down Pct 38% 34%4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/4 4/4 4th-Down Pct 50% 100%SACKS BY-Yards 5-43 7-54MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 9 11FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 5-7 3-4ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES (9-11) 82% (11-12) 92%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (6-11) 55% (9-12) 75%PAT-ATTEMPTS (5-8) 63% (9-10) 90%ATTENDANCE 2851 12219 Games/Avg Per Game 2/1426 1/12219 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalDuquesne 12 26 12 24 0 74Opponents 24 20 14 26 0 84

2016 Duquesne University FootballDuquesne Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 20, 2016)

All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gHINES, A.J. 3 - 1 44 286 4 282 6.4 5 41 94.0REDMAN, Riley 3 - 0 17 86 0 86 5.1 0 36 28.7FULMORE, P.J. 2 - 2 29 90 12 78 2.7 0 12 39.0ROBERTS, Blair 3 - 3 2 39 0 39 19.5 0 28 13.0CAPERS, Wayne 3 - 3 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 0 0.7CRAWFORD, Nehari 3 - 1 2 1 0 1 0.5 0 1 0.3TEAM 1 - 0 2 0 4 -4 -2.0 0 0 -4.0BUECHEL, Dillon 3 - 3 8 5 54 -49 -6.1 0 5 -16.3Total 3 105 509 74 435 4.1 5 41 145.0Opponents 3 115 644 78 566 4.9 6 59 188.7

Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/gBUECHEL, Dillon 3 - 3 111.33 61-119-1 51.3 757 3 41 252.3BRUMBAUGH, Brett 3 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 3 110.41 61-120-1 50.8 757 3 41 252.3Opponents 3 123.25 45-84-2 53.6 548 5 53 182.7

Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/gCAPERS, Wayne 3 - 3 16 232 14.5 1 35 77.3ROBERTS, Blair 3 - 3 14 232 16.6 1 41 77.3CRAWFORD, Nehari 3 - 1 8 130 16.2 1 38 43.3COLES, Kareem 3 - 0 6 41 6.8 0 18 13.7RAWLINS, Chavas 2 - 0 5 40 8.0 0 11 20.0FULMORE, P.J. 2 - 2 5 36 7.2 0 16 18.0TAYLOR, Kellon 2 - 0 2 21 10.5 0 11 10.5ENRIGHT, Kevin 3 - 3 2 14 7.0 0 11 4.7DAVIDSON, Jaquan 1 - 0 2 5 2.5 0 4 5.0REDMAN, Riley 3 - 0 1 6 6.0 0 6 2.0Total 3 61 757 12.4 3 41 252.3Opponents 3 45 548 12.2 5 53 182.7

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgCRAWFORD, Nehari 7 -1 -0.1 0 11Total 7 -1 -0.1 0 11Opponents 8 27 3.4 0 11

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgWORLEY, Daquan 1 0 0.0 0 0HENDERSON, Carter 1 23 23.0 1 23Total 2 23 11.5 1 23Opponents 1 11 11.0 0 11

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgCRAWFORD, Nehari 3 73 24.3 0 36NELSON, Xavier 2 42 21.0 0 23COLES, Kareem 2 27 13.5 0 14BRENNAN, Connor 1 16 16.0 0 16HINES, A.J. 1 19 19.0 0 19GETHERS, Troy 1 11 11.0 0 11Total 10 188 18.8 0 36Opponents 9 152 16.9 0 37

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgTotal 0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents 1 11 11.0 0 11

2016 Duquesne University FootballDuquesne Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 20, 2016)

All games

PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf ptsHINES, A.J. 5 - - - - - - - 30CRIMMINS, A - 5-7 5-8 - - - - - 20ROBERTS, Blair 1 - - - - - - - 6CRAWFORD, Nehari 1 - - - - - - - 6HENDERSON, Carter 1 - - - - - - - 6CAPERS, Wayne 1 - - - - - - - 6BUECHEL, Dillon - - - - - 0-1 - - 0Total 9 5-7 5-8 - - 0-1 - - 74Opponents 11 3-4 9-10 - - 0-1 - - 84

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gBUECHEL, Dillon 3 127 -49 757 708 236.0HINES, A.J. 3 44 282 0 282 94.0REDMAN, Riley 3 17 86 0 86 28.7FULMORE, P.J. 2 29 78 0 78 39.0ROBERTS, Blair 3 2 39 0 39 13.0CAPERS, Wayne 3 1 2 0 2 0.7CRAWFORD, Nehari 3 2 1 0 1 0.3TEAM 1 2 -4 0 -4 -4.0Total 3 225 435 757 1192 397.3Opponents 3 199 566 548 1114 371.3

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkCRIMMINS, A 5-7 71.4 0-0 2-2 2-3 1-2 0-0 43 1

FG Sequence Duquesne OpponentsYoungstown State (43) (27)Bucknell (25),(22),40,(38) -Dayton (32),32 (27),(45),41

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blkCRIMMINS, A 16 629 39.3 60 0 5 1 2 0Total 16 629 39.3 60 0 5 1 2 0Opponents 15 613 40.9 61 0 2 9 4 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnCRIMMINS, A 16 902 56.4 3 3Total 16 902 56.4 3 3 16.9 43.1 21Opponents 16 1000 62.5 5 1 18.8 44.5 20

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gHINES, A.J. 3 282 0 0 19 0 301 100.3ROBERTS, Blair 3 39 232 0 0 0 271 90.3CAPERS, Wayn 3 2 232 0 0 0 234 78.0CRAWFORD, N 3 1 130 -1 73 0 203 67.7FULMORE, P.J. 2 78 36 0 0 0 114 57.0REDMAN, Riley 3 86 6 0 0 0 92 30.7COLES, Kareem 3 0 41 0 27 0 68 22.7NELSON, Xavier 3 0 0 0 42 0 42 14.0RAWLINS, Chav 2 0 40 0 0 0 40 20.0H E N D E R S O N , 3 0 0 0 0 23 23 7.7TAYLOR, Kellon 2 0 21 0 0 0 21 10.5BRENNAN, Con 1 0 0 0 16 0 16 16.0ENRIGHT, Kevin 3 0 14 0 0 0 14 4.7GETHERS, Troy 3 0 0 0 11 0 11 3.7DAVIDSON, Jaq 1 0 5 0 0 0 5 5.0TEAM 1 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -4.0BUECHEL, Dillo 3 -49 0 0 0 0 -49 -16.3Total 3 435 757 -1 188 23 1402 467.3Opponents 3 566 548 27 152 11 1304 434.7

