2020 Duquesne Dukes football team

The 2020 Duquesne Dukes football team represented Duquesne University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 16th-year head coach Jerry Schmitt and played their home games at Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. They played as a member of the Northeast Conference.

2020 Duquesne Dukes football
NEC Championship Game, L 27–34 OT vs. Sacred Heart
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	4–1 (4–0 NEC)
Head coach	Jerry Schmitt (16th season)
Offensive coordinator	Anthony Doria (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Dave Opfar (11th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Scott Farison (3rd season)
Home stadium	Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field

2020 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Duquesne y		4	–	0					4	–	1
Sacred Heart y$^		2	–	1					3	–	2
LIU		2	–	2					2	–	2
Bryant		2	–	2					2	–	2
Wagner		0	–	2					0	–	2
Merrimack*		0	–	3					0	–	3
Championship: Sacred Heart 34, Duquesne 27 (OT)
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Due to COVID-19, the Northeast suspended the 2020 football season. * – Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I Central Connecticut and Saint Francis (PA) opted out of the spring season. Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
March 7	12:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart		Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA	NEC Front Row	W 30–27
March 14	12:00 p.m.	at Wagner		Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	NEC Front Row	W 17–0
March 21	12:00 p.m.	LIU		Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	W 35–17	250
March 28	12:00 p.m.	at Bryant		Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN3	W 20–10
April 11	2:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart	No. 25	Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA (NEC Championship Game)	ESPN3	L 27–34 OT
Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time