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Duquesne at UMass When: Saturday, August 25, 5:30 PM EDT Where: McGuirk Stadium, Amherst, MA TV/Streaming Coverage: NESN+, Eleven Sports, Flo Network, NESN GO, UMass Athletics Duquesne: CSJ’s 2018 Preview Capsule Duquesne enters this game looking to test themselves going into a 2018 season where they are looking to re-establish themselves as the top dog.
CSJ’s Predicted Order of finish: 1. Duquesne 2. Saint Francis (PA) 3. Wagner 4. Bryant 5. Sacred Heart 6. Central Connecticut State 7. Robert Morris Duquesne Fearless Prediction: The NEC preseason poll has the Dukes at No. 1, and for good reason: they’re hungry after missing out last season for the NEC title and FCS.
If you followed the NEC last season, you were treated to the exploits of some fantastic players that will be ending up in the camps of NFL teams this summer. Guys like St. Francis (PA)’s Lorenzo Jerome and Duquesne’s Christian Kuntz were well-known around FCS Nation. But championships are not only won with those guys.
Duquesne Dukes Head Coach: Jerry Schmitt, 11th season (68-51) Biggest strength in 2016: The Dukes, always close but never the ultimate victors of the NEC, changed all that last season. They finally seized their chance after performing pretty much as expected in out-of-conference play, beating two sub-D-I opponents and Bucknell but falling to the eventual.
Here at CSJ, we are previewing the upcoming 2016 season, and we are counting up from 7 to 1 as to who we think how NEC football will shake itself out. Last season saw Duquesne win their first-ever NEC title, and saw them rewarded with a trip to Williamsburg, Virginia in the FCS playoffs to face.
Special to College Sports Journal Editor’s note: This story is courtesy of William & Mary and Duquesne athletics. WILLIAMSBURG, VA. — The No. 13 William & Mary football team advanced to the second round of the NCAA Playoffs with a 52-49 victory against Duquesne at Zable Stadium on Saturday evening. Although DU (8-4) jumped out.