2016 Duquesne University FootballDuquesne Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 20, 2016)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd# Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf42 HENDERSON, Carter 3-3 15 8 23 1.0-5 . 1-23 . 4 1-0 . . .43 KUNTZ, Christian 3-3 15 7 22 9.0-34 4-24 . 1 1 . 1 . .54 STONE, Nathan 3-3 10 7 17 1.5-19 1-5 . 1 1 . 1 . .11 ROBERTS, Abner 3-3 11 6 17 . . . 2 . . . . .2 STANBACK, Brandon 3-3 6 7 13 . . . 2 . . . . .94 RADZIUKINAS, Jake 3-3 8 3 11 . . . . . . 1 . .36 STRUTTMANN, Andy 3-3 4 7 11 1.5-15 1-14 . . . . . . .28 GETHERS, Troy 3-0 5 3 8 . . . . . . 2 . .4 WORLEY, Daquan 3-3 6 2 8 . . 1-0 . 1 1-0 . . .9 CLOPTON, Adam 3-0 4 4 8 . . . 1 . . . . .40 OSONG, Stephan 3-0 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .8 WOOTEN, Gary 3-2 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . .14 ISTACHE, Jonathant 3-3 5 1 6 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .22 CLAYTOR, Greg 3-0 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .99 BLYSTONE, Zack 3-3 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .10 SHEGOG, Malik 3-0 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .57 FITZPATRICK, Matt 3-3 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .12 DOUGHERTY, Anthon 3-0 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .20 DILLON, Chayse 3-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .97 BLOUNT, Khalid 3-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .55 MARRA, Rob 3-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .66 HUSS, Ben 3-3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .1 CRAWFORD, Nehari 3-1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .79 COOPER, Ben 1-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .26 NELSON, Xavier 3-0 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . .35 CRIMMINS, A 3-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .30 GLOVER, Bryan 3-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .41 MELLICK, Ricky 3-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .45 RAWLINS, Justice 3-0 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . .34 JACOBS, Mickey 3-0 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . .

Total 3 119 68 187 14-75 5-43 2-23 8 7 5-0 5 . .Opponents 3 120 82 202 15-73 7-54 1-11 19 8 3-11 1 3 .

NON-OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNSYDS PLAY PLAYER OPPONENT23 interception return Carter Henderson Dayton

POINTS OFF TURNOVERS DUQ OPP OPP DUQOPPONENT TOs PTS TOs PTSat Youngstown State 1 7 1 0Bucknell 2 7 3 3Dayton 1 3 3 12Kennesaw State at Jacksonville Robert Morris at Saint Francis U Bryant at Wagner Sacred Heart at CCSU TOTALS 4 17 7 15

Rushes 47 vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Yards Rushing 251 vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Yards Per Rush 5.3 vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)TD Rushes 3 vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Pass attempts 51 vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Pass completions 28 vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Passing 342 vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Per Pass 6.7 vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)TD Passes 2 vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Total Plays 88 vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Total Offense 492 vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Per Play 5.6 vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Points 34 vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Sacks By 3 vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)First Downs 28 vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)

28 vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Penalties 12 vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Penalty Yards 97 vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Turnovers 2 vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Interceptions By 2 vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIG

Rushes 53 at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)Yards Rushing 394 at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)Yards Per Rush 7.4 at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)TD Rushes 3 at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)Pass attempts 44 vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Pass completions 22 vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Passing 222 vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Per Pass 12.0 at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)TD Passes 3 at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)Total Plays 72 vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Total Offense 610 at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)Yards Per Play 8.6 at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)Points 45 at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)Sacks By 4 vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)First Downs 26 at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)Penalties 11 vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Penalty Yards 100 at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)Turnovers 3 vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)

3 vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Interceptions By 1 vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)

All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 24 DeFloria, Joey, vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Rushing 107 McCaster, Tevin, at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)TD Rushes 1 Ruiz, Martin, at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)

1 McCaster, Tevin, at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)1 Kuhn, Shane, at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)1 DeFloria, Joey, vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)1 ADAMS, Jack, vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)1 KENNER, Alex, vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)

Long Rush 59 JESKE, Alex, vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Pass attempts 29 Muh, Matt, vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Pass completions 14 Muh, Matt, vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Passing 187 Davis, Ricky, at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)TD Passes 3 Davis, Ricky, at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)Long Pass 53 JESKE, Alex, vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Receptions 7 SKIBINSKI, Ryan, vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Yards Receiving 91 Townsend,Darien, at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)TD Receptions 2 Townsend,Darien, at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)Long Reception 53 SKIBINSKI, Ryan, vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Field Goals 2 WILL, William, vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Long Field Goal 45 WILL, William, vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Punts 7 Pechin, Alex, vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Punting Avg 50.0 SMITH, Sean, vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Long Punt 61 SMITH, Sean, vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Long Punt Return 11 LEISRING, David, vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Long Kickoff Return 37 O'Brien, Nick, vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Tackles 12 NEES, Travis, vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)

12 BEASCHLER, Chri, vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Sacks 2.0 CRAIN, Jack, vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Tackles For Loss 2.0 Rivers, Derek, at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)

2.0 CRAIN, Jack, vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Interceptions 1 NEES, Travis, vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)

DUQUESNE HIGHS OPPONENT HIGHS

DUQUESNE INDIVIDUAL HIGHS

OPPONENT INDIVUDUAL HIGHSRushes 29 HINES, A.J. vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Yards Rushing 189 HINES, A.J. vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)TD Rushes 3 HINES, A.J. vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Long Rush 41 HINES, A.J. vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Pass attempts 51 BUECHEL, Dillon vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Pass completions 28 BUECHEL, Dillon vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Yards Passing 342 BUECHEL, Dillon vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)TD Passes 2 BUECHEL, Dillon vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Long Pass 41 BUECHEL, Dillon vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Receptions 8 CAPERS, Wayne vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Yards Receiving 143 CAPERS, Wayne vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)TD Receptions 1 CRAWFORD, Nehari at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)

1 CAPERS, Wayne vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)1 ROBERTS, Blair vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)

Long Reception 41 ROBERTS, Blair vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Field Goals 3 CRIMMINS, A vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Long Field Goal 43 CRIMMINS, A at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)Punts 7 CRIMMINS, A at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)Punting Avg 44.6 CRIMMINS, A vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Long Punt 60 CRIMMINS, A vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Long Punt Return 11 CRAWFORD, Nehari vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Long Kickoff Return 36 CRAWFORD, Nehari vs Bucknell (Sep 10, 2016)Tackles 10 HENDERSON, Carter at Youngstown State (Sep 01, 2016)Sacks 3.0 KUNTZ, Christian vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Tackles For Loss 6.0 KUNTZ, Christian vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)Interceptions 1 WORLEY, Daquan vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)

