FCS

Duquesne

Dukes · NEC

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#91

Among 128 teams · ▲17 since Week 7

Record

2-4

2-2 vs. FCS

Power rating

−7.12

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−4.54

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Duquesne is 2-4 and ranks No. 91 of 128 FCS teams, up 17 spots from Week 7. Its −7.1 power rating is 21.4 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FCS, 100th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 3.9 wins against it; Duquesne is 1.9 behind, 74th in résumé rank.

Best win: 14–7 over Stonehill as an 18% underdog. Season-high rank: No. 88, after Week 1.

Next: at New Haven on Sat, Oct 31. Projection: toss-up.

Next game

at New Haven
Away

Toss-up

Duquesne 51% · New Haven 49%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 88 after Week 1 to No. 91 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#91
Week 8: No. 91 · −7.12 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 188−6.02
Week 2116−13.91
Week 3126−16.33
Week 4122−14.96
Week 5119−14.24
Week 6117−14.62
Week 7108−9.91
Week 891−7.12

Game results

6 games · 2026
Duquesne results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
Wagner #121
W52–2167%−16.64
at Stonehill #87
W14–7Upset18%−6.58
L14–1753%−9.39
L7–4823%−4.59
L13–70—+13.40
L0–34—+3.87
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

NEC
NEC power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
41up 94-3
+0.64
#38−3.46-0.6
83unchanged4-4
−5.55
#97−8.66+0.9
87up 53-5
−6.58
#104−6.56-4.9
91up 172-4
−7.12
#74−4.54-16.2
105down 43-6
−9.39
#107−3.98-11.3
108down 82-6
−9.82
#105−0.39-13.8
115down 41-7
−11.81
#118−1.43-21.1
121down 51-7
−16.64
#120−2.04-25.6