1 HENDERSON, Carter vs Dayton (Sep 17, 2016)

2016 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME Quarterbacks

#17 BRETT BRUMBAUGH COMP-ATT-INT YDS TD LONGat Youngstown St. 0-1-0 0 0 0Bucknell DNP-QBDayton DNP-QB Kennesaw St.at JacksonvilleRobert Morrisat Saint FrancisBryantat WagnerSacred Heartat CCSU

BRUMBAUGH’S CAREER HIGHSCompletions 0Attempts 1 at YSU (r-Fr.)Interceptions 0Yards 0Touchdowns 0Long 0

BRUMBAUGH’S CAREER TOTALS400+-Yard Games 0300+-Yard Games 0200+-Yard Games 0Multiple TD Pass Games 0All-Time Record as Starter 0-0As a Starter in 2016 0-0

BRUMBAUGH RUSHING

ATT-YDS-TD LONGat Youngstown St. 0-0-0 0 Bucknell DNP-QB Dayton DNP-QBKennesaw Stateat JacksonvilleRobert Morrisat Saint FrancisBryantat WagnerSacred Heartat CCSU

CAREER HIGHSRush 0Yards 0Long 0TD’s 0Career 100-Yard Games 0

#5 DILLON BUECHEL COMP-ATT-INT YDS TD LONGat Youngstown St. 15-29-0 188 1 35Bucknell 28-51-0 342 0 41Dayton 18-39-1 227 2 35Kennesaw St.at JacksonvilleRobert Morrisat Saint FrancisBryantat WagnerSacred Heartat CCSU

BUECHEL’S CAREER HIGHSCompletions 33 at William & Mary (Jr.)Attempts 53 at William & Mary (Jr.)Interceptions 3, 3x, at Sacred Heart (Fr.) lastYards 423 at William & Mary (Jr.)Touchdowns 6, at William & Mary (Jr.)Long t88 at Buffalo (So.)

BUECHEL’S CAREER TOTALS400+-Yard Games 1300+-Yard Games 11200+-Yard Games 19Multiple TD Pass Games 15All-Time Record as Starter 21-13As a Starter in 2016 2-1

BUECHEL RUSHING

ATT-YDS-TD LONGat Youngstown St. 2-(-12)-0 0 Bucknell 2-0-0 0Dayton 4-(-37)-0 0Kennesaw Stateat JacksonvilleRobert Morrisat Saint FrancisBryantat WagnerSacred Heartat CCSU

CAREER HIGHSRush 7, 2x, RMU (Fr.) lastYards 30 vs. St. Francis (Fr.)Long 34 vs. St. Francis (Fr.)TD’s 0Career 100-Yard Games 0

2016 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAMEReceivers

#1 NEHARI CRAWFORD

REC-YDS-TD LNGat YSU 2-30-1 24Bucknell 6-100-0 38Dayton 0-0-0 0Kennesaw St.at JacksonvilleRobert Morrisat Saint FrancisBryantat WagnerSacred Heartat CCSU

CAREER HIGHSRec 6, vs Bucknell (So.)Yds 100, vs Bucknell (So.)Long 38, 6, vs Bucknell (So.)TDs 2, at William & Mary (Fr.)Career 100-Yard Games 1Sophomore: 6-100-0 vs. Bucknell,

#15 BLAIR ROBERTS


CAREER HIGHS (* - indicates at Old Dominion)Rec *9, 2x vs Citadel (So.) lastYds *104, vs. Duquesne (Fr.)Long *62, at Georgia State (Fr.)TDs 3 vs. Campbell (Fr.)Career 100-Yard Games 1Freshman: 8-104-0 vs. Duquesne,

#21 JAQUAN DAVIDSON

REC-YDS-TD LNGat YSU 2-5-0 4Bucknell 0-0-0 0Dayton DNPKennesaw St.at JacksonvilleRobert Morrisat Saint FrancisBryantat WagnerSacred Heartat CCSU

CAREER HIGHSRec 2, at YSU (Fr.)Yds 5, at YSU (Fr.)Long 4, at YSU (Fr.)TDs 0Career 100-Yard Games 0

#6 GASTON COOPER


CAREER HIGHSRec 0Yds 0Long 0TDs 0Career 100-Yard Games 0

#17 KAREEM COLES


CAREER HIGHSRec 3, vs Bucknell & Dayton (So.)Yds 34, vs Bucknell (So.)Long 18, vs Bucknell (So.)TDs 0Career 100-Yard Games 0

#23 WAYNE CAPERS


CAREER HIGHSRec 8, vs. Dayton (Sr.-RS)Yds 144, at Sacred Heart (Jr.-RS)Long 65, vs. Ald. Broaddus (Jr.-RS) TDs 3, at William & Mary (Jr.-RS)Career 100-Yard Games 3Senior (RS): 6-144-1 at Sacred Heart, 4-104-1 vs. Saint Francis U; Junior (RS): 8-143-1 vs. Dayton,

#13 REGGIE McKNIGHT

REC-YDS-TD LNGat YSU DNP Bucknell DNP Dayton DNPKennesaw St.at JacksonvilleRobert Morrisat Saint FrancisBryantat WagnerSacred Heartat CCSU

CAREER HIGHSRec 6, vs. CCSU (Jr.)Yds 80, vs. CCSU (Jr.)Long 36, vs. KCU (Jr.)TDs 1, 2x at Sacred Heart (Jr.) lastCareer 100-Yard Games 0

#18 THOMAS LUCAS

REC-YDS-TD LNGat YSU DNP Bucknell DNP Dayton DNPKennesaw St.at JacksonvilleRobert Morrisat Saint FrancisBryantat WagnerSacred Heartat CCSU

CAREER HIGHS (* - indicates at Connecticut)Rec *5, vs Boise St (Fr.)Yds *80, vs. E. Carolina (Fr.)Long *35, vs. E. Carolina (Fr.)TDs 0Career 100-Yard Games 0

#24 CHAVAS RAWLINS


CAREER HIGHSRec 5 Dayton (So.)Yds 42 at Buffalo (So.)Long 20, R. Morris (So.)TDs 1Career 100-Yard Games 0

2016 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAMERunning Backs/Kicking Game

#3 P.J. FULMORE Rushing Receiving ATT-YDS-TD LONG REC-YDS-TD LONGat YSU 8-8-0 6 1-5-0 5Bucknell 20-63-0 12 4-31-0 16Dayton DNPKennesaw St.at JacksonvilleRobert Morris at Saint FrancisBryantat WagnerSacred Heartat CCSU

CAREER HIGHSRush/Rec. 20 vs. Bucknell (So.) 4 vs Bucknell (So.)Yards 128 vs. KCU (Fr.) 31 vs Bucknell (So.)Long 27 at Bucknell (Fr.) 16 vs Bucknell (So.)TD’s 0 0Career 100-Yard Games 1 0

#25 RILEY REDMAN Rushing Receiving ATT-YDS-TD LONG REC-YDS-TD LONGat YSU 4-12-0 5 1-6-0 6Bucknell 4-1-0 4 0-0-0 0Dayton 9-63-0 36 0-0-0 0Kennesaw St.at JacksonvilleRobert Morrisat Saint FrancisBryantat WagnerSacred Heartat CCSU

CAREER HIGHSRush/Rec. 9 vs Dayton (So.) 1 at YSU (So.)Yards 63 vs Dayton (So.) 6 at YSU (So.)Long 36 vs Dayton (So.) 6 at YSU (So.)TD’s 0 0Career 100-Yard Games 0 0

#32 A.J. HINES Rushing Receiving ATT-YDS-TD LONG REC-YDS-TD LONGat YSU 5-19-0 6 1-5-0 5Bucknell 10-74-3 t41 0-0-0 0Dayton 29-189-2 37 0-0-0 0Kennesaw St.at JacksonvilleRobert Morrisat Saint FrancisBryantat WagnerSacred Heartat CCSU

CAREER HIGHSRush/Rec. 29 vs Dayton (Fr.) 1 at YSU (Fr.)Yards 189 vs Dayton (Fr.) 5 at YSU (Fr.)Long t41 vs Bucknell (Fr.) 5 at YSU (Fr.)TD’s 3 0Career 100-Yard Games 1 0

Kicker#35 AUSTIN CRIMMINS FG-AT PAT PTS LNGat YSU 1-1 1 4 43Bucknell 3-4 3 12 38Dayton 1-2 1 4 32Kennesaw St.at JacksonvilleRobert Morrisat Saint FrancisBryantat WagnerSacred Heartat CCSU

Kick-by-kick: YSU 43; BU 25, 22, 40, 38; DAY 32, 32 (blkd);

Underline indicates made fi eld goal

Punting#35 AUSTIN CRIMMINS NO AVG IN 20 LNGat YSU 7 33.4 1 45Bucknell 4 43.0 0 51Dayton 5 44.6 0 *60Kennesaw St.at JacksonvilleRobert Morrisat Saint FrancisBryantat WagnerSacred Heartat CCSU

* - career long

2016 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS— consecutive starts in parentheses —

Offense TE LT LG C RG RT WR QB RB FB WRat YSU Enright Conley Fitzpatrick Mondzelewski Huss Graham Capers Buechel Fulmore Crawford* RobertsBucknell Enright Conley Fitzpatrick Mondzelewski Huss Graham Capers Buechel Fulmore Crawford* RobertsDayton Enright Conley Fitzpatrick Mondzelewski Huss Graham Capers Buechel Hines Allen RobertsKennesaw St. at Jacksonville Robert Morris at Saint Francis Bryant at Wagner Sacred Heart at CCSU Consec. Starts (16) (3) (3) (12) (5) (38) (15) (15) (1) (1) (3)* - opened in a three receiver set; + - opened in four receiver set; # - opened in a fi ve receiver set; ^ - opened in a two tight end set

Defense DE DT DE OLB ILB ILB OLB CB SS FS CBat YSU Struttmann Blystone Radziukinas Kuntz Stone Wooten Henderson Istache Roberts Stanback WorleyBucknell Struttmann Blystone Radziukinas Kuntz Stone Wooten Henderson Istache Roberts Stanback WorleyDayton Struttmann Blystone Radziukinas Kuntz Stone Wooten Henderson Istache Roberts Stanback WorleyKennesaw St. at Jacksonville Robert Morris at Saint Francis Bryant at Wagner Sacred Heart at CCSU Consec. Starts (3) (3) (3) (15) (27) (3) (3) (3) (15) (3) (3)

* - opened in a nickel package with only two down linemen

2016 SCORING DRIVES

DUQUESNE 90+ 80-89 70-79 60-69 50-59 40-49 30-39 20-29 10-19 0-9 Neg. OTTouchdowns 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Field Goals 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

OPPONENT 90+ 80-89 70-79 60-69 50-59 40-49 30-39 20-29 10-19 0-9 Neg. OTTouchdowns 0 1 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Field Goals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

2016 DUQUESNE DUKES CENTURY CLUB

100-Yards Rushing29-189-2 A.J. Hines vs. Dayton

100-Yards Receiving6-100-0 Nehari Crawford vs. Bucknell8-143-1 Wayne Capers vs. Dayton

300-Yards Passing342 (28-51-0, 1TD), Dillon Buechel vs Bucknell

GAME #2DUQUESNE 30, BUCKNELL 19Sept. 10, Rooney Field, Pittsburgh, Pa.Records: Duquesne (1-1), Bucknell (1-1)partly cloudy, hot - 88 degrees at kickoff

Freshman A.J. Hines rushed for three touchdowns and senior Dillon Buechel threw for 342 yards as Duquesne won its ninth straight home opener with a 30-13 decision over visiting Bucknell Saturday evening at Rooney Field. Hines had 74 yards on 10 carries and is the fi rst DU running back to run for three scores since Larry McCoy did so against Valparaiso on Sept. 15, 2012. Buechel was 28-51 for 342 yards, completing passes to eight different receiv-ers. The 28 completions were Buechel’s third highest of his career, however, it was the fi rst time since Oct. 3, 2015 that he did not throw a touchdown pass in a game (7-game span). Duquesne took the opening kickoff and drove the ball 67 yards on 17 plays, culminating in a 25-yard Austin Crimmins fi eld goal to take a 3-0 lead, 8:17 into the fi rst quarter. With the three points, Crimmins became Duquesne’s al-time scoring leader with 235 points, eclipsing Mark Troyan’s record of 233, set from 2005-08. He is now also the Northeast Conference record holder for fi eld goals in a career with 48. The Dukes captured a 10-0 lead early in the second quarter as freshman A.J. Hines scampered into the endzone from 16 yards out at the 12:06 mark. The score ended a 13-play 58-yard drive. Turnovers on three straight possessions followed midway through the period before Duquesne ended the half with a 10-play, 77-yard drive that culminated in a Crimmins 22-yard fi eld goal with no time remaining on the fi rst half clock, to give DU a 13-0 lead. Bucknell lit its side of the scoreboard on the fi rst drive of the second half as Joey DeFloria scored from the one to make it 13-7. DeFloria led all rushers with 98 yards on 24 carries. Hines found paydirt for the second time though with 13:55 left in the game, scoring form 41 yards out for a 20-7 score. The Bison fumbled the ensuing kickoff, giving the Red and Blue the ball at the Bucknell 34. Six plays later Crimmins hit his third FG of the day, this time from 38 yards, to make it 23-7 Dukes with 11:43 to go. DeFloria scored again though, this time on a reception, to make it 23-13 DU with 7:34 remaining, following a missed two-point pass attempt. The Dukes extended their lead to 17 points as Hines scored from the two for a 30-13 advantage with 6:11 left on the clock. The Bison then embarked on a 19-play, 73 yard drive, taking 4:19 off the clock as Matt Muh found Will Carter for an eight-yard TD pass to make it 30-19. Christian Kuntz secured the following on-side kick and the Dukes ran out the clock for the fi nal margin. Senior Blair Roberts led Duquesne in receptions with seven for 91 yards while sophomore Nehari Crawford led in receiving yards with 100 on six grabs. Defensively, junior Carter Henderson led DU with eight tackles (5 solo) to go along with a fumble recovery and four quarterback hurries. Fellow junior Nathan Stone had seven stops (3 solo) as well as a forced fumble, a pass breakup and a QB hurry.

BY QUARTER __________________ 1 _____ 2 _____3 _____4 ______ FINALBUCKNELL ____________________ 0 _____ 0 _____7 ____12 _________ 19DUQUESNE ____________________ 3 ____ 10 _____0 ____17 _________ 30

SCORING SUMMARY1st 6:43 DU - Crimmins 25-yd fi eld goal, 17-67 (8:17) ..........................................................0-32nd 12:06 DU - Hines 16-yd rush (Crimmins kick), 13-58 (4:10) ..........................................0-10 00:00 DU - Crimmins 22-yd fi eld goal, 10-77 (1:17) ........................................................0-133rd 7:46 BU - DeFloria 1-yd run (Pechin kick), 8-54 (3:34) .................................................7-134th 13:55 DU - Hines 41-yd run (Crimmins kick), 8-81 (3:40) ...............................................7-20 11:43 DU - Crimmins 38-yd fi eld goal, 6-13 (2:09) ..........................................................7-23 7:34 BU - DeFloria 3-yd pass from Muh (pass failed), 9-74 (4:01)..............................13-23 6:17 DU - Hines 2-yd run (Crimmins kick), 4-58 (1:09) .................................................3-30 1:54 BU - Carter 8-yd pass from Muh (kick failed), 19-73 (4:17).................................19-30

LEADERSRushing (Att./Yds./TD): DU - Hines (10-74-3); BU - DeFloria (24-98-1)Passing (Att./Comp./Int./Yds./TD): DU - Buechel (28-51-0-342-0); BU - Muh (14-29-0-154-2)Receiving (Att./Yds./TD): DU - Roberts (7-91-0), Crawford (6-100-0); BU - Butler (4-55-0)Tackles (Tot./Solo): DU - Henderson (18/5); BU - Lauro- (10/7)

2016 DUQUESNE GAME SUMMARIESGAME #1YOUNGSTOWN STATE 45, DUQUESNE 0Sept. 1, Stambaugh Stadium, Youngstown, OhioRecords: Duquesne (0-1), Youngstown State (1-0)partly cloudy - 69 degrees at kickoff

Youngstown State (1-0) scored on four of its fi rst fi ve possessions in jumping to a 24-3 lead and handed Duquesne (0-1) a 45-10 defeat in the season opener in Youngstown. YSU opened the scoring on the fi rst drive of the game as Ricky Davis con-nected with Darien Townsend on a 49-yard touchdown strike to make it 7-0 at the 13:01 mark. Following a Duquesne punt, the Penguins struck again as Zak Ken-nedy kicked a 27-yard fi eld goal to make it 10-0 YSU at the 4:44 mark, capping a 14-play, 71-yard drive. Duquesne got on the board on its second drive as Austin Crimmins split the uprights on a 43-yard fi eld goal to make it 10-3 with 1:59 remaining in the fi rst quarter. A personal foul on the kick return allowed the Dukes to start the drive at their own 43 yard line. On the second play of the drive Dillon Buechel connected with Blair Roberts on a 27-yard pass play to get the ball to the YSU 32, leading to the Crimmins fi eld goal. Youngstown State responded though early in the second quarter as Martin Ruiz ran it in from seven yards out, making it 17-3. A 39-yard pass play to open the drive and a personal foul by DU inside their own 15 yard line set up the score. The Dukes closed out the fi rst half with an impressive drive however, moving the ball 75 yards in 1:13 for a touchdown with 24 seconds left in the half. After Buechel connected with Wayne Capers on a 25-yard pass play to get the ball to the YSU 35, he hit Roberts with a 20-yard aeriel to the 15 yard line before Duquesne called timeout with 36 seconds left. Buechel then found Capers for nine yards before going out of bounds, then hit on his fourth straight pass, fi nding Nehari Crawford in the left side of the endzone for a six-yard scoring strike to make it 24-10 at the half. The Dukes were forced to punt on its fi rst possession of the second half, but a YSU fumble on the return was recovered by Xavier Nelson and the Dukes took over at the Penguins 44-yard line. However, on the fi rst play, Crawford fumbled on an end around, giving the ball back to YSU. Youngstown State took advantage and found the end zone on a three-yard pass from Davis to Stefan Derrick, making it 31-10 at the 12:37 mark of the third quarter. The teams then exchanged three fruitless possessions before YSU made it 38-10 on a one-yard run by Shane Kuhn with 14:11 on the fourth quarter clock, then followed that with a two-yard run by McCaster with 8:04 left to make it 45-10. The Penguins outgained the Dukes 610-222. Buechel was 15-29 for 188 yards and a touchdown. Capers had fi ve catches for 57 yards and Roberts had three receptions for 82 yards. It was Duquesne’s largest margin of loss (-35) since losing at Youngstown State, 59-17 (-42) on Sept. 21, 2013. Defensively, Carter Henderson led the Dukes with 10 tackles (6 solo), followed by Christian Kuntz and Abner Roberts with eight each. Kuntz had two tackles for a loss, giving him 49.5 for his career. Crimmins had a fi eld goal and an extra point on the evening for four points, giving him 232, one shy of tying the school record.

BY QUARTER __________________ 1 _____ 2 _____3 _____4 ______ FINALDUQUESNE ____________________ 3 _____ 7 _____0 _____0 _________ 10YOUNGSTOWN STATE __________ 10 ____ 14 _____7 ____14 _________ 45

SCORING SUMMARY1st 13:01 YSU - Townsend 49-yd pass from Davis (Kennedy kick), 4-80 (1:59) ....................0-7 4:44 YSU - Kennedy 27-yd fi eld goal, 14-71 (6:03) ......................................................0-10 1:59 DU - Crimmins 43-yd fi eld goal, 6-31 (2:35) ..........................................................3-102nd 14:19 YSU - Ruiz 7-yd run (Kennedy kick), 6-75 (2:40) ..................................................3-17 1:37 YSU - Townsend 36-yd pass from Davis (Kennedy kick), 8-65 (4:04) ..................3-24 0:24 DU - Crawford 6-yd pass from Buechel (Crimmins kick), 7-75 (1:13) .................10-243rd 12:37 YSU - Derrick 3-yd pass from Davis (Kennedy kick), 4-35 (1:54) .......................10-314th 14:11 YSU - Kuhn 1-yd run (Kennedy kick), 8-48 (4:01) ...............................................10-38 8:04 YSU - McCaster 2-yd run (Kennedy kick), 7-78 (4:02) ........................................10-45

LEADERSRushing (Att./Yds./TD): DU - Hines (5-19-0); YSU - McCaster (7-107-1)Passing (Att./Comp./Int./Yds./TD): DU - Buechel (15-29-0-188-1); YSU - Davis (12-16-0-187-3)Receiving (Att./Yds./TD): DU - Capers (5-57-0), Roberts (3-82-0); YSU - Townsend (3-91-2)Tackles (Tot./Solo): DU - Henderson (10/6); YSU - Kelly- (7/6)

2016 DUQUESNE GAME SUMMARIESGAME #3DUQUESNE 34, DAYTON 20Sept. 17, Rooney Field, Pittsburgh, Pa.Records: Duquesne (2-1), Dayton (2-1)cloudy, mild - 76 degrees at kickoff

In a battle of 2015 FCS Playoff teams, Duquesne took control in the second half to defeat Dayton, 34-20 on Rooney Field. Freshman A.J. Hines rushed for 189 yards and two touchdowns and Wayne Capers had a career-high eight catches for 143 yards and a score as the Dukes erased a 20-9 late-second quarter defi cit to pull out the victory. Hines’ 189 yards - 110 of which came in the second half - was the most by a DU freshman since all-time leading rusher Larry McCoy ran for 195 yards at Nicholls State on Sept. 12, 2009. Duquesne outgained Dayton 231-50 in outscoring the Flyers 19-0 in the seocnd half. An eventful fi rst quarter was highlighted by 20 points, 248 yards, 13 penalties, a 59-yard run by a quarterback and a blocked kick to result in a 14-6 lead Dayton lead after just 15 minutes of play. Dayton opened the scoring with a one-yard run by Jack Adams on the fi rst drive of the game, making it 7-0 Flyers just 2:59 into the contest. Duquesne responded on its fi rst drive as Dillon Buechel connected with Blair Roberts on a 13-yard touchdown strike. Austin Crimmins’ kick was blocked, making it 7-6 Dayton at the 6:22 mark. The Flyers found paydirt again as Alex Jenner scored from one yard out with 4:54 left in the quarter, making it 14-6 Dayton. The drive was highlighted by a 59-yard run by QB Alex Jeske to the Duquesne one yard line. Crimmins narrowed the DU defi cit to 14-9 with a 32-yard fi eld goal at the 12:28 mark of the second quarter, but Dayton’s William Will hit fi eld goals from 27 yards and 45 yards to make it 20-9 with 1:08 left in the half. The Dukes ended the fi rst half scoring though on a four-play, 65-yard drive capped off by a Hines 10-yard scoring run to make it 20-15. That play was set up by 35-yard completion from Buechel to Capers and a 20 yard run by Hines. After nearly seven scoreless minutes of football to open the second half, linebacker Carter Henderson picked off a Flyer pass and returned it 23 yards for a touchdown to make it 21-20 Dukes, following a failed two-point conversion at-tempt. On the ensuing kickoff, Troy Gethers forced a fumble on the return, which was recovered by Justice Rawlins, giving Duquesne the ball at the Dayton 20. On the next play, Buechel connected with Capers on a 20-yard scoring strike and after a blocked extra point attempt, it was Duquesne 27, Dayton 20 with 4:58 left in the third quarter. The only score of the fourth quarter came on a 37-yard touchdown run by Hines, making it 34-20 with 7:33 left in the contest. Buechel fi nished the day 18-39 for 227 yards with two touchdowns and his fi rst interception of the season. Roberts had four catches for 59 yards and a score and Riley Redman had nine carries for 63 yards. Defensively, Christian Kuntz made a team-high nine tackles (5 solo), includ-ing three sacks for a loss of 15 yards and six tackles for a loss of 20 yards. He also added a forced fumble, a pass breakup and a QB hurry. Andy Struttmann was next in tackles with six (2 solo) while Daquan Worley picked off his fi rst pass of the season. Nathan Stone had four stops (2 solo) and a sack of fi ve yards.

BY QUARTER __________________ 1 _____ 2 _____3 _____4 ______ FINALDAYTON ______________________ 14 _____ 6 _____0 _____0 _________ 20DUQUESNE ____________________ 6 _____ 9 ____ 12 _____7 _________ 34

SCORING SUMMARY1st 12:01 UD - Adams 1-yd run (Will kick), 9-65 (2:59) ...........................................................7-0 6:22 DUQ - Roberts 13-yd pass from Buechel (Crimmins kick blocked), 14-90 (5:32) ...7-6 4:54 UD - Kenner 1-yd run (Will kick), 4-63 (1:22) ........................................................14-62nd 12:28 DUQ - Crimmins 32-yd fi eld goal, 12-65 (3:20) .....................................................14-9 5:45 UD - Will 27-yd fi eld goal, 8-12 (2:33) ...................................................................17-9 1:08 UD - Will 45-yd fi eld goals, 4-1 (1:11) ....................................................................20-9 0:37 DUQ - Hines 10-yd run (Crimmins kick failed), 4-65 (0:31) .................................20-153rd 5:12 DUQ - Henderson 23-yard interception return, (Pass failed) ..............................20-21 4:58 DUQ - Capers 20-yd pass from Buechel (Crimmins kick blocked), 1-20 (0:07) ..20-274th 7:33 DUQ - Hines 37-yd run (Crimmins kick), 6-76 (2:21) ..........................................20-34

LEADERSRushing (Att./Yds./TD): DU - Hines (29-189-2); UD - Jeske (9-45-0)Passing (Att./Comp./Int./Yds./TD): DU - Buechel (18-39-1-227-2); UD - Jeske (9-22-2-110-0)Receiving (Att./Yds./TD): DU - Capers (8-143-1); UD - Skibinski (7-72-0)Tackles (Tot./Solo): DU - Kuntz (9/5); UD - Beaschler - (12/6), Nees (12-6)

MISCELLANEOUS FCS SUPERLATIVESsince Duquesne moved to the NCAA Division I-AA non-scholarship level in 1993

RUSHINGTOP TEN RUSHING GAMES31-323 Mike Hilliard, Sr. vs. La Salle Sept. 27, 200331-317 Josh Rue, Sr. vs. Canisius Nov. 17, 200133-*290 Donte Small, Jr. vs. Georgetown Oct. 14, 200024-246 Larry McCoy, So. at CCSU Oct. 9, 201043-207 Andre Hatcher, So. at Siena Oct. 5, 199636-205 Mike Hilliard, Jr. vs. Iona Nov. 2, 200231-196 Andre Hatcher, So. Marist Sept. 14, 199634-195 Larry McCoy, Fr. at Nicholls State Sept. 12, 200929-194 Mike Hilliard, Sr. vs. Siena Oct. 4, 200346-192 Bill Green, Sr. at Iona Oct. 28, 199529-189 A.J. Hines, Fr. Dayton Sept. 17, 2016

MOST 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES IN A SEASON9 Larry McCoy 20117 Mike Hilliard in 2002 & 20037 Donte Small in 1999 & 20007 Bill Green 19955 Larry McCoy 20105 Larry McCoy 20125 Donte Small in 20012 A.J. Hines -current

TWO 100-YARD RUSHERS IN THE SAME GAME17-140 Josh Rue at Canisius Nov. 18, 200025-129 Donte Small 8-119 Josh Rue vs. Iona Oct. 21, 200018-104 Donte Small 27-186 Donte Small vs. Siena Oct. 27, 200116-158 Josh Rue 25-104 Donte Small at Fairfi eld Nov. 3, 200113-103 Josh Rue 17-130 Kyle Postell at La Salle Oct. 26, 200220-122 Mike Hilliard 21-164 Larry McCoy Valparaiso Sept. 17, 201116-154 Bill Bair 12-123 Sean Patterson Robert Morris Nov. 19, 201125-106 Larry McCoy 18-128 P.J. Fulmore Kentucky Christian Sept. 5, 20159-105 Klartel Claridy

TACKLESMOST TACKLES IN A GAME23 (13) Nathan Totino vs. Albany Oct. 4, 200821 (17) Matt Fisher vs. Marist Oct. 10, 199819 (5) James Antinopoulos at Bucknell Sept. 30, 200018 (6) Horvin Latimer at Albany Oct. 8, 201118 (10) Derron Thomas vs. Bucknell Sept. 1, 200717 (11) Trent Wissner vs. Sacred Heart+ Dec. 1, 200117 (5) Harry Carter at Iona Oct. 11, 200317 (14) Jade Burleigh vs. Robert Morris Nov. 21, 199817 (9) Matt Fisher vs. Robert Morris Nov. 21, 199817 (13) Matt Fisher vs. Fairfi eld Oct. 3, 199817 (11) Matt Fisher vs. Saint Peter’s Nov. 8, 199717 (11) Joe Neckerman vs. Wagner* Nov. 18, 199517 (13) Ken Smith vs. Gannon Oct. 1, 199417 (9) Ken Smith at Gannon Oct. 2, 1993+ - ECAC Classic * - ECAC Bowl

PASSINGTOP TEN PASSING GAMESYds Player, Opponent C-AT-INT-YDS-TD Date438 Tony Zimmerman vs.Iona, Sr. 21-38-1-438-4 Oct. 21, 2000429 Connor Dixon at Bucknell, So.* 30-47-1-429-6 Sept. 6, 2008423 Dillon Buechel at William & Mary, Jr. 33-53-2-423-6 Nov. 28, 2015411 Niel Loebig at Dayton, So. 22-37-2-411-3 Sept. 28, 2002391 Tony Zimmerman at VMI, Sr. 26-43-0-391-4 Sept. 2, 2000381 Scott Knapp vs. West Liberty, So. 20-38-4-381-2 Sept. 30, 2006373 Dave Loya vs. Siena, Sr. 27-38-1-373-3 Sept. 20, 1997372 Niel Loebig vs. Siena, Jr. 29-46-3-372-4 Oct. 4, 2003370 Niel Loebig at Iona, Jr. 18-34-0-370-3 Oct. 11, 2003365 Scott Knapp vs. Robert Morris, Fr.* 23-42-1-365-1 Sept. 3, 2005* - fi rst career start

RECEIVINGTOP TEN RECEIVING YARDAGE GAMES9-245 Jeremy Conley, Sr. at Dayton Sept. 28, 20029-231 Jeremy Conley, So. at VMI Sept. 2, 20009-222 Reggie Harris, Sr. vs. Iona Oct. 21, 20008-222 Mark Neely, Jr. St. John’s Nov. 4, 199512-221 Chris King, Sr. at William & Mary Nov. 28, 20158-204 Jeremy Conley, Jr. vs. Dayton Sept. 29, 200111-201 Gerald Foster, Sr. at Bucknell Oct. 16, 19998-199 Chris King, Jr. at Buffalo Aug. 30, 20148-196 Gerald Foster, Jr. vs. Iona Oct. 31, 19987-191 Gerald Foster, Sr. vs. La Salle Sept. 11, 1999

MOST 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES IN A SEASON7 Gerald Foster in 19996 Chris King in 20146 Michel Warfi eld in 20036 Jeremy Conley in 20025 Chris King in 2015 5 Bruce Hocker in 20065 Reggie Harris in 2000

TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS IN THE SAME GAME6-125-3 Joe Rosato at Gannon Sept. 30, 19955-114-1 Mark Neely 8-135-3 Joe Rosato at Marist Oct. 4, 19976-112-1 Earl Johnson 2-108 Jeremy Conley at Siena Sept. 19, 19986-100 Reggie Harris 4-126 Jeremy Conley at Georgetown Nov. 6, 19998-117 Gerald Foster 9-222 Reggie Harris vs. Iona Oct. 21, 20004-113 Randy Vulakovich 7-114 Yardon Brantley vs. Iona Nov. 2, 20027-103 Jeremy Conley 8-173 Michel Warfi eld vs. St. Peter’s Oct. 18, 200310-111 Randy Vulakovich 7-177 Bruce Hocker vs. WLSC Sept. 30, 20067-127 Dan Spriggs 7-129 Bruce Hocker vs. Marist Oct. 21, 200610-112 Dan Spriggs 3-105 Michael Rasky vs. Bucknell Sept. 1, 20074-104 Bruce Hocker 5-109 Connor Dixon vs. Saint Francis Nov. 13, 20105-100 Dave Williams 6-103 Gianni Carter vs. Albany Aug. 31, 20135-107 Dave Thomas 4-134 Gianni Carter at Youngstown State Sept. 21, 20136-101 Chris King 10-161 Chris King at Youngstown State Sept. 6, 20148-119 Devin Rahming 11-129 Devin Rahming vs. Monmouth Sept. 20, 201410-124 Chris King6-144 Wayne Capers at Sacred Heart Nov. 7, 20159-111 Chris King

THE LAST TIME DUQUESNEKickoff returned for a TDNehari Crawford (100 yds) vs. Alderson Broaddus, 10/10/2015

Punt returned for a TDDevin Rahming (84 yds) vs. Dayton 9/13/2014

Interception returned for a TDChristian Kuntz (9 yds) at Sacred Heart 11/7/2015

Fumble returned for a TDZach Zidian (0 yds) at Sacred Heart, 11/7/2015

Blocked punt returned for a TDSteve Mougis (0 yd) vs. La Salle, 11/5/2005

Blocked fi eld goal returned for a TDJared Williams (48 yds) at Dayton, 9/10/2011

300+ yard rusherMike Hilliard (31-323-5) vs. La Salle, 9/27/2003

200+ yard rusherLarry McCoy (24-246-1) at CCSU, 10/9/2010

80-yard rushJosh Rue (86 yds) vs. Canisius, 11/17/2001

70-yard rushJosh Rue (86 yds) vs. Canisius, 11/17/2001

40 carriesMike Hilliard (40-177-0) at Morehead State, 11/1/2003

30 carriesRafi q Douglas (32-172-0) at Robert Morris, 10/24/2015

Five rushing TDsLarry McCoy (20-121-5) at Sacred Heart, 11/14/2009

Four rushing TDsLarry McCoy (20-121-5) at Sacred Heart, 11/14/2009

Three rushing TDsA.J. Hines (10-74-3) vs. Bucknell, 9/10/2016Pass for 400+ yardsDillon Buechel (33-53-2-423-6) at William & Mary, 11/28/2015

Pass for 300+ yardsDillon Buechel (28-51-0-342-0) vs. Bucknell, 9/10/2016Pass for six TDsDillon Buechel (33-53-2-423-6) at William & Mary, 11/28/2015

Pass for fi ve TDsDillon Buechel (33-53-2-423-6) at William & Mary, 11/28/2015

Pass for four TDsDillon Buechel (33-53-2-423-6) at William & Mary, 11/28/2015

Non-quarterback TD passBill Bair (RB) 26 yds. to Sean Patterson (QB) at Bryant, 11/20/2010

Two 100-yard rushersP. J. Fulmore (18-128-0) & Klartel Calridy (29-105-1) vs Ky Christian, 9/5/2015

200+ yard receiverChris King (12-221-1) at William & Mary, 11/28/2015

100+ yard receiverWayne Capers (8-143-1) vs. Dayton, 9/17/201690-yard receptionConrad Carter (t91 yds from Connor Dixon) vs. Saint Francis, 9/20/2008

80-yard receptionChris King (t88 yds from Buechel) at Buffalo, 8/30/2014

70-yard receptionChris King (t71 yds from Buechel) at William & Mary, 11/28/2015

10 or more receptionsChris King (12-221-1) at William & Mary, 11/28/2015

Two 100-yard receiversChris King (9-111-1) & Wayne Capers (6-144-0) at Sacred Heart, 11/7/2015

70-yard punt73 Joe Maker at Saint Peter’s, 10/28/200060-yard punt60 Austin Crimmins vs. Dayton, 9/17/20162-point conversionBuechel pass to King at William & Mary, 11/28/2015

Four FGsAustin Crimmins vs Monmouth (33, 27, 30, 25), 11/23/2013

Three FGsAustin Crimmins vs Bucknell (25, 22, 38), 9/10/201650-yard FG51 Charlie Leventry vs. Wagner, 10/22/2011

Three interceptionsLeigh Bodden (3) vs. vs. Iona, 11/2/2002

Two interceptionsTrenton Coles (2) vs. CCSU, 10/3/2015

Recorded a safetySam Martello vs RMU (fell on forced fumble in end zone), 11/22/2014

Two safeties in a game2 at Robert Morris (10:27 & 3:26 of 3rd quarter), 10/19/2013

Three defensive scoresInterception (71 yds), Fumble (0 yds) & Interception (33 yds) in a span of 4:09 of 1Q vs. West Liberty, 10/5/2013

Team 700 yards of offense751 vs. Iona (W, 56-28), 10/21/2000

Team 600 yards of offense33 vs. Valparaiso (W, 49-14), 9/17/2011

Team 500 yards of offense540 at William & Mary (L, 52-49), 11/28/2015

Team 400 yards rushing425 vs. Valparaiso (W, 49-14), 9/17/2011

Team 300 yards rushing373 vs. Kentucky Christian (W, 47-7), 9/15/2015

Team 400 yards passing423 at William & Mary (L, 52-49), 11/28/2015

30 or more fi rst downs30 vs. Alderson Broaddus (W, 53-18), 10/10/2015

Scored 60 points62-14 vs. La Salle, 9/27/2003

Scored 50 points53-18 vs. Alderson Broaddus, 10/10/2015

Scored 40 points49-52 at William & Mary, 11/28/2015

Scored 50 points in consecutive games55-0 vs. Siena, 10/27/2001 & 51-19 at Fairfi eld, 11/3/2001

Scored 40 points in consecutive games49-14 vs. Valparaiso, 9/17/2011 & 41-14 at Saint Francis, 9/24/2011

Allowed 60 points50-62 L at Iona, 10/23/1999

Allowed 50 points49-52 L at William & Mary, 11/28/2015

Allowed 40 points10-45 L at Youngstown State, 9/1/2016Posted a shutout22-0 vs Robert Morris, 11/22/2014

Posted consecutive shutouts42-0 at Canisius, 11/9/2002 & 27-0 vs. Fairfi eld, 11/16/2002

Held scoreless0-10 at Sacred Heart, 11/9/2013

Held scoreless in consecutive games0-12 at Saint Francis (10/26/1991), 0-49 at Buffalo (11/2/1991)& 0-35 vs. Allegheny (11/9/1991) as a Division III member

Played an overtime gamevs. Wagner (L, 17-23 in 2OT), 10/31/2009

Had a game decided in fi nal minute23-20 loss to Sacred heart (10/18/14), Dube 12-yd pass from Noel with 0:23 left

Had a game decided on the fi nal play45-42 win at Sacred Heart (11/14/09), Charlie Leventry 31 yd FG as time expired

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